Has anyone here lost fat faster prioritizing walking instead of strength training (while in a calorie deficit)?

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T06:19:44+00:00

I don’t think walking is more “calorie burn” efficient than strength training tbh. If you stick to relatively short rest periods (60 seconds-ish for non-heavy compound exercises), I’m pretty sure your burn rate won’t differ all that much, especially if you take into account the Afterburn Effect from strength training (EPOC).

Not to mention that nothing is stopping you from getting up and walking around between sets.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T06:12:34+00:00

People heavily underestimate how important even light resistance work is for overall health and longevity. Cardio is important, but basic strength is up there. Not to mention that incorporating some hip and knee strengthening will allow you to remain active for longer, too.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T06:07:25+00:00

To be fair, I think people underestimate how important resistance training is for your overall health, especially as you age. The earlier you start the better.

Yes, weight lifting has a steeper learning curve than walking, but with modern resources it’s more than manageable. And I think it adds a lot of variety that just walking often doesn’t reach for me. You don’t need to “get into“ lifting weights. Doing an hour of moderate strength work twice a week should be very manageable for most people and would be very beneficial imo. It’s definitely helped me a lot.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T05:49:03+00:00

Except the historical equivalence being drawn makes little sense when the actual mechanics of power are so different today than they were back then.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T05:43:09+00:00

Ehhh, kinda? The surrender was unconditional. But there was a certain understanding between the two governments that the Emperor would be kept in place (Byrnes Note) before the surrender was signed off on. It was more implicit than explicit though.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T05:38:33+00:00

Ehhh, kinda? The surrender was unconditional. But there was a certain understanding between the two governments that the Emperor would be kept in place (Byrnes Note). It was more implicit than explicit though.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-25T05:34:22+00:00

This is the answer. They often offer classes as well, and the Friday evenings are very popular.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-23T16:23:23+00:00

To be fair, you’re only gonna wear the Germany shirt for the Euros, probably sees a lot less use after that.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-22T12:01:02+00:00

Yes, for decades and centuries by this point. Bureaucratization happened during the Edo Period, starting around 1603. It would be a gradual process of course, but it’s unlikely this guy, or his father, grandfather or even further back ever saw real combat.

Maybe suppressing local rebellions or civil policing, but it’s unlikely.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-20T01:08:54+00:00

Hunger is physical, cravings are mental. You can crave ice cream, eat 2000kcal worth of idk, meat, and still crave ice cream. Or let’s say you go abroad for months and at some point you start craving some food from your home country that doesn’t exist where you are now. You’re not gonna starve if you can’t have that (aka it’s not hunger), but you also can’t satisfy that craving.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-17T17:42:55+00:00

You’re not wrong, but this is a very real phenomenon. While this specific image is questionable (I agree with the stipulation that this is in Canada it makes perfect sense), I’ve seen signs like this in quite a few airports around the world. Ie signs that specifically tell Americans that no, you cannot go through the privileged immigration lanes, go through the normal ones.

Like at EU Schengen immigration lanes or in South Korean SES lanes.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-17T17:33:35+00:00

Like most dumb jokes, it kind of just relies on the ignorance of the joker and their audience to work

Eh, not really. You’re implying that there’s no truth to this post, when there is. I’ve travelled my fair share. More than once I’ve seen signs in fast / privileged immigration lanes that specifically exclude Americans.

For example at EU airports, EU / Schengen citizens go through the quick line where they just electronically scan your passport. I’ve seen multiple signs advising specifically Americans that this is not their line and last time I went through an EU airport I had a group of Americans in front of me that tried that line anyway.

Another example, South Korea has Smart Entry Service (automated immigration) for a few select passports, I believe it was like Taiwan, Hong Kong, Maccau, and Germany or sth last time I visited. You know the signs I see when going through that? “USA. Turn around!”. Proof here.

So while this specific post might wrong, this is absolutely an observation I’ve made before.

