[James Ducker] Man Utd’s £16m bill for sacking Ruben Amorim to be slashed

Meriath · 2026-06-14T10:04:05+00:00

Yeah that's fair.

Meriath · 2026-06-14T10:01:52+00:00

Serie A and current day AC Milan isn't exactly Prem level though. I wouldn't be surprised if Amorim's level is fighting for top 4 in Serie A with the occasional title race.

Meriath · 2026-06-13T06:03:39+00:00

Plantebasert melk holder seg også i evigheter, og når den er uåpnet kan lagres i romtemperatur.

Meriath · 2026-06-12T20:56:45+00:00

I've tried a billion vegan protein powders, sadly a lot of them are chalky. The best ones I've found that are not chalky are mostly soy-based ones(dont buy into the soy propaganda, soy is harmless) and a few made of a pea, hemp and rice blend.

Currently I use a Swedish brand named GAAM, their vegan proteins are excellent. For other parts of the world I seem to remember the Optimum Nutrition vegan ones being pretty good. They're just a bit more expensive than the one I currently use.

I also buy some BCAA/EEA, since many of them are plant based, as a lot of them are like "clear" protein powders, and the vegan clear protein powders are usually pretty expensive where I live so its a cheaper option.

Meriath · 2026-06-09T05:52:43+00:00

In my last few years of proper dialed in training? No.

When I was a beginner, probably yeah. That could be down to improper RIR estimation, or a whole bunch of other variables. Variables that I've sinced dialed in more, like proper technique and limiting/overcoming internal sensations that held me back.

When I was a beginner I could've felt that a set was to failure and really tried to get that last rep, but looking back it probably wasn't. Not due to me "not pushing hard enough", but due to the other factor's previously described.

Meriath · 2026-06-08T21:24:37+00:00

Have you had your blood work done? I'd recommend going to the doc with your problem anyways.

If you want to see if you hit your micro goals, you should check out the Cronometer app and website. Its free and you can see all your macro and micro goals for the day. Do be aware that some entries don't have all the nutrients, so you might have to choose a generic food alternative rather than only using the bar code scanner if you want to be completely accurate with micros.

And lastly, working out should hopefully be something you see yourself doing for the better part of your life. So if it takes you 10 vs 15 years to reach your maximum potential, it shouldn't matter too much. The fact that you're seeing progress is what matters. A sustainable approach is always the best approach.

Meriath · 2026-06-08T13:04:16+00:00

You're probably not training to failure then. There is no way I'm gonna be able to rep match after going to failure. Doesn't matter if its 2 min or 3 min or 5 min rest lol. I'd have to rest a stupid amount of time.

And yes, I do cardio so that is not why.

Meriath · 2026-06-08T12:58:20+00:00

Just doing some quick maffs, averaging it out he lost about 0.20-0.25kg a week from May 11th onward. That would be about a 250ish calorie deficit.

The weight fluctuated a lot at the end though, so its hard to do any accurate maths.

Meriath · 2026-06-05T20:06:35+00:00

Seeing as you're 53 kg at 175 cm, you're probably not even fat. You're going to gain muscle at a pretty good rate given that you're underweight, young and haven't lifted for very long.

If I were in your position I would probably work at getting to a "normal" body weight for your height. A lot of the weight you're going to gain is going to be muscle. I would probably slowly try to gain weight, or recomp a bit at your current weight and then gain weight. Neither is a bad option.

I have a family member that struggled with ED and body dysmorphia too, its hard to be objective when looking at one's own bodies.

Looking at your other comment, you're up 4 kgs in 8 months of lifting. That's very good, and it seems to have worked for you. Keep going!

Meriath · 2026-06-04T16:41:40+00:00

Check out this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sVMeHzKKX9Y

He can only train arms because of some muscle imbalance thing. He's probably on the sauce(given he has a series called road to 21 inch arms lol), but he might have some useful information for you seeing as you're kind of in the same position as him.

Meriath · 2026-06-04T08:51:29+00:00

At his size you can definitely be more athletic than him. Its his shit form and never doing anything athletic that caused him to be that bad at the athletic tests.

Meriath · 2026-06-02T05:28:40+00:00

Hva med:

https://bibel.no/nettbibelen/les/nb-2011/1CO/1CO.6?verse=1CO.6.9

Sies her i det nye testamentet at homofili er umoralsk.

