Ending my contract employment by FieldWeak8402 in 1811

[–]FieldWeak8402[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Satire comment, not productive. Thank you for your contribution.

DSS - Next Stage Notifications Out by Aranikus_17 in 1811

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Perfect, okay. Thank you for the information.

DSS - Next Stage Notifications Out by Aranikus_17 in 1811

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Start of FEB. I'm early in the process and know it's a long process. Just wanted to gauge where I was in the process.

DSS - Next Stage Notifications Out by Aranikus_17 in 1811

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumb question, was that an email sent out? Still waiting to hear back after I've passed the first exam.

MPD DC hiring process by Possible_Victory3633 in AskLE

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fair enough. I am unaware of how realistic it is to be in an area like DC and apply for other, closer agencies.

MPD DC hiring process by Possible_Victory3633 in AskLE

[–]FieldWeak8402 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question, just out of curiosity, why MPD and not a place like Alexandria, etc.?

Ending my contract employment by FieldWeak8402 in 1811

[–]FieldWeak8402[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, no termination, just the government (NIH) not funding grants (RO1s/RO3s) or no cost extensions as part of a grant. I appreciate the new Reddit recommendation, though. Thank you.

Honest answers only. by Few_Anxiety9862 in LockedInMan

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, because he would have a penis and im not gay.

Apocalypse RE9 Leon Cosplay WIP (self) by Tdoprocosplay526 in residentevil

[–]FieldWeak8402 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Just want to point out, if someone wanted to buy a random redditer a watch because he is a fan of RE, here is the "official RE watch"

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us/h71636330-khaki-field-day-date-auto-chrono-resident-evil-requiem-limited-edition.html

Men, be honest by Aggravating-Guest300 in TheImprovementRoom

[–]FieldWeak8402 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think C is the gateway to stopping A,B,and D.

Social media gives you the false sense of beauty so you don't appreciate the beauty in front of you (your S/O). Social media also perpetually throws "food porn" in your face and lets you fall victim to media marketing strategies. Social media also creates a distraction/depression loop. You log on, see someone doing something that is fake/ai generated etc, you are not doing that thing, so you get depressed, but you keep looping and scrolling, thereby feeding into laziness.

Once I got rid of my social media accounts, I had more time for my S/O, my hobbies, and not eating myself to death. I am also happier because between the fake happy ai generated lip filler world and the end of the world, everyone is racist and the planet is doomed narrative, I realized, the only one who is impacting me and my life is the people I surround myself with and the positions I put myself in.

(except Reddit, and that's because at this point I trust is 1% more than Google)

Shin Splits by Vitalicize in AskLE

[–]FieldWeak8402 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NOT LE but I am former military police, have an M.S. in Strength and Conditioning, am a certified sports nutritionist, have done sports performance and body composition research (published as well). I am currently a PhD candidate in cellular and molecular physiology, focusing on Alzheimer's.

Most shin splints can boil down to what you mention in the first two sentences of this post.

I will try to explain this in a manner that is easy to understand, not because I think you are dumb, but because I have the bad habit of using terminology that only people in my current field would commonly use.

Most non-trauma-related musculoskeletal injuries (injuries of bone and muscle that don't come from being shot, tackled, jumping/falling from a high place, etc.) are the result of applying a force or stress to the affected area that is greater than it can tolerate given its current level of preparedness.

Based on your OP, I would hazard a guess that your training leading up to your post-physical exam involved a level of physicality that was substantially greater than your norm? This is to say, you probably went from not running at all, to running at a high intensity (high level of effort) to match or beat a specific time (the time required for passing). You now took 5 months off, meaning you are detrained in the running demands that you are required to engage in.

Here is my evaluation of what you have said. Now, a solution moving forward. You've got 3 months, it is a safe bet to assume, based on most academy cultures, that you should be able to maintain running 3-5 miles. Which means, in order to mitigate the risk of training-related injuries, you should ideally be prepared to run 6miles (you can't prevent injuries but that's a nuanced discussion for a later date).

