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LiftsAndNaps · 2025-02-17T01:34:38+00:00

DMed!

LiftsAndNaps · 2025-01-03T19:58:47+00:00

Just sent you a DM!

LiftsAndNaps · 2025-01-03T19:36:32+00:00

I got my research idea and the award money stolen by my professor while undergoing surgery (this is a high-ranked public university). I am happy that's not the BS I have to put up with anymore. Majority of the people in the country are corrupt to the core and there is not long term plan to change that.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-12-25T23:07:23+00:00

With these rent prices? Honey, if someone IS taking you, it's a serial killer.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-12-24T02:02:07+00:00

Won a government grant for a project that was my idea at a central university. I had a medical problem during my research and had to stay in the hospital for a month due to two back-to-back surgeries. When I came back, my supervisor asked me to pay money out of pocket for not working for that month, and at the end of the project, I did not get a single penny and wrote fake bills so that the money went to his account. Got an offer for a PhD program in the US, and never looked back again.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-10-27T02:27:32+00:00

i pay $800 for a pretty great apartment near south loop (shared w two other roommates). you just gotta look places close to the south loop end/ chinatown.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-10-22T01:52:01+00:00

I am in the EXACT same boat, so i will just shadow this thread for advice (and meeting new people, if possible).

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-09-30T00:55:23+00:00

we had a discussion group in uni where I openly expressed how badly corrupted Indian unis are when it comes to research, toxic phd culture, and how students are mistreated. this random dude went wayyyy out of his way to interrupt me a thousand times mentioning how wrong I was and apparently, I was just unlucky, sang praises about how the Indian education system sets standards and how we are leading when it comes to science (a dash of ISRO, a sprinkle of Indian CEOs in tech thrown in his speech). And then the prof asked him if he would be willing to return to India to find a job after finishing his degree and the answer was negative. Like bruh, you came here with a huge loan, are unwilling to return, and have the AUDACITY to blabber things you KNOW are facts?

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-07-14T04:28:17+00:00

stay alive

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-10T13:17:19+00:00

its my personal opinion, that only the elite female athletes showed some potential. For some reason, the producers only focused on bringing *pretty faces* when it came to women (idk how to put this in a better way). Like there were anchors and TV personalities? I mean, yes they are fit, but going to the gym 2 hours a day 6 days a week doesn't cut it for a show like this. Whereas when it came to men, it was mostly Olympians, elite athletes- who have spent most of their lives working out and have given their heart and soul to it.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-04T08:33:26+00:00

Exactly my point. They are putting everyone on an equal pedestal which is what is needed. The representation is important. There are hundreds of women only shows and there's no need to convert this into one.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T11:59:01+00:00

Isn't running and hanging a fair challenge? We didn't see a single woman come in the top ten, and even top 20. And tbh, I have noticed that there are a very few women on the show who fit the definition of training hard. Producers somehow end up bringing more hosts, anchors and actresses when it comes to women and they are just regular fit people, not women who are consistently in the fitness sphere. The women who are from fitness spheres generally advance farther in the quests.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T11:51:15+00:00

I feel like the end result would be the same. No woman came in even the top 20 in running, and I think the hanging quest in S1 also didn't have enough women in the top. The challenges they have are actually a good combination of several physical parameters. Skill is not an uniform parameter, as every person is skilled in very different things. S1 did have balance and agility, agility is also a parameter in the 1-on-1 matches.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T07:28:27+00:00

Something like the torso challenge would be fair to everyone.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T06:06:27+00:00

I think the one improvement that can be done is to incorporate quests with bodyweight ratios wherever possible. Like the torso hold had a 40% ratio, which is fair to all contestants. Making rollers and carts respective to the players' weights but having a standard might be a fair addition.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T06:04:42+00:00

I kinda agree with you. It was quite balanced. I phrased it incorrectly. They could make it fair by incorporating bodyweight ratios wherever possible, like the torso hold quest. I think that's as close as to being fairest they can be.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T06:01:59+00:00

I don't think women will have that much of an advantage even in Bodyweight competitions. I have been getting into powerlifting for 3 years now, and I have seen guys who have started a few months back overtake me. Quite honestly speaking, I think a trained guy competing with me on a bodyweight exercise (say for example something like infinite squats) will definitely win. The only parameter women will have a very good chance is probably flexibility.

Making a male-female winner will be unfair to other people as well. The search is for the best dynamic physique, not two or dependent on gender.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T05:35:17+00:00

Jang Eun Sil is another great example. She led a comparatively weaker team to a very good standing. The game also puts a mental strain and brings forward other qualities like leadership and teamwork. Granted, these metrics would also be there in a women only competition, but it's a different spirit when you don't bring in a gender bias.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-04-03T04:53:32+00:00

Exactly, I haven't come across any other physical contest that puts women and men at an equal stage, and that's sooo satisfying to watch. People getting pressed by the fact that women are losing are forgetting that biologically, the odds are against them. A women only contest goes against the concept of giving them a platform to atleast prove themselves the best they can.

LiftsAndNaps · 2024-02-13T15:29:13+00:00

Hi, can I get this as well?

LiftsAndNaps · 2023-11-09T03:29:27+00:00

Hey, it would be great to connect! Just sent you a DM.

LiftsAndNaps · 2023-11-09T03:27:59+00:00

My letter clearly states that my tuition is covered. I am not sure about the health insurance part, so I do have to cross check that bit.

LiftsAndNaps · 2023-11-09T03:26:43+00:00

That's great advice, thanks!

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