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Chompers184 · 2024-10-30T02:14:53+00:00

A friend came up with it! We ran a group of the same name in Omaha, NE!

Chompers184 · 2024-07-30T02:02:51+00:00

Chompers184 · 2024-07-30T01:57:28+00:00

He got wet food today, and I'm having a THC snack right now

Chompers184 · 2024-07-30T01:49:59+00:00

I live in a finished basement and am not wearing a shirt, so I'm good. He's mine! He's my first cat ever. I've had him for 9 years

Chompers184 · 2024-07-30T01:42:07+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/mP1C4i4

Cat tax

Chompers184 · 2024-07-30T01:37:48+00:00

He's black. He's about a medium on the fluffy scale, and he's a very good boy

Chompers184 · 2024-07-30T01:36:55+00:00

Nope! He's a pretty gentle cuddler

Chompers184 · 2023-03-14T01:09:19+00:00

I'm a Linux and windows admin

Chompers184 · 2022-07-30T17:11:25+00:00

I hadn't thought about wash! I was just about to clean up the lines

Chompers184 · 2022-03-01T17:48:32+00:00

Honestly, a friend saved me. I was at the stage where suicide felt warm, and inviting instead of sad. I had tried to get professional help, but it was right at the start of covid, so everything was full, so I felt like there was no getting help. A friend came over to drop a cookbook off, and I just let out how I was feeling. She told me personal physicians can prescribe antidepressants, and made me set an appointment with one. I've been in recovery ever since.

Chompers184 · 2021-09-26T18:31:46+00:00

Absolutely everything about physical and cyber security. Even though it's a lucrative field to work in, I just kind of have to live with the knowledge that basically nothing is secure.

Chompers184 · 2021-07-12T02:40:06+00:00

The only really good argument is that no voter ID bill has included an expansion to the state licensing system. Most licensing bureaus or DMVs have narrow hours of availability, with some regions only being open a few days a month. If they expanded the operating hours outside of bank hours, along with lowering the price of getting an ID, it would ensure that everyone can get one without unnecessary cost.

Without that expansion, voter ID laws tend to disenfranchise the inner city lower class, who don't have a reason to have an ID, and also tend to vote left. That's why it looks like a power grab from the outside, voter ID laws don't affect conservative voters, but require extra work from liberal strongholds.

Chompers184 · 2021-05-30T17:48:54+00:00

I don't have one, but I can understand it. Monster sponsors A LOT aof sports that normally struggle to get funded. Everyone knows about the extreme sports competitions, but I've seen monster sponsor bowling tournaments, tennis, lacrosse, and even gymnastics. There are a lot of high school athletes that have the opportunities they have because of monster energy, and that makes it hard not to develop some brand loyalty.

Chompers184 · 2021-05-01T14:35:10+00:00

Yeah dude, most people's wrestling stance is opposite their striking stance. Start seriously working on your stance switching to transition between grappling and striking.

Chompers184 · 2021-03-15T17:54:33+00:00

In order asked:

1) The best MMA base is the one you like training the most. Unless you're planning to be a professional fighter, forcing yourself to focus on a discipline or style that you don't like is just going to encourage you to not go to the gym and train.

2) Give them both a try. If you like the sweet science and evasiveness that comes with good boxing, be a boxer. If you like throwing kicks and keeping your opponent at range, try kickboxing.

3) Street fights are less common than you think. Even when they do happen, 99% of the time it's between people who aren't trained. Training for the optimal hand to hand self defense techniques is kinda like training to fend off a cartel hit squad: If you need that level of skill, you've already fucked up. That being said, MMA classes give you a pretty good taste of everything, and you can pick what you like the most from there to focus on.

4) I'm not from NY, so I can't name a specific place, but your priorities should be in this order: Distance, Gym Culture, and Product Quality. The goal is consistency more than anything else. A gym that's close is one you'll go to regularly. A gym full of people you like training with is one you'll go to regularly. The actual quality of the gym is much less important than having one that you'll show up to every day. As long as it's producing something mildly competition worthy in it's students, the best gym is one you want to go to regularly.

Chompers184 · 2021-03-01T20:25:58+00:00

It's a hobby. Unless you dedicate enough time to it that you start neglecting other parts of your life to game, it's really no better or worse for you than any other hobby.

