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Disclosure: I write all my articles without the use of generative AI. I don’t know if that matters to you,…

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I’ve had two liver transplants. The first was from a living donor in 2013; the second from a cadaveric donor…

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October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 Nate Dunn MS, CSCS®

I wrote my first post in 2011. For close to 15 years, I’ve tried to answer all types of training…

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