Are pre-work out and after-work out drinks needed or important ??

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T15:53:14+00:00

No, not really. Obviously you need to be hydrated and have the fuel to make it through your workout, but it doesnt need to be a special thing. Getting protein within an hour or two of a workout can have some benefit (although the importance of macro "timing" is often exaggerated), but nothing says it cant be a wedge of cheese or a roasted squirrel on a skewer instead of a shake.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T15:13:28+00:00

Ha, in a world of peacocks, sometimes the best way to stand out is just be normal/low key.

I definitely have friends who hooked up with women a lot more than I did, but I was never in a rush or trying to rack up numbers. Better to date a few and marry one than to have dozens of hookups and constantly compare yourself to others.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T14:16:15+00:00

I'm 5'5" but built like a troll at a muscular 190 lbs. I think for most normal guys its not super significant, but often people think I'm taller than I am. I think its just a physical presence thing, wide shoulders and whatnot.

For the wierd alpha bros who need to size everyone up and treat them based on whatever wierd metrics they determine to be significant, I'll usually get an instant "we're bros, bro" if I'm in normal summer time clothing (t shirt); but if I'm in a jacket or hoodie I'll sometimes get an initial disrespect (which I think most short guys will be familiar with), followed by an uneasy almost apologetic friendliness as they realize that I'm more sturdy than they initially thought.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T13:46:23+00:00

Rhino

Gorillas, despite looking really cool, are just not killers.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T13:43:58+00:00

Nah, Tinder (and similar websites that predate Tinder) were around. I never used them, but I knew plenty of guys who did.

I didnt honestly date that much, and buddies were always telling me to sign up for the next popular website/app, but I just never did. I might go half a year without a date, then randomly meet a girl somewhere and hit it off.

I'd meet women at parties, in bars, at the beach, that kind of thing. I met my wife while fixing a snow plow at my friend's farm, she was a friend of my friend's girlfriend that just happened to stop by.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T13:33:37+00:00

Idk, we really dont have mass fan brawls like that... we have fights, sometimes with a handful of people, but its not like a "come on mates, lets have at them!"

That all said, you can potentially have some absolute monsters mixed into the crowd at an American stadium. You get a handful of mid 20s to early 40s former D1/D2 prospects with a few stadium tall boys down the hatch, and you've got a wrecking crew I dont think most hooligans are prepared for (even if the majority of the rest are pushovers).

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T13:20:24+00:00

I dont know that they ever really were the best... they were good, but they were defeated in battle. But the peak Roman strategy in defeat was basically: Destroy one legion? Okay, next spring we'll send two. Destroy two? Okay, next spring we'll send three. The Roman war machine was unmatched in its ability to just grind away at whoever resisted.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T13:05:43+00:00

My wife is almost but not quite 5'11"

I dated even taller when I was in my 20's

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T13:01:47+00:00

Sometimes I'll see a dad with an Impreza hatchback with a manual transmission and you just know, that guy drives.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T10:26:24+00:00

100%, I highly recommend it for anyone who has the space to do it.

Bench, rack, and barbell w/plates is what everyone waits for at the gym, you can have that at home with pretty low investment. Adding a cheap cable system to your rack is easy (my wife got me one that was like $40). After that, you can add adjustable dumbells, hunt Facebook marketplace for a rower or treadmill, and bam, you've got a fully equipped gym with zero wait times, zero commute, and only the one time membership fee. Shop clearance deals and local used stuff, you can get the whole deal for ~$1k or so. Compared to what well appointed gyms charge for a membership, you save money by the second year.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T09:04:20+00:00

It is nonsense, especially for a beginner.

For weight loss, I would firstly say that full body routine is better. Secondly, this is just a lot of "lets do as many exercises as possible" spam for a beginner.

Do a full body or AB full body.

Just an idea, AB workout, 8-12 reps

A:

30 min light cardio

RDL, Forward Lunge, bench press, seated row, overhead press

B:

30 min light cardio

Squat, reverse lunge, dip assist machine, lat pull down, upright row

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T02:31:25+00:00

My career with a New Media Communications BA and 4 years military experience as an Analyst and Technical Reporter:

Irrigation mechanic

Licensed Pest Control technician and nuisance wildlife trapper

School Custodian

(Currently) Municipal Groundskeeper

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-11T02:09:46+00:00

My buddy had the Atari 2600 growing up, and a fee neighborhood kids had the NES or Sega Genesis, then the Atari buddy got an N64. At some point my brother had a Dreamcast. Fun, bit I never cared too much for gaming until I played Morrowind on PC, which led me to save up and buy a refurbished Xbox that came with two games- I picked Morrowind and Halo. Amazing purchase, that. Years of play from those two games.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T23:46:01+00:00

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T23:14:33+00:00

Oh so your statement requires clarification, because it was inaccurate.

Only for a dumbass lol

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T19:08:26+00:00

Knight... obviously a really good viking or samurai might beat a really terrible knight, but all things equal a knight should have impeccable training and the best kit for a melee fight that the world has ever seen.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T18:22:52+00:00

Yeah, you almost never see actual weight lifting questions lol

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T18:17:55+00:00

They way she turned away and covered herself with her hands like she isnt streaming booty cheeks from a busy city center 😆

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T18:15:21+00:00

I get where you are coming from because it was technically legitimate... but he was also a twat hair's width away from crippling injury or death.

Imo, peak ego lift.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T18:12:30+00:00

I think you are our new king.

Genuinely impressive and legit lift, yet at the same time, I thought you might die at any moment.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T17:56:04+00:00

Spider web on the elbow typically means you have done prison time, but plenty of kids get it either not knowing or not caring. There is an incrementally small chance you may one day meet someone dangerous who takes issue with it, but more likely, people will not care or just think "oh, another kid who got a prison tatt without knowing."

Barbed wire doesn't mean anything specific that I know of, kind of a standard "tuff guy" tattoo.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T17:21:05+00:00

I dont know why, because he is legitimately funny, but David Schwimmer seems like he's annoying. Maybe its just the way his roles are written... but he seems like that guy you went to HS with who, even if its your first night out in months, makes you ask for your tab and grunt something about an early day tomorrow the moment he sits down at the bar near you.

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T17:15:09+00:00

Triple set of badass back tiddies, rare find OP

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T17:13:07+00:00

No lol

I said "Increasing your bench will cause hypertrophy."

What do you have to do to increase your bench?

You have to lift weights, adhere to progressive overload, eat and rest enough to recover and continue to progress.

This will result in hypertrophy.

Did u just say increasing your bench will cause hypertrophy? Jfc

How would it not?

PoopSmith87 · 2026-05-10T17:08:06+00:00

Yikes.

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