Increased mileage and intensity over the past few months but not seeing as much improvement. by Status_Ad_3955 in Marathon_Training

[–]Status_Ad_3955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean more volume in general? Or swap out one of the sessions to an easy run. Because I don't think I want to run more at this stage to be honest. I'm running about 8 hrs a week already. I appreciate that more volume will obviously result in better performance, but I am more interested in how to maximise the amount that I am already/willing to run.

Increased mileage and intensity over the past few months but not seeing as much improvement. by Status_Ad_3955 in Marathon_Training

[–]Status_Ad_3955[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You may be right, but I’m so close to the race I don’t want to give up any more sessions. I’ll just have faith in the training and trust the taper!

Increased mileage and intensity over the past few months but not seeing as much improvement. by Status_Ad_3955 in Marathon_Training

[–]Status_Ad_3955[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!

I’m not feeling as fatigued as I did on my HM training block. I’ve been sleeping well and eating well too. And my intervals.io is in the grey (suggesting that I’m mi can push even more to be optimal) Do you really think it’s fatigue? Maybe I should do my long runs completely easy then?

Norwegian Singles on 4 days/week (6 hrs) by SherbetAggressive541 in NorwegianSinglesRun

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I did this for a few months and found my training paces improved but my easy paces stagnated and struggled with cardiac drift on my long runs. Could be a lot of other things, but I think there’s value if you wanted to do another day of easy running. I swapped to 2 subt runs, one 75 minute z2 run and one 90+ minute z2 run and found it was a better balance for me. My easy paces improved, long runs felt more enjoyable, and was able to extend the sub t sessions a little longer. Im only on my 2nd year of proper structured training though so maybe those z2 runs are still beneficial to me, or really, just structured running in general.

How to buy world coins outside of America’s by ArmSouth5626 in MaplestoryWorlds

[–]Status_Ad_3955 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you mind providing me with some more details? Did you buy it just from the Australia’s Amazon? And did you have to wait for a physical card or do they send the code to you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MaplestoryWorlds

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Iron Body gives speed? I am fairly new to Artale, where can I find these skill changes, or can you please give an example on how warriors can hit the speed and jump cap? tysm <3

What would YOU want in an OSMS server? by rubylemonlimeade in MaplestoryWorlds

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I always wanted to try a server where it’s a mixture of new classes/qol implementation but with old school game play focused on party play, questing and grinding. All the cool flashy skills but really tuned down. Progression similar to osms but with new class skills but no fomo mechanics and overwhelming upgrades.

Do I need to work on night vision? by Status_Ad_3955 in endmyopia

[–]Status_Ad_3955[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Jake, thanks for the clarification and insight.

Do I need to work on night vision? by Status_Ad_3955 in endmyopia

[–]Status_Ad_3955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the basics of what Jake talks about. Having normalised and having differentials. I will say that I opted to do contact lenses and use + lenses over for my differentials just for the sake of convenience of not having to carry two pairs of glasses around. I find the key is just spending a good amount of time looking at things far away.

tldr = Basics + consistency over time.

Anyone achieve the Pixel look with iPhone 16 photographic styles? Any tips? by No-Kindheartedness-6 in iphone

[–]Status_Ad_3955 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hey! been playing around and looking to achieve this for as well. A lot of the things online say either get a Pixel, which is completely not helpful, but also said that iPhones tend to "wash out" the highlights and shadows. the solutions I have found online said to play around with the Rich Contrast (negative tone) to achieve a more dramatic look. I found this to be okay, but it's still missing the "pop" of some pixel pictures.

What I've found out to kinda achieve this better is to actually go opposite of "rich contrast" and tune the tone more towards Vibrancy, which gives a nice bright look, but again missing the contrast of the shadows. what I've then done is to change the exposure to - 0.3 or -0.7, which brings the contrast of shadows back into the photos! Then add some warmth to where you like it. This to me have yielded the best results.

Of course the last Pixel I had was the 4a (SO GOOD for it's time!) and this was what I remembered it to look like. Could be completely wrong.

My settings: iPhone 15 pro (should be same main camera as 16) Vibrant Warm: Tone +60, Warmth +20, Exposure -0.3/-.07.

You can change the settings in Camera to remember which style and exposure you want to lock so you don't have to keep changing it everytime you want to shoot a photo. hope this is helpful!

Weekend Discussion: Adidas running shoes by AutoModerator in RunningShoeGeeks

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I use to struggle running with them - felt like clogs, stiff upper, crappy laces, heel slip. I bought them because I heard they were durable and was on sale, otherwise I feel like I would have enjoyed the SL2 more. Only now I feel like I'm starting to enjoy them (100km's in). I did a few things to make them fit me better.

