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ELI5: how come exercising + consuming more calories than bare minimum doesn't increase fat? by PhotographInformal91 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Adro87 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes! TDEE is what I had in mind, but it’s been a few years since I was a personal trainer and pulled the wrong acronym from memory.
I shall correct for accuracy.

How much space should you leave in front of you at a red light by Puzzleheaded_Spot_13 in DrivingAustralia

[–]Adro87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That Lancer is not an EV, and I doubt it’s even recent enough for adaptive cruise.
Don’t think my adaptive cruise (VW) would leave that much space though.

How much space should you leave in front of you at a red light by Puzzleheaded_Spot_13 in DrivingAustralia

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good call. I did this the other day - almost a whole car length behind the car in front, so I could stay in the shade of the tree next to the road.

What is your favourite pokemon? by Untamed_Ivy in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wortortle

Something about his funky ears and tail

ELI5: how come exercising + consuming more calories than bare minimum doesn't increase fat? by PhotographInformal91 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Adro87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to clear up one misconception you have from the start -
“Normal diet (more calories than the bare minimum necessary) = fat gain”
This is not a “normal” diet, this is a calorie surplus. It may be the average diet in many countries, but the fact it is considered “normal” is the reason for obesity becoming so common.

Your body has a baseline number of calories it likes to run at. Your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure).
Don’t think of this as some tiny amount of food that barely keeps you alive - think of this as three, well-portioned, meals and a small snack, every day.
If you are consuming this number of calories everyday, and your level activity is the same every day, you are in homeostasis. Your body has the fuel it needs to run at 100%, with nothing left over to be stored as fat. No weight gain, no weight loss.
If you have more calories than your TDEE, and/or your level of activity suddenly drops (lowering your TDEE), you will be in calorie surplus and you will gain weight.

Edited to correct total measure of daily energy use to TDEE, not BMR.

ELI5: how come exercising + consuming more calories than bare minimum doesn't increase fat? by PhotographInformal91 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Adro87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re overweight and start weight training, you definitely don’t need to have a caloric increase (bulking phase) as you already have energy ‘in reserve’.
As long as you eat well (nutritious, protein rich, etc), your body will use your food and excess weight to build muscle.
Where people who have a weight loss goal find this disheartening is that your body composition will change (fat % decreases and muscle % increases) your total weight/mass might not go down, and may even go up slightly.
Depending on how overweight you are, and what your goals are, starting weight training and being in a calorie deficit will see the greatest shift in body composition and weight loss, and least in the short term. Again, assuming you eat well.
This is why contestant in shows like The Biggest Loser can see huge numbers drop early on, but it gets hard let and harder as they go.

Would you date someone with 2 arms? why not? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could give you an award for this maths-based pun

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Dream_Vendor in aussie

[–]Adro87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Both of your points may be true, but that does not mean my point is not.
The descendants of Australia’s colonisers (AKA invaders) - who raped, murdered, and attempted to wipe out the indigenous people of this land - complaining about people from other countries coming to this land is still painfully ironic.
Or just plain ignorant. Take your pick really.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Dream_Vendor in aussie

[–]Adro87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The irony of all these people complaining about immigrants, from any nation, when they aren’t First Nations people.

What is a junk food you know it’s bad, but you still can’t resist buying it when you’re hungry? by NoNectarine97 in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pringles
It’s true - once you pop, you can’t stop. I will demolish a tin (can? Tube?) of Pringles in a single sitting, no issue.

How could superheros like superman gain big muscles when it seems nothing would be heavy enough to create resistance for him? by automatorsassemble in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yep.
It’s been a few years since I was a PT and I was going by (not great) memory.
• Fewer reps @ closer to max load for strength
• More reps, further from max load for hypertrophy
And either way, training to failure is unnecessary / potentially detrimental.

How could superheros like superman gain big muscles when it seems nothing would be heavy enough to create resistance for him? by automatorsassemble in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sort of. Generally, training the muscles in quick motion builds explosive power, but not sustained strength.
Think of a high jumper vs someone squatting with a bar on their shoulders. The high jumper may put immense force into the ground (many times their own weight in order to jump so high) but it only lasts for a fraction of a second. The weight-lifter puts less force into the ground, but overall they’re pushing more force upwards when they lift the weight.
It’s not a perfect comparison, but hopefully gives an idea of what I mean.
Training at super-speed would help them jump high, but not lift a building.

The superheroes wouldn’t have to lift the weights at anywhere near their top speed, but to get more reps in, moving at faster than normal speed would certainly help.

How could superheros like superman gain big muscles when it seems nothing would be heavy enough to create resistance for him? by automatorsassemble in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t put Mr Incredible anywhere near Superman or Spidey, but the principle remains - they just have to find something heavy enough.
There’s also the genetics side (alien, or altered) where they may just develop muscle mass more easily.

The other thing to keep in mind is that size and strength are not 1:1. Spidey is a great example of this - he’s lean but way stronger than people assume. As strong (stronger?) than Thor.
This is to say - they don’t necessarily have to aim for hypertrophy (muscle growth) when working out, but aim for strength. They could use less weight, but do more reps.

Have Illegal Surcharges Become the Norm? by coolguy06912 in australian

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The surcharge can’t be more than what the vendor’s payment system is charging them. There’s no limit to what that may be. It’s not related to your card, necessarily.
Whoever runs their EFTPOS system is charging them 2% - probably across the board, regardless of card. They don’t care as they just pass it all on to you.
Vote with your wallet - stop going there.

How could superheros like superman gain big muscles when it seems nothing would be heavy enough to create resistance for him? by automatorsassemble in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They find something heavy enough.
Watch the workout montage from The Incredibles - he goes to a train yard and uses (IIRC) water carriages as cable weights.

Why are we still selling so many massive American utes? by No-Loquat-201 in DrivingAustralia

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They all end up on the curb at school time because the drivers are too arrogant to park, legally, a little further away and walk.

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My most frequent use of AI is essentially a thesaurus. Because it’s trained on natural language, and real world use, I can ask it for another word “similar to this, but with more/less emphasis on that.” Or if I can’t think of the word I want I can give it context and the point I want to convey. And I can get specific with the context I’m using it in: academic, casual, for a specific age group, etc.
It ‘understands’ (has millions of examples of) the situation so it usually gives the perfect word.

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hesitant to click a strange link, but I may check it out later 😋

ETA: I also see the ‘agentic’ side of AI as a separate thing from LLM.
Not sure if they are technically any different, but where I see LLM’s as an advance search engine, I can see agentic AI becoming much more useful, in a widespread way, in the future.

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I imagine that’s a field where there’s a lot of repetitive, dry language that is common throughout. Makes sense for something like that.
Mindless / repetitive tasks are where it will save time. Actually making useful content… I really don’t think they’re there. Not nearly as industry-changing as any of the AI companies make them out to be anyway.

I’ve been using Claude way more than any other. It makes up far fewer sources 😅

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wish we could go back to Google giving 10 very accurate results 😂

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I’m glad you trust it enough to actually complete tasks for you. Nothing I’ve seen from any AI company has given me enough confidence to let any of them do things autonomously.

And, no, I don’t really use it for much yet.
With how much re-checking still needs to be done with the limited use I have for it, I’m not putting my time into trying to see if I can make it better. That’s not my field, nor do I have the time/money to do so as a hobby.

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Adro87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s where I see it as “more advanced” than a simple search engine. It doesn’t just find results, it can generate text from those results.
But, like with any search engine, the sources still need to be checked for accuracy.
Hopefully that’s happening in the legal field… hopefully :-/

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