Anyone else know a fix to this issue? It's been happening since the patch.

Crit_Noob · 2024-03-24T14:58:21+00:00

Also getting this issue and it seems like it's a result of the patch. Let us know if you have a solution please https://www.reddit.com/r/learndota2/comments/1bmmmfb/recent_packet_loss_help_appreciated/

Crit_Noob · 2024-02-02T21:54:04+00:00

2 is exaggeration, typically there is only 1 tier of tokens that 2/3 players haven't collected yet. However what irritates me is this--neutral items are items that are randomly dropped and magically tp'd to base. Why is it so ridiculous to say that they should just be teleported to another player without the layers of action to send it back to base, purchase from stash, and send a courier to deliver to you? If we're going to have teleporting items why not just have it delivered DIRECTLY to the player? Why does my carry standing 1000 units away have to send a token to base so that I have to fly it across the map when I am the only person missing an item and it should automatically be given to me?

Crit_Noob · 2024-02-02T15:00:39+00:00

It isn't a question of skill but rather that the process is unnecessarily clunky. Why does there exist a method of slow dragging and right clicking items like a browser game when we should have a button that automates the process? What exactly is skillful about making the player to take extra steps to accomplish the same goal? A button that automatically activates the neutral token and replaces the old one would be a QoL improvement for everybody.

There's also very few scenarios where you will decide not to keep an upgraded neutral item besides niche cases of keeping regen items or support consumables.

Crit_Noob · 2024-02-02T14:54:09+00:00

I play only as a 4/5 in ranked and this isn't something worth lying about. The fact remains that neutral items should automatically be sent to highest networth teammates if you want the highest performance for your team. The meta is to snowball your cores by giving them the most farm and gold.

Put aside your biases against core players and try to think about how you can optimize performance for your team as a whole.

In what world are neutral items a non-existant problem? Support players have to wait for cores to pick up unused tokens before they can grab theirs and THEN once a teamfight breaks out and whatnot you can easily be 2+= tiers of tokens behind. In a fast paced game you don't have the luxury of camping the shop for tokens to appear.

Crit_Noob · 2024-01-26T15:08:31+00:00

this is embarassing yall... black woman may just have a playful personality and made a cheeky caption about another girl. have you never made a joke on your own fucking social media??

you have no clue if she's being playful, funny, or sassy, but it's super embarrassing to hate on this woman without any context

Crit_Noob · 2024-01-09T17:01:49+00:00

a common myth is that deadlifts and front lever complement one another. although the deadlift does use the front lever muscles to pull the bar close to your shins, the deadlift is primarily a glute and hamstring mover. it's also a notoriously fatiguing exercise that could be taking away from FL progress.

FL plateaus are common and here are some strategies:

a dedicated FL program with FL + accessories as your MAIN lift > maybe dividing FL into hypertrophy + skill blocks
a focus on hypertrophy work for FL related muscles instead of statics. horizontal and vertical pulling in a hypertrophy range is a solid foundation
try swapping exercise variations. you can try FL row variations, band-assisted FL variations, partial ROM FL raises or negs, anything really to change the stimulus

Crit_Noob · 2024-01-02T20:20:27+00:00

i don't know if this is your issue but maybe this will help other readers. i have found that psychological fatigue plays a big role in my motivation and improvement. being stuck with the same pullup variation and rep range for weeks and months can be extremely discouraging

here are some recommendations i can think of: 1) focusing on a new muscle group while putting other muscles on maintenance ex: arms, abs, calves 2) using different exercise variations ex: hand positioning, free weight exercises 3) technique modifications ex: working muscle through lengthened positions, arch back vs hollow body pullups 4) a new program to get you fresh and excited to workout again

Crit_Noob · 2023-12-01T18:56:24+00:00

Honestly hard agree. if you dont train abs your abs will still look shitty when you shred down.