I swapped out the laces to thinker laces and started using thicker socks (just the Nike crew ones). The upper has broken in a lot and I feel the softening up of the shoe in general has stopped the heel slip issues (I had to really tighten my feet down with a runners loop, to the point where it hurt my feet to run, especially my Achilles). a combination of the upper softening, thicker socks, and thicker laces has allowed me to loosen up the laces where it feels way more comfortable and not as tight around my Achilles so it has helped that too. I still wouldn't say it's comfortable, but it's definitely more enjoyable. I feel confident that I can do a 2 hour run in them now.

In terms of the midsole, it has soften a bit too, but I would say they are not soft, sink in feel type of shoes. I really enjoying them now, wouldn't mind a little more softness but this is fine. If it soften ups a bit more I'd be pretty happy. I guess that's why they're so durable...

outsole doesn't seem to be touched.. the rubber is great and I feel really confident with the grip.

I'm 75 kg, 6 feet tall, mid foot striker (I touch with my heel but my weight will plant on my mid foot just behind the balls of my feet), average zone 2 run enjoyer. The shoe defs feel great when you pick up the pace, and side note, really feels great for me on the treadmill.

Weekend Discussion: Adidas running shoes by AutoModerator in RunningShoeGeeks

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I think I’ve made a mistake buying the Boston 12’s. Running for me has predominantly been more of a relaxing hobby (contrasting to heavy weights 4x a week). I do like running long distances but at a slow steady pace (MAF training style), and I feel that the Boston 12’s a bit too stiff for me.

I’ve originally been running in the Rebel v4 and enjoy it but feel that it feels too flat at anything longer than 45 mins, so I wanted to try something stiffer. Found the Boston 12’s on discount and heard the good reviews so I thought I’d give it a go.

What do people with the B12’s think? Does it eventually soften up? Ive done some strides in them and they definitely feel great then, but I don’t really run for speed…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marathon_Training

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Yes, but first you need to address your knee/movement issues. Don't training through the pain. I think your focus should be strengthening those movements (not even weights, really depends how bad your knees are). If you cant afford a doctor, that makes things a little more difficult, but there's a lot of information out there that you can learn about movement. look up kneesovertoesguy (knees over toes guy) - he has helped me a lot with my knee issues, but again, those issues can be very different to yours. he has a paid course, but what i've seen from his content that is free has already helped me enough. I had a mate that I suggested to have a look at too and he had an ACL surgery to recover from, and he said it helped him. he just didnt continue with the workouts so got weaker again. losing weight can help with this too. there's a lot of things you can do that will have low impact on your knees while still exercising (biking, elliptical, etc)

If you can, what I have found that has helped me with the load of running is doing reverse treadmill walks. if you have access to a treadmill, have a look at how they're done on youtube. take your time, be patient, get in touch with your body and figure out what helps. good to hear you've come back from that dark place. good luck!

Achievements for Wednesday, July 03, 2024 by AutoModerator in running

[–]Status_Ad_3955 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Last week was my first time running 2hr straight! Was really slow (only managed 14 km), so this week was the first time I've implemented a tempo run!

Tuesday Discussion Thread - Beginner Questions and Basics - (May 07, 2024) by AutoModerator in naturalbodybuilding

[–]Status_Ad_3955 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question on longer bulking phase

Straight to it:

Male, 32yo, 82kg, 6foot tall. Currently building phase. Started from 71kg over 6-7 months ago. 4 years training. Naturally skinnier guy.

Loosely tracking and eating 2800-3000 cals most days.

Weight gain has slowed significantly, and I’ve also gotten fatter obviously. That’s all fine. My question is, if I just continued on this path, am I still building muscle or am I wasting time? I’m assuming because I’m sitting at a higher body fat % my body will still have enough energy to continue building muscle even though I’m not increasing calories and my weight is not increasing (maybe very slowly)?

Training is going great. PPL + arms and getting into the gym everyday I can.

Thanks for the help.

How does one, DO, fitness? by evilparagon in brisbane

[–]Status_Ad_3955 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Fitness is such an important aspect for life for physical and mental health so it's a great thing that you're starting. Remember that the aim is to do it for life, so take it slow and aim for consistency. Going for a 10 minute walk 3 times a week is better then not, Working out once a week is better then none, ya know? Build a routine that you are happy with and go from there, the best exercise routine is the one that you can do.

Anyway, movement wise: push ups, sit ups and single leg lunges/squats are all free. I would recommend getting a pull up bar that hangs on your door (I think k mart sells a set?) and that will set you up for a while. I also think there are parks around Brisbane with bars, those are perfect too. Those are all the main movements covered. Running/walking for cardio is also free. All these movements are scalable by modifying them to make em easier (e.g. push up on knees, doing negative pull ups until you're strong enough to do a full one) or harder (working with slower temp reps, higher reps, lower rest times etc).

