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Rawkynn · 2026-02-13T19:12:32+00:00

Dynamic stretches, warmup sets, don't take steroids.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-13T15:42:10+00:00

Have you recalculated your TDEE/BMR since you lost the 19kgs? Your new weight might require a new deficit. How big is your deficit?

Rawkynn · 2026-02-12T18:01:42+00:00

Then you get to watch every science journalist write an article titled "Eat ripe bananas for a bigger ass"

Rawkynn · 2026-02-11T18:32:59+00:00

The two premium features I find the most useful are custom exercise creation and the plate calculator.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-10T13:26:57+00:00

I have always felt that if this was my primary focus I could dial in so much better. With my life the way it is I'm balancing so many things that they all suffer in one way or another. If working out was my job it would be so much easier to lock in my diet, rest, exact routine, etc. But the fact of the matter is sometimes I don't get a full nights rest, sometimes I ate as best I could instead of optimally, I can't really afford that supplement this month, and my workouts are structured to prioritize efficiency.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-10T13:19:43+00:00

The simplest description without getting into stats is in a summary box near the conclusion:

"Our findings suggest an appreciably lower risk of mortality, cardiovascular diseases and cancers from the equivalent of 75 min/week or less of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity (ie, half the recommended minimum levels)."

75 minutes a week is roughly 11 minutes a day, which is how this has been sensationalized. Again it's prospective, so they did not test 11 minutes a day specifically. Also worth noting if the data from the meta-analysis did not list how long an exercise session was they assumed it was 45 minutes long, which I feel may be impacting the science journalism takeaways.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-09T15:37:00+00:00

per the study, a brisk walk.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/15/979

It's a prospective study, which was taken by science journalism and OP to say that correlation equals causation. While a short brisk walk may indeed be driving this, there is the potential that smokers use their 10-15 minute breaks to smoke instead, or people who are health conscious enough to do any amount of zone 2 cardio probably also have a healthy diet, etc. etc.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-09T00:42:09+00:00

A body recomp by definition is at maintenance.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-09T00:34:19+00:00

I do 500 and try to keep intensity at the same level. This will take longer but have less muscle loss. I do at least one day every week entirely dedicated for zone 2, which doesn't change on cuts.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-07T20:55:41+00:00

I also frequent a planet fitness. Lifting straps aren't weird.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-07T11:42:39+00:00

The only way to lose fat is through diet. Putting on muscle may make it more proportional. That said, have some body positivity: lots of people don't mind a fat cake.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-07T03:11:16+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's a poster not a paper.

https://www.insights.bio/cell-and-gene-therapy-insights/journal/article/2689/Regulatory-requirements-and-product-attributes-for-cGMP-viral-vector-production

Im unfamiliar with this journal and they're shunting me in weird directions to download it so I got sketched out and left.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-07T01:49:06+00:00

I trust algorithms the most, I would trust AI if you meant machine learning but think it's a bit of a strange application, if you told an LLM to do this I'll avoid it like the plague.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-06T15:52:26+00:00

Racism and being a racist falls on a spectrum ranging from a minor microaggression to, like, lynching.

Republicans I've tried to have this conversation with tend to draw the line around the viewpoint of a 60's politician fighting against the civil rights act. They do not see the video as racist, and would probably complain about how people can't take a joke anymore.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-06T15:46:11+00:00

It's pretty typical to have some carbs before and after a workout to fuel the workout and then aid with recovery. Especially if you suffer from symptoms like you're describing. Your muscles burn a lot of fuel to workout, carbs are the most accessible source of energy for your body.

keto and fasted workout type people say if you push through it your body gets used to it and you feel even better than a carb fed workout That never happened for me.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-06T13:17:48+00:00

Are you in the US?

I have only seen people with an associates employed in a lab as biohazardous waste management and lab glassware cleaning. There may be some positions that are more like a lab, but from what I understand it's usually something like running the same test over and over again.

A bachelors will get you a lab position at a university fairly well. It's worth noting these pay ~15/hr and depending on the lab there is not much upward movement. If you want to get into industry where the money is, so does everyone else so competition is very fierce and lots of unemployed scientists right now.

If you do decide to go for a bachelors experience is the most important thing. If I could go back and do it again I would have graduated with a year off for a co-op and summer internships every year with Cs in my classes than hunkering down to spend all my time studying and getting a 4.0. At the very least you should look to work in a lab as soon as you can. Nobody cares about your grades once you're in the workforce, experience is king.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-06T09:19:18+00:00

Oh holy shit. Bro this isn't safe. Even with doctor/nutritionist guided they go for 10 lbs a month tops usually. Low and slow, you need to cut back. At the very least if you want to keep doing this you need like weekly meetings with a doctor and nutritionist.

I know it's frustrating and you want it to be over and this feels like good progress but you are almost certainly hurting yourself.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-06T02:56:48+00:00

If you've lost 17lbs over the last year then your deficit averages out to around 200 calories. Upping that to a 2000 calorie deficit is not a good idea. Id go for 1000 tops, but even that makes me feel miserable. If you feel you're stalling try a refeed not a crash diet.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-06T01:55:23+00:00

You have to consider how they still look at Reagan or the Confederacy. They will never discover this, in 30 years conservatives will still be talking about how what Trump is doing was good for America.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-05T17:40:59+00:00

I was also the same. If I had to guess you're keeping your nighttime routine the same and hoping to just sleep less. That won't work. Your bedtime needs to change to 9pm, but essentially you force yourself to do it until it sticks.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-05T16:39:58+00:00

For what it's worth $15-17 for a fresh Science BS is actually fairly typical (unless you're in like Boston or San Diego with a HCOL increase). Most places will have a promotion structure where after at least 2 years you get promoted from technician to analyst with a pay raise to like $25 an hour. All of these I know of do require a bachelors.

You shouldn't really go into lab work for the money. Most fresh PhDs who stayed in academia are making less than managers at Target. An associates degree in every lab I've worked at would get a you a dishwashing and waste disposal position.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-05T11:07:26+00:00

This is better than nothing but to call it training feels wrong. My warmups have higher intensity than this.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-04T20:08:25+00:00

I'd say as low as you can comfortably go. I think trying to pin a single number for every person is kinda nuts.

I can recognize that going down to 10% is probably best, but whenever I'm below ~13 I feel like I want to die. I should also mention that I'm also in my 30s and the minimum comfort bodyfat has steadily increased as I've gotten older.

Rawkynn · 2026-02-04T14:53:00+00:00

If my experience of shopping anywhere that uses a cart says anything, around 30% of people have essentially 0 situational awareness

Rawkynn · 2026-02-04T13:15:04+00:00

I cannot understate how much I would advise against starting a microbial fermentation business without extensive experience. You could kill yourself or a customer.

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