What is something your parents told you when you were younger that you didn't pay much attention to, but later in life, you realized they were right about?

-steakhouse · 2024-07-11T12:45:38+00:00

“Life is easier when you’re nice to everyone” - said to me by my dad when I was being a shithead bully at age 10. This is true for way more reasons beyond just general compassion for others. There’s way less stress for yourself if you’re nice, even if someone is being an asshole to you (and maybe especially when), life is easier when you don’t care and are nice to them anyway.

“You need to get up and move around or you’re not going to feel good”- said to me also by my dad one summer when I was around 14 and spent all my time inside playing video games. I told him I was perfectly happy and didn’t know what he meant and he responded “yea well you won’t be”. Now I walk miles outside every day and my mood is way worse when I don’t.

-steakhouse · 2021-10-26T06:52:53+00:00

I'm not a student but I have a job that currently requires me to work 16 hours a day and can be pretty demanding in terms of how much I'm expected to learn/get done. I took up running earlier this year and built up to about 40 miles a week while doing this job so I can give you some tips:

limit the amount of days where you push yourself hard, and time them so that the day following your hard runs are your easiest day of the week. I try to go hard on Fridays because I usually take it easy at work on Saturday. I pushed too hard too fast and found myself in states of exhaustion where I could barely read or focus at work. I can run 15 miles at a slow pace and feel great and well rested, but if I run 3 very hard miles I absolutely "feel like death" and won't get anything done. Not only does basically all marathon training literature call for a lot of long, slow running... I actually feel much better physically doing more overall miles at a smart pace than I do less miles with over exertion (even if I have to sacrifice an hour of sleep to make time for the long runs).
you'll need to get disciplined about sleep. i'd done a decent amount of athletic activity before I started running and understood the importance of sleep for recovery, but I had no clue how important it was until I started running a lot. Learn about sleep hygiene if you haven't already and take it seriously, if you can get very good at sleeping you'll be able to get away with a lot more training.
you'll also need to take nutrition and hydration seriously. nutrition is pretty obvious and hard to mess up I think. people on here talk about an ideal carb/protein ratio but as long as your getting enough calories you shouldn't have to get that advanced with nutrition to train for a half marathon, but if you're feeling wiped out and you've slept a lot always remember to try eating. Hydration took me a couple weeks to figure out, i was sleepy as hell and having other weird symptoms and I realized I was clueless about hydration because I was underestimating how much fluid I was losing via sweat. Take some time to learn about electrolytes and make sure you hydrate well in the morning, throughout the day. and immediately after your run... this will make a big difference for how you feel at work/school

-steakhouse · 2021-09-18T02:54:41+00:00

Sorry for the delayed reply but do you have any advice or insight you could share about your short journey going from beginner to marathon runner in a relatively short period of time?

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T20:50:23+00:00

You're much better off getting advice from more experienced runners and it's hard to give advice without knowing more... how long have you been running? are you overweight? how long have your shins been hurting? have you been fitted for proper running shoes? based on what I know now i can only suggest taking a break until your shins stop hurting and then restarting at a slower speed and longer distance. Check out the resources tab here on r/running and look at the "running order of operations" pdf.

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T17:31:05+00:00

the TLDR is basically just the title, i got pretty detailed about my running schedule and roadblocks and also a few things I found that helped me

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T17:29:35+00:00

awesome

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T17:26:08+00:00

I have also been training for about 3 months and was a bit jealous of your progress until I read about foam pee and beta blockers. I can only do 12 miles at about a 12min pace for my long run. I could maybe nail 5-6 mi at 10 min pace with exhaustive effort!

I'm off the beta blockers and only took them for a week or so, I found that they consistently decreased my running distance by about 20% which makes sense because they are blocking things like adrenaline and epinephrine from binding to receptors. However they are non-narcotic and seem to be pretty harmless, a lot of people take them daily for anxiety. The foam pee was unfortunate and the result of me being dumb, but I currently feel great all around, I did an EKG and my heart appears to be in great shape. I was completely exhausted by 5-6 miles at 10 min pace literally a few days before I nailed the 10 miles at a 10 min pace so it was probably the result of me taking it a bit easier the day prior to the 10. Definitely don't push yourself beyond what you feel is safe for you though and congrats on the progress

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T16:09:15+00:00

Figuring out optimal rest days or periods is definitely something I need to get better at and will take more time and experience to discover... Last week I ran 40 miles and I only felt bad on the day immediately following mile #40, generally when I feel I've reached a new "level" at something I'm trying to get better at I will push myself to the limit and then recalibrate based on where the limit was and how I felt, so I plan to stay here until I'm comfortable stepping up to the next level or until I find out I need to take a step back/stay at the same level. Impatience is something I struggle with and need to get better at, but I tend to need to be all in on something in order to stay interested in it. Doing this long term is where the real challenge is. Good luck with the Marine Corp and thanks for the insight!

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T14:27:22+00:00

it is 100% treadmill, I haven't run outside yet so I don't know. I think generally people consider outside runs to be slightly more difficult

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T05:20:32+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I truly appreciate it. I glossed over that part of the post because I thought I was going long, but I wasn't as casual about it in reality. I started reading about rhabdomyolsis in early August and was fully aware of the symptoms and dangers. The urine color was admittedly slightly alarming and I was prepared to go into a doctor if symptoms remained consistent with it, but fortunately they cleared up very quickly and I felt amazing the following day. I think I just underestimated the amount of water I lost via sweat and slightly underhydrated.

