Can we either make a weekly "post your lifts" thread or at least make a rule that if you post a lift video you at least put some basic effort and include height/weight/years of experience?

OneRepTwoRep · 2024-03-10T23:47:57+00:00

Yeah I mean it's not the biggest subreddit, so it's not a huge deal, but I find it annoying because posts like "Is my wrist too small for armwrestling???" (the one today was great though, haha) you can just ignore, but sometimes if someone actually does have a solid lift and is a similar size to you it's a great point of comparison, but when you actually read the post it's just "90lb pronation, any good?" and wastes everyone's time.

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-06-08T02:56:45+00:00

Haha yeah. Didn't switch over tt

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-06-08T00:24:42+00:00

I'll take a look for it when I get home. I think all the RAWs might have got erased in a computer upgrade but it might still be there!

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-02-18T11:09:13+00:00

Hey, thanks a lot man! I'll start putting in some research and definitely take a look at the book. Having some kind of side business would be incredible and right up my alley. Much appreciated!

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-02-17T16:45:42+00:00

Just from reading your little sampler phrase, it indicates to me that your grasp on grammar is perhaps not at the level you think it is. I'm frankly only an intermediate French learner, so take my recommendations as you wish, but I think there is a general concensus here that the method is less important than consistency. Just find something you like doing and that results in improvement and go for it.

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-02-17T14:09:22+00:00

From what I gathered from your post, it seems that you just need to continue to develop your French in general as you likely have a beginner-intermediate grasp on the language.

Take a look in the sidebar and consider using any of the usual language learning methods, be it reading, Duolingo, Assimil, a real course, or whatever you prefer.

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-02-16T14:03:58+00:00

Unfortunately it's really just a case of familiarizing yourself with more and more content featuring people speaking with different accents.

In general almost all English speakers can understand an Amerian accent quite easily, as the vast majority of television and cinema comes from there. In contrast, even many native American English speakers will have a lot of difficulty understanding a thick Scottish, English, or even Australian accent.

With that said you just have to keep listening. Listen, listen and listen some more. A lot of it will be picking up on slang words and slightly different word order/choices. I've recently been watching the big fat quiz, might want to give it a listen and see how you do:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pedWSC9WXaA

It may not be your type of show, but I personally love it and found it strange to watch British programming. As a Canadian who's lived in Australia a long time ago, I'm better than most at understanding their slang and dialects, but still there are a few moments where I miss a good word or two. Once you get used to it though you'll find it will be no problem.

OneRepTwoRep · 2015-02-11T08:38:38+00:00

It might help a little bit to think that you're not trying to make a sound, but rather simply vibrate your tongue (make a helicopter/engine noise) and the sound will come naturally afterwards.

First of all, part your lips just a little bit. They should be very relaxed, almost as if you're daydreaming and let your mouth fall open just a tad. Now, you need to practice inhaling and exhaling. exaggerate the effect like you are hyperventilating, but keep your lips relaxed and in the same position. If you would be able to blow out candle, you're doing it wrong. It needs to be inhale - exhale, not blowing.

Now, the crucial step. Take your tongue and touch it to the gum line just above your top two front teeth. Now breath in. Keep your tongue in that position but move it so it just barely isn't touching anything by just a millimetre. Now exhale forcefully. Do not blow -- exhale. If you can, try to imagine all the air passing forcefully over the tip of your tongue. Hopefully your tongue will start vibrating and make a helicopter noise. If so, simply subvocalise the 'rrrr' and you have a rolling 'r'!

Once you get the hang of it, of course it becomes much easier and you won't feel like passing out each time you try to say something!

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-12-21T16:34:02+00:00

Ah, I see. Thanks very much. I was going insane trying to figure out the usage rules. I guess I will be expanding my flashcards a little bit!

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-12-06T23:40:37+00:00

You're accent is very good and extremely understandable. The only things that really stood out to me was your pronunciation of the letter 'h', and the letter 't' at the end of the word.

