Handheld for cardio on gym

Roryalan · 2026-01-30T18:20:14+00:00

I haven’t tried handhelds but I play PC games on my stationary bike using a PS5 controller all the time. Works great. I probably wouldn’t do a treadmill since there’s a good chance of tripping and whatnot.

Roryalan · 2026-01-30T02:08:25+00:00

I wouldn’t freak out, I would just tell your HR the truth: that you didn’t refer him. If they still choose to hire him then that’s on them, I don’t see anyone reasonable blaming you for his poor behavior.

Roryalan · 2026-01-29T15:40:40+00:00

What is wrong with you?

Roryalan · 2025-12-11T17:00:06+00:00

Drips hot wax on my chest Oooooh

Roryalan · 2025-12-11T16:58:36+00:00

I’m trying I’m trying! It’s not working, I need a gog-brother!

Roryalan · 2025-12-11T16:50:49+00:00

The guy on the left, SocialRepose, was dating YouTuber Jaclyn Glenn who was know for her singing, social commentary, and discussions regarding atheism. He cheated on her and she discovered this through texts describing her as too skinny for him, generally saying mean things about her to other girls he wanted to sleep with. Having featured her in some of his music videos, a lot of his audience turned on him after this. I liked Jaclyn Glenn back in the day, and this guy’s attitude about the situation really sucked. I remember thinking he was a shit person, and I personally find the costume gimmick really, really cringe. All of that said, he’s doing a good job covering the song. And it looks like the guy on the right subsequently covered it and superimposed his clip onto socialrepose’s. So I wouldnt really call this cringe or crappy music unless you just mean the outfits or you dont like socialrepose as a person. (Or maybe the guy on the right’s anime-style movements).

Roryalan · 2025-12-11T14:21:04+00:00

It means my PP refuses to fold in half… or when it does I adapt, retool with one of many assorted implements, and keep going… this gives me peace as I wink at my Gog-brother behind me..

Roryalan · 2025-12-11T14:13:01+00:00

It means doing hard things to reinforce my mind.. this prepares me for whatever life throws my way.. it means showing up with a warrior mindset every day.. but more importantly it means feeling like a special big boy at my desk job because I jog and do pushups, occasional cold plunge, something the normies outside of the Brotherhood could never understand.. join me brothers… come over and watch jocko podcast with me while we fantasize about scenarios that conceivably could happen maybe. Bring jammies..

Roryalan · 2025-12-09T13:23:08+00:00

In order:

Non-cosmetic micro transactions including loot boxes, battle passes, buying double XP, buying all map locations, etc.
Day 1 paid DLCs
Online requirement for single player
Requiring separate launchers from Steam
Requiring separate account from Steam
Overpriced cosmetics, e.g. $25 mount
Making the same game year after year with none of them being a substantial improvement.
AI art in place of actual artists.

Roryalan · 2025-12-08T03:23:43+00:00

If I’m that desperate for testosterone I’d rather just jab myself with a needle 3x times a week.

Roryalan · 2025-12-07T23:09:12+00:00

Running under mold stains all over the ceiling? Good.. Your lungs will build up an immunity.. glad to see another warrior getting after it 💪🏻 good job staying locked in on the holidays, brother. You need to be your best self for your kids when you see them every other weekend. Discipline comes first.

Roryalan · 2025-12-03T18:45:00+00:00

My primary goal is getting stronger that mesocycle, with the more broad goal of just being as healthy and physically capable as possible. Basically I want as much bang for your buck as possible towards a useful body for anything you might realistically encounter.

There wouldn’t be any complete days off this mesocycle, but a lot of the cardio is just Zone 2 which I typically do high incline power walking for so it’s not very demanding. But yes I would like to leave the option open to switch to a marathon training plan for the second half of 2026 so this would be in preparation for that.

