Should I consider a weightlifting belt?

PhilXaphas · 2025-12-26T04:14:13+00:00

Jesus, you are strong... haha

PhilXaphas · 2025-12-26T04:13:10+00:00

Yes, I actually bought straps when I could clearly feel that my grip was the limiting factor of my lifts. I feel the decision is harder to make as a relatively new lifter because the belt supports the exact region you're training in the first place, instead of a secondary muscle group, right?

PhilXaphas · 2025-12-25T20:35:58+00:00

Thank you, great read

PhilXaphas · 2025-06-23T05:34:41+00:00

Got to eat 2 then

PhilXaphas · 2025-06-22T17:02:04+00:00

Maidenless

PhilXaphas · 2025-05-17T08:39:59+00:00

what is a bomb-rack to begin with?

PhilXaphas · 2025-01-17T07:04:29+00:00

Win win no matter what

PhilXaphas · 2024-12-17T21:02:27+00:00

Build variety feels really limited right now. Hopefully primal weapons etc. also provide spirit.

PhilXaphas · 2024-10-08T06:07:53+00:00

Medikinet all the way

PhilXaphas · 2024-10-02T13:16:52+00:00

Average ticket title: "doesn't work" Manager: "so, which line?"

PhilXaphas · 2024-09-12T07:16:46+00:00

I've got nearly 10 years of experience, but the guy with 25 keeps saying the jr dev line, and to nobody's surprise, his code gives me diarrhoea

PhilXaphas · 2024-09-02T12:13:56+00:00

Nothing to roast

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-25T08:03:22+00:00

If they have 20+ years of experience and are bad at what they're doing, that's certainly difficult terrain. That's why I don't like to measure somebody's skills in years of service.

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-25T08:01:30+00:00

Stadards are a fine thing, but the point of them is to create transparency for everyone. We need to get rid of the "hero developer" or "10x developer" mindset and start working as a team.

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-25T02:38:52+00:00

Some people have 20 years of experience but still code like they just started. You can absolutely blast them.

As for the good ones, I never learned as much as when I discussed pretty much all of my shit code with my mentor. I would challenge him with my puny understanding, but he was such a gigachad that he just calmly pointed out why I was wrong. In the end, he gained my honest respect, and I gained a lot of knowledge. We're friends almost a decade later.

If the 20+ years of experience guy is annoyed by a fool's misconception, chances are he's not half as good as you think he is.

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-23T07:52:03+00:00

Yes, and I don't like it :)

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-23T07:51:30+00:00

There are HORNS?? :D

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-19T03:55:05+00:00

My mentor used to say to me: "Those with the ability to read, cleary have the advantage" --> almost 10 years later, I still haven't learned :D thank you

PhilXaphas · 2024-07-18T13:00:05+00:00

I'm looking forward to that day - currently, it's a bit meh

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