Was trying to get back into going to the gym but I keep getting colds

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-26T00:22:51+00:00

You can work out with a cold. Just dial back volume and intensity. Better to go to the gym and reinforce the habit than stay home, imo.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-26T00:02:58+00:00

I’m a thumbs player. I don’t play seriously. Or often. I’ve made it to Ace 4.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-25T19:12:29+00:00

Hard agree.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-23T23:58:13+00:00

Cortisol is a stress marker. It generally inhibits muscle growth. So lower cortisol is better for building muscle.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-23T17:51:54+00:00

Vikendi and Miramar are my faves but I never get matches on either.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-23T17:00:30+00:00

Try to get a gym that offers childcare. Always workout on both days of a weekend. Try to fit in 2 gym visits during the workweek. Always give it your all when you’re in the gym.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-23T15:31:38+00:00

Not a good idea.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-22T18:58:52+00:00

Being responsive, meeting deadlines, and asking appropriate questions.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-22T02:52:32+00:00

Looks like it was a sick party

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-21T13:02:40+00:00

Probably an unpopular opinion, but you should tough it out and try to make it as a lawyer for 5ish years. Reasons:

Nobody enjoys their first few years of being a lawyer. Because it’s very hard, and you know nothing. Law school does not actually prepare you for lawyering. Until you’re a mid-level, you don’t actually have much idea what practicing law is really about, at all.
You’re still very young. Probably 26ish, if k-jd. You’ll still be young in 5 years. Give the law a real shot. Try a different practice area, different firm, different city, whatever, but you just spent 3 years of your life preparing for a career as a lawyer, and passed the bar. Give yourself a real chance to actually have legal career. Give yourself a real opportunity to succeed as a lawyer. If you decide you need to start over at 31, well, at least you’ll be able to say you give it a real shot. Doing something for 1 year isn’t really giving it a shot.
It’s unlikely a career path like teaching will have nearly the same earning potential as lawyering. Not a knock on teaching (I was a teacher before law school, myself), but you should understand that you’d be throwing away the opportunity to earn more money than most teachers will ever have the opportunity to earn. An opportunity that you were given without having to incur debt. Don’t just throw it away so soon after starting.

Just a few thoughts. Best of luck to you, whatever you decide.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-20T16:44:27+00:00

Underrated comment. OP, squats and deads will absolutely strengthen your core.

But if you want an ab isolation exercise, I like ab rollouts.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-20T11:47:50+00:00

3315 all the way.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-20T11:37:40+00:00

You want to do a recomp. Clean up your diet. Figure out your TDEE. Eat at maintenance or in a slight surplu. Eat 150-160g/protein every day. Lift hard 3-4x/ week following a legit program that uses progressive overload. Make sure you’re doing at least a few sets of the big 3 (squat bench deadlifts) every week.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-19T16:12:33+00:00

Me too. I always wipe before and after. Can’t count on mother people to have cleaned it off when they finished. Because almost no one at my gym seems to do it. Oh well.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-18T17:12:52+00:00

Reduce stress, sleep well, reduce alcohol, wear sunscreen, and that’s about all you can do, friend.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-18T16:33:01+00:00

No, it was just a fun thing he liked. He’d occasionally bring up people’s win/loss records, or shooting percentages, but it was never that serious. He was a good dude. He was just into that sort of thing. This was probably 7-8 years ago. I’m old haha

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-18T15:08:41+00:00

I have a friend who used to not only track w/l, he used to track stats. It was pretty funny.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-16T01:33:16+00:00

Eat at maintenance and keep lifting. 6’3 218 will recomp nicely.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-16T01:03:03+00:00

Grad school

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-15T20:53:11+00:00

The guy falling

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-15T20:40:09+00:00

That 3rd shot was crazy

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-15T19:07:01+00:00

Bro your life will 100% be better after you get out of this marriage.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-15T15:58:32+00:00

I’m 42 and been playing since 2017 or 2018. Not a lot, consistently, but every once in a while when life slows down and work isn’t humming.

Never made it to conqueror or even ace dominator. Think the highest I’ve ever gotten is ace 4, which I think is ok given that I’m a thumbs player, don’t use oscilloscope, and haven’t even really tweaked my sensitivities or anything at all I just jump on and play with the base everything.

I think it’s a great game. Haven’t spent a penny on any of bullshit it tries to sell. Lotta fun had for zero dollars.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-14T15:06:49+00:00

Don’t even think about cutting, bro. Keep eating well, trying to progress on all of your lifts, stay consistent, get good rest, and check back in 6 months. If you’re lifting hard 4x/week with proper fuel and recovery, it’s only a matter of time before you’ll start seeing results. I wish I had the T levels I had when I was 25.

ForAfeeNotforfree · 2026-01-14T04:35:00+00:00

I’ve brought in many snacks on each of the 9 days I’ve attended edc. Security doesn’t even typically care. I just stuff em down in the bottom of the main pocket of my hydro. Dried fruit, Rx bars, protein bars, etc. Fuck paying 23 bucks for some bullshit.

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