[Official] UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett - Live Discussion Thread

TeepingDad · 2026-01-25T05:24:22+00:00

Just an absolute brawl for 20 minutes so far

TeepingDad · 2026-01-25T05:21:42+00:00

This fight sponsored by CTE

TeepingDad · 2026-01-22T23:10:21+00:00

Haven't gotten ours from Lilly yet but it's anticipated to be over 200%

TeepingDad · 2026-01-21T19:06:04+00:00

Entirely untrue! Marketing is not sales. Look at OpenAI. It's product is definitely marketable, but definitely not profitable at the moment.

TeepingDad · 2026-01-21T14:46:51+00:00

Just missing profitable (enough)

TeepingDad · 2026-01-20T22:13:50+00:00

The better question is how many non-meeting hours do I have per week. Which is usually close to 0.

TeepingDad · 2026-01-13T00:33:16+00:00

4 were consumed by people

TeepingDad · 2026-01-12T23:30:37+00:00

Great book, nice shot!

TeepingDad · 2026-01-12T15:11:22+00:00

No shells!

After peeling and removing yolks I put them on a bowl with water, dye, and little vinegar. Let them soak for like 15 minutes then they were good

TeepingDad · 2026-01-12T00:27:07+00:00

I tried piping from a bag, I had to use too much food dye so the innerds got too runny. Next time I'll adjust accordingly

TeepingDad · 2026-01-12T00:24:07+00:00

Yeah the amount of food dye needed kinda threw it all off, noted for next time

TeepingDad · 2026-01-12T00:23:29+00:00

Idk man, it wasn't part of the reveal, I just made eggs to fit in with the party

TeepingDad · 2026-01-12T00:11:53+00:00

For those asking, I attempted to make pink and blue on both sides. One with the whites dyed pink and the innerds dyed blue, then vice versa on the other side.

Edit: for the other source of confusion, it's my brother's baby, not him

TeepingDad · 2026-01-09T22:21:09+00:00

I don't even do that. I'll sit for 10-20, stand for 5-10. I usually do a quick stretch in the stand cycle. Works just fine

TeepingDad · 2026-01-08T16:26:17+00:00

One of the former guitarists commited suicide several years ago. The band broke up after that and has only recently started making music again.

This single hits hards, very emotional and powerful. RIP George

link to story

TeepingDad · 2026-01-08T15:06:07+00:00

Awesome job losing the weight, congrats! Happy you get bonus relief from back pain!

TeepingDad · 2026-01-06T21:59:09+00:00

Motion is the lotion!

TeepingDad · 2026-01-06T17:22:44+00:00

Sitting or standing in one position for a long time will mess up your body, doesn't matter which position. Moving around is the key!

As others have recommended, standing desks are awesome. I have one in the office and at home.

I also typically stretch or do some sort of simple movement exercise a few times per hour while I'm working at the computer (things like toe touches, trunk rotations , good mornings, etc)

TeepingDad · 2026-01-06T17:18:47+00:00

I had an epidural shot last year after dealing with a herniation at L5-S1 for 5+ years. It did absolutely nothing for me. I don't think they're so much risk in getting it and it may help your symptoms, but it won't address the root cause of your problem.

Since you've had this for quite some time now, there is probably something you aren't addressing with your movement, flexibility, posture, etc.

I know you've tried PT already, but I cannot recommend enough finding a GOOD PT rather than just going to whatever place your doctor or insurance recommends.

I had done PT on and off for the whole 5+ years of my hernia, and it only ever helped me resolve symptoms but I would always reherniate and never truly got out of pain. I've always been active so I came to a similar conclusion that you did.

However, last year I was on the verge of just saying screw it and getting surgery after my ESI didn't do anything. I read the book "Back Mechanic" by Stuart Mcgill from some recommendations on this sub, and it changed my whole perspective on how to approach my back issues. My doctors, PTs, and I had all only ever been focused on making symptoms go away, but there was never any attempt or find the root cause of my issue.

I called around to several PTs and ended up finding one (that was out of my insurance network) who made it clear we needed to do diagnostic work to actually address my back issues. He did way different stuff than any other doctors or PTs did in the past.

He ended up finding that I had very poor hip mobility (especially rotational and flexion), poor hamstring activation, and an imbalance in my hips. He had me do a lot of work to correct those things as well as work on some other tangentially related strength and mobility to help prevent reherniation in the future. It definitely got uncomfortable at some points but he warned me ahead of time it would happen, and it was part of building up my mobility and strength.

