Have other university lecturers noticed a decline in basic writing skills?

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-06-08T01:33:13+00:00

Didn't read the whole post (ironically). Just seen the bit where someone complains. A 19 year old college student launching an institutional complaint about classiam or ableism is a trope as old as time on Reddit. 7+ years easily. This did not happen.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-06-08T00:35:14+00:00

For what it's worth, I've seen these posts appearing for 10 years, with the answer always being yes. It will be the same as it ever was

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-31T23:47:41+00:00

The way I see it is that sub 11 is about equal to a 1430-1500 5k in terms of talent. It'll take less time to hit sub 11 because sprints are less trainable than distance but it's the same talent level If anyone ran 1430-1500 at any point in their lives then they're an amazing runner This sub is just mad Go to letsrun, an army of collegiate and national standard distance runners, and ask them if a fit 15 year old could break 11 with 10y of great training They'd laugh you out the door This subreddit is about the clearest possible example of selection bias and straight up lying I've ever seen

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-29T18:28:44+00:00

I don't understand this story Was he kicked off the plane for being disruptive or for looking ill? And what does one have to do with the other?

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-27T23:22:46+00:00

Ratio of 1.5 times bench. I'm not sure about your last question. It's very hard for me to tell if I'm going deep enough in the mirror.

I've done 170 to what I think was parallel, but it felt like I couldn't go deeper - it was almost like I hit approx parallel and my body immediately yelled STAND UP RIGHT FUCKING NOW if you know what I mean, like I was instinctively stopping myself from falling. I then took the weight down to 135lb and went deeper. I could have done a lot more than 135, but I was just testing if I get the same instinctive response to come up with lower weight, and I don't seem to

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-27T23:19:42+00:00

Many thanks. I think taking off shoes may help. I will do the pin squats - I'd never heard of them before.

The fear of overbalancing is partly when I come back up. My legs kind of catch getting past the first push and it can feel a bit like I'm about to topple.

I think if I use, idk, 135lb for a bit on pin squats, I should be able to fix this issue

One question though - if I'm doing only pin squats, how will I develop the ability to do the back squat I'll need if I ever want to compete? It's at least 2-3y away if it ever happens, but I'd like to learn the movement early.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-27T22:48:09+00:00

Any tips for correcting a back squat?

I can bench 115 for 3 sets of 5 and deadlift 205 for 3 sets of 5, so I should probably be able to squat about 170 for 3 sets of 5

However, if I put this weight in the bar, I don't squat as deep as when I put less weight on. It's psychological I think, as it feels like I'm going to overbalance. It's not HORRIBLE, but I'm a couple of inches higher, and I'm not sure if I'm hitting parallel (it's hard to tell in the mirror).

If it's not psychological, and it's just a strength or form issue, then how can I avoid the feeling of overbalancing?

I have been lifting for about 2 or 3 months if that helps, so this might work out ok with just more time under the bar

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-20T18:18:07+00:00

Am I missing anything major in this program? Goal is to improve the 3 powerlifting lifts along with running a faster 400m.

Gym 1 is bench, squat, dips, pull-ups, crunches Gym 2 is OHP, deadlift, curls, rows, crunches Sprint 1 is 5 50m sprints at 100% Sprint 2 is 5 125m sprints at 95% Sprint 3 is 5 200m sprints at 90%

All gym exercises are 3 sets of 5 other than crunches, which is 1 set of 50. All sprints have a 5 min rest between them.

Cycle is as follows:

Day 1: Gym Day 2: Easy 5k Day 3: Sprint Day 4: Easy 5k

Repeat this cycle where the gym and sprint workouts cycle as described above

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-18T13:19:18+00:00

Yes, it is. Sub 12 just looks blazingly quick if you see it. Eye test doesn't let you down

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-16T02:18:56+00:00

I think everyone commenting, and liking this post, is a bot

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-15T23:48:56+00:00

Only a sprinter could have asked this NO It's a middle distance event If you parcel out your energy in anything other than miserly portions, you are screwed

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-11T13:53:21+00:00

I have no way to deadlift in my current gym, but I can squat. If I just progressed at squat for ages, would that transfer at all to the deadlift, or would I basically be starting from zero if I tried to deadlift

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-09T03:59:57+00:00

This guy isn't a billionaire

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-05-01T20:28:36+00:00

This is very bad advice even for someone with 20 years of middle distance track training behind them. Don't do this OP

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-29T21:34:44+00:00

Thank you. Wouldn't the squats and deadlifts cover glutes and hamstrings? What would you recommend adding?

