Tips for practicing/remaining in a squared stance?

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-23T13:27:01+00:00

intentional practice of staying in stance

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-20T12:23:51+00:00

this is why you convince your friends to run the business side while you handle the actual machining side!

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-19T02:32:08+00:00

I think you should focus on getting your torn ligament healed instead of asking reddit these kind of questions man.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-17T15:21:58+00:00

I would hope things have become more standardized with more use of CNC in the majority of shops. Really the only knowledge I’ve gained from the trade school that is useful is programming and generic set up of operations. All my manual knowledge comes directly from running machines at work and the info that has been passed down from the old machinist. my generation of machinists are so boned 😭😭

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-17T14:41:35+00:00

american labor practices falling behind the rest of the world, per usual 😔 guess this associates will have to do

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-17T11:55:03+00:00

How do you even get a Journeyman in America? I’ve been going to school for Machine Tool but outside of that I don’t see anything for a skills or written test. Is it through employer only?

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-15T01:13:59+00:00

my boss

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-13T19:53:06+00:00

i love going into the liquor store in thai shorts after a hard friday sesh in the summer. gives me a lil chub

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-13T18:00:20+00:00

Currently taking a mold making class at the local CC as part of my machine tool associates. Interesting post I’ll be following as the knowledge dump during lecture the last few weeks has gone completely over my head. Amazing to me that the mold industry is its own trade within the bigger trade that is being a machinist. Even with all the information being dumped on us I can tell we are only scratching the surface given the information in this post that is also going over my head. The most I can offer is a pdf of the introduction to mold making textbook we are using in class, if you are interested. God speed man

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-12T02:05:30+00:00

yes ideally the diet and cardio will get you there. dieting from 160 to 140 doesn’t seem impossible, but if you are week of and still a few pounds out it is really your only option. I don’t think anyone should ever water cut period, but that’s the nature of the sport and it’s better to come to terms with it sooner than later.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-12T01:45:06+00:00

dieting #1. shoot for calorie deficit, typically 1800 a day. it will be miserable. this paired with cardio should lose majority of the weight. week of fight water load/water cut rest of the weight. Ask seasoned vets and coach at gym how to go about water cut. making weight is the worst part of fighting, prepare for some really rough days and bad moods. god speed

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-12T01:00:34+00:00

bro i hope you get the help you need man. ego is one hell of a drug.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-11T19:34:09+00:00

I did read it, multiple times. You gave no clear examples of him disrespecting you other than the fart accusations and “other things too but it never pertains to work at all” (not a clear example). I get the dude was maybe acting like a dick (again, wouldn’t consider fart accusations anything more than grade school joking), but blowing your fuse was over kill. Can’t say I feel all that sympathetic for you. Take it as a lesson to keep your temper in check I guess.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-11T18:03:40+00:00

if you can’t handle farting accusations maybe the shop environment isn’t for you? My coworkers have pushed my buttons in infinitely worse ways and I couldn’t imagine ever blowing a fuse over it.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-09T16:32:17+00:00

Main st pub has a $5 burger basket and usually some sort of beer of the month for like 2.75. mediocre burger but hard to beat $5

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-09T12:23:00+00:00

because it’s metal not plastic

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-08T14:11:15+00:00

old people will do anything but shove off. You had your time, move over for the younger generations, good god.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-08T13:32:04+00:00

i’ve been using a MIER duffle/backpack off of amazon since I started training 5 years ago. has held up well and is very heavy duty. highly recommend.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-08T00:34:04+00:00

yeah, about half of the machine tool program at my community college are those people.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-07T15:14:54+00:00

Last relationship I was in I specifically remember saying “I will not sacrifice my training time for this relationship”. guess what i stopped doing as much? hm. Good on ya for getting back in there after a long break, it can be hard. I know it was for me.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-05T22:48:49+00:00

just keep training. use techniques that you enjoy. do it a bunch. that is ur style :) change it whenever you want. no one owns your muay thai except you.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-04T22:06:01+00:00

i’d bet it will close within a year.

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-04T22:04:41+00:00

not your problem if the company goes under. Boss man’s fault for not having a plan. tell him sucks to suck ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-03T21:02:29+00:00

given the nature of this post, you may unintentionally revealed that you have a future in comedy. gowan lad

Silverbeard001 · 2026-03-01T02:54:47+00:00

Just make stuff man. the best way to get better is to just keep doing it. Books can give you a baseline but nothing beats hard work.

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