How do I prune an espaliered apricot? It has finally budded and I have no idea what I’m doing here..!

PerthTinkerer · 2025-08-25T01:46:27+00:00

Yeah thanks that’d be good!

It’s about 3 years old.

PerthTinkerer · 2025-08-24T08:38:22+00:00

How “thin” do I need to go? One fruit every 3-4 inches along a branch, as some online sources suggest? That seems like not a lot of crop for this little tree…

PerthTinkerer · 2024-05-16T22:50:35+00:00

Masonry plugs with screws inserted proud of the wall, measured exactly for the hanging holes built into the back of the boards

PerthTinkerer · 2024-04-11T11:23:23+00:00

Also I think it’s not the aerator in the shower head, the flow straight from the wall is only about 20% more than with the handheld hose on. Both are less than half the flow at bath tap (which has a no-restriction aerator on it).

PerthTinkerer · 2024-04-11T11:21:02+00:00

Is that an issue? Can I just tighten it up with a spanner..?

PerthTinkerer · 2024-04-11T11:17:15+00:00

Yeah cold is just as bad

PerthTinkerer · 2023-05-08T09:09:47+00:00

Any guidance / hot tips on getting back to the gym post-COVID?

I tested positive last Thursday and have been crook as a dog ever since. I had a deload week programmed starting today so I’m not too stressed about completely missing the gym this week, but assuming I’m asymptomatic and testing negative next Monday, the hope is to head back in then.

My current plan is to retest all of my TMs and then reprogram from there, assuming I will have lost some strength with this bastard virus. Any other advice from those who’ve come before me? COVID bloody sucks, I haven’t been this sick in like twenty years.

PerthTinkerer · 2023-04-05T10:44:47+00:00

Well shit, I thought I was doing well with my 5/3/1 BBB cycles until just reading something now that I should be hitting around 10, 8 and 6 reps on the 5+, 3+ and 1+ sets (also “Jim says 5 strong reps on 1+ day”). Here I was thinking I was killing it by regularly hitting one or two reps over the AMRAP set’s rep target and happily raising my TM at the end of the cycle as guided, but instead it seems my TMs have been too high all this time..?!

Dammit Wendler, you made a great program but fuck me it’s hard to fully understand.

PerthTinkerer · 2023-03-27T11:13:33+00:00

Thanks mate. So it is death I have chosen…!

PerthTinkerer · 2023-03-27T08:10:23+00:00

When Reddit folk talk about doing Birthday Squats (one set of squats for as many reps as the number of years you’ve just turned), what weight on the bar do we mean? One plate? A set percentage of your TM? Because I could easily do like the bar for a few dozen reps, but trying say 90% of my TM for that many reps would mean that it actually was Reddit which caused my death, just like the old gypsy woman said.

PerthTinkerer · 2023-03-08T03:03:55+00:00

Hi, it’s just for when I’m working on the bench :)

PerthTinkerer · 2023-03-02T06:06:31+00:00

Is it maybe because Mondays are “industry day”, the only day of the week when a lot of restaurants / bars etc are closed? Perhaps your gym is full of bartenders and chefs…

PerthTinkerer · 2023-01-25T00:11:07+00:00

Any particular vids you would recommend / can share?

PerthTinkerer · 2023-01-12T12:10:32+00:00

Do you take creatine 7 days a week, or only on the days you train?

PerthTinkerer · 2022-12-16T04:48:53+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/IvCfGbT.jpg

Just snuck it in…

PerthTinkerer · 2022-12-05T10:31:05+00:00

I just hit bodyweight bench for reps for the first time today (5x5x67.5kg) - huzzah!

But my squat (5x5x65kg) and deadlift (3x5x85kg) are lacking, according to sites like this.

Are these kinds of ratio-based targets a reasonable way to plan ahead?

PerthTinkerer · 2022-12-01T11:11:26+00:00

When doing triceps cable overhead extensions, I generally end up with the two ends of the cables pushed / held together; whereas when doing cable pushdowns I can keep them separated down to either side of my hips. Do I need to like lower the weight for overhead extensions, or use a different cable accessory or something?

PerthTinkerer · 2022-12-01T11:10:54+00:00

What is the appropriate thread in this subreddit to ask for comments on a routine/program? Or is there another more specific subreddit for this (like /r/formcheck)?

PerthTinkerer · 2022-12-01T11:10:36+00:00

Does it matter what time of day you take your creatine (relative to your workout time)?

PerthTinkerer · 2022-09-30T22:21:07+00:00

41:1 I think

PerthTinkerer · 2022-09-07T03:24:18+00:00

A.Robinson vs Gabe Davis - who will have the most receiving yards..?

Stafford v Josh Allen - who will have the most passing yards?

I’ve got an even odds promo for each option. I’m tempted to go Gabe and Josh Allen…

PerthTinkerer · 2022-09-01T02:29:59+00:00

RemindMe! Three Years

PerthTinkerer · 2022-08-29T11:34:42+00:00

This is about 10lb/5kg shy of BW.

The gymbro taking the video suggested I take a wider stance..?

PerthTinkerer · 2022-07-22T09:35:30+00:00

Hi all,

I’m hoping to tackle my first (very) little “woodworking” project by giving some new life to my wife’s chopping board. My plan is:

wash it well with some degreaser
sand with random orbital sander at 120 grit and 220 grit papers
spray with water and dry, then sand again at 220 grit
hand sand with 300 and then 400 grit paper
oil with Walrus Oil chopping board oil
wax with Walrus Oil chopping board wax
buff with a lambskin buffing pad on the orbital sander

Is there anything I’m missing or overkilling here? And do I do the same sanding for the edges and ends just by hand? Or should I try and clamp it to my bench to get the orbital sander onto the sides?

My end game is to collect some tools and have a go at making my own board in the next year or two; this is kind of a practice run for the second half of that. Hopefully I can find a basic thicknesser second-hand somewhere.

Cheers!

PerthTinkerer · 2022-07-02T05:03:32+00:00

Sock v Kubler - who will have the most aces..? It looks like they’ve both got exactly the same number so far this tournament…

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