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Originally Posted by Gerbs
Lets say I hop on TRT or somehow make it to 210 lbs @ 10-12% body fat, idk if that extra weight is healthy for my joints, it's really heavy especially if I do jumping and moving for sports.
I'd say 210 is still okay, but it would be my maximum I'd wanna hit again at all body fat %.
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There's multiple factors in that though. If you are 210 and 35-40% body fat yeah it's going to be rough, but at 20% body fat, the extra muscles help support your joints.
The other thing is whether if you are hypermobile. I am and it's annoying AF sometimes. I am super flexible for my age and can easily out stretch girls 10 years younger than me. Sounds amazing, until you learn that your joints can't hold their position well and and you overtax your muscles easily. Also due to the more unrestrained movements, it's harder for me to lift heavier weights as my muscles also have to work harder to regular my motion.
When I was fat (200lbs probably 30% bodyfat) I had a lot of knee problems. I still have knee issues here and there but when I got it down to 180lbs and something like 20%, most of my issues went away unless I was doing a 3+ hours of downhill hiking.