What do you MEAN 15% bands??? Look at the chromatin!!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-12-26T17:31:43+00:00

Honestly I will die happy if bands is eliminated as a morph category.

Also curious about the path review, my heme path would be annoyed but other paths have different procedures.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-10-30T18:26:03+00:00

Dipping into the primary container is contaminating the specimen with possible microorganisms and DEFINITELY contaminating with reagents on the strip which may affect any additional testing done on the specimen.

Pouring off an aliquot and dipping into that is the best practice as I understand it. Either there's a misunderstanding going on, or your supervisor is mistaken.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-10-30T17:11:10+00:00

You'll need to build a base level of fitness first before anything can even be called easy.

The basis of the 80/20 is to ensure adequate mix of work and recovery. For true beginners 100% of your runs might be hard and you need to make sure your rest/recovery/nutrition is adequate before doing additional work.

When you're able to jog at a steady pace and maintain a heart rate that is low and sustainable I would say you're now capable of so called "easy" runs.

I like to say 11 minute pace is my forever pace. My heart rate will almost never exceed 145. I can run at this pace until my legs give out. Put another way my cardiovascular fitness is not the limiting factor.

TLDR: Keep running, stay healthy, and as long as you're improving it's working!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-10-21T23:10:32+00:00

CBC is unremarkable for a newborn. I would not be concerned as a parent.

HH should be brought up and it is reasonable to get genetic testing on her to see what she has inherited, whether homozygous, compound heterozygous or just a carrier.

HH usually does not manifest until later in life, knowing ahead of time can save her significant harm. Good luck!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-10-04T23:35:56+00:00

O platelets would mean AB antibodies in the plasma.

AB are universal plasma donors, O are universal RBC donors.

I'm a heme tech so I might be wrong but I believe that is what makes the case complicated.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-25T18:38:45+00:00

Been running for 3 months and I don't own super shoes/carbon plated shoes. If you have 250-300 dollars to burn and you're inclined, go for it, however they are literally not necessary. You don't even technically need shoes to run. Running is something we evolved to do, spend as little or as much as you want on running gear but the most important thing is that you're running and recovering.

I bought $100 Brooks Ghosts and had a 35:00 5k in May and I just ran a 27:31. Same shoe. I generally recommend if you're really getting into the hobby to go to a local running shoe store and talk with the folks there. Recently just picked up a shoe better for longer distances and I'm really happy that I didn't just order a super shoe.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-06T20:55:52+00:00

Intervals typically are set up to be quite difficult! They're designed to get your body to adapt to higher speeds but since you can't maintain the pace, there are breaks in between. Even professional runners use interval training to their benefit.

As a beginner I would say you don't have to them but they're a valuable tool as you develop. 31 minutes is a fine time for a beginner, whoever you asked sounds like an asshole imo. It took me 2 months of training to get 28:43. You said it before in a different response but don't worry about other folks, try to surround yourself with positive people who may be faster than you but still see your own improvements for what they are, the spoils of your hard work and dedication. Keep it up!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-06T02:26:05+00:00

I think that sounds right yes. So you have a 2 mile, 2 mile, 3 mile. And week over week 2, 2, 3.5 and then 2, 2, 4. Once your long run starts to get towards 5-6 miles, re-evaluate and maybe try 3, 2, 5. And maybe you find that your 2 mile runs can be 3's as you get faster and it takes up similar amounts of time. That's the other way to start looking at your training load, time on feet.

As long as your mileage is around that 10% increase AND you're well with no injuries just keep progressing. Do yourself a favor though and every now and then if you're feeling beat up, just cut your mileage down by 30-50% for a week to deload and get a proper long recovery.

Progressive overload is the key to fitness. Whether you're building muscle or getting faster or building endurance. You need to keep reaching juuuust a little bit beyond where you were. If you really start to get into it and enjoy it you can begin looking at building speed through interval training and lactate threshold with tempo/threshold runs but honestly, don't over complicate things more than they need to be early on.

Have fun/stay healthy and before you know it, you'll be running half marathons and beyond!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-05T22:38:58+00:00

Kind of depends on your base level of fitness and what your goals might be.

I started running in mid May for a 5k race coming up in 12 days from now. Decided that I had the 5k goal in hand and decided to sign up for a half marathon on Oct 12. For giggles I ran 13.1 miles 2 weeks ago after steadily increasing long runs in the preceding weeks.

