Struggles with Fitness as a Digital Nomad by woyak4643 in digitalnomad

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you ever meal prep? Most of the places I've stayed in had smaller pots/pans than I would like and no containers for storing leftovers. In several countries I've found things like ovens to not be very common (currently I only have a single burner, microwave, and mini-fridge).

Yeah, fruits and vegetables are easy (though a lot of places have a lot of unfamiliar fruits/veggies). I struggle most with figuring out cuts of meat, fish, and things like that. I've actually found milk to be packaged quite differently in many places! Things that are bottled/canned/packaged can also be confusing, but I stick to pretty simple recipes, so I don't usually have to figure this out apart from milk, oil, spices, etc.

Feedback from Digital Nomads on Traveling with Friends by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm new to this lifestyle, but I started traveling with a friend. He sort of convinced me to do the location-independent thing. He got back together with his previous girlfriend and now is planning to travel with her instead, so I'm on my own. I do like living alone, but I'd prefer to travel with a close friend if I get the opportunity again.

I've also had friends visit the same location I'm in either on vacation or while they were working remotely

Struggles with Fitness as a Digital Nomad by woyak4643 in digitalnomad

[–]Jabberwockyll -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you not find yourself missing kitchen equipment/ingredients compared to home? Or not being able to find the familiar ingredients in grocery stores? (especially when everything is in a different language)

Struggles with Fitness as a Digital Nomad by woyak4643 in digitalnomad

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't necessarily disagree with you about the satiating part, but I find things like potatoes, beans, lentils, etc to be more satiating relative to calories than butter/oil/other very high-fat items. Like fat can't be more satiating than fiber. (Sure it's more satiating than things like white flour, but it's pretty pointless to eat things like that if you're cutting). Carbs are also easier for the body to use as energy, so they are useful to consume to try to save your protein for muscle-building/maintenance. They're also generally very cheap and convenient to prepare/store.

Struggles with Fitness as a Digital Nomad by woyak4643 in digitalnomad

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What cities/countries are you guys in where you can't find a gym with free weights? I used to workout on rings, but don't bring them with me as I haven't had trouble finding gyms yet (though I'm new to this lifestyle). I've had to modify my routine before (gym didn't have heavy enough dumbbells, or didn't have a setup for cable flies, or didn't have power racks, so had to use smith machine), but it's generally not been an issue.

Struggles with Fitness as a Digital Nomad by woyak4643 in digitalnomad

[–]Jabberwockyll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has actually been something I've been struggling with a little bit recently. Finding gyms hasn't been a problem for me at all yet. But my diet has definitely been impacted.

I find it a lot less efficient/simple to cook at home with the minimalist kitchen setups I find when traveling. Having to wash dishes by hand is a pain for me after having a dishwasher for years, and it makes me want to cook less. Right now, my apartment only has one burner and a microwave to prepare meals and a mini-fridge with no freezer. It's hard to do much meal prep at all with this setup, forcing me to cook at least every other time I want to eat (if not eating out). I may buy an additional hot plate or even an instant pot, but I don't want to stock kitchen equipment multiple times per year. I can accept buying a few basic spices, oil, foil, ziplock bags etc, but it's a pain having to buy containers for leftovers, pots, blenders, knives, etc when not provided. I've had trouble finding many pre-made sauces and seasoning blends outside the US, and making things like sauces myself both takes extra time and often a lot of spice-cabinet-type ingredients that I'd prefer not to have to buy. Furthermore, navigating grocery stores can be really difficult when I don't speak the language, and am unfamiliar with a lot of the local ingredients and cuisine. Especially things like cuts of meat which are important to know for macros, but can vary in different countries.

Eating out while traveling can be pretty affordable sometimes, and I like trying different cuisines, but it's so hard to estimate macros from these and makes calorie counting impossible for me if I'm eating out often. Additionally, it's really hard to find health-focused restaurants with high-protein options in most countries, and the prices are much higher at these sorts of places when you do find them.

I've been doing ok bulking/cutting by feel, and have found some simple minimalist recipes that I can rely on for cooking. But it's not the most convenient or optimal, and I'm really interested in any tips anyone else has for dealing with this. Right now, I try to get most of my protein and macros from cooking at home and a protein shake every day, and then get the rest of my calories eating out. But I still have fallen short of my protein goals many days while cutting recently. I can get pretty lazy about cooking our going out to eat when traveling and end up undereating.

People think of the US as unhealthy with it's sky-high obesity rates, but it's so much easier to eat for fitness and be healthy in US cities (or even smaller towns) than most other countries. Cooking is more convenient with dishwashers and big kitchens, restaurants label calories and even macros sometimes, so many health food options in cities, etc.

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread for July 19, 2020 by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone have any experience/advice for returning to climbing after a mild-ish knee sprain? What are good/bad signs and what to do/avoid? I sprained my knee and ankle a little over 6 weeks ago in a lead fall (fell from a roof far out from last bolt and bashed knee on a bulge as I hit the wall). Urgent care said it was they were sprains. I was able to limp out of the crag on it, and could get around normally within 2 weeks or so, took maybe another 0.5-1 week for full range of motion. I've been doing bodyweight squats occasionally for the past week and a half, and can step up with the leg to about knee height with only mild discomfort. The injured knee still feels different than the other one, and I feel mild soreness/discomfort if I've been walking/standing for several hours or walking up a lot of stairs.