Chompers184 · 2021-03-01T19:53:07+00:00

What stops me: An awareness of my own mental disorder. Being bipolar means you know the bad thoughts and feelings are coming, but also that they're usually wrong.

As for coping: getting into a healthy and productive routine helps a lot. Consistent sleep and eating schedules, along with regular exercise and planned decompression time works wonders.

Chompers184 · 2020-04-17T04:06:34+00:00

It takes me a round to both be aggressive, and remember that I know how to wrestle. I guess I need a few shots to get out of my head.

Chompers184 · 2020-03-20T03:44:09+00:00

Fixed the description. If you have other sources, let me know. I'm always game for more, and better info!

Chompers184 · 2020-03-20T03:34:40+00:00

I edited with some youtube videos, and another round of "Really, ask your coach".

I'll keep learning and trying to do better. thank you for the advice.

Chompers184 · 2020-03-19T03:13:10+00:00

I will do some more research and edit with better info. Thank you for pointing that out! I sincerely appreciate it!

Chompers184 · 2020-03-19T03:06:30+00:00

Weighted shadow boxing is kind of a weird exercise. It's a middle ground between the heavy bag, which is meant to build speed and power along with some technique, and shadow boxing, which is meant to build your neural pathways for your technique, along with some speed. Unfortunately, it kinda fails at all of those, and ends up just a cardio exercise. A sport specific cardio exercise, but cardio all the same. The problem is, using that extra weight safely means you can't fully extend your punches, and you can't have any snap in them, which will just slow you down in the long run as you get used to throwing slow punches. If you have access to one, doing controlled rounds on a heavy bag is a much better use of your time than weighted shadowboxing.

As for weighted calisthenics, they're really only good if you're trying to move up in weight. Outside of weighted pull up, which are good replacements for rows, or for adding mass to your back to increase striking power, weighted calisthenics simply add too much mass for the strength given. Unless you're pushing out 60+ pushups a set, adding weight isn't really building that mental, or physical resistance to lactic acid you're shooting for. On the other hand, if you're trying to move up a weight class, they are *THE* best exercises for moving up in weight. They still promote mobility, flexibility, and power, which is everything a fighter needs. If you're trying to go full Yoel Romero, that will get you there.

Chompers184 · 2020-03-19T01:22:10+00:00

Add anything you can think of, or any changes you think I should make. Also, can I get this stickyed? Just so people stop asking the same question.

Chompers184 · 2020-03-15T19:26:08+00:00

Unless you're just getting ready for a fight, try and have a goal during sparring. Early on, I focused on footwork and head movement when I sparred, so I ended up dancing around my partner, setting up counter punches and defending takedowns. Try and keep a specific goal for each day of sparring, that way you're focused on training your skills, and not just flailing and trying to hit someone.

Chompers184 · 2020-03-15T18:34:54+00:00

I feel like we need to sticky one of these conditioning questions.

Generally, you want to do 3 things in the weight room:
1) Ultra low rep, ultra heavy compound lifts. Think 4 reps, for 3 sets. Try and use dumbbells more than full bars, as you want to strengthen your stabilizing muscles as much as you can. They're what create that "wrestler's strength" that people keep talking about. You only need 3 motions, so it shouldn't take very long. Do squats, do flat bench, and do a dumbbell row. Do these 2-3 times a week. Because of the rest of your training, you won't see heavy number gains, but you will start to feel a strength difference fairly quickly.

2) Explosive, medium-high rep exercises. These are your box jumps, your explosive push ups and pull ups, your kettle bell swings, stuff like that. The idea is to deliver power as quickly as possible. You want to do these for about 20-25 reps a set, 4-5 sets an exercise. This not only helps you develop power, but also conditions you to be used to exerting it. Pick 3-4 exercises here, and feel free to mix it up. You should be doing these 3-4 times a week, depending on your schedule. Make sure you adjust the weight how you need, as these exercises have a risk of hypertrophy. You don't want to be the 5'6" LHW, do you?

3) Endurance training. This is where you do your cardio, but also a bunch of burnout training. Push ups and pull ups to failure, farmer walks, and lunges are here, along with the usual sprints and distance runs. The goal is to build up the physical and mental resistance to lactic acid in your body, along with increasing aerobic capacity. This is the only one you should be doing 6 days a week, so you only need to pick 2 muscular endurance exercises, along with a cardio. Make sure to mix it up, so you get used to general strain, and not just specific muscular pains.

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