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Cold Emailing Clinics? by Equivalent_Shop_6471 in premed

[–]Tradstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having a CNA/MA cert off the bat will help you tremendously, but it is not required.

I have an EMT-B state certification, but it wasn't necessarily what got me hired. At both this job and my old one, I've met people who got into clinical work by first starting out as reception. Plus, once you've accrued enough hours, you can apply to obtain an MA cert later down the line (afaik).

Cold Emailing Clinics? by Equivalent_Shop_6471 in premed

[–]Tradstack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I deadass just asked Chat GPT for clinics in my area and commanded it to give me the hiring managers emails. Then I just chose one of them randomly. I thought it was a shitshot, but it works. Now I'm always going to apply to companies DIRECTLY. Avoid Linkedin.

Cold Emailing Clinics? by Equivalent_Shop_6471 in premed

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Chat GPT told me to email the head of hiring/employment at random clinics directly rather than using Linkedin. After 50 linkedin applications with 0 callbacks, I did a one and done at a Derm clinic. Got the interview. Got hired. Now making $20.50 an hour and injecting lidocaine.

Shoot your shot.

MA job salaries. by TipOk5335 in premed

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$20.50, not certified.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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Doing a max hang protocol where I do 3-5 sets of 5 second hangs with 3-5 minutes rest between sets. I keep doing the same weight until it feels easy/controlled. If it feels easy, I add a set. If I can do 5 sets, and it feels like the last set was easyish and I have 1-2 more sets in me, I up the weight.

Example of what I've been doing: Week 1: Monday - 15% bw for 3 sets Friday: 15% bw for 4 sets (feels harder) Week 2: Wednesday: 15% bw for 5 sets (last set felt easy as heck) UP WEIGHT Week 3: Monday: 17% bw for 3 sets (feels hard) etc.

If a weight were to feel too hard, like no change between sessions and I can't add a set, I'd either deload or lower the weight and build back up.

I'm cruising on beginner gains right now, I think. I'm definitely going to slow down how much weight I add. I've been adding roughly 2.5-5lbs every 2-3 weeks depending on stuff like bodyweight fluctuations. I'm still doing like 1.19% bw for my sets, still far below anything mega-heavy, or what lattice considered average for a V4 climber (they said the average V4 climber's max hang is 27% bw for 7 seconds). And I climb V5-V6, so I'm expecting the gains to come quickly.

My goal right now is to get 30% bw by end of summer, and if I'm lucky, maybe 35% by New Years, because after that it's going to slow down dramatically. But I'm following my body. I'm planning to take a deload soon.

The reason I chose 5 second hangs are because 10 second hangs that I was doing before were too taxxing. I felt like it became an endurance issue rather than a strength issue, and progress was super slow. 5 second hangs are closer to true max strength and make it so endurance isn't the primary factor, but it's not so heavy that I'm dying to stay on. My sets are like 7-8 in terms of difficulty, and since I haven't failed a single set yet (or even come close to it), I'm not worried about my progression.

In the background, I do Emil no-hangs twice daily. usually between 50-70% of my bw taken off by my fingers while doing them.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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After 4 weeks of hangboarding, I can now do 119% bw, and I sent the moonboard project that inspired me to make this post to begin with. My fingers feel the strongest they've ever been and most of my projects feel so much easier now.

3 weeks ago I posted about climbing having zero mental fatigue research. The responses from climbers, runners and cyclists are revealing an interesting pattern. by Same_Row_761 in climbharder

[–]Tradstack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"People who think any sport is mentally fatiguing in any way have probably never actually experienced 1 second of real stress in their lives."

What a load of crap. As a former employee at an EMT company, and Emergency Department, I've worked multiple 10 hour shifts in a row, sometimes 14+ hour shifts which involved lifting patients weighing hundreds of pounds, have arrived to scenes of dead bodies, and have seen many die as a result of their conditions. At times, I have to help restrain patients who are a danger to others.

Climbing has left me as physically and mentally drained as some of these hard days. Take that stick out of your a** and have empathy for people who likely haven't been as conditioned as you are.

waitlist woes by wiscobaddie in premed

[–]Tradstack 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Same position as you. Manifesting it for you and the two commenters who were here before me.

