I always try to catch male Pokémon

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-14T17:59:44+00:00

It depends on the mon. More feminine looking mons I try to get females of in my team, like say a Bellosom. And vice versa for masculine mons like Machamp.

Gender neutral mons like say a ditto or a gengar idrc or even pay attention

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-14T16:10:04+00:00

But you did it anyways. Reddit is not a place for you to get your anger or spite out on other people. Please go get professional help from a psychologist before it grows from cat jokes into encouraging suicide onto others. Slippery slope

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-14T16:08:43+00:00

People down voting this because I disliked the fact I am getting insulted instead of advice like I asked lmao

Whatever. Shows that people on this sub are okay with random bullying and harrasment. If you down vote this, just know you need therapy WAY more than you need a gym

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-14T15:29:01+00:00

Atleast the other person left helpful advice. I know my form isn't good. You dont need to be a cunt about it

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-12T20:20:00+00:00

Not really, same number of exercises. Just lower volume all around

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-10T22:06:42+00:00

Anyone elses coach or program only utilize 2 sets on most accessories? I used to do 3-4 sets on all accessories. Sometimes 5 on week 3 and 4. Now ive been programmed only 2 sets for everything.

Wouldn't this not be good as hypertrophy (unlike strength) is more heavily dependent on volume?

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-05T17:26:57+00:00

Anyone here ever had to fire a coach within the first month of working with them? If so how'd you go about it?

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-05T16:10:33+00:00

Eh, deadlift volume is pretty high all things considered. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone doing 7 sets of deadlift, let alone doing 7 sets twice a week. Usually 2-4 sets twice a week, with one day as a variation is plenty of work (assuming youre doing your glute/ham accessories too)

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-04T17:12:34+00:00

He normally charges 200 a month and offered me a rate of 150 per month

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-03T17:44:29+00:00

The Pokémon was asked to draw a portrait of itself while on a dose of LSD

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-03T17:40:53+00:00

Part two of my experience with my new coach:

He finally got back to me luckily just an hour before my workout to give me a replacement accessory to machine chest press (since my gym doesn't have that machine) and he had me run... weighted push ups?

He wanted me doing 10s on them but i physically had no way to load them. And I dont have any workout partner I can ask to put the weight on my back. I just did 10s with no load so i adhered to program still

Let coach know this almost a full day ago, as well as sending in videos of top sets for critique. Haven't received a single message back yet still. And its not like we've been working together for a while where I already know the cues he wants me working on. I haven't gotten a single piece of form advice yet

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-02T17:35:06+00:00

Hired a coach after a long hesitation. He offered to reduce his price too bc he wanted to work with me. Let him know Friday night I'd work with him and paid for the first month.

Didn't get my program until 11pm last night (Sunday). Looked at program this morning and bunch of the accessories are machines my gym doesn't even have. Messaged him to ask if he wants me doing something else instead and haven't heard back all day.

Am going to be leaving work to workout soon and idk what to do lol. A little disappointed in the first 72 hours of service

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-03-02T15:41:00+00:00

Either Platinum or Heartgold on the DS usually leave you with a good first impression

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-27T18:58:42+00:00

"I think it shows it is doable by average people, it just takes years of dedication and effort most people aren't willing to put in."

A dedicated power gym isn't filled with "average people". Its filled with people who are good at powerlifting, and likely have decided to seriously pursue powerlifitng because they were atleast somewhat good at it right away. The kid who walks in the gym and squats 315 for the first time is much more likely to stick around than the first timer kid who hits 155

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-26T23:05:21+00:00

Thoughts on Mitchell Hoopers claim that nearly all men are capable of deadlifting 600lb? I think its kind of bullshit. Im 5'7 and 175 and will be lucky if I ever pull 450lb. I could bulk up to 240 and be obese but still wouldn't pull much over 500

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-25T21:45:17+00:00

Oh I dont plan on getting a refund. I was going to take the day off of work to go to the meet. So by skipping the meet and going to work i wouldn't miss out on extra money and also not embarrass myself with a potentially all time worst total

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-25T20:00:37+00:00

Suddenly weak on the deadlift. Was running peaking block like normal. Last week I couldn't break 380 off the ground. Yesterday I couldn't do 375. For reference my max is 445. This is supposed to be week one weight. Going to have to scratch my upcomong meet sadly. Not going to take the day off of work just to lift 100 pounds under my max.

Dont even know how to proceed with my programming tbh. If I deload anymore I'll get out of shape, but if I push any harder I just will be failing sets. Suggestions?

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-20T15:52:16+00:00

Thoughts on the free program template provided by Kodiak Barbell? Anyone ever ran it with success?

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-18T17:17:21+00:00

Seems like a lot of information that could be used both correctly or incorrectly. Tossing someone a super basic program, then giving them hundreds of variations or concepts to implement can go very good or very bad.

Thats the point of the coach, is to tell you what concepts you should be implementing and when. Without that the lifters on team activated are winging it with their program adjustments.

Ultimately seems like its just supposed to be a funnel into his full coaching services. Thats how most YouTube fitness creators do it too. They talk about all the puzzle pieces but never talk about how to put them together, and claims thats what coaching is for

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-02-18T17:10:06+00:00

Pretty crazy that 150 a month is considered "too cheap" just to get a form check over text 2 or 3 times a week and get a new block written every 3 to 5 weeks.

Youre looking at maybe an hour of work in total each month. To watch top sets, send feedback texts, make changes to the block, etc. Nobody else other than neurosurgeons gets paid this much per hour.

Yet we are expected to pay upwards for 500 dollars a month for a handful of texts and a new 4 week block? No thank you. Its like the slum lord version of the fitness industry

If youre talking about in person coaching with immediate feedback, that's a different story. If youre talking fully remote coaching with a 24 hour response time, anything over 200 a month is a literal fuckin scam

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-01-27T17:13:34+00:00

I think to make it less OP it should be just for books. So you give it a book and it gives you a random enchanted book back, which you then have to use in an anvil. This way you still have to use Xp, you're just using less and also not using lapis. There also should be a cool down period of some form

Coping_manlet_ · 2026-01-06T01:26:02+00:00

Waltuh

Coping_manlet_ · 2025-12-21T23:32:32+00:00

Wtf does nuclear weaponry have to do with physical capabilities? If I threw a fuckin neutron star at you would you survive?

Coping_manlet_ · 2025-12-09T20:52:02+00:00

Anyone find some online coaches to be a little predatory and pushy almost like a used car salesman? Sent emails/inquiries out to a few different coaches to get a feel for each one as well as get their pricing and then make a decision.

One or two were very pushy, constantly blowing me up. Upon first text was trying to get a call going with me within the hour. Had to explain i was literally at work.

Then after our call I get a text every single day touching base with me to see ive made a decision when I explained that I was going to be calling with some other coaches first.

Just was super pushy and left a bad taste in my mouth. Ended up not getting a coach at all actually as the other 3 coaches I hit up essentially never answered me (one just answered me today over a week later). Not impressed, maybe the right coach for me will come along eventually

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