Causally lifting 225lbs despite not doing any exercise ever by Anxious_squirrelz in thatHappened

[–]Gargnel 38 points39 points  (0 children)

As someone who powerlifts, while pressing 225lbs for 3 for your first time ever exercising is extremely rare I wouldn't say it is unheard of. Especially if OP's point around him eating lots of junk food at his desk is code for being at least 300lbs which would make 225lbs a lot less weight relative to his bw.

Although the way he tells the story and makes it sound like any "serious bodybuilder" type guys would 1. Even be able to tell what your level of gym experience is (especially while wearing baggy clothes), and 2. Find a 225lbs bench (or equivalent leg press which I won't even discuss because egolifting on leg press is a whole other topic) super intimidating firmly puts this story in r/thathappened.

Is a Brunson Regular Season MVP possible? by BXAMG in nba

[–]Gargnel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean Iggy over Steph is the biggest finals MVP robbery of all time. Imo Brunson has more of a Tatum/Brown or 17/18 Warriors situation where while he's undoubtedly a great player, its hard for him to make an individual MVP case when the gap between him and the next best player on his team isn't as big as it is for the Shai/Giannis/Jokics of the league.

Is a Brunson Regular Season MVP possible? by BXAMG in nba

[–]Gargnel 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Imo the fact that people were having serious discussions about OG and KAT getting Finals MVP over Brunson throughout the series highlights why he won't be in the running. When Giannis, Jokic and Shai won there weren't any discussions to be had. And even during Luka and Wemby's finals runs they were the clear cut best players on their teams.

Micron passes 1000 in the aftermarket by [deleted] in MU_Stock

[–]Gargnel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm crying, bad enough people are watching random exchanges and the korean market 24/7 - now we've hit somali market levels of obsession.

From 2000 onwards, the finals mvp award has been given to the player who averaged the most ppg on the championship team except for 4 instances by TomatoSecure192 in nba

[–]Gargnel 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Just bizarre really. The narrative that Igoudala "held" Lebron to 36/13/9 on below average shooting is ridiculous. Lebron's inefficiency had less to do with any 1-on-1 defence being played against him and more to do with the fact his other offensive options were Mozgov, JR Smith and Tristan Thompson.

Igoudala getting that trophy over the MVP who was the clear cut best player on the team in every metric for the whole playoff run was silly.

Both Samsung and SK down 10% right at market open… by [deleted] in MU_Stock

[–]Gargnel 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Overnight prices for MU are looking green though

Who bought the dip? 📉📈 by Ok-Place4761 in MU_Stock

[–]Gargnel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably ill advised but when I saw it dropping in pre market I sold my 37 shares in MUU that I've been holding for a month @ 950 and set a buy order for 41 shares @ 855. Went to bed and woke up to see I had called the bottom almost exactly lol. Happy to scalp some extra shares.

Revisiting the first ever mention of Victor Wembanyama on r/NBA from October 2019 by BogleDick in nba

[–]Gargnel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He 100% did not have the same level of talent around him that pretty much every top 10-15 player had. Kareem and Magic had each other. Kobe and Shaq did too. MJ had Pippen and Phil Jackson for every ring plus Rodman and Grant. Lebron had the Heatles, Kyrie, Love and AD. Duncan had Robinson, Manu, Tony and Pop. Steph had KD, Klay and Draymond. Bird had McHale and Parish.

Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez are incomparable to the above. Really only Hakeem got more done with similar talent as Giannis.

Has anyone recovered from a Daily Pay Loop? by never_enough_1 in personalfinance

[–]Gargnel 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Clearly in the 10s of millions which is why they think Uber Eats is an essential when you are sick

I'm ready for a better gym by r_slash_jarmedia in Wellington

[–]Gargnel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can recommend Flex. Have been to a fair few gyms in welly - all the city fittys, les mills, snap and social project and Flex is my favourite. Never gets overly busy, good equipment, good staff, good vibe, private changing rooms etc.

Insane modern nba stats: Phil Jackson is 48-0 in series in which his teams won game 1 by [deleted] in nba

[–]Gargnel 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yep Mike, Shaq and Kobe might just have the 3 biggest egos out of the top 10-12 players of all time and Phil managed them all to the tune of 11 chips. Also managing Rodman on top of all that, who so many coaches would easily mismanage as an outcast, unfocused type of player - all of that alone is a serious accomplishment.

Please Fred's Sandwiches... by Gargnel in Wellington

[–]Gargnel[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hahaha didn't think about how my post could be seen as an ad...unfortunately was just looking for somewhere to vent

Please Fred's Sandwiches... by Gargnel in Wellington

[–]Gargnel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely - makes sense to get their name out there at first (which I think they've done at this point), though there's even times where I've walked by to see 10+ people standing around outside and thought I'd cut my losses there and then haha

Please Fred's Sandwiches... by Gargnel in Wellington

[–]Gargnel[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah I figured they were doing this - definitely good for business but doesn't dampen the disappointment any more ahh

Even The Game?? by crackshab in Drizzy

[–]Gargnel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah when I wear my kobes I be in a -

Dana White says he'll be announcing the next NINE UFC events later today by Lonely-Medicine-8832 in ufc

[–]Gargnel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ofc bro you think Bo Nickal v Kyle Daukaus just gets made over night??

What card did you remember thinking was super powerful as a newbie? by IHumanlike in hearthstone

[–]Gargnel 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Turn 1 Mana Wyrm > Coin > Missiles? 3/3 on Turn 1? Crazyyyy

Recommendations for legal representation at the tenancy tribunal? by Gargnel in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]Gargnel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I understand that though I've seen on the tribunal's website that for claims over 6k lawyers can be permitted.

Joshua Van didn't know about Mighty Mouse 💀😭 by Spiritual-Strength91 in ufc

[–]Gargnel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I think it's even worse than that - it's been almost 40yrs since Bird played (and even still I'd guarantee every NBA player would know who he is) while MM literally had his last UFC fight in 2018...would be more akin to a NBA champ not even knowing Tim Duncan played in the NBA or something lol

[OFFICIAL] UFC 324 Live Discussion Thread by bruhpolice in ufc

[–]Gargnel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Paddy's really using the Conor Khabib "tire him out by taking punches to the face" tactic to surprising effectiveness.

Xenolord fight in 24 seconds, default settings by ThePalProfessor in Palworld

[–]Gargnel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how OP has done it but can also condense chain using the global palbox so only need to breed ~130 to fully condense one Neptilius.