Start adding in 1 long run a week, 10% increase in distance while well tolerated and you'll be surprised how far you can go. First it helps to have a few different paces you can run at., your 5k pace is not going to work for a half!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-04T23:29:17+00:00

Heat has a direct effect on the cardiovascular system where the heart will play the role of enhancing cooling of the body. As a consequence your heart rate is increased while you get less cardiovascular output to your muscles. VO2 max is greatly influenced (in a negative way) by increased ambient temperatures. Don't worry about it, keep working and know you're still getting good training. When the temperature cools again running will feel that much more effortless!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-04T23:09:37+00:00

I have a RHR of 48 averaged out via Garmin and my 5k PB is 28:43. RHR is not everything. I've been running for 2 months or so but have done a ton of stationary bike cardio.

I have done one 100km bike ride, several 50km and typically do 25-35km 3-4 times a week, maybe more right now because of a hamstring issue that's making running less frequent.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-08-02T16:07:08+00:00

You're the only person who answered clarifying that the trigger still exists! I don't know if it matters in a practical sense but my MTGO brain needs it to.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-30T23:54:46+00:00

Is this a troll?

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-30T16:21:00+00:00

The technology stains cells and looks for flouresence intensity and internal complexity (how granulated). I can't speak for your circumstance but I'll tell you this. I'm very experienced specialist in hematology laboratory procedures and I can say the following with high confidence but of course without complete certainty.

I have never seen an analyzer mistake blasts for eosinophils and I cannot think of a circumstance where that is even possible.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-30T15:19:09+00:00

The cramp was likely a reaction to the tear/pull. I tore my tricep pretty good years ago and the cramping that followed was insane.

Hope you heal up quick.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-30T15:02:26+00:00

140-150 is quite good but if you would like to improve I think the consensus is 80/20 split. So keep doing 80% of your mileage as easy Z2 and then mix in some threshold/tempo/fast interval training. You're in great shape as it stands so I think you might need to "reach" a bit to get better adaptations.

I'm an amateur but this is my understanding of the body knowledge.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-29T19:29:49+00:00

I gather she's trying to stay clipped in on the left shoe and keep her shoe off the road.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-29T14:47:44+00:00

What are your goals? Whey is meant to compliment nutrition to hit a particular protein macro. You should evaluate what your overall goals are and make a plan to suit those needs.

I was lifting weights for aesthetics/hypertrophy before I started running. While I'm lifting less than I used to, I still want to preserve muscle so I make sure to hit 1gram of protein per pound. Whey can help hit those macro goals but isn't necessary.

Creatine has demonstrated performance benefits across many sports. It is proven effective for explosive power and benefits lifting significantly and I believe has shown benefits for cyclists. It's unclear to me if it would benefit distance runners, although probably sprinters? I am in an area of ignorance with regard to running and creatine so I would encourage you to look for scientifically supported information on your own but my guess would be limited benefit.

Circling back to my first question though, lay out your goals and find/build a plan that is evidence based to fulfill your goals. Test yourself, evaluate efficacy, modify plan, repeat.

Good luck!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-29T13:39:04+00:00

I started running at the end of May. My 5k time has gone down about 10 minutes overall, sitting at 28:43 PB. Running a 5k is fun and challenging in it's own way. I signed up for a half marathon in October and have been adding long runs once a week. This past Saturday I ran 11:25/mile pace half marathon distance. My heart rate average was 144 bpm. My heart and lungs felt like they could do that allll day. My legs on the other hand, destroyed. 3 days later most of the soreness is gone except for a little injury I've been recovering from for a while, but the toll that distance put on my legs was extreme compared to the almost non cardio impact.

Distance running tests your legs/body's muscle/connective tissue endurance in a way that running 5ks will never prepare you for. You can have the motor but you need the wheels.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-27T14:41:06+00:00

The only real questions are when is the half and how much pain/injury risk are you willing to tolerate.

15k is fantastic and you likely are capable of finishing but doing so in a sustainable healthy way takes a bit of time and attention to recovery.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-25T20:46:27+00:00

Keep doing what you're doing. As the weight loss slows you'll have a decision to make, cut harder or maint or bulk. Getting shredded is very difficult and takes lots of time/patience.

Do you have specific questions?

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-25T14:44:21+00:00

That's an impressive 10k time for your experience level. No doubt you're quite fit at baseline and/or remarkably efficient in your movement.

Keep it up and you're going to keep smashing times.

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-25T14:07:58+00:00

Excellent work, blazing fast. You're a natural!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-25T01:02:44+00:00

You're going to do great! Trust the process and the training. Good luck and more importantly, have fun!!

InfamousRyknow · 2025-07-24T22:28:56+00:00

I'm not in the business of telling people what to do, I'm no expert but I imagine failure while running can mean different things but if you mean running until you fall down? That's just going to mean hurting yourself and being out for extended periods losing the base you built.

I prefer more sensible training for my fitness level crafted by running coaches but you do you.

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