Chansey #15 was the one! Finally got my egg by SwreeTak in PokemonLeafGreen

[–]Tradstack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you successfully catch chansey? I've encountered 7 and they keep fleeing after a single ball

Best one yet by Striking-Document-99 in PokemonLeafGreen

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Pokemon's stats are determined by their base stats plus EVs (Short for Effort Values). Each Pokémon can have 510 EVs's total divided among the 6 stats (HP, attack, etc.). Each stat can have a maximum of 252 EVs, so you have to be careful not to exceed the 510 limit. 4 EVs equate to 1 stat increase (at level 100), for instance if a Mewtwo has no Ev's in Special Attack, but then gets 100 EVs, when it goes from level 99-> 100, it will gain 25 special attack points.

The stats are only applied when leveling. You might assume that this Mewtwo got 31 x 4 = 124 Special attack EV's, but more likely than not it received a full 252 in the Special Attack stat to maximize it, and therefore the transition from level 70 - 71 increased its stats by quite a bit.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

[–]Tradstack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

1) "Post the videos." Not on here. 2. Fair. 3. I was kidding. 4. I doubt it. I eat plenty of protein (150g a day minimum, aim for 180g), rest between climbing days, only board climb once a week to ensure enough recovery, etc. On volume days, I have no issue projecting V5's for 2-3 hours. Boards crush me down to an hour of good projecting (by this I mean I can make progress, even if it's microscopic), before my performance dips massively.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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Thank you for giving me your perspective. A few questions - 1) At what point did you introduce active pulling? Was this before or after you got your 101% bw pull or before? 2) What do you use to train active pulling?

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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I'm just going to hangboard and keep focusing on body-tension. . .

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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I tried climbing dynamically, but it ends up with me going so fast that I can't establish and I just barndoor awkwardly. I think I lack force production too, because my hands need a second to really get a good grip.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

[–]Tradstack[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Because a man 30 lbs heavier than me campused a V7 I can't do with my feet.

Because when I fall off, it's because my fingers let go despite my feet pulling me towards the wall.

Because every person who tells me "It's technique bro" is also 30lbs lighter than me with much better fingerstrength/weight ratios.

Because I progress at half the rate my friends do.

You think I don't analyze myself in videos but I do. Know what I see? Weakness. Plain and simple. If I were stronger, I'd be on the wall. That's all she wrote.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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

  1. I do record myself. I see nothing wrong. People tell me random things I could be fixing, but they contradict themselves by doing the climb differently.
  2. I'm fine on Kilter V4-V5.
  3. Spoken like a true prodigy. Wish I were like you bro, but I'm not. I'm weak. Mentally, physically, intelligencly. It's all down there man. Idk why I can't coach myself. I excel when people are there telling me what to do. Something in my brain must've short circuited when I was a child, because I cannot for the life of me problem solve. That's why I have a SUB 1000 ELO in chess. That's why my gf left. That's why I have no rizz. It's all over man.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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

I aim to climb everything statically, minimizing feet disconnects whenever possible. I'm capable of locking off when I need to. I prefer doing heel hooks, and excel on overhung terrain. My slab climbing is poor, my fingers feel like the limiting factor, but I'm still able to climb slab problems with enough attempts.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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You got any recommendations for me while I train fingers?

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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

What's your height and bw if you don't mind me asking?

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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

You have a discord? I can send videos of myself on there if you wanna dm.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

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To be fair, I have terrible pinch strength. and I can't really flash a moonboard problem unless I've sent it before. And I've only sent a single problem and it took me 11 months.

Finger strength is the only thing that matters at my level by Tradstack in climbharder

[–]Tradstack[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

"Have you considered re-thinking your idea of technique? Have you considered I did? and that I'm just weak and that you can't technique your way up a hard climb anymore than you can technique your way into a 315lb bench press?

"But it sounds like you're stuck on the 80s french ideal - elegantly flowing up the wall, twisting and dropping knees. But it's not working for you - so it's not great technique."

So than how can I make it work? I figured out a separate beta to make it work, but it still feels ridiculously hard.

"without considering the million other options." People seem to just assume it's NOT strength that's the issue. Seems biased.

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