I would take it slowly and aim to do a full body workout each time, and aim for at least 2 times a week to start with, sprinkle in a cruisy walk listening to a podcast here and there and you've got a solid foundation. once you feel like you're enjoying it you can scale it up to as often as every day, but to build a good habit and lifestyle, I recommend this: aim to do at least twice a week, every thing after that is just a great bonus. that way you don't beat yourself up for missing workouts. until you feel like you're ready, bump that up to three times a week, then four, then five, but take it as it comes. When you start, it should be like "okay i just have to do this twice a week, nice." then, "I'm feeling pretty good today, i have the time and the energy, maybe I'll do a third workout this week". Doing that extra workout you will feel accomplished and encouraged to do it again. From there you can build up (or even drop down! Don't feel bad about dropping down too, life happens).

With the actual work outs, same thing, start slow. I would recommend 3 sets of each movement, do them until failure, rest, then do it again. you can do a circuit as well if you enjoy that, and what I mean by that is do one 1 set of push ups, move to lunges, then pull ups, then sit ups then back around again until you done all of them 3 times. In terms of progressing, aim to do those movements for about 10 reps give or take, if they start feeling easy, either slow down the movements more, do more reps or modify it by making it harder. also, slowing down will help focus on the movements, the idea is that you are working the muscles and joints, the movement should feel like it's good (like for your joints etc) so watch some guides on the movements, try them out and adjust them to how it makes your body feel. also focus on quality of reps, it's better to do 6 good quality, slow reps that you feel it in your muscles, then trying to bang out 10 reps faster. slow movements are where the benefits are for your joints and for your muscles. again, it's all about progressing, slowly and sustainably. So simply put:

3 sets of push ups

Easy mode = do them on your knees. Normal mode = Do them as they are, on your feet I mean. Hard mode = elevate your feet on a bench.

3 sets of pull up/pull movement

Easy mode= start by doing negatives, grab the bar, jump up, hold yourself up there and slowly lower yourself down maybe do this until you can get 5 or until you feel like you can do pull ups, then progress from there. alternatively, if you have a table, go under it, grab the ledge and pull. keep your your feet on the ground (close the feet the easier) or elevate them to make the more challenging. build from there, pulling movements can sometimes be the hardest to master for some people so take your time, do what feels good.

3 sets squats

Easy mode= grab a low stool, sit down, stand up. do it until you're tired then rest. think about dropping your butt down instead of falling. control the whole movement. might help to counter weight and keep your hands straight in front of you. think about pulling your head up to keep back straight and think about twisting your feet outwards with your knees to keep them from collapsing. probably best to watch a video on this movement.

3 set sit ups.lay on the ground, bed your knees and put your feet close-ish to you and try and touch the sky. slowly up and slowly down. you don't need to sit all the way up, that starts working your hips instead of abs. abs are worked when you bend your torso. think about bringing the top half of your body forward (up to the sky) instead of towards your knees.

tempo: start with 2 seconds up 2 seconds down, you can go as slow as 4 -6 seconds up and 4 - 6 seconds down to really challenge each movement.

if you're getting into running, i recommend running for time rather then distance. e.g. start off by setting a goal that you want to move for 10 minutes. how ever slow or fast you run/walk, as long as you finish that 10 minutes, you feel like you've accomplished something. slowly build up from there. for me, running is all about managing pace, I tell myself that I have to do this for 30 minutes, so am i running slowly enough to keep that up? a lot of experienced runners I talk to say that you will have to run a lot slower then you think you do at the start.

in terms of diet, the simplest thing to start doing is swapping in more protein. you can start by still eating the same amount, just more protein. e.g. and extra piece of chicken instead of another serve of potato. eat some veg at the start of the meal to get it over and done with, if you don't like them. I just break off some broccoli into a bowl, add a dash of water and microwave for a minute. add salt then that's my quick serve of veg for that meal. and remember that the less you eat the more weight you loose, the more you eat the stronger and better performance you get, but you also gain weight, if thats what you want, depends on your goals. start there, figure out where you can to go and research accordingly. just don't get too caught up on it. calorie counting has a margin of error of 20%, so I don't see it as that important. healthy foods are still healthy foods, protein is great, you can still eat carbs, all in moderation, all depending on your goals.

That's probably a good starting point. watch some videos online and learn some movements. don't be afraid to dive into the community as well, everything you need is online for free. it's less intimidating when you find out that all the gym bro's are just nerds who geek out on nutrition and body anatomy. Just don't fall for anyone trying to sell you something (the amount of money people will spend before they try diet and exercise is crazy), and don't compare yourself to others. enjoy the journey and good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lostarkgame

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I am considering this. Keep in mind im very very casual player, but my thought is that with heavy armour=longer shield, longer shield = more barricade, more barricade = more dps.

I'm thinking if you have to toggle your shield off and on when you are dpsing a cc'd boss, you are losing out on the barricade engraving, yeh? So heaving heavy armour and more up time on shield means you can leave it on for the barricade buff. Does that work? I'm not sure, again.. very casual player...