Brian Allen

@thomaskffmn Are there certain shoulder conditions that respond better or worse to peptide injections?

26y/o bodybuilder 8 weeks shoulder pain when benching Tried traditional PT, chiro & pain meds Started injecting BPC157 directly to the shoulder 5 weeks ago. Shoulder pain has worsened. Why are athletes immediately running to peptides without a proper diagnosis??

@Brady_H @watwatwat46 Couldn’t be raising the pressure in anterior compartment/tib anterior?

@watwatwat46 Certainly unrelated.

Started taking 10 grams of creatine per day.

@JohnGoldman @hjluks Your (2nd) Polar does an HRV spot check, John? Which model is that?

@hjluks I’ve made the switch myself Had to get a separate polar so I didn’t have to use my training one first thing in the morning in my warm bed Also using same software. 👍👍

@runliftrunlift Where does that pace put you for % of HRmax, David?

Your true easy pace will vary day to day. Depends on fatigue and other factors. When I started running again after injury in April 2024, my true easy pace was about 9:30–11:00/mi (5:55–6:50/km). Now it’s closer to 8:00–9:30/mi (5:00–5:55/km) I don’t really monitor that closely though. I let my legs dictate on the day and keep the run controlled. Just keep training well and your easy pace gets faster.

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@brady_h @hjluks Not a fan, Brady?

@hjluks Ok but useless and tasty at least. 🤣🤣

AG1 has flavors now!? It’s so over.

@doctorinigo Off topic kind of, but on the topic of metabolic health, could you suggest any articles or podcasts about your work with Athletic Club futbol?! Thanks in advance!

This climb is a bitch to me. I am a fat ass recreational cyclist looking for metabolic health. But today I did PR on this climb by 20” and I am quite happy!

@stubailey @Alan_Couzens @runliftrunlift @singhcredible What’s a typical run week look like for you, Stu?

@Alan_Couzens It’s ego. I suffered from this big time: “what if my mates see me shuffling round my neighbourhood like this?” Accounts like yours, @runliftrunlift and @singhcredible persuaded me otherwise. Thank goodness. 3.47 and then 3.36 for my first two marathons followed. It clearly works

Our biggest problem is pacing. We're just really bad at projecting the effort that we can sustain over very long timelines. Part of it is ego. Part of it is pressure. The solution - shut the voices out, slow the paces down. This applies to everything.

@JegErAlan @Alan_Couzens Ever try to test your real HRmax?

@Alan_Couzens Do I use the standard age-based max heart rate calculation, or something different? ‘Cause 70% of that would only be 111. :-)

*Under* 70% max heart rate. In my testing database, the mean heart rate at the first rise in lactate is 69.8% of max. We want to be *below* this point for the vast majority of the work.

@551smith @DerekGriffin86 @KonstantinW92 @GregLehman For how long does it increase electromechanical delay?

@DerekGriffin86 @KonstantinW92 @GregLehman Increases electromechanical delay (not good) and disrupts neuromuscular firing patterns. Maybe for couch potatoes? but Tai chi better, ha.

Stretching as a training tool may have uses beyond improving flexibility. A though-provoking overview with possible clinical implications from @KonstantinW92 et al. @GregLehman, you will like this. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@PratikxPatel I’ve been living under guidance of an old lecture that suggested 25-30 grams of meat could be digested at once—I figured that bars and powders would be much higher.

@BrianAllenDC You’ll digest everything you eat

How to distribute protein intake throughout the day: 200# person, ~91kg, needs 200g protein per day (1g/#, 2.2g/kg) 3 feedings 200/3 = 67g protein per feeding 4 feedings 200/4 = 50g protein per feeding 5 feedings 200/5 = 40g protein per feeding

@AsafKlaf @GregLehman @LSaugman Non-specific LBP should rather be called “specific lower back nociception”—but we won’t be able to say which specific nociceptive fibers are involved, or which tissues they innervate… Right?

@GregLehman @LSaugman It can’t get any simpler than the following: Nociception = A process occurring ONLY in nociceptors and specialized neural tissue. It is NOT SOMEWHERE like you said. It is ONLY in this specialized tissue. No need to look anywhere else. I reckon this SUPER specific

When a patient comes to the doctor and uses the WORD- PAIN -indicating he/she has an unpleasant somatic manifestation(anywhere in the body), the pain is ALWAYS -SPECIFIC -to an activation of the nociceptive apparatus. Sometimes the activation is structurally related, and sometimes the activation itself is the problem. However, it is always SPECIFIC!

@feelthebyrn1 @SirenSeiler What’s your HRmax, Gordo?

@SirenSeiler Excellent point Some times even lower My lactate was rising at 64% of HRmax when I returned to structured training

Should EASY training sessions be performed at 60% HRmax? 70%? 75%? I often get this question from clients and typically recommend to NOT EXCEED ~70%. Remember, while an elite athlete’s LT1 may correspond to ~80% HRmax, a beginner’s will be ~10% lower. 🚴🏼‍♂️🏃🏽‍➡️🏊🏼‍♀️

@SirenSeiler Do you have a preference on blood lactate levels for easy training/zone 2? 2mmol or closer to 1.5?

@altini_marco Hi, Marco—are you aware of any wearables that do an HRV spot check other than Coros? Thanks!

@dantaylor688 I’m biased, but I’d like to believe that chiropractors who specialize in Active Release Techniques are of a slightly different ilk than what you’re describing. I just saw that you’re in Ann Arbor—you’d be very happy with Karen Slota in Farmington Hills or Royal Oak.

@BrianAllenDC I'm starting to 😂 I knew the other guy and he just let me stop by once when I was complaining about a problem. I've gone to 1-2 since and they want to charge a ton of $ and do a bunch of stuff that doesn't actually help. Any tips for identifying a good one?

Friends, are there any chiros that aren’t crazy or just out to make a ton of money? Old chiro and was extremely reasonable (charged per issue, not per visit; fixed everything in 2-3 visits). He retired and I haven’t gone in several years. Tweaked back, looking for something.

@GregLehman @PaulBliton Doing this while kneeling?

@PaulBliton Loading it in the painful zone has been helpful

Cool new pain (its always something :) When my knee is bent and I'm kneeling on the floor it feels like my skin is both burning/ripping on the lateral aspect of my knee. I'm assuming this is some cranky cutaneous nerves as I've had similar feelings above the ITB before.

@tomgoom “May improve running economy if step late is low.” Is this a typo, Tom?

Increasing step rate can have multiple benefits for runners. Despite this it's not a cure all! Those with a low starting step rate and gait findings that are likely to improve from an increase (such as over-striding or increased hip adduction) are more likely to benefit.