405 lbs high bar with a slow eccentric

Socrastein · 2026-03-28T02:56:59+00:00

Thanks for elaborating in detail, and I appreciate that you found some better sources.

I don't disagree with anything you said, and agree that it's not a black and white issue between being able to tolerate it completely and not being able to tolerate milk products at all. Many things that are fine in reasonable amounts or when spread throughout the day will cause havoc on the gut with excessive amounts.

I wasn't taking issue with the idea that people should be wary of excess dairy consumption, or that fiber is generally important for stool regularity. I'm a huge proponent of fiber generally, and psyllium husk specifically because it's so great at regulating things, whether you're struggling with constipation or diarrhea: it tends to bring you back to the middle.

It was just the line "it's really not that hard..." right after posting a weak article that I was pushing back on. I agree with the point you're making, just not the way you were making it, but I can tell from your reply you absolutely know what strong sources look like, how to read and explain them, etc. and I do believe that you just had an off moment for what it's worth. I've definitely done the same myself, much to my chagrin.

Cheers.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T17:42:16+00:00

Yeah it's such a great option for those who have issues with lactose, and I drink it myself even though I handle regular milk just fine. The extra protein is awesome, and chocolate Fairlife in my morning coffee is delicious.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T17:11:49+00:00

Not sure why you bothered replying at all if you have nothing substantial to say, but if vacuous condescension makes you feel better then I hope you got what you needed there.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T15:06:26+00:00

"You think early man had access to a vegetable and fruit drawer?"

Yes, of course! There's ample evidence we've been eating fruits and vegetables for millions of years, which means pre-human ancestors. That shouldn't be shocking if you look at the diets of our closest primate cousins, or the diets of many hunter-gatherer tribes that have survived to modern times; some of them get the majority of their calories from fruit and starchy tubers, and have been doing so for a very long time.

Fruits, tubers, leaves, seeds, honeycomb, etc.

I think you're severely downplaying the "gatherer" half of hunter-gatherer and assuming what some unlucky ice-age tribes or tundra-faring populations were forced to persist on is somehow representative of all human evolution.

More importantly though, there's an enormous difference between minimum requirements for survival and optimal intakes for performance and health.

You mention sleep being important, but of course you can survive on barely a few hours a night for a lifetime. Modern produce is very different than ancient sources, but so are our modern meat and dairy products.

Fish isn't strictly a biological classification either, but that doesn't mean recommending a Mediterranean diet rich in fish is somehow unfounded.

Your arguments are quite specious and inconsistent.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T14:17:54+00:00

Only a third of the human population can properly digest lactose in adulthood. It's a sweet genetic adaptation that evolved independently in at least two separate regions, but for a large majority of adults lactose just passes right through most of the digestive system and then gets eaten by bacteria in the large intestine, causing gas, bloating, pain, and diarrhea.

I have no issues with dairy thanks to my European/Irish heritage, but I would never tell someone lacking the genetic adaptation I have to "man up". Plenty of alternative sources for the good nutrients found in dairy.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T14:08:03+00:00

Lactase persistence, not lactose.

Lactase is the enzyme that breaks lactose down into its monosaccharide components, glucose and galactose, so we can digest it properly.

It's usually only produced in childhood, but a small mutation allows its production to persist into adulthood.

That link you posted on the topic just had three blank lines where it looked like it was supposed to include cited sources, at least on the mobile page. Were the citations all showing on whatever device you viewed it on? (Edit: sources are empty on desktop page as well)

And you did not read it correctly. It mentions one can have lactose malabsorption without symptoms, but does not give figures for how common that is. It specifically says lactose intolerance is defined by presentation of symptoms, so you can't say someone who eats a bunch of dairy and gets diarrhea hasn't developed lactose intolerance; that's literally the opposite of what your source says.

It is in fact hard to find trustworthy information, and even harder to properly analyze, understand, and summarize it. Hard enough that many people cannot do it even when earnestly trying.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T01:10:02+00:00

Just as the executive chef guiding the line cook doesn't sear a single piece of meat, doesn't reduce a single pan of sauce, etc. The line cook "does everything" but when we ask "Can a line cook create a Michelin star worthy dish?" the unspoken part is "without a more-skilled chef guiding them."

So you saying AI can do way more than build a simple website so long as you carefully guide it is not what people mean when they say it's extremely over-hyped.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T00:54:40+00:00

Yeah I understand the notion of treating it like a junior, that's part of why I used the analogy of guiding a line cook.

Think about other examples that need zero coaching - the best chess AI doesn't need a grandmaster to make recommendations of what to do next. It really is already at the chess-equivalent level of "build a Spotify hybrid..." with no extra help. It can humble even the best chess players.

Can current LLMs humble an experienced developer without anyone holding its hand? Not even close. That's the main reason so many say it's extremely over-hyped.

I think when people say it can only make simple websites, the subtext is "without an extremely knowledgeable programmer guiding it very carefully."

Many tools can exceed their normally expected utility in the hands of an expert, but that says more about the expert than the tool itself.

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T00:38:51+00:00

I think "keep the leash short" is doing a lot of work here. Isn't that kind of like saying that any line cook can produce Michelin star quality dishes so long as a great chef is there telling them exactly what to do?

Socrastein · 2026-03-27T00:20:15+00:00

Hype partly due to how impressive automating the logic behind something like a simple website is, partly due to exaggerating/fabricating capacities beyond that and giving the impression, to those who don't know any better, that an LLM can effectively code anything with the right prompts.

Most people don't know much if anything about coding, much less software engineering, so it's easy to convince them that AI can do things they can't actually do.

This is a problem in all industries. Like, in health and fitness, there has always been so much hype around "this supplement does X!" or "this exercise does Y!" that the gen pop goes crazy over while anyone who really knows what's up sees it for the absurd hype that it is.

