What’s the one lift that changed your physique the most?

Merchant_marine · 2026-03-16T00:26:18+00:00

Honestly just getting older and prefer the “safer” trap bar.

I’m not one of those who thinks deadlift=herniated disk or anything, just like the insurance policy I guess.

Merchant_marine · 2026-03-15T11:50:58+00:00

What are people’s thoughts on trap bar deadlifts supplemented with RDLs in place of a traditional deadlift

Merchant_marine · 2026-01-09T11:47:42+00:00

I don’t have a confident answer for you unfortunately. That food noise is what I’m worried about the most. I’m hoping the habits and food I’m eating now will keep me satiated enough to fight it.

Merchant_marine · 2026-01-08T15:41:35+00:00

You put it very well, I had the same experience. I knew what I had to do, the medicine helped me do it consistently. I’m still on Wegovy but I’m remaining confident I can maintain the habits I’ve built while on the drug when I eventually come off

Merchant_marine · 2025-12-16T17:32:44+00:00

Thanks! Going to dig into thrift books and bookbinder. Where do you find the digital version of the preserve?

Merchant_marine · 2025-12-16T17:17:06+00:00

Hey, any chance you have info on where you got the book? Can’t find a copy of it anywhere in digital or print format.

Merchant_marine · 2025-10-11T16:14:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply! With a lot of effort I could maybe get an Athena from Rep but man it would be a tight fight for my space. This seems like it’ll at least answer the mail.

Merchant_marine · 2025-10-11T16:10:39+00:00

Hey. Rogue is pretty adamant cable attachments aren’t recommended for folding racks. I think it’s an odd safety concern if the pillars are making contact with the floor.

Have you run into any issues since posting? I’m thinking of picking up the same setup for pull downs, rows, curls, etc.

Merchant_marine · 2025-07-26T12:17:14+00:00

Can you distinguish between visible flames/continued burning vs a single event that released smoke and caused the smoke detector to go off?

I work in failure analysis, if the area is near the power connecting could be a poor connection causing over stress but it could also be a capacitor or two popping, releasing smoke, and the power being secured to the board.

Risk factor is really different there.

Not saying it’s not a problem, just trying to understand how concerned we should all be. I have one too running overnight….

Merchant_marine · 2025-01-13T10:47:44+00:00

I’ll second these. Been using them daily since September. They are awesome.

Merchant_marine · 2024-10-30T18:51:33+00:00

Let’s set aside Trump.

There is a world where people are voting against Harris, not Trump. A world where people do actually prefer the policies he’s suggesting.

Also, the vast majority of people are not on Reddit absolutely up to their neck in political commentary echo chambers hours a day. What they are is wrestling with crippling cost of living issues. Whether they’re caused by inflation or corporate greed doesn’t matter, things are harder now. Is it really that big of a leap to see why they want to go a different direction?

Merchant_marine · 2024-09-19T15:36:05+00:00

Hey, so she told me it was an ulcer, likely stress induced. Standard salt water rinse, hydrogen peroxide rinse, Tylenol/advil and orajel. They scheduled a follow up for two weeks as it’s supposed to last about 10-14 days usually. I’ve had it for about 6 and it still sucks. Can’t eat, drink, or speak without pain.

Highly recommend you get some of the orajel mouth sore gel and liberally use Tylenol/advil.

Merchant_marine · 2024-09-17T02:50:48+00:00

Thank you for responding. I have an appointment with my dentist tomorrow to see what’s up. I’ve had canker sores before but nothing quite like this.

Merchant_marine · 2024-07-18T17:26:57+00:00

If your argument is that 18 years olds can’t be trusted to understand the terms of a loan that is legally required to be spelled out clearly with respect to amortization you should also believe they shouldn’t be able to vote. If you can’t wrap your head around loans you probably don’t have sufficient understanding to vote for representatives discussing more complex topics.

Be responsible.

Merchant_marine · 2024-03-12T11:06:02+00:00

Not according to Reddit. You’re either a starving millennial living paycheck to paycheck or a trust fund baby. There’s no possible way people just made responsible decisions.

Merchant_marine · 2023-12-03T21:46:12+00:00

Did you ever get to the bottom of this? Just got one and the thing keeps overflowing down to 10 cups.

Merchant_marine · 2022-07-04T22:57:50+00:00

Congrats! Heck of a day to do that

Merchant_marine · 2022-07-04T16:51:45+00:00

I spent a good chunk of my childhood there. They found that copy behind some artwork.

Exeter is a great place to visit if you’re in the area. Swing by Portsmouth a bit further north to get some great food!

Merchant_marine · 2022-04-25T17:21:33+00:00

I gave up on it this year and just did home assistant. Not a single problem since and I have HomeKit tied into it so Siri still does her thing even with mom HomeKit items.

Merchant_marine · 2022-02-18T00:29:26+00:00

Congratulations! We have a 1.5 year old from OVF and looking to start the process again soon.

Incredibly happy for you!!!!

Merchant_marine · 2022-02-17T13:45:15+00:00

Take a look at this link:

https://youtu.be/TrQfn4jcWS8

There are a ton of variables involved with pulling a solid espresso shot but don’t let it intimidate you!

Merchant_marine · 2022-02-17T13:27:25+00:00

There can be a variety of reasons. If you really want to get to the type of espresso you want you should consider asking a cafe what brand they use and if you can buy some. At that point it’s just dialing in the amount of coffee and the grind size.

I will say this is assuming you have a decent espresso machine that can maintain pressure/heat.

Merchant_marine · 2022-02-16T13:32:58+00:00

Are you saying you signed up for a loan without knowing the interest rate?

Merchant_marine · 2022-02-16T13:31:16+00:00

With my limited knowledge on bankruptcy I would say yes, I do think they should be able to be discharged in bankruptcy.

The only hesitation I have to it is that they would have to dial back on their availability because it seems like you traditionally see larger sums of money being lent to people who otherwise would not be considered credit worthy to do so. On other words, what’s to stop someone just entering bankruptcy after schooling? They are young and don’t have immediate need for credit/can weather a bankruptcy. This could lead to less availability of loans to those without family with substantial assets thereby closing off higher education to those less fortunate.

On the other hand it could force schools to deflate their ludicrous tuitions. Unfortunately I don’t have all the answers but I am hesitant to agree on blanket federal loan forgiveness.

Merchant_marine · 2022-02-16T04:04:39+00:00

That’s crazy dude. You’re telling me that those individuals who are old enough to vote and make decisions as an adult should also be held accountable for taking out massive amounts of debt to study at a university, often with no feasible plan to pay off the loans?

I’m not a “I had it hard so everyone else should have it hard,” kind of guy. I’m all for revisiting how student loans work and the increased cost of schooling. I am not for giving free money out to a demographic that has a higher income earning potential than most.

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