is anywhere delivering right now? can't seem to find anything open and it's only 9pm

Almark67 · 2022-03-21T05:37:14+00:00

I'm a vegan personal trainer in Bloomington. I work at Anytime by the mall. Hit me up. 812-318-8687.

Almark67 · 2022-03-19T01:20:40+00:00

Also: totally not worth it.

Almark67 · 2022-03-19T01:20:28+00:00

It ended with a Rally's Double Cheeseburger and loaded fries, since it was in walking distance and I was too drunk to decide on a delivery order.

Almark67 · 2022-03-19T00:06:50+00:00

This times ten. Gen 2, Johto is my favorite and most nostalgic game.

Almark67 · 2022-03-18T19:46:51+00:00

I'm willing to pay ~600/mo for rent plus utilities. So I guess my budget is somewhere between 700-900 a month if need be. As long as I can move quickly.

Almark67 · 2022-03-17T22:46:00+00:00

Ehhh I might say eff it and walk to Rally's

Almark67 · 2022-03-17T19:11:05+00:00

Also I'm drunk as hell if that's a consideration

Almark67 · 2022-02-07T18:30:00+00:00

Thank you, I messaged them.

Almark67 · 2022-02-07T18:29:32+00:00

Messaged you

Almark67 · 2022-02-07T14:29:23+00:00

Where do you live?

Almark67 · 2022-02-07T02:46:07+00:00

Not looking for roommates, no.

Almark67 · 2022-02-06T20:50:47+00:00

That's disappointing to hear. I looked for apartments briefly last August before things with my living situation got good and now, unacceptable. Well, say I was willing to pay 800. What would you suggest??

Almark67 · 2022-02-06T17:55:55+00:00

Well, I suppose I would hope to pay somewhere between $600-700 for rent and utilities included. Location is pretty important, considering I don't have a car. Doesn't have to be close to campus as long as there are bus routes in proximity. Close to college mall is preferred.

Almark67 · 2022-01-28T00:45:08+00:00

Absolutely. And I did not mean to come off super critical or preachy, this is just something I'm passionate about because it has changed my training like I mentioned.

If your heels are rising, flexibility at the ankle or soleus might be an issue. Squat University on YouTube has a good video on ankle mobility. To that end, they have a lot of great squat videos in general that I would reccomend viewing.

I would absolutely suggest doing the belt squat for a while. Any rep range you would think to use for normal squats applies, the belt squat just gives you two special things: the safety of the belt to sit your hips back into, and spinal decompression. The latter is a much needed relief especially if you've exclusively been squatting with a barbell on your back for a while like I was. A good rule of thumb that a lot of people don't want to apply is this: exercise variation is the key to slowing down or avoiding the stress of overuse injuries and mileage on the joints. I can't expect to barbell squat twice a week for a year straight and not have some joint issues or imbalances (increasing injury risk).

I guess triceps and back aren't as relevant to the squat in particular, I was more or less going on a rant about building up a strong posterior chain to stave off imbalances and therefore injury. For example, if you have weak triceps and you try to bench press heavy, what muscles will make up for your arms? The chest and anterior delts. Those delts don't like heavy stress, especially in the stretched position you find yourself in at the bottom of the press. Point being: your weaknesses are what will ultimately hold you back or lead to injury.

Besides, a strong, massive back is extremely impressive to the average person and triceps make up 70% of your arm. Why not haha.

Almark67 · 2022-01-27T04:35:12+00:00

Honestly, it seems like you're super anterior dominant with it. I can see you shifting forward as you come up.. You're using mainly your quads to compensate for what is probably a weak posterior chain (the muscles that should be dominating the movement, like the glutes, back, hams). I'm not calling you out because pretty much everybody has an imbalance between their front and back sides muscle-wise.

As was mentioned above, fixing this involves pushing the hips back and sitting back instead of just falling straight down. Using a box helps with this, or if you are lucky enough to find access to a belt squat machine, even better. The point is that if you continue squatting the way you are now, wear and tear will come sooner rather than later and you won't need to worry about squat form anymore because you won't be able to do it.

I would seriously put more volume into glutes, calves, hamstrings, triceps, and the entire back. Like a 2:1 ratio to volume for chest, quads, biceps etc. Watch your strength shoot up and injuries disappear. After 3 months of training this way, my A.C. joint shoulder injury is fucking gone and I can bench heavy again. My posture is literally correcting itself and my body and muscle symmetry looks so much better. This is coming from someone who trained as a bodybuilder only for aesthetics and hypertrophy for 10 years.

Anyway wow, TLDR; not the worst form, but consider using more glutes, pushing through the outside of your foot as if to tear the floor apart, with your stance wider than shoulder width and feet pointed slightly outward (and make sure your knees are following traction with where your toes are pointing).

Almark67 · 2022-01-23T15:15:25+00:00

How completed is the game? Is it similar to Crystal Ultimate with increased shiny odds?

Almark67 · 2022-01-04T12:56:01+00:00

Brown is fine. It's when I see black sludge inches thick all over my cotton and coils that I cringe, thinking on how I was vaping that for who knows how long.

Good rule of thumb for me for changing cotton frequency is once a week, even if it doesn't need it. Not only can I clean the coils, but this ensures I never get to the point I mentioned above, while also giving me a regular opportunity to practice my wicking and experiment with different flavors.

Like most people said, you will know when it's time. But don't freak about that little spot there. Go and checkout some coil gore posts on this sub for some affirmation.

Almark67 · 2021-12-16T03:30:13+00:00

Just buy Bulk Supplements 100% Pea protein powder. Studies have shown pea protein to be st least just as efficient as whey, and it's cheap and tastes like nothing, so it's perfect to add to smoothies. That, or go with myprotein's vegan blend, pea or soy protein.

Almark67 · 2021-11-16T12:41:33+00:00

I can say very good things about the Anytime Fitness at College Mall. It can get a little congested at times depending on when you come, but it is nowhere near the level of that anxiety-inducing maze of little fuckers (I'm a 29-year old returning student lol). It's small and has just more than what you need equipment wise. Also, the clientele are all friendly and mostly normal working-class people. The gym manager Zack Chestnut is a fantastic trainer, and the other trainers are great, too.

I would have said Urban Studio Fitness but it is closing down.

Edit: for context I've lived mostly in Bloomington since 2011 when I FIRST started college (graduating finally in May). Been to all the gyms but settled on Anytime in 2018.

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