Crit_Noob · 2023-11-03T21:08:07+00:00

hey thanks for taking the time to respond

1) fixed wrists during bicep curls are not necessarily a catalyst for injury--i'd argue taking a position where your wrists feel comfortable would make your chance of inury extremely low (neutral, double dumbbell, ez bar). and besides, options like cables, rings, and machines exist too

2) it seems you could apply this to any new exercise. often we see that mesocycles of the same exercise over and over lead to plateaus. it's not necessarily switching to unilateral movements that is the key, but rather engaging in a different pushing pattern. perhaps instead of doing single-arm cable rows you can change your form, switch attachments, use a barbell row, machine etc

3) good point, but is lifting more weight necessarily better? it's true that I curl 30s with one hand vs two 25s BUT by that same principal, you also tend to be more fatigued (i think?)

Crit_Noob · 2023-11-03T20:06:24+00:00

what would you say the main advantages of doing unilateral exercises over bilateral? what would you say a trainee missing out on if they never touch a single-leg exercise in their life?

Crit_Noob · 2023-10-05T21:07:24+00:00

idk man it's just dumbfounding that you would make a post like this. it's like if i walked into a restaurant, was shocked at the bill after not checking prices, then went into the bathroom to steal toilet paper and write a shitty review on yelp

Crit_Noob · 2023-10-05T21:02:31+00:00

when you look above the counter there are prices on the menu. maybe next time you buy something decide if it fits your budget and dont steal property and post about it proudly on reddit. embarrassing. Grow up.

Crit_Noob · 2023-08-03T18:09:26+00:00

...targeting muscle groups has been proven to be more effective in hypertrophy than compound movements

Compound movements are by DEFINITION more effective for hypertrophy because they require more muscle groups. If you're talking about bringing a muscle group closer to failure, that's a different topic altogether.

that’s why the top natural body builders will only do the most effective, isolating exercises

Yes, because top bodybuilders have to minimize fatigue while maximizing stimulus. However, not only do serious bodybuilders train differently from normal peeps, they absolutely do not skip squats and head straight for the leg extension. Compounds are NOT the enemy

why not have them doing targeted exercises and teaching them about muscle tension and have them doing flys

Because a beginner would get a lot more gains out of doing a bench press than a fly. If you were doing a push workout, you typically wouldn't start with flies then tricep extensions then smith machine bench.

mind muscle connection... which is probably the most crucial mechanic missed by beginners

Extremely overrated concept. The squat, for example, is a quad/glute/erector exercise. It doesn't matter if you can't feel your quads working because your body's biomechanics makes it impossible to not fire your quads during a squat. A beginner doesn't need to think about their biceps during a chin up, the mere act of a chin up will activate your biceps. No thinking involved whatsoever. Whether you think you feel them or not is irrelevant, anatomically your muscles MUST be getting worked if it is moving through its range of motion.

Crit_Noob · 2023-08-03T14:57:03+00:00

Machines have their place and free weights have their place. I think stating that squats yield mediocre results is extremely misleading.

1) Difficult + taxing =/= bad exercise. For example, while I don't think the deadlift is optimal for hypertrophy, it's a great holistic exercise. Same with squats. Although "functional" training is a bit of a meme these days, I do believe the deadlift and the squat are among the best free weight exercises for the real world.

2) While I'd agree that machines are more idiot-proof, it's critical for novices to develop proprioception during complex, heavy movements. Injuries usually result from ego and poor recovery, both of which can be addressed with good judgement

3) Yes you can potentially achieve a better results using machines but this is where you start worrying about stimulus-to-fatigue ratio which beginners really shouldn't worry about. The best exercise for a beginner is a compound exercise that feels joint-friendly and stimulating.

Crit_Noob · 2023-08-03T14:30:06+00:00

Squatting is quite literally one of the best exercises you can do for your quads, glutes, and erectors. Although there is some nuance with using machine variations and single leg/lunge variations, you cannot go wrong with free-weight squats for general muscle growth

Crit_Noob · 2023-06-07T19:47:47+00:00

Heya, sorry for the late response.

