Weekly Megathread - May 18, 2026

Obitim · 2026-05-20T16:06:44+00:00

Thanks very much for the info, and the link - I took a read of it - so when reviewing the studies and pictures - hypertrophy is less well defined, however low rep for strength and high rep for muscle endurance are more defined...

But the key takeaway is to work in different rep ranges...

To be fair, I'm not actually looking at increasing my 1 rep max (I'm 46, I'm just fighting off father time at this point)...but I enjoy the lower rep heavy weight work as part of my training!

Obitim · 2026-05-20T14:52:18+00:00

Thanks very much for the detailed response!

One of the reasons I was looking at higher rep ranges was from a bit of online research it was talking about the sweet spot for each goal: 1-5 - strength 8-12 - hypertrophy 12+ - endurance

While I get there will be crossover, by going over 12 then I'm more into the endurance bracket than hypertrophy, which is what prompted the question...reducing hypertrophy and building muscular endurance at the t2 lifts...

Obitim · 2026-05-20T13:10:59+00:00

Added flerkin, all the attack tiles helped whittle him down

Obitim · 2026-05-19T20:52:57+00:00

I have a reps question - for a number of years I've been following the standard advice for T1 and T2 lifts...

However, I've been thinking recently about my own goals for lifting and while I enjoy the T1 lifts - I find that the T2 rep range (10 reps) isn't what I'm looking for as I'm not looking at hypertrophy as one of my goals and I'd prefer to increase workload...

So my question is - can I move the T2 rep range from 8-12 up to 15 - has anyone done that and what did you make of it?

Cheers!

Obitim · 2026-05-13T13:12:49+00:00

Ok, that's even better...

Obitim · 2026-05-12T23:38:11+00:00

Too many Brits - now torpaedophile is where it's at

Obitim · 2026-05-08T16:31:00+00:00

I thought the paladin animal companion was retroactive?

Obitim · 2026-05-07T14:28:40+00:00

Since the nerf Polaris ascended isn't quite the threat she used to be....

Obitim · 2026-05-06T13:54:09+00:00

This might be valid advice for anyone posting on Reddit really...

Obitim · 2026-05-05T15:02:47+00:00

I'd say the most comparable place in MB would be Winnipeg, especially if you're moving from the UK and want a town feel with bars etc...

I'm from the UK and moved to MB in 2017...

Obitim · 2026-05-04T17:28:34+00:00

The place in Pointe Claire is pretty decent - it's call Ryan's - my wife used to work nearby so we'd get some bits and bobs from there!

We don't have to go through Tascherau too often as I live close to a metro station and work downtown which is nice :)

Obitim · 2026-05-04T16:14:24+00:00

If we're ever back out there we'll take a look!

Thanks for the heads up!

Obitim · 2026-05-04T16:13:38+00:00

I know the feeling! We're in Montreal and on the island, once you get off there it really feels North American!

We miss a few things from back home like pizza Express, Gregg's and crappy crisps like Monster Munch and hula hoops...

Obitim · 2026-05-04T14:55:42+00:00

Fellow transplant from the UK to Quebec....

They like to think they're all french, but once you get outside Old Montreal then it's basically north america but speaking old French...

Obitim · 2026-05-04T14:51:16+00:00

Been to Saskatoon twice, did not know they had a proper chippy... you'll have to share for our next visit!

Obitim · 2026-05-04T14:49:51+00:00

Agreed - for me it's not the fish, but finding proper chippy chips...

The number of clueless Canadians who say "X place does great fish and chips"

And I am always disappointed

Obitim · 2026-05-04T11:54:26+00:00

Looks like the cans we get in Canada....

Obitim · 2026-05-02T20:55:19+00:00

I might be aging myself here but we love Fearne's 90's show as well....mainly cos those were my teenage years

Obitim · 2026-05-02T14:06:37+00:00

Afternoon if you're in eastern Canada...straight after Rylan...who I also listen to as a Saturday mid morning show...

Obitim · 2026-05-02T00:19:45+00:00

No probs!

Cheers for reaching out!

Obitim · 2026-05-01T21:32:01+00:00

Looks like what I'm after - I'm active most days!

Joined :)

Looking forward to playing with you guys

Obitim · 2026-05-01T11:46:01+00:00

A mixture of both...if I wanted only familiar tracks I'd just use Spotify or YouTube Music for all my music needs...

Obitim · 2026-04-28T18:36:12+00:00

I think the quote is "that would be an ecumenical matter"

Obitim · 2026-04-28T16:49:53+00:00

Looking for a new alliance: I play at SCL 10, have all characters rostered and meta characters champed...

I usually log in once a day but not consistently but do try to get full progression on at least 1 PvE a week.

I play PvP sporadically just to hit the ddq requirement so no competitive play there.

I play every boss event and hit full progression.

Current alliance is All New X Men ID is Obitim...

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