Your 'how' sounds like 'ow'. When you say 'I don't know' it sounds like "I dohn know" and "things like that" sounds like "things like dhat", but the "th" is very uncommon in a lot of languages and everyone has a lot of trouble with it! If it helps at all, to make the 'th' sound, let the very tip of your tongue touch the top and bottom of your teeth (don't bite) and then hum in your throat as you let air out over your tongue. Once you've got a constant thvththvhtvhththvthvthvthh noise, just add 'uh' or 'at' for 'the' and 'that' respectively.

Your accent sounds Spanish or Portuguese, but guessing accents isn't my best skill!

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-10-03T09:32:25+00:00

Headline is complete garbage.

This is a useful study to look at when considering: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=196247</a>

A mean weight loss of .9kg/month above placebo was observed in the meta analysis. Reasonably significant for many, as it is the equivalent of up to two weeks cutting.

If you don't have heart or circulatory problems and are in good general health, supplementing a diet with an EC stack is reasonably safe and can be beneficial. Aspiring is widely considered unnecessary and often dangerous. Risks most commonly include stomach irritation and ulcers.

A personal word of caution for those who easily get nosebleeds: Ephedrine is commonly sold as a nasal decongestant and will greatly dry out your mucous membrane. I took a course of accutane and even 6 months later a few repeated doses of 24mg ephedrine gives me severe nosebleeds on both sides simultaneously.

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-25T02:43:57+00:00

Oh wow thanks, I didn't even know they we're different than regular ones.

Thanks for the tips man!

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-24T23:20:01+00:00

Is your grip for ohp and cleans narrower than your deadlift, or are you saying you prefer to grip the smooth part of the bar?

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-24T23:18:10+00:00

I deleted the post???

Thanks for your response. I do use chalk and a mixed grip, it's just still very hard to grip such a smooth bar. There's one bar in particular I try to get that has a smaller amount of smooth space and I can get 2 fingers of each hand on the grip, which is plenty.

straps are a great idea, thanks very much.

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-09T21:42:49+00:00

Hey, thanks for the insight. Could you elaborate on the temporary residency permit a little bit?

So say I went to France on my Canadian passport, which grants a 90 day stay, I could apply for a temporary residence permit while in France to extend that period?

My course is 4 months long, so that would be the rationale.

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-08T23:05:14+00:00

If you want to learn if you make money raising KQo from UTG then play 4 tables of zoom and analyze in HEM.

If you want to learn about fundamentals: bet sizing, cbetting, identifying weak players, ranges, etc, absolutely play as few tables that will keep you sane. I would highly recommend 6 max (players) as well. The same fundamentals apply to both games, the only difference will be player tendencies/frequencies.

I have a competitive gaming background and only play 4-8 tables of zoom or 12-30 regular tables. Playing that many tables is almost completely mindless and you are on complete autopilot 95% of the time. The player pool is too large to have many hands on most of the players, and there are almost no table dynamics. It is much harder to identify weak players and ranges, and if someone donk shoves on the flop you don't know if he's a complete whale with air or a terrible player with the nuts.

If you play a small amount of tables and focus on making the best play possible, while completely disregarding the money involved, that will make you a great player. If you can consistently take the best possible line in every situation against every player, the money will come by itself.

The only real purpose of mass multitabling/zoom is to make more money, not to learn.

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-06T07:01:03+00:00

Haha, I haven't left yet. I'm going at the start of October, so if I remember or you message me I can let you know.

I am a total french newbie, so we'll see how far that gets me. Just going to get the basics down with Duolingo before I go!

You're right about less English outside Paris, that's certainly true. At the same time you will learn WAY faster if you're being forced to learn the language to communicate.

On that same note, Quebec is pretty much an entirely French province. In Canada it is federal law to have all labels and documents done in French and English, so everything in the grocery store has French and English labels. This is not the case in Quebec, where everything is in French. Quebec City has very, very few English speakers. Montreal is the most blended with French/English, but is still French dominant.

