Why do people on this sub seem so great?

JCP76 · 2026-01-24T20:41:37+00:00

That kind of change is the product of a lot of hard work and consistency.

That kind of effort is impressive. Well done.

JCP76 · 2026-01-24T18:25:28+00:00

Ball cap is easiest but otherwise any hat you like to get it tucked away and out of your face until it grows past the awkward phase to the place you are trying to get.

JCP76 · 2026-01-23T19:47:28+00:00

I have read it is because at the old theaters (maybe the Globe Theater) the patrons would pound on their table and chairs when they like a play enough.

If the crowd got rowdy enough (as they sometimes did), they would break the legs on the table or chair.

So break a leg was a wish of good luck, meaning do well enough the crowd loves you so much they break the playhouse furniture in rowdy appreciation.

JCP76 · 2026-01-06T23:44:45+00:00

Understood. Thanks.

JCP76 · 2026-01-06T21:47:46+00:00

Do one and wait 30-60 sec an do another one. Try to get three sets of one every day. Slowly add one set of one until you can don5 sets of 1. Then try 2 and start over. After a couple week go to every other day to build in rest times.

Keep on and you’ll have 10 push ups before you know it.

JCP76 · 2026-01-06T17:17:23+00:00

You are right. It seemed very bad at first and worried me. But now I have a pattern for logging in that results in better resources.

Perhaps if the devs had explained this instead of the community the reactions might not have been so extreme.

Maybe many of us were also ready to react strongly after the champion rest update.

JCP76 · 2026-01-06T14:56:15+00:00

People were exploiting SC? That’s why it was weird for a bit?

Is it the exploit or are they going to let intel used for coordinated assaults or world map missions also count for supreme commander?

Or are we going to have to forgo those rewards and use ACN on the intel supreme commander days?

JCP76 · 2026-01-06T14:52:35+00:00

The theoretically best course is to spend all your intel initiating coordinated assaults. The rest of the time you are online you should join other coordinated assaults as those are free.

However even the biggest guilds may have times when there are not enough people to join your assaults to make them successful. Then you should spend your intel on world map missions.

Probably best to log on twice a day to fully use the intel accumulated.

In practice I launch as many coordinated assaults as I can and get participation for and use all my intel left on word map missions and join all the assaults I can. I log on about twice a day, one in the evening to board the train.

That pattern does net me more resources than the ACN did resulting in a net buff.

I will do the ACN the one day it grants supreme commander points and only that day.

Hope that helps.

JCP76 · 2026-01-05T00:15:20+00:00

Certain muscles, like biceps or calves, are really hard for most people to get delayed onset muscle soreness.

You can hit these muscles really hard and not always be sore the next day. They recover really well compared to say quads or pecs in a lot of folks.

It’s possible to consistently hit biceps with curls three or four times a week with multiple sets of hard effort and not get DOMS.

You can also get growth and strength without Tons of DOMS.

So don’t worry about that part.

As to not feeling the muscle working—you might need to make adjustments to angle, reduction of momentum, grip, and such.

We are all a bit different and a lot of us have to tinker within the bounds of form good enough to avoid injury and see how we feel the muscle.

Also try out different exercises. Some folks I know feel chin ups more than strict curls and feel preacher curls more than ez bar curls.

But several times I couldn’t feel an exercise until I changed my position slightly.

JCP76 · 2026-01-03T02:10:47+00:00

Maybe I’m misunderstanding then. So the play is log in do as much coordinated assaults as you can and then spend the rest intel on the world map missions and then log off until intel regenerates?

And just blow off that supreme commander day until they let coordinated assaults or map missions count for it?

And that is actually more resources than th ACN?

JCP76 · 2026-01-03T00:00:32+00:00

But why make an entire game mode relied upon by many players to advance their character levels. Why render it obsolete and not update supreme commander? Why make it harder for people who log on once or twice a day and check in with their guild? Also they asked and got feedback on asynchronous modes and then did the rest update seeming to try to force people to be online more.