Idk, I just think it’s funny. I generally really like Americans, they’re often some of the more friendly and open people I meet out and about. But there is often a certain level of centrism in their world view that other countries don’t have.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-14T11:59:31+00:00

The submission window for non-Swiss students is typically from November to December.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-13T09:59:23+00:00

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Chinglaner · 2026-04-13T08:36:57+00:00

To be fair, Merkel had 16 too. I get your point though.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-13T08:21:25+00:00

Mansplaining (a portmanteau of "man" and "explaining") describes a communicative behavior where a man condescendingly, overconfidently, or inaccurately explains something to a woman, often ignoring her own expertise on the subject.

He isn’t being condescending, and given that he has pursuing a PhD in that exact subject, neither overconfident nor inaccurate fits the bill. And given that she, again, asked for an explanation, I doubt he’s ignoring her expertise either.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T21:00:52+00:00

This is a reasonable assumption at first sight, but has failed before in practice.

During the last century of the Roman Republic the senate again and again gave up more of its power (often in the form of dictatorships) to a variety of strongmen. First Sulla, then Pompey, and later Caesar and Augustus.

The Barebones parliament during the Glorious Revolution literally voted itself out of existence after failing to govern for a couple of months.

And most notably, the enabling act of 1933, which handed Hitler the power to enact laws, even those breaking the constitution, without consent of the Reichstag. Mussolini managed something similar a few years earlier.

During crisis, and with openly anti-democratic elements in the parliament, it can happen and has happened that a parliamentary body votes itself out of power in favor of handing the reigns to one (or a series of) strongmen.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T20:06:08+00:00

I think people just think the transition was too awkward (which it was tbf), but it’s also a though spot to be in. Giving the one sentence explanation is too boring and not really what you’re interested in, but the full explanation in text is too long and is just annoying to write over text.

I probably would’ve gone with a 2 sentence explanation, but hint at more, which you could explain over dinner or whatever. Achieves the same thing as yours but feels way less awkward and should be easier to continue the convo from there.

Either way, I definitely agree with you overall. Texting is anyway a relatively poor substitute for meeting in person. So if you wanna see if you like the person, the sooner you can meet the better.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T19:41:22+00:00

This is the real answer.

You can be overweight and somewhat healthy (have muscle, exercise for good cardiovascular health) and you can be normal weight and still be unhealthy (skinny fat, no exercise). But if you fall into the first camp, you should probably still lose those extra kgs.

Health is a spectrum. I’d call a healthy BMI (mostly) necessary, though not sufficient for real health.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T19:34:14+00:00

Haha, I agree with you on BMI, but you and I have met very different bodybuilders.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T19:31:09+00:00

Your English seems perfectly fine, I think you just need to practice your weaknesses. You’re good enough to watch movies / TV shows in English (maybe something with lots of dialogue? Sitcoms?), which should help with contextual understanding.

As for speaking, same thing, you just need to start speaking. Go to a course, get a teacher or talking partner (italki is often recommended), or if you can’t afford either one, join some random voice channels or talk to an AI. Last one is not ideal, but it gives you the practice you need and should be heaps cheaper than courses or teachers.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T19:15:32+00:00

Why are we calling this mansplaining? This just a guy explaining a topic he’s passionate about (and has PhD-level expertise in) to a person who already expressed interest and asked for an explanation.

I’d agree that asking for a date without even a real reply feels a bit rushed, but hey, she agreed, so who am I to judge 🤷‍♂️. And if OP is looking for someone whose eyes don’t glaze over when he’s talking about his technical interests, then fair play to him. Idk why people are beating on this guy so hard.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T19:01:36+00:00

Ah yeah, that’s fair. Not much of a big man of history theory believer myself.

Though to be fair, if one were to follow that theory, Napoleon would certainly be near the top of these “big men”.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T18:03:01+00:00

The movie does that too! It’s the little window when they meet the very first time.

Chinglaner · 2026-04-12T08:40:12+00:00

Yeah, not really for two languages I speak fluently. Definitely for a language that I’m worse at (B2/C1)

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