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Life and logistics

Protein and strength

Unglamorous, well established, and fits on a postcard.

Eat enough protein. Keep loading your muscles. Do not let the loading lapse in the weeks you feel worst. That is the whole of it, and it is well supported.

What this circle spends its actual time on is the gap between knowing that and doing it while nauseated, tired and busy. That gap is where the useful conversation lives.

Who this circle is for

  • You want to protect your strength through a change
  • You are struggling to get protein in
  • You have never lifted anything and would like to start carefully

Agreements here

  • No body composition talk
  • Nobody is too old, too new or too unfit for this circle

On top of the sitewide agreements.

  • Protein first, everything else after

    Ronan18 Apr 202612 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Protein first, everything else after Practical question, and possibly a silly one. What I keep tripping on is not the…

  • Chair-based work that genuinely built strength

    Ondine28 Mar 202613 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: Chair-based work that genuinely built strength Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating me more…

  • Bands at home when the gym is impossible

    Nemone15 Dec 202517 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Bands at home when the gym is impossible Practical question, and possibly a silly one. I have read the guides here,…

  • The week I could not train and did not spiral

    Bram15 Nov 202513 replies

    The week I could not train and did not spiral — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. What…

  • Protein drinks that do not taste of chalk

    Nemone7 Nov 202515 replies

    Protein drinks that do not taste of chalk Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written…

  • How I get it in when nothing appeals

    Osric13 Oct 202518 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: How I get it in when nothing appeals The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. What I would…

  • Getting my husband to join in

    Taavi17 Jul 202519 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: Getting my husband to join in Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of…

  • Two sessions a week for two years beats a perfect plan abandoned in March

    Tanvi27 Jun 202513 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: Two sessions a week for two years beats a perfect plan abandoned in March Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Anyone else…

  • Spreading protein across the day — does it matter

    Ronan30 Mar 202520 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Spreading protein across the day — does it matter Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice…

  • Starting resistance work at 67

    Tanvi3 Mar 202514 replies

    Starting resistance work at 67 Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written for someone…

  • How much is enough — what the evidence supports and what it does not

    Ondine23 Dec 202420 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: How much is enough — what the evidence supports and what it does not Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Anyone else navigating…

  • Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both

    Ondine22 Aug 202424 replies

    A question rather than an update: Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both Practical question, and possibly a silly one. Here is where I am. The medication side has been more or less as…

  • Bone density, strength and a loss phase

    Ronan15 Jul 202420 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Bone density, strength and a loss phase The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. The thing…

  • What my physiotherapist gave me instead of a gym

    Rohan9 Jul 202422 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: What my physiotherapist gave me instead of a gym Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating me…