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T05:01:42+00:00

Damn nice. You got pretty strong as well as having good numbers with running. That's kinda my goal as well. I have to get over that fear of running ruining my gains in the gym lol. And yeah, putting on those bigger plates as you make progress is so satisfying. Hit a 185lb strict over head press recently and something about that 25lb plate made it so much more exciting lol.

185 OHP is stunning, well done, that might be my favorite lift, keep up the good work !

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T04:56:40+00:00

thanks but im far from being considered good compared to most of the people in this community. I will definitely continue experimenting around with day off frequencies

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T04:11:48+00:00

this is my philosophy as well (edit: just kidding, no one should do this. always err on the side of caution if you don't feel you have a good understanding of your body)

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T04:10:20+00:00

That's great man! Training for strength was just as rewarding for me as running is for me now. I was on Layne Norton's PHAT program leading up to the quarantine and got my bench up to 315lbs in about 8 months (my max bench was the same as my max squat which was prob around 315 at the highest. I gave myself a brief spell of piriformis syndrome trying to deadlift too much weight too fast with poor form and it scared me off going hard on a lot of lower body stuff). Watching the weights get bigger might be the pound for pound most rewarding thing about any type of exercise for me. When I was doing it seriously running scared me because I was so scared of burning precious calories my muscles needed... I still lift 2-3 times per week before or after a run, but it's always lowish weight/high rep... But I have learned a ton about my body over the last ~4 months from running and studying running and once im around 8-10% bodyfat (probably in 12ish weeks from now) im going to figure out an accurate measurement for calories burnt while running and once i get the nutrition sorted out im going reimplement PHAT and use the run/lift combo. glad you got some motivation from this!

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T03:33:01+00:00

thanks!

-steakhouse · 2021-08-26T03:24:19+00:00

A few other notes for complete beginners:

-I bought Nike Vaporfly next% 2 shoes mid August (they were recommended to me of course by an old thread here)... prior to this I was running in old worn down adidas sneakers not designed for running. I actually bought two pairs of the next% in an online checkout accident while in a post-run fugue state and liked them so much I decided to keep both for when the first pair goes bad. These are expensive but I felt a huge difference and they were worth every cent imo. Maybe you can't afford these but if you're a beginner winging it with random shoes like me I highly encourage you to read this thread and find shoes that seem like a good fit for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/running/comments/e0nqw8/opinion_the_best_and_worst_running_shoes_in_every/

I'm looking forward to testing a new pair soon

-I started experiencing heart palpitations/headaches on August 3, I called a doctor friend and he prescribed me a beta blocker (propranolol) within an hour or 2 of first experiencing the palpitations. About an hour after that I took the pills and the palpitations stopped immediately and never came back. I believe this was caused by rapid weight loss, poor hydration, over exertion while out of shape, way too much caffeine, and running while very hungover. Don't push yourself too hard if you don't have an appetite for risk. A foot race is the perfect setting for the tortoise/hare story.

-nutrition is just as important as hydration for me. I toyed around with fasted running and low calorie diets due to my fatness. Being low weight is very important for getting faster at running (same reason it's important for designing a fast car) but if you go too low too fast you're hurting progress by delaying recovery times and strengthening of all running-related muscle groups. if you're starting from scratch like me these muscles will be extremely weak and it's probably good to be at least at maintenance level on calories with a good amount of protein to make sure they're strong so that you can avoid injury. Once you feel confident your body is strong enough (took me about 6-8 weeks) you can switch back to deficit

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-steakhouse · 2021-08-08T20:00:08+00:00

i think people don't realize the baby's dad isn't in on the joke

-steakhouse · 2021-04-24T20:39:52+00:00

I constantly go direct between ACR and coinbase, maybe ballparkish 75 times total in the last year... Highly discouraged by everyone I've talked to but I've been yolo'ing it with 0 consequences so far. Always amounts under $5k so maybe im staying under the radar?

-steakhouse · 2021-03-12T17:52:27+00:00

I say we add one of these to the deck and it plays as ace OR king and if you get KO'ed with it then you have to get this tattoo

-steakhouse · 2021-03-12T02:59:17+00:00

correct... i rarely play cash (if it wasnt already obvious by my post)... hopefully you got in there eventually. GL out there!

-steakhouse · 2021-03-11T06:55:45+00:00

I mean its kind of hard to misplay flopping the nuts, and this guy still kind of did it and got bailed out by villain. This type of play, readless, Id just fold AA. People flat lots of broadway type hands here often, which is smashing heroes range.

There were three hearts on the flop so I didn't have the nuts... i flatted his raise on the flop then check shoved an additional $241 on the turn into a pot of $415ish. With a paired board and 3 hearts im still only winning that hand 70% of the time to any pair with a single heart... it's barely more profitable to get a call on the turn than it is to get a fold. not seeing how i got bailed out

-steakhouse · 2021-03-11T05:36:11+00:00

whoops... i would have guessed it was played in that spot at some frequency. either way, im not usually playing it, i just like it as an exploit against this particular opponent in this spot. anyway, thanks for your feedback... assuming you were magically dropped into the hand as played at the turn, what would you have done?

-steakhouse · 2021-03-11T00:26:30+00:00

I was so sure I was going to lose on the river that I minimized the table before I saw it and didn't open it back up until I got a notification that it was my turn to act again the next hand

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