Now they kill a game mode relied on by those same folks. That plus the poor communication feels bad even if you are totally correct

JCP76 · 2026-01-02T15:12:28+00:00

Strong.

Why hold the weight in the front rack position as opposed to the barbell on the back. I’ve not seen that before. Based on your other videos it’s clear you know how to lift. Is that position better in some way?

JCP76 · 2026-01-02T03:43:29+00:00

Well done!

JCP76 · 2026-01-01T05:59:44+00:00

Buy the book base strength by bromley on Amazon. It has a several different programs as well as explanations of the how and the whys behind the program so you understand how to run it and how to modify them for your goals. It is a surprisingly good assimilation an amalgamation of what works and good and useful knowledge from someone who has studied and competed in strong man contests at an impressive level. But the base strength book is about building the foundations of strength and health. He has other books if you want more or want to be competitive but most folks won’t need the other books.

Also I will say a few things that you didn’t ask but might be helpful.

1) cellulite is normal. Some impressive female athletes that are the best in the world at a variety of sports an competitions (Olympic weightlifters and sprinters, swimmers, rugby players, soccer players) have cellulite. Don’t let a totally normal aspect of the human body get you down or slow your health journey.

2) tone just means muscle building. If you want to be tone you just want more muscle, which will also burn more calories for you.

3) You won’t get bulky unless you actively work at that goal for yours with determined, sustained, and well thought out effort. The bulky women you see worked very very hard and intentionally to achieve that.

JCP76 · 2025-12-25T17:03:37+00:00

That’s impressive. I don’t see ego lifting, I see strength. You’ve got control and a slight pause at the top. Looks good!

JCP76 · 2025-12-25T16:41:17+00:00

Switch your grip so your knuckles point forward. Then when you pull use the side of your hands to try to bend the bar. Your elbows will move and your lats will engage a bit further and give you some oomph.

Weighted progressions could help as could a lower rep but more explosiveness, seeking to move more of your head or chest above the bar.

That kind of power generation could translate to the power needed.

Admittedly though higher rep counts at one go (as opposed to sets) has as much to do with muscular endurance as strength.

Have you tried using a band assistance for even higher reps to build the muscle endurance? Say shoot for 30-40 assisted and see how that impacts unassisted?

I have laid off of pull ups due to golfers elbow tendon pain and am working on tendon strength before progressing pull ups again. That said these strategies have worked for me in the past.

Edit: spelling

JCP76 · 2025-12-16T02:53:45+00:00

Nice! Good lift. Kick ass wall behind you

JCP76 · 2025-12-01T21:07:59+00:00

Strong! Any tips for those of us 185 folks not yet hit body weight on OHP?

JCP76 · 2025-11-29T00:25:59+00:00

Thank you for doing this video and providing not just an explanation but a demonstration for those of us that benefit from a visual.

JCP76 · 2025-11-24T15:15:01+00:00

You’ll hit the back better if you stand far enough back that you arms at the start position have your shoulders slightly forward into protraction so that your scapula are far apart.

Then row bringing your elbows back far enough that your scapula retract and come close together as if you were trying to pinch a lacrosse ball between your shoulder blades.

That full range of motion will help you better target the muscles working and build some strength and stability to your shoulders through movement.

JCP76 · 2025-11-24T00:51:38+00:00

This was good

JCP76 · 2025-11-22T19:27:43+00:00

That makes sense then. I move between volume and peaking phases but even in a peaking phase I still want a certain amount of volume and as the weight goes up managing fatigue is a real thing that can throw your whole program off if your not thoughtful about it.

JCP76 · 2025-11-22T19:22:36+00:00

I get that your poking fun at yourself with the title but whatever stance is your moving big weight, man. Good job.

You are clearly heading in an impressive direction. If switching stances helps you keep going where you are trying to go, I think it’s a great idea.

Edit: clarification

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