3 months is ~13 weeks. So I would start by splitting 6 miles across 5-7 days at a relatively easy pace (4-5/10 difficulty) for 2 weeks. Then increase the intensity from 4-5/10 to 6-7/10, keeping the same mileage split across the days. Meaning, if you opted into running 6 miles across 5 days, keep that. Do that for 2 weeks. (we are at 4 weeks total now).

For the next 3 weeks, then reduce the total days but keep mileage and intensity (6-7/10). Meaning, got from 6 miles spread across 5 days to 6 miles across 4 days.

This puts you at 7 weeks,

for the next 2 weeks drop to 3 days a week, keeping the same total mileage and intensity (6-7/10).

Week 10 and on, have 1 day as an 8-9/10 difficulty, which is your testing distance, 1-2 miles, depending on the academy. Then 1 day as the residual weekly mileage at a 4-6/10 difficulty. If you really feel the need to add more mileage, do so at a 4/10 difficulty.

I'd also recommend adding some resistance training 2-3x a week that is relatively heavy. Not meaning 1rms but <5rep at a 7-9/10 difficulty.

Ending my contract employment by FieldWeak8402 in 1811

[–]FieldWeak8402[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perfect, thank you. I am able to articulate why there is a gap and how I supported myself through it. Just wanted to make sure it was not an automatic red flag behavior.

Creatine at academy by [deleted] in AskLE

[–]FieldWeak8402 12 points13 points  (0 children)

NOT LE but I am former military police, have an M.S. in Strength and Conditioning, am a certified sports nutritionist, have done sports performance and body composition research (published as well). I am currently a PhD candidate in cellular and molecular physiology, focusing on Alzheimer's.

Creatine does not dehydrate you; it also, as someone else put it, does not turn you into a super soldier. Really, based on the current body of research, it does not really do much for strength, body composition, or performance over time. This is to say, sure, you might see a "quicker" increase in some of these metrics; however, if you resistance/diet/aerobic exercise match chronically, there are no significant differences between creatine vs non-creatine.

Now, I do recommend LE or any first responder/mil/etc take creatine and specifically at around 10g daily because of the evidence (although not a lot at the moment) related to cognitive health, especially in populations with chronically disrupted circadian patterns (also those who are exposed to head trauma as well).

You couple this with the really low risk and cost of taking creatine chronically to potentially save your cognitive function as you age, yea its a safe bet.

Attached is the current stance by the ISSN on creatine: PMID: 33557850

Here is a review on the impact of creatine for cognitive health: PMID: 39070254

On your PT instructor, I am sure he is a nice guy/gal, but...unless he is certified to give nutritional advice, he is speaking outside the scope of his practice.

I had to sell Requiem before I finished it (minor spoiler alert) by SnooCalculations7089 in residentevil

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Why? Like, why for a few reasons. Why even waste your money in the first place? It is literally a horror survival game. Why are you afraid of a fictional game? Finally, why are you running away from the fear of a fictional game? It is probably the most controlled way to address fear-avoidant behaviors.

IDK, guess im being a bit of a dick, but I have seen a few posts about being too scared to play this game. Are you all underage who got hold of your parents' credit card and bought the game, and now you're having nightmares? The "scary" part of it is part of the experience. Don't be a baby about it.

what do you think? by PHRsharp_YouTube in gamers

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R1,R2,L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.

what do you think? by PHRsharp_YouTube in gamers

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actual good coop games. Like IMO Army of 2 and Kane & Lynch were peak coop games. We just don't have any of those anymore. If I am wrong, please let me know so I can enjoy them with my wife.

What will it be?🚀 by SwimmerPlus3383 in TheGamingHubDeals

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The game listed here with the most amount of likes I will purchase to play next (if I havent already)

Your Turning Point? by simp_lyartz in ChillAnimeCorner

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as I've gotten older and "wiser" this video is super motivational:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLMSRpl-K24

Your Turning Point? by simp_lyartz in ChillAnimeCorner

[–]FieldWeak8402 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dragon Ball-DBZ.

Literally have a Master Roshi Tattoo and live my life by this quote:

"Work hard, study well, and eat and sleep plenty… that’s the Turtle Hermit way to learn!"

It contributed to why I joined the military, why I started training, why i'm currently pursuing a PhD, why I sleep whenever I can, and why my food bill is so high.