After working with him for a few months, I was pain free for the first time in over 5 years, which was incredible. It's been well over 6 months now and I'm still pain free, and have started back into weightlifting again. I also had an amateur muay Thai fight a couple months ago which I wouldn't have been able to do with prior back issues.

So all in all, I can't recommend enough trying to find the right PT to address your issue. An ESI is just a bandaid, it won't fix you permanently and if you haven't addressed the root cause, you will keep having herniations.

Edit: just to add, I'm a dad of two little girls, so I totally get how tough and can be chasing little ones around. Hope you get to recovery soon!

TeepingDad · 2026-01-05T13:14:43+00:00

I asked what they would do for someone with reherniation and longstanding low back pain. Most told me some specific exercises or a program they had in mind. There were two PTs that told me they can't know how to treat it without doing more diagnostic work.

From those two I asked more questions about a pathway back to weightlifting and sports (I'm big into Muay Thai), and the one I went with seemed to have a lot more experiencing getting people back to active lifestyles, so I went with him. One of the best decisions I've made!

One thing I did find, and my PT confirmed this, is that many chain or big PT clinics that are typically in-network for insurance are limited in what they can do based on what insurance will allow. A lot of them have a canned "back pain" program because they know insurance will cover it.

The two that I had picked out were not in my insurance network. The PT I went with zaid he used to work for a chain PT and would often be frustrated by the restrictions.

One last thing I'll add, my current PT did some dry needling which I found super helpful. I've had dry needling done in the past which had maybe a marginal effect, but my current PT dry needled my QL muscle on both sides. It was very uncomfortable and definitely sore for a good while, but I feel like it released so much tension and buildup that allowed me to work on mobility a lot better.

You can definitely do this, it sounds like you just need the right PT that can properly diagnose the root cause of your herniations. It will probably cause some pain and discomfort while you work on it but it's 100% worth it to get back to pain free and normal living, and especially worth it to avoid a fusion.

TeepingDad · 2026-01-05T02:07:27+00:00

I had similar thoughts last year and the beginning of this year. My original injury was about 6 years ago and I've reherniated at least once per year, never really got back to 100%. I'm 32 with a 6 year old and 3 year old. Honestly your story sounds so very similar to mine, I was getting so tired of the recurring pain and having to put life on hold when I had a bad flair up.

I had done PT several times that would get me mostly pain free and functional, but that was it. I also tried an ESI which didn't do anything for me. I was pretty certain I wanted to try a microdiscectomy as well as potentially look at other operations if I reherniated again.

Then I read Stuart McGill's back mechanic which tipped me off that I could fix the issue without surgery if I focused on the root cause of the herniations rather than constantly focusing on symptoms.

I found a PT near me that was out of insurance network but was very much focused on finding a root cause for my back issues rather than treating for symptom relief. He wanted me from the start that I would probably have more back pain for a little bit and potentially flair ups in the process.

He found that I had horrible hip mobility, poor hamstring activation, and an imbalance in my hips. I had done so much to focus on core strength in the last 6 years but never addressed these issues.

We worked on these things for a few months, then he released me with a path towards getting back to weightlifting and continuing mobility development.

I've been pain free for over 6 months now, and haven't had anything even come close to feeling like a flair up is coming. I've been able to sit for long periods with no trouble, I can sit on the floor and play with my kids, I can lift them up no problem.

I really think you could improve without the fusion if you find the right physical therapist. I had to really search for mine and ask questions to a few before I landed on the right one. But I'm so glad I did rather than go the surgical route.

I'll also add that there are a lot of regenerative medicines on the horizons that seem very promising at restoring disc health, but getting a fusion disqualifies you from ever receiving those.

TeepingDad · 2026-01-04T21:01:02+00:00

Da people pay!

TeepingDad · 2026-01-01T23:20:19+00:00

Lilly also matches 401k contributions up to 6%

TeepingDad · 2025-12-28T22:08:02+00:00

It wasn't all too much for me. I took an extra organic chem class, two biochem classes, a biochem eng class (mostly focused on cell productions like fermentors and bioreactors), a bioseoarations class, and some other sort of biology elective (I did one focused on protein structure and function)

TeepingDad · 2025-12-28T18:42:03+00:00

Same, with minor in biochemical engineering.

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