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My honest advice would be to not worry about it too much. Study abroad is often a really valuable experience and cherished memory for most folks who do it. You can easily make up for a two-month setback with your training and nutrition goals, but this study abroad experience may be a pretty unique opportunity.

If there's no kitchen, I'd recommend getting a relatively deep electric skillet (something like this. Bigger is better.). You can use it as a pan. You can use it as a pot. You can even use it as a burner for other small pots or pans.

For training, just do some bodyweight exercise in the evening, or when you have some predictable down time.

Otherwise, I'd really recommend immersing yourself in studying abroad. Spend time with the group you're with. If they're going out to eat, go out with them, even if it's not perfectly in keeping with your dietary goals. And if the studying you're doing, and the cultural experiences available to you crowd out training time, that's totally fine. Two months isn't THAT long – not enough time for your training/diet to regress that much, so it shouldn't take that long to get back on track once you get home.

I think this is basically identical to the device used in the study. Free returns, so no risk to try it.

https://www.amazon.com/BraceAbility-Fasciitis-Adjustable-Tendonitis-Stretching/dp/B01GSEP9OI

I just did a Google search for “dorsiflexion orthotics“ and came up with a bunch of results like this:

https://www.amazon.com/BraceAbility-Fasciitis-Adjustable-Tendonitis-Stretching/dp/B01GSEP9OI/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=dorsiflexion+brace&qid=1661972180&sr=8-8

Gotcha. In that case, I'm sure something like this would be fine. Just something cheap. Most pedometers work pretty well these days.

1- buy this: https://www.amazon.com/CrossGrips-Handles-Doorframe-Pull-up-Doorway/dp/B07RQ5LLCJ/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=Portable+Pull+Up+Bar&qid=1655594248&sr=8-8

2- put in luggage.

3- maintain fitness.

science.

If you can somehow order this, it's the cheapest I currently found. Or check Bulk.com and MyProtein and maybe Bulksupplements (I think that's the one that the SBS podcast has/had? the 10% discount)

In that case, I honestly wouldn't recommend any certs. The value prop of a cert is that it gives you a credential to (hopefully) open doors. That's the biggest reason certs cost a lot more than other educational resources.

tbh, I've mostly just stuck with textbooks and original research. Brad Schoenfeld's textbook would probably be a great one to start with (if you haven't already read it): https://www.amazon.com/Science-Development-Muscle-Hypertrophy-Schoenfeld/dp/1492597678

There are probably cheaper ones that are very good, I just don't have a specific recommendation there. This one is also good if you don't mind feeling like a package:

Accuteck 440lb Heavy Duty Digital Metal Industry Shipping Postal Scale (ACB440) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LPUZP1I/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_30551RXJH35QN6063Q76

Seconded! I have this one and I bring it to my hotel room for competitions. Accuracy is spot on.

Tanita HD-351 Digital Weight Scale https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000U6F2M/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_78DDF7RHFYT85NYCJ7EG

If I were you I'd consider getting a flat board to put under the scale so you don't have to worry about the tiles.

If your core is a weak point, then something that uses the core (like the compound lifts) will suffer. Two easy ones to do are hanging leg raises and ab rollouts.

For Ab Wheels, my favorites are:

Perfect Fitness Ab Carver (great for at home as it's bulky), which I recent replaced with a more travel friendly one, TrosssMolly.

I’m wondering if you mean soy curls? Which are a defattened soy product which a lot of veg athletes use for their protein source. You can look for textured vegetable protein which is a little more common in store. Once rehydrated it has kinda has a texture similar to ground meat with a neutral flavor that absorbs sauce/seasoning well. Hope this helps

Bob's Red Mill TVP Textured Vegetable Protein 12 oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XVR8YFM/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_SY3M6TVXYRA29GNDC329

I'm seeing the alcohol graphic rotated in Safari. Looks like of the source set, https://www.strongerbyscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Figure-9.png needs to be rotated. (The others are correct.)

This is a fantastic foundational article guys.

I first came across the idea of a goal hierarchy in Richard Rumelt's Good Strategy Bad Strategy.

Rumelt recommends making what you call the 'subordinate' goals 'proximate' i.e. what's closest to you and that you can achieve right now (he's talking about a business, but can apply elsewhere).

For example, I can immediately drop to the floor and do 5 push-ups. For beginners, this may be a more appropriate subordinate goal than doing 5 push-ups in the gym. And then you adapt your hierarchy as you progress.

Anyway, great article and I look forward to more conceptual pieces like this one.

Making the tonal idea easier: how about using a standard cable machine with a strain gauge somewhere in the cable? Something like this: Nextech DFS-X3000 (3000N/660lbf/300kgf) Digital Force Gauge with External S-Beam Load Cell, Peak/Track Mode, Pass/Fail LED,USB Output, Back-Lit Graphic LCD,Metal Enclosure https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GUS18S8/ Of course you'd need one that has the right force range

For betaine, I'd encourage you to check out this excellent review by Keith Brawner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CRK785F/

There are indeed a few studies looking at guanidinoacetate as an alternative to creatine supplementation. Relatively promising so far, but I haven't looked too deeply into it (creatine monohydrate seems to have plenty of positive characteristics as an affordable and efficacious supplement, so I'm not actively hunting for a modest upgrade)

Is it worth taking a daily multivitamin?

I've read it's not worth it if you have a balanced diet, and while I do try to eat decently, it's nowhere near perfect.

I've also read whole, food based, ones are better for absorption. Something like New Chapter's Whole-Food Fermented Multivitamin. This is more money than I usually spend on my multivitamins, though, so I don't want to spend $50 on something that's not even going to make a difference in my health.

you can use wrist wraps/voodoofloss/etc to wrap them against the bar so they aren't dangling and waving around as well, if you want. Just whatever works best, or go with 10 lb increments like the other guy(Oh, that was Grog) said. It's something I wouldn't sweat too much.

edit: https://www.amazon.com/CAP-Barbell-2-Inch-Olympic-Weight/dp/B07NWQ7G6W/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=2.5lb%2Bplate&qid=1602519703&sr=8-3&th=1 35 bucks for a set of 2, I guess covid is still fucking with the prices a bit.