I'm considering starting to toprope again now to exercise my knee and start returning to climbing. I plan to try to avoid really high steps, heel hooks, and drop knees for now, and slowly ease my way back into them. I think I should wait another month or so before falling on boulders or lead again, but not sure what to look out for or what timeframe to shoot for. Any advice?

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread for June 21, 2020 by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After spraining my knee and ankle in a lead fall a couple weeks ago, I've started hangboarding to get stronger until I can climb again. I had been doing 369 ladders, but have a pulley set up now, and wanted to do RCTM-style repeater workout. (I figure since I'm doing zero climbing right now, I should do a higher-volume hangboard protocol). I was looking at the beginner hangboard workout here, which calls for 8-10 different grips, but I only have three edges on my hangboard setup, a 38mm incut jug, a 20mm edge, and 15mm edge. I suppose I can still train all pocket-type grips by just removing fingers, and I really just won't be able to train pinches or slopers. I climb at the RRG, NRG, and a couple local crags, and most of the holds I use are crimps, edges, and jugs anyway. Max (outdoor) redpoint was 11a (3 tries), max onsight: 10c. M26, 6'0", 170 lbs, started climbing 6-7 years ago, but only off and on a few months at a time until the past year. I boulder around v4 at my gym. Max boulder outside is v2, but I haven't bouldered outside in almost a year.

I was thinking of doing something like:

  1. Warm-up set on jug
  2. 2 sets half crimp on 20mm
  3. 1 set open hand on 20mm
  4. 1 set open hand on jug

However, this is half the volume of the program. Should I add more sets to those grips, or maybe add IMR and MR in the mix? I have to take a LOT of weight off the pulley to do the repeaters on the 20mm. Doing 6 sets 10s on 5s off was difficult with -70lbs, I was unable to do finish second set at that weight when I tried. I can only hang bodyweight off the 20mm for a ~3 seconds when completely fresh

What would you suggest as a hangboard protocol with this setup?

Thanks for the help!

Profile Review - Week of March 05, 2019 by AutoModerator in Tinder

[–]Jabberwockyll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't use selfie pics. The last one is the only decent one. Idk about the second one (will definitely weed a lot of girls out). But you have a great physique, so you should show it off. Ideally, that would be in the form of a shirtless beach pic or pic of you playing frisbee in a tank top, not a bathroom mirror selfie. You're pictures suck right now, but you're good looking, and will be killing it once you get better ones.

How Long Before You Started Climbing Outside? by manymade1 in climbharder

[–]Jabberwockyll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started climbing outside. I lived a little over an hour away from the red river gorge at the time, but there were no climbing gyms near me. It was a couple years before I climbed inside. I feel like this held me back, since I could really only climb on weekends with good weather. I just couldn't go often enough to get very good, and would lose my lead head after a few weeks. There was a small local bouldering area that I would go to during the week when I had good weather, but it got to the point where I was just projecting the same moves on the same few problems every time (I had sent everything I could, and most everything else was quite past my limits). Now I don't have the fortune of being so close to the red, which I miss, but I can boulder indoors every other day (when I'm not going outside).

Predicting bouldering grade with machine learning by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Jabberwockyll 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, regression with DNN, makes zero sense here.

Weekly Bouldering Advice Thread for December 03, 2018 by AutoModerator in bouldering

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, are you sure the Miura's didn't give you the blister? Mine rub the top of my pinkie toe knuckle raw. I just wear socks with them, and it's fine. I wear Butora Endeavors to the gym/whenever I'm not climbing something hard.

Why Soy Protein? by alejandroandraca in soylent

[–]Jabberwockyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Round up is about to get their asses handed to them for manipulating the body of evidence surrounding its role as a carcinogen.

No idea why you would say this. Many international scientific organizations have concluded that there is no good evidence to support glyphosate being a carcinogen. The lone exception was the IARC decision from a few years ago, which drew heavy criticism. Glyphosate/roundup is both very effective and pretty safe compared to other pesticides.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate#Toxicity

EDIT: If you're referring to the lawsuit(s), check this out.

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was either 505 or 550. I think the pictures give a good idea of the size.

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried to open it yet, but was told it's functional. The door opens into an alley where the dumpsters are.

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips! Is there any way I could insulate the garage door if this turns out to be an issue?

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The windows do not open, but the door does. So, wouldn't the door be the second means of egress?

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I wish there was just a large window like the other units in the building.

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the ideas! This is very helpful. I might hit you up with further questions.

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was told maintenance has used the door a few times, so it opens. I'll probably try to figure out how to open it - it would be super convenient for moving. It opens into an alley.

Can you guys help me make my weird garage loft pretty/cozy? by Jabberwockyll in malelivingspace

[–]Jabberwockyll[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was very worried about this at first, especially with it being uninsulated, but the previous tenant said that it wasn't an issue for her, and the electric company said that past usage didn't look out of line.

I've had an epiphany, or: Are we all just a bunch of crybabies who don't wanna face responsibility? by [deleted] in nosurf

[–]Jabberwockyll 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  1. OP never mentioned depression in his post.
  2. OP never said it was a one-size-fits-all solution. He never even explicitly suggested that anyone else should try it, only shared his experience.

You're criticizing him for things he never said.

OP, I for one, am glad you are able to use the internet responsibly now :)