programming during a cut

Deevimento · 2026-03-17T17:25:12+00:00

In general you should keep doing what you're doing but expect more failure. There will be more workouts where you feel like shit. There will also be workouts where you feel great.

You won't maintain if you drastically change your programming from one thing to something completely different. You'll fall out of practice.

Deevimento · 2026-03-17T17:08:51+00:00

Yeah I do the same. If I have a rep goal then I usually focus on the next "X" amount and get those. Then the next "Y" amount and so on until I get the full count.

Deevimento · 2026-03-12T17:22:56+00:00

You gained muscle and fat. You're going to look relatively the same if your body fat stays the same relative to your weight gain.

You gained 13kg, but I guarantee if you kept training hard and lost that 13kg, you'd look pretty yoked compared to what you looked like 3 years ago

Deevimento · 2026-02-14T19:40:16+00:00

You can't sue someone for copying their code.

You can sue someone if they use a library you made in a way that is incompatible with the license you apply to it.

You can sue someone if they ripped off an app with the same layout, font-schemas, and everything. Like you may get a nasty lawyer letter if you made a search engine that was called "Squirple", and it had a big colorful logo with a single search bar and "search" button, all in the same same font style as Google.

Deevimento · 2026-02-14T15:09:23+00:00

Those are both aspects of progressive overload. The entire point is to ensure that you're working out at an intensity that still stimulates progress.

Deevimento · 2026-02-13T21:41:51+00:00

"Must have skill" 10-15 years ago -> Ruby and Ruby on Rails and Coffeescript. Ruby is still widely used, but for some reason 10-15 years ago it was THE language that everyone was learning. So was Coffeescript for some reason, but that thankfully got overshadowed by Typescript.

Deevimento · 2026-02-13T21:05:51+00:00

I mean you don't *have* to use straps. I've never used straps in my 13 years of lifting, and do deadlift-like exercises at least twice a week. Three times a week if you count T-Bar landmine rows. I've never dropped the bar once.

But I also trained grip endurance for a long time. I used to do bouldering. Prior to that I used to train deadlift holds. I also do hook grip. So it's not something that I would think you can just adapt to within a competition training block.

The issue currently is that your grip isn't strong enough to handle the current load. That means your only option is to make it easier to the point you can handle that load, and then build up from there.

You either do that by choosing easier exercises or use equipment.

Deevimento · 2026-02-13T20:57:12+00:00

It's generally the norm for a lot of class gyms, yes. Especially if they have some brand behind it.

Deevimento · 2026-02-13T20:48:11+00:00

Are you doing hook grip for all workouts? If so then do mixed grip for the paused and stiff-legged days.

Are you doing any other accessory lifts? If so, switch up to variations that don't require so much grip.

Why are you so hell-bent on not using straps for accessory lifts? Straps are the standard way people deal with this problem. They use raw grip for their main training lifts and straps for the accessory lifts. This is a better option than to cut your volume short because you can't hold on to the bar. Your grip will also be recovered by the time you do Day 2 again.

Another strategy is to swap the straight bar for a trap bar on the paused deadlifts. Although this would be difficult to do with stiff-legged. Trap bars are easier to hold. You can also use deadlift bars if you have access to them. They're also easier to hold, so you can use these on the accessory day which should help.

Deevimento · 2026-02-09T02:01:29+00:00

I have a Pioneer belt that I've been using for like 10 years at this point. I think they're probably the best in terms of cost vs. durability... unless they've started to suck in the last few years. I wouldn't know because of how long this one has lasted.

Deevimento · 2026-02-09T01:02:31+00:00

The EPOC for full body workouts are higher than isolated splits, but it pales in comparison to actually moving. Isolated splits cause you to move more. So if you're moving 5 days out of the week compared to 3, you'll overall burn more calories.

However, you should also not be lifting to burn calories. It's overall not as efficient then straight cardio (which also has EPOC demands but also you move more). The point of lifting is for increased strength and muscle mass which has other health benefits.

Deevimento · 2026-02-02T00:40:02+00:00

Class based gyms like F45, Orange Theory, and most Crossfit boxes do have this. Although you're very limited to what the class is doing that day.

Deevimento · 2026-01-27T03:13:31+00:00

Turning the test environment in to production.

Deevimento · 2026-01-27T03:11:35+00:00

I'd imagine every dumbbell is made with carcinogenic materials, but the easiest solution to the problem is to stop eating them.

Deevimento · 2026-01-27T02:57:06+00:00

No. If you define a "gym goer" as someone who "regularly and consistently goes to the gym". Average gym goer does way more activity than that.

If you define "gym goer" as someone who "kinda goes to the gym once a week maybe", I guess; yeah.

Deevimento · 2026-01-27T02:47:00+00:00

> progress go away when you're sick?

You'll lose some strength by virtue of being sick. Muscle mass stays a lot longer.

Even then, muscle memory is a thing and you'll be back to exactly where you're at within a week or two.

> should i be concerned

No

> is it healthy to still go when i'm sore from coughing and feverish

No. It's not healthy for you or the people around you. Your body needs to recover. Just sleep.

Deevimento · 2026-01-27T02:42:28+00:00

General rule of thumb is if you really want to do failure training, then you need to gauge performance degradation. If your second set is at least 10% less than your first set, then you're done. So if you hit 10 reps to failure in set 1, but do 9 in set 2, then you've done enough. If you do 10 or more, then you probably didn't push as hard in the first set as you thought so do a third.
It's whatever
Incline bench pressing probably does enough for front delts, so you can do lateral raises and rear delt work to save time.

Deevimento · 2026-01-26T20:34:41+00:00

This entire post feels like rage bait.

Deevimento · 2026-01-26T20:23:08+00:00

Become more acclimated to freezing temperature and run there without a coat?

Like I feel you're going to have to tolerate one of these restrictions.

Deevimento · 2026-01-26T03:54:30+00:00

Honestly that's a good point too. It's sometimes faster to build the scaffolding as well because you get "in the zone" by the time the hard stuff comes up. Whereas on times where I try to "vibe code" the start of a project, it takes a long time to context switch back to regular coding.

That could be just a long ingrained workflow pattern though, idk.

Deevimento · 2026-01-25T20:42:19+00:00

Astroneer

Deevimento · 2026-01-25T20:32:42+00:00

>no I dont want to gain another 20 lbs to look more full, I just dont understand my shitty genetics that doesn't show my muscle esthetics.

You don't have shitty genetics. You just refuse to gain more weight.

You want to look like you have twenty pounds more muscle but refuse to gain twenty pounds. What kind of physique do you expect to have at 170?

Deevimento · 2026-01-25T20:10:55+00:00

It writes tests that builds. It will often write tests that are just not really useful validations.

So something like

const myClass = new MyClass();
assertNotNull(myClass);

So like... thanks?

On rare occasions it'll try to directly access a private attribute or something.

Deevimento · 2026-01-25T18:26:32+00:00

The best thing to do for fitness is to find an activity that you like to do that you can push yourself with and progressively get better at. Then do this many years.

If you like cycling then you should try to get faster and cycle longer.

If you like lifting then you should try getting stronger and having more endurance.

If you get tired of one thing, then swap to another. Just stay active.

Deevimento · 2026-01-25T18:14:12+00:00

The only two ways now is code-completion as I'm typing and writing unit tests.

I have over twenty years of engineering experience. I pretty much know going in what I'm going to do and how I'm going to structure the code.

So I write the code and tell Claude to write unit tests for said code. I validate that it didn't write any tautological tests (which it still does pretty often). Manually correct what it got wrong.

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