evhough

The jab in the arm is really targeting muscle, fat and lymphatic cells in the immediate vicinity of the jab i.e the upper arm while trying to avoid leaking any of the serum into the capillaries. These cells that take in the mRNA in the shot, transform to produce spike proteins and then die. Seems like nobody is talking about how much cellular damage can occur when human cells are sacrificed to produce these spike proteins.

I’m guessing most people on this thread know better than to take these experimental drugs, but am curious if enough localized muscle damage could occur to negatively impact strength especially in the upper arm? Or will the body adapt and replace the destroyed cells with new muscle cells or make the remaining ones bigger?

Which brings up another question after researching COVID co-morbidities. With obesity being the most common comorbidity, apparently humans stop increasing the number of fat cells (hyperplasia) in the body by their early 20’s and then fat cells begin to increase in size from there as people age (hypertrophy) in order to store additional fat (triglycerides). It’s the larger fat cell size that becomes the problem with viral infections.

Larger volume fat cells have greater outer surface area and thus become more vulnerable to being infected by viruses, and the larger volume means a larger reservoir for a virus to replicate. The increased viral load from all the extra adipose tissue then overwhelms the immune system. It’s the increased amount of adipose tissue present in obese people that explains why nearly 80% of all COVID deaths have been in the clinically obese population.

But enough about that, in terms of strength training... Can the number of muscle cells in humans, similar to fat cells, increase during childhood and adolescence (have more of a hyperplasia adaptation)?

If so, wouldn’t people that start strength training in their early teens have a big advantage in terms of overall muscle mass and strength by getting a hyperplasia adaptation in addition to hypertrophy from strength training during their teenage years?

Mark Rippetoe

I don't know.

gilead

While not addressing your question exactly. Andy Galpin discusses hyperplasia in general here 39.30 minutes into this video.

James Rodgers

going to leave a gaping hole in your arm.

I got Moderna shot #1 today and other than an overwhelming desire to do Bill Gates' bidding, I feel fine.

I'll report back if it messes with my bench pressing on Friday.

C. L. Lloyd

As of late, my progress on the squat has been significantly more difficult than any of the other lifts. I’m a 27 year old male that was born with three birth defects; clubbed feet, spinal bifida (which included a tethered spine), and scoliosis. The spinal bifida and scoliosis are located in my lower back (I forget at which vertebrae). I decided I would carefully but consistently strength train in order to strengthen myself for what could be a difficult aging process.

I started relatively low on the squat (95 lbs) because I had never done it. Initially, the progress was smooth and consistent. I understand the progress will slow as the weight increases and I had reduced to 5 lb jumps once I reached 155. However, I noticed that once I surpassed my body weight (about 165 lbs), my left hip began to feel notably uncomfortable.

My spine is curved such that my left hip is lower than my right by about an inch and a half. I wear a lift in my right shoe to compensate for the discrepancy in leg length. However, my hips are never evenly loaded when lifting. At the bottom of the squat, I find it increasingly difficult to drive up and my left hip often feels seriously uncomfortable when doing so. This has made increasing the weight difficult. Thankfully, I have not sustained any sort of injury and the discomfort typically subsides after several hours. I do not experience any hip discomfort as a result of deadlifting. I currently deadlift twice a week and my PR is 205 (which I set last week). I’m wondering if there is anything I can do to continue making progress with the squat while also not injuring my hip.

Mark Rippetoe

Check for this: Leg Length Discrepancy. If you have a 1.5-inch discrepancy at the floor, a lift inside your shoe is pointless. If this can't be corrected, it may be that you cannot squat safely.

David Kirkham

First off let me commend you for wanting to get stronger in the face of so much adversity. A 165 squat is a long way from an empty bar and that deserves serious respect. I wonder if you would be willing to post a picture or two of you standing on different level shims all the way up to a 2 x 4 (which is 1-1/2" wide). You could send the photos from behind to protect privacy if you want. I'd also post a video of you squatting and deadlifting. I'm quite sure Rip will respond to you. He has an AR400 exterior, but he's actually fully annealed on the inside to those who really want to learn.

Gbraddock

If the conclusion is made that squatting isn’t safe in this situation, would you recommend any substitute for squats or just continue to do the other lifts? Subs like Leg press, belt squats, etc?

Mark Rippetoe

Heavy leg presses are not good for anybody's low back. The rest depends on the anatomy, which I don't have a picture of.