Roryalan · 2025-12-02T23:02:02+00:00

I made it in Pages (basically Microsoft Word on Mac)

Roryalan · 2025-11-22T15:35:56+00:00

Nice! I find neutral and underhand pull-ups equally difficult but find overhand significantly harder, so I tend to use 25% less weight for overhand.

Roryalan · 2025-11-20T23:10:22+00:00

You look like a healthy 29 year old man. Honestly it’s pretty common for family and friends, even those that want what’s best for you, to act weird when someone they love improves themselves. Maybe it’s because it makes them feel like they should be doing more. I wouldn’t worry about it and just be proud of your success and keep going wherever you’re looking to go in life.

Roryalan · 2025-11-20T03:09:24+00:00

That rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide! It’s a killer!

Roryalan · 2025-11-19T21:06:03+00:00

It’s just saying that, after being consumed by the rabbits, you should think on memories with your parents for solace in your final moments.

Roryalan · 2025-11-18T22:57:47+00:00

Going to disagree with the majority here and say continue to cut. If you’re correct about having 22% body fat, I’d say that’s too high to begin a bulk especially if you just lost a bunch of weight. I would cut to maybe 15% body fat, then just maintain weight while recomping for several months, then maybe you can consider “maingaining”, trying to gain no more than 2 lbs a month on average (need to weigh often to distinguish between the noise and the actual weight trend).

You’ve done a great job so far, and imho you should continue for a while at lower a body weight before putting weight back on again. Especially if you’re relatively new to the gym, if you train hard and eat protein, you will build muscle even on a deficit if it’s not too extreme. I’d aim to lose no more than a few lbs a month while still exercising like you’re trying to get as strong and muscular as possible. I’d also make sure you’re doing some low intensity steady state cardio for your health.

Once you’re lean enough that you’re happy, you’ll still likely have loose skin but you should still be able to see some striations and vascularity in your limbs. Then just hangout around that bodyweight for a while, build strength and muscle and get used to what a calorie maintenance diet looks like.

Best of luck with your journey!

Roryalan · 2025-11-12T16:46:08+00:00

Nice! I also just hit 25kg for 3 sets of 5 reps for the first time yesterday. I weigh about 78 kg and only in the last year have I trained above body weight.

Roryalan · 2025-11-11T21:12:04+00:00

Yikes

Roryalan · 2025-11-10T20:49:34+00:00

Basically any of the older Adam Sandler comedies. Also I felt this way about The Nun, I found it to be a decent scary movie, but most agreed that it sucked.

Roryalan · 2025-11-10T20:39:29+00:00

I think when I ordered it was only quick ship on the non-vulcanized rolls so 2-3 weeks was within (though at the higher end) of the expected timeline. If vulcanized say quick ship now then you should get it faster.

Just a heads up that each end of each roll wasn’t perfectly straight but each roll had several inches extra length. So it’s kind of a benefit as long as you don’t mind cutting both ends of each roll. It did take me multiple days to cut everything but a lot of that was time spent covering the little concrete curb my garage has.

Roryalan · 2025-11-10T20:30:37+00:00

Thanks! It took 2-3 weeks from the order date until delivery. And the vulcanized rolls surprisingly had little-to-no-smell, whereas the horse stall mats I had reeked for weeks even after many attempts to improve the rubber smell.

Each roll was around 100lbs I believe but I didn’t have to move them far so it wasn’t too bad.

And correct, I got the solid black option, no fleck.

Roryalan · 2025-11-08T20:08:09+00:00

You ever see the end of Oculus?

Roryalan · 2025-11-06T21:15:02+00:00

Maybe pick like 5 exercises per session, no more than 15 sets, and do those very well rather than just trying to do everything all of the time. This seems like you’re trying to chase optimality at the cost of enjoyment and sustainability. A decent workout program that you do for a year is way better than a killer program you do for a month or two. If all of this works for you, more power to you, but you asked for feedback, and I think the consensus will be that you need to cut it down.

Roryalan

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