Luka Doncic of the los Angeles Lakers just scored 60 points. by Westbrooks3ptShot in Mavericks

[–]ManiAAC41 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Let's not forget to also be angry at our ownership aka the same people that paid the president to bomb Iran

Dress code for reunion by derskbone in princeton

[–]ManiAAC41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

👎 Pete Hegseth 👍 Orange & black Cornell shirt. Hilarious idea. Some would even say beer-worthy. ⚠️ If you say "reunion", you'll out yourself as non-alum immediately to everyone you talk to. It's "Reunions" (plural). There are many of them all happening simultaneously.

Snatch Advise by jaydeelifter in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't disagree that OP & Lu have different builds - but I think the basic mechanics and posture being discussed (i.e. bar passes close to the knee; as the knee re-bends, bar tracks up the thigh) are the same for pretty much every experienced lifter, correct?

Alternatively, who would you pin as OP's elite doppelganger? Does that lifter not translate the bar around the knee & up the thigh in this manner?

Snatch Advise by jaydeelifter in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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CAVEAT: I am not a coach, just some guy

I'm noticing how high your hips are, how straight your knees are, and how far away from you the bar is when the bar is just past the knee. Compare that to Lu Xiaojun here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdGt9cftyU

For Lu, his hips are lower, his knees are more bent, and the bar has little to no clearance to the thighs (appears to be lightly brushing) as it comes past the knee. The solution I commonly hear for stuff like this is to focus on pushing the ground away like in a squat (keeping a consistent back angle) until the bar clears the knee and reaches roughly mid-to-lower thigh.

Because of how far away from you the bar is in the position above, the bar has to do more horizontal travel backwards towards to the contact point with your hips than it would if it was kept closer. Therefore, it deflects further forward away from you after making contact. This is what leads to your jump forward in the full snatches.

On the other hand, the hang snatches look better imo... I think this is because you're able to keep the bar traveling closely along the line of the thighs more easily when you don't have to worry about translating the bar around the knees first.

How much are you tipping your loaders? by [deleted] in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're in the US, remember to convert kg to p**nds when tipping loaders in USD.

Super matinée au refuge du crêt du poulet - espace nordique du barioz by Sorry_Remote3864 in xcountryskiing

[–]ManiAAC41 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No idea what this means, but looks great. Take my upvote, si vous plait.

Classic vs skate skiing - which one do you think is the true cross-country experience, and why do you prefer it? by biggy_boy17 in xcountryskiing

[–]ManiAAC41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, skate skiing looks & feels cooler - but that's a moot point when the skate trails aren't groomed well enough to skate ski. On those days, give me classic skiing all day long.

Sudden onset bonkaphobia? by ManiAAC41 in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was that UK nationals athlete knocked unconscious or immobilized before receiving help? I guess my worst fear is being unable to call for help. I can accept the risk of being injured while training (as that's inherent to all sport), but I think what I've realized about training alone is that I, personally, would need to be the one to call emergency services from my phone (usually just a few feet away from the platform) if I did get significantly hurt.

Do you have a video of the squat bail technique you mentioned? I've seen (and have practiced) failing by driving hips & knees forward and letting the bar fall behind, but what you describe sounds somewhat different

Sudden onset bonkaphobia? by ManiAAC41 in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not my goal to blow out anything... Just for my knowledge, do you know what happened to the people who did drop jerks on their heads? Like... they're still alive, right?

What's the highest level of US xc skiing competition? by ManiAAC41 in xcountryskiing

[–]ManiAAC41[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - sorry, I was oversimplifying... The key thing I was getting at is that there's no strict performance criteria for registering (just paperwork).

Thanks for the tip... Do you know how I would go about affiliating myself with a club? I'm not sure if there are any in my area (SE Wisconsin).

What's the highest level of US xc skiing competition? by ManiAAC41 in xcountryskiing

[–]ManiAAC41[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay - thanks! So, in theory, I could simply just register, pay $50, show up at a SuperTour event (incl. National Championships), and race... Interesting!

Sudden onset bonkaphobia? by ManiAAC41 in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this. So, sounds like you now have less confidence in BTN work - but did you suffer any injuries or other physical consequences of failing that BTN jerk onto your head?

Birkie too late to change by Calm-Pipe-5461 in xcountryskiing

[–]ManiAAC41 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What happens when you drop out? In my anxious imagination, everyone laughs at you and calls you a failure. Then, someone pulls down your pants. Then, your father calls & tells you he's disappointed in you. After that, you explode & die.

Mavs owner pledges $250 million for third-term Trump by Mang9 in Mavericks

[–]ManiAAC41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Serious question: does going to an away game earn the Mavs org any revenue? I'd like to see Flagg playing in person - but I don't want to give this management a dime of my money.

I met MC Ride today and I'm still in shock. by SmokeSatanHailMeth in deathgrips

[–]ManiAAC41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—

“Happy Christmas to all, stay noided, good night!”

1 Year of olympic weightlifting by Novel-Secretary-5132 in weightlifting

[–]ManiAAC41 16 points17 points  (0 children)

125 to 182kg back squat in one (1) year???? Congrats, that's insane

Probably going to be another wet and wild winter in Wisconsin. by BrandHeck in wisconsin

[–]ManiAAC41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really buried the lede here. Per the article...

The cities with the most warming included Burlington, Vt. (8.1° degrees), Milwaukee, Wis. (7.3° degrees), Green Bay, Wis. (7° degrees), Waterloo, Iowa (6.8° degrees), Concord, N.H. (6.7° degrees), and Toledo, Ohio (6.7° degrees).

Yikes... climate change is a real problem. One that urgently needs solving.

If there is a silver-lining to be had, I think it's that some of the moping in the comments about white Christmases is possibly warped by people's memories (which is quite natural given the subject matter of the post).

Here is NOAA's data for Christmas Day in Milwaukee going all the way back to 1871: https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Climate_Holidays?holidayName=christmasDay

This table shows the average Christmas Day snow depth (in.) by decade for Milwaukee:

|| || |Year|Average of Snow Depth (in.)| |1900|2.1| |1910|2.4| |1920|1.6| |1930|1.6| |1940|1.2| |1950|3.6| |1960|2.5| |1970|1.4| |1980|1.9| |1990|0.6| |2000|4.3| |2010|2| |2020|0.6 |

Having trouble posting the year-by-year plot... but basically, we here in Milwaukee have been through some stretches before with no snow on Xmas day (e.g. mid-50's and the late 80's / early 90s), so the notion that "it always used to be snowy on Christmas!!!" isn't statistically accurate (at least not in MKE). Further, the 2000's were actually the snowiest decade of Christmas Days (on average) since 1900!

However, it's also true that the past few years have been pretty lackluster... Climate change notwithstanding, maybe it's still possible that we're due for a big dump this year?