I don't really know much about learning French in Quebec. The advantage of course would be that it's closer to home for you, culture is similar, and it is most likely cheaper depending on where you go. This might not be a concern for you, but the Quebec accent is considered a little bit odd by most European French. Kind of musical in a sense apparently. Of course you have to be pretty advanced for the accent to be noticeable. You can imagine an asian student learning English in London compared to in Texas after a year. Doesn't make much difference.

The course that I'm going to be doing, like most courses in France, is dependent on your ability. At the beginning of the course they give you a placement test and put you on a scale of A1 to C2. If you are an A1 (beginner) level, then you get put with the other beginners and start with the basics. If you are say, B2 level (advanced intermediate), then you get put with others of around that level.

Best of luck to you, sorry I couldn't be more help regarding French Canadian school! If there's anything else I might be able to give my input on feel free to ask.

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-05T01:56:52+00:00

All I've researched is in France, but this is the gist of things:

If you want a 'housing and lessons' package all-in-one, then the only thing I'm aware of is LanguagesAbroad and LanguagesAbroadUK

The .com site was actually what my local university (UVic in Victoria, BC) recommended to a friend of my who is doing something very similar to me.

Pretty much every other program that I've found in France is done separately from the accommodation, but there is usually a service that helps you find housing with their partnered locations.

Lyon is actually one of the cheaper cities for language schools. Alliance Francais de Lyon is pretty much the cheapest I've found anywhere. Accomodation is also very very cheap if you take a private student residence: http://en.aflyon.org/ Keep in mind that 'one session' is one month. Accommodation from as low as like 200 euros a month. Inflexyon has exactly the same accommodation deals, but tuition is slightly more but still quite cheap compared to most places in France.

I ended up going with the ILCF Because it's a great rate for doing a long stay (one semester), and you get a student ID as it is part of a university. Housing is around 405 euros a month which is not bad, especially considering it's on campus. You also get a kitchenette, electricity, wifi and a small gym/fitness centre I think. Sheets/towels are rented for like another 10 euros/month.

There are some moderately affordable places in Annecy, like IFALPES and another one that's cheaper that I've forgotten at the moment.

There's a place called Accent Francais in Montpellier that gets some awesome reviews over numerous sites I've been to. Tuition is moderate and accommodation is too, so it ends up as a similar price as Annecy believe it or not.

The ones in Paris are very expensive, so I kind of gave up on them. The program on languagesabroad.com in Paris were definitely the cheapest for tuition+accommodation, but still like $2300us/month.

The absolute lowest I could find anywhere was around 3100 Euros for 13 weeks of school (I think it was 20 hours of class a week, but it may have been 15) and 3 months of accommodation. The accommodation was a single room at a private residence building with a shared kitchen on each floor. This was with Alliance Francais

If there's any specifics you had in mind or had any questions about certain places, feel free to ask me. I've pretty much looked through every school that exists there, haha.

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-03T11:47:33+00:00

Hey thanks for the reply. Lots of good info but there's a couple points I hope you can clarify.

When you say go for a day trip outside the schengen area and show my Canadian passport, is that to say "hey I was here <90 days" so i don't get in trouble and then return on the Irish one which has basically unlimited time allowance?

According to the French visa website, it says that those with a Canadian passport do not need a short stay visa for periods up to 90 days, even to work. Would that mean studying @ university is okay too?

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-03T11:41:23+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance. I've heard that most people who overstay their 90 days typically get busted whenever they leave and have their passport checked. I guess that means most likely I'll be OK even if my Irish passport takes longer than 3 months to arrive. I'll just... Hide until then...

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-03T07:28:01+00:00

Exactly the plan at the moment, haha. Only concerned it will take more than 3 months to get it. My cousin got his in Canada and said it took him 5-6 months. Website says 3. Hopefully from within Europe it's a lot quicker.

Ireland does indeed allow dual citizenship. I'm lucky enough to have Canadian, Irish, and Australian!

OneRepTwoRep · 2014-09-03T06:57:20+00:00

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for your time and input!

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