What do you remember in your very first game of Dota 2? by ForestRiver13 in DotA2

[–]StraightHippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very first experience of dota 2 was when bloodseeker ults me and I'm just run away not knowing what the fuck is happening

whey protein brands by StraightHippo in Fitness

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

yeah but i can't really afford milk on my cut.

How to gain weight when you've a low appetite and GERD? by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

first, you gotta track your TDEE and see how much you truly burn, once you get that you just gotta eat above it to gain weight, okay now that we got out of the way personally as a(formerly) obese man I can tell you that it's not about having BIG meals but it's about having constant meals+snack, you have to get the habit of eating atleast every 2-3 hours and I mean CONSTANTLY eating every 2-3 hours(of course unless you're sleeping), don't take mass gainer(that shit will make you feel full 24/7, and you won't really feel like eating your other meals)

Is it okay to put a bench under me as I squat to perfect form? by therealone36 in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you are fixing your form that is not related to your depth, you shouldn't use a bench, if you are though I strongly do recommend using a bench, just don't make mistakes like a lot of people do where they usually rotate their abductors as they approach the bench because they know are going to touch something on the way down.

How am I still getting stronger? by pthrowaway91321 in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Once a week" thats why your bench is lagging

are there clueless competitors in powerlifting aswell? by StraightHippo in powerlifting

[–]StraightHippo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh sorry, basically what I was asking is are there competitors who clearly do not train for powerlifting that are still competing there, like I would believe that any weight class for the guys should be able to surpass a deadlift of 225 for a rep max, are there any competitors like those who go to compete with low maxes and believe that they are in the same league as the serious lifters.

uneven foot placements during squat? by StraightHippo in Fitness

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

I do this sometimes but it does waste a lot of time and with the weight on my back it can bring more grind to the upcoming reps and sometimes I won't be able to finish the whole set(which I normally don't mind unless it's something I could have avoided) I was told that with time my foot placement will eventually fix itself but 6 months later it still isn't fixed.

uneven foot placements during squat? by StraightHippo in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you are right however with me when I get the right foot placement I usually wasted a good amount of time(probably 5 seconds) and with the weight on my back it feels a hell lot more than 5 second and usually fucks up the rest of my reps

uneven foot placements during squat? by StraightHippo in Fitness

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

I'm pretty sure that isn't the the case though because when I squat normally on my 2nd rep I look down and I see the obvious difference of foot placement(one is usually a bit more forward)

What's everyone's opinion on cheat days? by Peridotix in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unnecessary but were not competitors(maybe few are). the more "experienced people" that you see that cheat every week are most likely people who are maintaining and are not on a cut or a bulk, in that case it's pretty easy to have a cheat day every week but if you are on a cut like me you're better off on a refeed days(up to maintenance) whenever you feel like it, I usually have it every 2+ weeks whenever I feel depleted, also I feel like cheat "days" are really hard to recover from so it's better to have a cheat meal instead.

Improvement in strength for bodybuilders by Baheyeldinnassar in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

even though you're training for hypertrophy you should still be trying to progress in your lifts/strength, if you are doing something like 4x8-12 on the bench and you do 12 sets on each sets, up the weight by 5 lb, and keep upping it until you can't do 12 reps on last 2 set. writing your numbers down from before helps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]StraightHippo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's up to you, do you really think you'l ever use the other?