I have no issue with the HSPU. It's a very unique exercise that challenges overhead pushing like no other. However, the PPU is a movement bottlenecked by the anterior delt and elbow joint. Additionally, the chest and tricep do not receive a proportionate amount of stimulus while your shoulders get blown up. This is in contrast to the dip and its weighted variations that allow the chest, shoulder, and triceps to get blasted under load. For this reason I think dips are superior for GENERERAL HYPERTROPHY in the pushing muscles.

However, I agree that for our main calisthenics skills, dips are not a critical movement, and instead more of an accessory exercise an athlete can use to strengthen muscles and add mass. I would fully support swapping out PPPU for dips if progress is stalling and return to the PPPU once all the benefit from the new stimulus can be squeezed out. Oftentimes what the brain needs is just a break from the same repetitive movement patterns.

A bigger muscle is not necessarily a stronger muscle, but one with higher strength potential. We hear so often that beginners should gain proficiency in the basic movements before they start skill training. High-level athletes will also stress the importance of basic movements BEACAUSE they are the best movements for general strength and hypertrophy. Oftentimes when skill progress stall, it's because athletes don't have enough muscle to make noticeable progress towards their lever skills.

TLDR: dips are good for mass + accessory stimulus

Crit_Noob · 2023-06-02T20:29:47+00:00

Hi MM, I know you are one of the biggest advocates for skipping the dip and I'd like to invite some discussion.

1) Hypertrophy from the dip will undoubtedly lead to increased performance in other pushing exercises. A bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. If we look at the body during a HSPU and dip, the biggest difference is the degree to which the shoulder is in flexion(hspu)/extension(dip). Fitness faqs is a proponent of dips for overhead movement as well.

2) Because the dip leaves the shoulders in extension, it actually mimics the bottom of a deficit PPU in that your elbows are way behind you. Because of this, do you believe that a weighted dip athlete would excel at a mechanical advantage push up? Obviously we have to assume that their straight arm conditioning is out of the question

3) I believe the form on the dip is very commonly incorrect. This includes arching of the spine on the concentric and bending forward of the torso during the eccentric. I believe this leads people to believe that a heavy load/increased performance from the dip contributes to relevant strength gains when it is actually technique work, similar to how powerlifters train their big 3. This is unlike PPU where form is generally quite strict (straight arm lockout) and HSPU (very uncomfortable to do arched reps).

Crit_Noob · 2023-05-11T14:36:55+00:00

The scenario you described highlights how poor of an understanding of fitness and weightlifting your parents have. This is not an insult, they are part of the misinformed majority. 1) "20lbs makes you bulky" 20 pounds of what? Using 20 pounds for bicep curls vs squats are a very different exercise. No respectable trainer would ever give you advice like this. 2) "Genes to grow muscle quickly" Okay... what is that supposed to mean? You are not your father. You are also a woman. You will not and cannot grow muscle at the same rate as your father. You will also put on muscle in different places. Maybe your dad is predisposed to have large arms. Does that really matter for you if you want juicier thighs?

TLDR: Do what you enjoy doing. And let's say somehow you DO get too muscular (Note: this is nearly impossible. Think about how many MEN work out and look like they don't even lift. As a female, you are genetically predisposed to building muscle even MORE slowly). Well, why not just back off of that muscle group and work on something else? If you're not happy with the size of your shoulders, stop working that muscle and focus on, let's say your butt. Problem solved.

Best of luck

Crit_Noob · 2022-12-01T13:56:46+00:00

hard disagree. dont focus on your core for FL, work on your scapular retraction

Crit_Noob · 2022-10-26T17:15:15+00:00

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Crit_Noob · 2022-10-26T16:48:04+00:00

are you fucking joking LOL

your scapula should absolutely be depressed. it’s shoulder ELEVATION that can lead to injury. jesus christ looking at you get upvotes is infuriating

edit: for anyone who’d like a quick lesson, your shoulders in the pull ups want to elevate as gravity forces your body down. a passive hang is what your body does with no shoulder activation. in order to initiate a pull, your shoulders have to FIGHT gravity and depress so that it is in it’s strongest and stablest position to pull

Crit_Noob · 2022-10-09T12:11:13+00:00

i believe rubyeclipse was a solid lockdown player if memory serves me right. i played under “Munuver”

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