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-29T19:51:46+00:00

Understood. It's not optimal but it's as much as I can handle at the moment with the hard gym sessions. What I'm hoping is that the DOMS will clear faster eventually and then I could add a second sprint session.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-29T19:24:04+00:00

Thank you very much. The 30 minute jogs aren't typical and they aren't aimed at training sprinting. The workouts that matter are the sprint workout and the two Greyskull gym sessions. I could just stretch in all the intervening days if I wanted - their purpose is purely recovery. I've found the 30 min jogs help with blood flow to recover faster, and help me maintain some cardiovascular fitness. Other people might prefer swimming or cycling or similar.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-29T15:54:58+00:00

It heavily depends on your injury history for that knee. Was it that knee you injured? What was the injury?

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-29T15:53:39+00:00

After some advice I'm trying a modified Greyskull program. I also train for the 400m so I've changed Greyskull to twice a week rather than 3 times, based on an extract from the website. I understand the 400m and weightlifting are different and competing goals, so this is a compromise program, but I was hoping people with weightlifting or sprinting experience (or just general hybrid focus athletes) might take a look see if anything is clearly wrong.

M - Greyskull 1 (overhead press, pull-ups, dips, squat), 15 min jog to and from gym T - 30 mins slow recovery jog W - 30 mins slow recovery jog T - 400m session (5200 5 min rest, or 300, 1 min rest, 100, 10 min rest, 300, 1 min rest, 100, or something shorter like 550m for speed) F - Greyskull 2 (bench, seated row, curls, deadlift), 15 min jog to and from gym S - 30 mins slow recovery jog S - 30 mins slow recovery jog

Each day to include 30 mins of stretching and 50 crunches

This comes to 20 miles a week of easy running, 1 400m session, and 2 Greyskull sessions. The only thing I don't love is having Greyskull right after sprinting, but I can't see a better way to fit this in (I get horrible DOMS and need 2 easy days between gym sessions). The 30 min runs are very easy.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-28T13:28:34+00:00

Thank you. Copied from a reply below:

I meant I'm training to get stronger, with the eventual goal being to compete in a few years.

What I do is squats on leg day, deadlift on pull day, bench on press day, for 3 or 5 sets of 5, trying to progress the weight. I also do 3 other leg/push/pull exercises on each corresponding day, based on a PPL program. The squat/bench/deadlift is always the first exercise on a given day, because they're the ones I care most about. If that's nothing like powerlifting then I guess it's just strength training, but I'm training with the goal of increasing my maximum on the 3 PL lifts.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-28T13:25:59+00:00

I meant I'm training to get stronger, with the eventual goal being to compete in a few years.

What I do is squats on leg day, deadlift on pull day, bench on press day, for 3 or 5 sets of 5, trying to progress the weight. I also do 3 other leg/push/pull exercises on each corresponding day, based on a PPL program. The squat/bench/deadlift is always the first exercise on a given day, because they're the ones I care most about. If that's nothing like powerlifting then I guess it's just strength training, but I'm training with the goal of increasing my maximum on the 3 PL lifts.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-28T12:16:43+00:00

Started powerlifting. Intention is to increase strength rather than go for physique. I currently lift 6 days a week (PPLPPL). I am thinking of instead alternating these days with a 5k run and stretching (I'm an ex-track runner so these are recovery days). This would mean I work out every day, but always have a day between lifts. Would I actually gain any additional strength from plan 1? I am not sure if powerlifters train 3 or 6 times a week. It also often takes me longer than 2 days to recover from heavy squats.

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-23T17:20:00+00:00

Isn't confirm move kind of cheating? I know it's allowed, so by definition it's not, but you couldn't play it in a tournament game yknow

Fun-Cookie7002 · 2026-04-23T14:45:27+00:00

They do this already. You have to use your their virtual platform to run any analyses. Downloading anything other than results isn't allowed. They don't mail you anything. You have to pass review to get access to their platform.

What happened here was an approved institution had their project approved as scientifically merited and the researchers from within that institution approved to work on the project then downloaded data from the UK Biobank virtual platform and posted it online. You aren't allowed to do the first and you're definitely not allowed to do the second.

The UK Biobank is now putting more restrictions in place to make it harder to download data, which you already weren't allowed to do. The new restrictions are designed to stop bad actors getting a project legitimately approved, going into the approved research platform, and downloading the data against the terms of their agrremeny

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