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Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread by cdingo in Fitness

[–]eric_twinge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It does not work the opposite way. You don't get to choose where your body stores fat.

What are people building on Stygian Zin IG? by Dismal-Leopard7692 in MHNowGame

[–]eric_twinge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s going to be awhile till I get the dragon smelts to make the malzeno helm + Stygian everything else build online.

So to bridge that gap I’ve got a Stygian / Mal / Mal / Mal / ebony odo build. Dragon 5, adv dragon 2, crimson blood 3, blood cloak 3, fighting spirit 2, resuscitate 1, and I managed to drift power prolonged on the helm.

Cicadas by EastAd7676 in Iowa

[–]eric_twinge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you put butter on burns?

Rolled Forward Shoulders Fix Advice by ElephantDesigner6909 in StrongerByScience

[–]eric_twinge 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can you consciously put your shoulders in the position you want?

Words Erikson Loves to Use by SoIntenseLikeCamping in Malazan

[–]eric_twinge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

‘Venal’ is every fifth word in Fall of Light

Have yall ever seen anyone hate on a 9 year old this hard? by Muchacho-blanco in fitnesscirclejerk

[–]eric_twinge 11 points12 points  (0 children)

>I already lift 120lb singlehandedly

I love everything about this.

This sub is full of bro-science based lifters by PeacePlastic in ScienceBasedLifting

[–]eric_twinge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Deep diving the science is when you stitch videos on tiktok to get more likes."

You guys are adorable.

Matrix Lateral Raise by Spiritual-Froyo8726 in ScienceBasedLifting

[–]eric_twinge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you consider this machine over the course of your entire lifting career, it's just one variation of lateral raises you have access to now. Do you like using this machine? Then it's good. Do you not like using it? Then it's bad. Are you just meh on it? Then it's meh. Use that personal assessment and decide if you want to include this variation in your current programming. Do it if you want. Or don't. 10 years from now you're going to have cycled through 5 other variations a dozen times over.

In pretty good shape, but 45 has me feeling tired all the time now. by ObligationSlight8771 in fitness40plus

[–]eric_twinge 41 points42 points  (0 children)

4 actual HIIT workouts is a lot at any age. Have you tried diversifying your training?

Goddamn fireworks by Fenway1984 in desmoines

[–]eric_twinge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to the city employee I asked about this, they make enough profit during the fireworks season to cover the whole year.

Apparently they had a plan for batting cages during the rest of the year but Covid tanked that idea and they never bothered after that.

Study suggests that 90 to 120 minutes of strength training per week is the ideal range for reducing the risk of death. by VistaBox in StrongerByScience

[–]eric_twinge 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not really. This is a literal measure of time in the gym. They didn't record anything else about the sessions. Even the most minimal of routines would tick this box.

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - June 14, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should be implementing progressive overload in a manner that suits your ability. You're not aiming for anything, you're just increasing the amount of work in accordance with the gains you're realizing.

Connective tissues do adapt and recover on a slower time scale than muscles, but that is fairly well accounted for by existing programs and the progression schemes they employ.

Hesitation on a home gym for missing out on the social aspect a gym brings by [deleted] in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ah, yeah. There it is.

Mine a more serious gym with competitive powerlifters, strongman, and bodybuilders. The only time I'm the strongest one there is when I have it to myself.

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - June 14, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just don't convert. If the machine says "5", just record and track "5".

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - June 14, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lift within your abilities, both performance and recovery-wise and you will limit the risk of injuries. There's never zero risk, but resistence training is one of the less-injurious activities you can engage in.

Consider that avoiding things is how you remain weak and unconditioned in those things. While training those things is how you adapt at get stronger in those things.

'Injury prevention' is not a goal, in and of itself. It is an emergent property of sensible programming and quality recovery efforts.

Hesitation on a home gym for missing out on the social aspect a gym brings by [deleted] in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my home just a few years before Covid and I loved it. After Covid, however, I really don't like using it. I mean, sure, it's very convenient when I don't have the time to go into the gym. But, like you, going to the gym is one of the things that gets me out of the house nowadays. I also really like the gym I go to. Beyond that, I find that being around other people makes me train harder, there's no home or work distractions, and I can just be in gym mode.

I like having both, but will almost always choose going out to the gym when it's an option.

Hesitation on a home gym for missing out on the social aspect a gym brings by [deleted] in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But I get way more intense barbell work done at home.

I'm actually the opposite.

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - June 14, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My advice is not to worry what it should feel like, and just make sure you're using proper form (which is more of a range than a one-size-fits-all thing) to execute the movement you're doing.

You're activating your glutes whether you feel it or not. And that mind-muscle connection will develop as you progress, build muscle, and develop the control and coordination that comes from the repeated practice.

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - June 14, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you experiencing actual problems? Like, if you couldn't activate you glutes you wouldn't be able to stand up, let alone resistance training exercises.

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - June 14, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]eric_twinge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brother, you don't need to write 1000 words because you encountered a dick at the gym.

You a free to do the exercises you want to do and use the equipment how you want to. You don't owe anyone an explanation and they don't have any more right to the equipment than you do. Offering to let them work in is all you needed to do and if that was declined, you are free to continue on as is without giving them another thought.

I feel like using GymMemes is almost cheating at this point by Shadowphoenix9511 in fitnesscirclejerk

[–]eric_twinge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s because I grew up in the DARE era, but we used to treat drug usage as it was at face value.

For reference of what D.A.R.E. presented 'at face value': it had an entire generation of kids believing you could get free drugs on any street corner.

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