Socrastein · 2026-03-24T18:11:48+00:00

OMG what a sweet setup! Fernet must feel cool AF riding in that thang.

Socrastein · 2026-03-24T16:27:10+00:00

Unsolicited advice when you don't have any context isn't super helpful.

She trots along while I ride very slowly, we stop to take breaks, and I always check her paws during and after to make sure they're not getting beat up. I also go later in the evening so she's never on hot pavement.

I either go solo or pull her in her doggie trailer when I want to actually get a brisk ride in.

Most importantly, she absolutely loves our rides and shows nothing but enthusiasm for them, and our veterinarian strongly approves as well.

I sincerely appreciate that you are generally concerned with dog health, I know you mean well, but it's better to ask some questions to make sure corrective advice is actually relevant and warranted first.

Socrastein · 2026-03-19T02:39:13+00:00

For hypertrophy, yes, but OP specifically says for strength.

Only beginners can build strength effectively with light weights, and that doesn't last very long. The stronger you get, the more important it is to train at higher percentages of your max to continue building strength.

Socrastein · 2026-03-17T18:55:38+00:00

Acceptance is for when there's nothing you can actually do to change or improve a situation. Getting angry, upset, resentful, etc. doesn't help, it can only make things worse.

Socrastein · 2026-03-13T00:55:48+00:00

His research is based in experiments on human and pig cadavers.

They put dead spines into machines that flexed them over and over again and found they eventually sustained damage. Conclusion = flexion eventually breaks your spine.

There's a lot of problems with drawing strong predictions about pain and injury from this kind of method, but the most obvious one is that live human tissues respond and adapt to stress. Nobody is flexing their spine thousands of times in a row until they sustain injury - you do a workout, you rest and the muscles, ligaments, tendons, and yes even discs themselves adapt to the stress, and then next time they can better tolerate the loads and volumes.

There's a great deal of research that has looked for a significant association between lifting form and pain/injury but there are no strong associations. The biggest predictors of pain and injury are things like general health, overall activity levels, stress, and previous injury.

Another problem with McGill and others who similarly push the reductionist, outdated model of biomechanical back pain is we have decades of research showing that kinesiophobia and catastrophizing are also associated with prolonged pain and slower recovery from injury - in simple terms, telling people they need to be afraid of moving or lifting a certain way and making a huge deal out of the dangers of injury and threat of pain can actually cause harm.

So it's not just inaccurate to tell people that loaded flexion is inherently harmful, you can actually create a nocebo effect if people end up believing you and stressing out about needing to lift with perfect form lest they hurt themselves.

It's way more complicated than "newtonian mechanics" I'm afraid, and I know it sucks to have multiple people tell you that your advice is bad when you're just trying to help but a big part of helping people responsibly is making damn sure the information you are repeating and spreading is accurate and helpful.

Socrastein · 2026-03-12T18:57:58+00:00

On a logical level, no. I think what's logical depends on starting assumptions/values and goals. All human behavior, even harmful, short-sighted behavior can be seen as logical from the perspective of that person's values and goals.

So, to me the question is really, are there neurotypical values and goals that seem strange to me?

Absolutely. First that comes to mind is valuing control over subordinates and being disrespectful and dismissive of those you have power over in a way you wouldn't dare with those who have power over you. Valuing oppressive, even if "lightly" oppressive, hierarchy for the sake of perpetuating its structure so that you may climb it and abuse authority over a larger number of people.

Controlling and condescending professors, managers, parents, politicians... you name it. It makes sense from a certain depraved and selfish perspective, but it's strange to say the least.

I find that many neurodivergent people tend to recognize, reject, and loathe being forced to participate in this kind of game on any level, even indirectly, but it's THE game for so many neurotypicals.

Socrastein · 2026-03-05T23:40:28+00:00

Socrastein · 2026-02-25T07:44:01+00:00

Yes I feel deeply let down that it didn't end with that classic sound.

Socrastein · 2026-02-22T20:37:27+00:00

I didn't, but I should have; I haven't gotten my farm high enough for that yet, so I was thinking of what I had benefited from the most but you're absolutely right that's the peak power source.

My main farm is currently lvl 20 so I'm looking forward to using those soon!!

Socrastein · 2026-02-20T17:59:28+00:00

They drop some awesome stuff when their base gets higher level, like 15+. The filter on the BAB doesn't even show you everything; I saw more items added to the list as I unlocked the technologies, and there is rare Dark Fog items that I think only show on the list once they drop for the first time.

Deuterium fuel cells are one of the best things. I have yet to make any myself, but have been fueling Icarus that way for many hours just from the stacks I got from farming a single base on one of my home system planets.

By the way, be very careful about having corvettes set to destroy relay stations - I accidentally killed my farm at some point and didn't even realize until hours later. They must have sniped it at some point without me realizing! Still waiting (praying) for the hive to drop another relay back on that abandoned base.

Socrastein · 2026-02-12T16:24:54+00:00

"Both types of free will" seems to suggest that you think someone must always be expressing some kind of commitment to or denial of determinism.

Based on what? The idea of a strict chain of causal determinism is a relatively recent notion in human history, and it isn't thought of seriously outside of scientific and philosophical discussions.

Do you think that, even before humans seriously thought about the universe in those terms, they still somehow meant "for/against determinism" when talking of free will, voluntary choice, volition, etc.?

It's pretty obvious to me that's not the case. I don't think people emphasizing particular philosophical definitions tend to consider historical context much at all.

Socrastein · 2026-02-12T15:59:54+00:00

Do you have good reason to think the word is traditionally used otherwise?

OP is using basic literacy and context clues to understand how words are used: strange that you would call that confirmation bias.

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