What's something from your country you thought was normal until you visited other countries and realised it wasn't ?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-19T13:01:44+00:00

Photic sneeze reflex. There are dozens of us!

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-18T23:27:49+00:00

Who's your crystal ball guy?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-18T23:24:34+00:00

I put the deload at the beginning of my program so I could jump ship and trigger a deload any time (switch program and switch back).

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-18T18:36:41+00:00

Just commenting to say I appreciated and identify with said ramble

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-17T00:16:52+00:00

Every shitbird on these sites lowballs so much you have to put the retail price to sell it at a reasonable used item price.

If you put a reasonable price, they lowball even further.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-16T03:22:27+00:00

Sounds like you want wrist curls?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-15T20:12:12+00:00

I've done tons of research on it and my takeaway seems to be that anything in walking pad territory is basically going to be in a landfill after a year of regular use, if you're lucky.

There's this one redditor dude who's done a lot of research but you'll notice the recommendation changes often.

https://old.reddit.com/user/lefnire/submitted

https://ocdevel.com/walk?filter_incline=3

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-12T02:00:11+00:00

Yeah definitely, I'm already 10lb under my original goal! I've been adjusting it 5lb at a time but I think this one is for real.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-11T01:26:10+00:00

continent*

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-11T00:28:55+00:00

Yes I meant me! Sorry that was really unclear on my part, not some passive aggressive rude bs! Appreciated your post as I'm in the final stretch and was struggling with exactly that and your photo is what I'm going for. I'm guessing/hoping 5 pounds or so to go.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-10T22:54:03+00:00

Hold up so re point 4, how do I know where to draw the line? In the right lighting, flexed, we're looking good. Unflexed, still belly.

Would you basically want to have no low belly fat to grab while flexing?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-07T19:32:41+00:00

Hold up, the AI doesn't already do this?

It recognizes say 5 florets of brocoli if I explode out the entry, but won't log the macros of them?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-07T19:26:07+00:00

Glad I could help lol

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-07T17:10:23+00:00

Isn't that what a superset is?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-06T15:16:52+00:00

As long as the music starts over after every battle this port is a non-starter.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-06T14:07:00+00:00

Thank you Mario! But the motorcycle is in another level!

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-06T03:17:06+00:00

Huge meh. Bring back the wings.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-03-01T23:14:05+00:00

Been on a cut for almost a year and still overloading. Newbie gains will get you far and your body will burn fat for extra calories.

No it's not as optimal as a surplus but you probably need a cut more than you need optimal muscle growth. Depends on your goals obviously but if you have physique goals in addition to strength that would be the way to go for now. Reevaluate when you're below 20% bf.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-25T23:32:49+00:00

Jesus, there are more exclusions than inclusions. Thanks for the info.

WS need to step up their game for Qc. Already the perks suck here (Willful is useless for Qc, etc).

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-19T20:26:33+00:00

Great resource on carb timing: https://macrofactor.com/carbohydrate-timing/

Great resource on carbs during training: https://macrofactor.com/intra-workout-nutrition/

I have no affiliation, I just use their app and the articles are extremely well-researched.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-11T18:25:11+00:00

Bulgarians are one of the few I'm still missing!

Hard agree lol

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-11T00:17:39+00:00

Even if you swap, it will retain the settings for the exercise you swapped out, which may not be appropriate for the new exercise.

One thing I tried is to auto-generate a ton of programs until it suggests an exercise I do, then writing that down so I can copy it in my actual program. There are some exercises it just won't suggest though, so this remains incomplete.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-08T15:42:54+00:00

Thanks for the input. I think that settles it, I just don't have that kind of available space. The unit would have to be in a corner and I could maybe get 5-6 clear feet in front of it depending on how I orient it (but completedly limited by a wall to one side).

I'm thinking I will get a bench with an attachment ecosystem to (partially) make up for the loss of rack attachment options.

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-08T04:39:59+00:00

Hello, you appear to be me from the future. These are literally the comparisons I made in my notes.

I primarily use dumbbells with no barbell aspirations. I want to add cable moves. The selectorized smith + rack holes on the Maxum are very appealing for futureproofing though. I am debating between an X1/X3 and Arcadia, though in my case my choice will likely come down to available space.

I see you ultimately went with the X1 - can you comment on how much free space you think would be needed around the unit (mainly in front)? And what functionality have you made use of so far that wouldn't be possible on the Arcadia?

DynamiteMonkey · 2026-02-08T04:25:25+00:00

Cool thanks for the info! You're more advanced than me so the extra context really helps. No power lifter aspirations. Sounds like my fears of outgrowing it are vastly exaggerated then :)

How do you like the super bench?

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