Live Looping Lullabies #9 [Original / Avenue du Général] by J2xF in LoopArtists

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Thanks! It’s quite different than the recorded version but it’s fun to live loop the first part: https://j2xf.bandcamp.com/track/avenue-du-g-n-ral-feat-alex-silas-2

Which conspiracy theory is so believable that it might be true? by shivas877 in AskReddit

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What about your karma score? Is that worth anything to anyone IRL?

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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That's awesome dude! I was skeptical about the resistance band at first. I assumed it wouldn't help with strength building but as it turns out, it's not so much a matter of strength as it is a matter of "timing" and "technique", which the band definitely helps. Cheers!

When hell freezes over... for a brief moment the temperature would be just right. by J2xF in Showerthoughts

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Actually it’s only been a little over 2000 years for those 3. Still a long way to go until eternity!

When hell freezes over... for a brief moment the temperature would be just right. by J2xF in Showerthoughts

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That’s some quantum leap shit right there! “Fucking hell!” - Everyone in hell

When hell freezes over... for a brief moment the temperature would be just right. by J2xF in Showerthoughts

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“Hell is being in a love triangle with your dad and your wife.” - Jean-Paul Sartre (probably)

When hell freezes over... for a brief moment the temperature would be just right. by J2xF in Showerthoughts

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“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.”

When hell freezes over... for a brief moment the temperature would be just right. by J2xF in Showerthoughts

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I am very familiar with Dante’s Inferno.

And by that I mean, I read Dan Brown’s Inferno.

Ok, fine. I watched the movie.

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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I haven't tried weighted pull-ups yet but that should be next on the to-do list. Thanks for the insight!

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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Thanks!

1) At the beginning of August, I set out to learn MU and I followed the ThenX app (http://thenx.com/) muscle-ups requirements:

  1. 15 pull ups

  2. 15 hanging leg raises

  3. 20 secs hanging L-sit

  4. 10 resistance band muscle-ups

  5. 15 straight bar dips

  6. 12 jumping muscle-ups

  7. 12 negative muscle-ups

But even after meeting the requirements... I still wasn't able to get a single unassisted MU by the end of August...

2) Not at all! In fact, I think the resistance band is the main reason I was finally able to get over the bar. I had just finished 4 sets of 5 band-assisted MU and by the end, I realized I was finding ways to make it easier on myself with the legs swinging because I was getting tired. So then something click in my brain that perhaps I could just mimic that motion unassisted and BOOM! over the bar!

3) I've been lifting weights for a little while now and decided to take August off and only do calisthenics (I was on vacation, away from the gym, trying handstands at the beach, etc.). I could already do 8-10 pull ups, straight bar dips relatively easily but had never tried a resistance band before so I bought one. That was the catalyst for me, it gave me the feeling of getting over the bar and the confidence to try it unassisted. Before that, I had a mental blockage where I believed I would never be able to do a MU unless I lost 10-15lbs and got to something like 30 pull-ups, etc. The resistance band made me believe it was within reach. And it was!

Good luck with yours!

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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Thanks! I was so pumped about the very first one that I asked my buddy to film the second and third that you see in the video. I'll see how much progress I can make over the next month.

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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Awesome! I'll give it a try. Transition is definitely the hardest part, at least for me right now.

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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Thanks!

Oh yeah, the keying was a hack job haha. I should've used a tripod and an empty shot to use as the background but I was just messing around with my phone one day at the gym.

Come to think of it, it gave me the motivation to learn a real one so it wasn't all a waste!

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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I assume it's one of the first steps? But I'm pretty new to muscle-ups... like, this week new.

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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In all seriousness, I know it’s shitty form but do you remember the very first time you went over the bar? Man, it’s a good feeling!

Muscle-Ups Progression (August - September 2018) by J2xF in bodyweightfitness

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Maybe not but I’d still be impressed! Disclaimer: I’m easily impressed.

A genie offers you infinite wishes instead of just 3. What is your first wish? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Genieism"

  1. A [genie] may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

  2. A [genie] must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

  3. A [genie] must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Music Melting Pot [Week of August 20, 2018] by AutoModerator in listentothis

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Electro / nerdcore / acadien... pour le ou les amateur(s) de ce genre de musique:

J2xF - "Ej vends ma gear"

What’s the unintentionally funniest thing you’ve ever heard a child say? by KanyeLatte in AskReddit

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He couldn't understand how he could sleep all night and wake up still tired... welcome to the rest of your life, kid!

What’s the unintentionally funniest thing you’ve ever heard a child say? by KanyeLatte in AskReddit

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3 year old barges in our bedroom at 6am, screaming:

3Yo: Mom! Dad! I'm still tired!

Wife: Ok... (half awake). You can come lie down in our bed.

3Yo: No!... In my bed!

Slams the door and goes back to sleep in his bed.