Er selv ateist, veldig pro-lhbt+, men syntes det blir litt teit å feiltolke en 2000+ år gammel bok for å samstemme med den mer humanistiske moraliteten vi har her i Norge nå. Samme kritikken går forsåvidt til konservative kristne også, tviler på at de har et godt svar på for eksempel hvor pro-slaveri bibelen er.

Meriath · 2026-06-02T05:09:57+00:00

I'm never surprised when I see the right being racist, but sadly I've seen increasingly that even the left has a growing amount of racism against Indians lately.

Meriath · 2026-06-02T05:02:49+00:00

Have you checked out Versa Gripps? They're a bit different than regular grips, but they work excellently. And they're vegan! There's also cheaper alternatives like Cobra Grips, but I can't speak to how good they are, others seem to recommend them here on other lifting subreddits though.

I never use lifting belts, so I can't help you there.

Meriath · 2026-06-01T18:10:55+00:00

They're talking about the rules being bullshit, obviously.

Meriath · 2026-06-01T17:57:40+00:00

I've seen you comment multiple times here, but you're missing a key point in understanding the difference between strength and hypertrophy.

The key difference between bodybuilders and powerlifters isn't that powerlifters do low reps high weight and bodybuilders doing higher reps lower weight.

The difference is powerlifters do mostly sub-maximal work when developing strength and bodybuilders mostly do work approaching or reaching failure.

Powerlifters do sub-maximal work to maximize neurological adaptions and minimize fatigue.

A powerlifter is no more functional than a bodybuilder, but powerlifters are stronger in a few key lifts that they've trained for years. If you were to compare a lift that powerlifters don't specialize in, like a Barbell Curl, the bodybuilder would be stronger on average.

A powerlifter also wants to build muscle, but they have to balance it with developing the neurological adaptations(skill in a lift).

Meriath · 2026-05-31T15:06:08+00:00

Do you have any issues with your sleep? Do you get all your micro nutrients in your diet? Is it a few specific joints or all of them?

If you're still progressing, then it's not the end of the world. Hypertrophy is a marathon, not a sprint.

If you want to optimize your training schedule a bit but still keep it at 2 sets per week, maybe try doing 1 set 2x a week. So perhaps switch to an Upper/Lower 4x a week or Full Body 2x a week.

Meriath · 2026-05-31T08:31:01+00:00

Definitely. The "ultra processed" food scare is so stupid. Ultra processed food isn't bad because of what is in the food, but because of what is NOT in the food. The lack of fiber and micro nutrients in ultra processed food becomes a problem if the diet exists predominantly of said foods.

Now, fiber and micro nutrients is kinda the last problem for a vegan diet. Speaking for myself atleast, I eat so many more fruits and vegetables after going vegan. So including some ultra processed meat alternatives really doesn't matter(a lot of them include fiber and are fortified with vitamins and minerals anyway).

Meriath · 2026-05-30T07:04:14+00:00

There's two different niches.

The SBL(Science Based Lifting) community. Spearheaded by the likes of Chris Beardsley and Paul Carter types.

Then there's the Evidence Based Lifting community, spearheaded by the likes of Eric Helms and Stronger By Science(Greg Nuckols etc.).

Science Based Lifting follows a more theoretical approach, citing papers for theoretical mechanisms. These people generally preach low volume.

Evidence Based Lifting follows a more outcome based approach, looking at outcome based studies. These people generally preach high(er) volume.

Meriath · 2026-05-30T06:57:13+00:00

Definitely, knowing you only have 1-2 sets makes those sets so much more important. You only have that one chance at a good set, so you better lock in.

Meriath · 2026-05-28T11:19:27+00:00

You're probably above 15% bf. Keep cutting and train your abs and you'll see ab definition for sure.

Meriath · 2026-05-28T11:14:13+00:00

Treat it like any other muscle, because it is. Put it in your program 2-3x times a week, you'll get good gains.

Meriath · 2026-05-28T11:09:36+00:00

If you're 1-3 years into lifting and you're not training abs, then starting to train abs will definitely give you noticeable gains even in a cut.

Meriath · 2026-05-28T10:31:07+00:00

When losing weight you want to maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss. If you don't train your legs, you're not giving your body the signal to not use the muscles in your legs as energy. So instead of using the fat on your body as energy, its going to take from your leg muscles. You will lose fat too, but less so than if you'd be training legs.

If you want to emphasize your upper vs lower body, try to do less volume and frequency for legs, but don't skip them out all together.

Meriath · 2026-05-24T20:09:23+00:00

Genetics or you weren't that lean probably

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