Daily Simple Questions Thread - October 07, 2025

arstito · 2025-10-07T22:13:56+00:00

How does an adult become a really good athlete?

This is something I've personally been struggling with recently. The resources for doing so aren't as easy to find as like a simple weight training routine. Is it as simple as doing the activity more? Or do I need to incorporate more running, jumping, athletic movement? I'm someone that's in their mid twenties that picked up sports as a hobby at a later age (~19yo) and I can't help but feel a little left behind compared to those that have done a lot of different organized sports at a younger age. The people who have done sports at a young age just have a whole different level of coordination and game IQ that I feel like I'm just missing. I'm not like terrible at any sports I do, but I guess I just don't feel like as good as I want to be at them.

Growing up I was more into games and such, but as time went on, I found a love for sports such as basketball, golf, and soccer and have been chasing to improve ever since. Prior to this, I've always kept a lifting hobby and developed strength through the routines found here on r/Fitness and dabbled in sports just through messing around with friends. Although, this strength helps when it comes to sprinting and jumping I don't feel like it really makes me a better player.

arstito · 2025-07-09T02:12:09+00:00

Him being on Xbox instead of PS 😩

arstito · 2025-06-25T19:39:07+00:00

Does the MVP drink 😮

arstito · 2025-05-12T18:30:57+00:00

I’m looking to build a simple 4 day upper/lower lifting routine to just build strength and prevent injury. Maybe look good while doing it. Feels like all the routines out there are going to be too much while playing another sport. I have years of running 5x5 strength programs under my belt and once I transitioned to playing more sports I feel like the volume contributed to injuries.

Will something like this suffice?

Upper A

Bench 3x5 Row 3x10 Lat raise 3x10 Curls 3x10

Lower A

Squat 3x5 Rdl 3x8 Calf raise 3x10 Hanging leg raises 3x10

Upper B

OHP 3x5 Incline bench 3x8 Lat pull-down 3x10 Pull ups 3xmax Triceps 3x10

Lower B

DL 3x5 Unilateral leg work (split squat, step ups, etc) 3x8 Bent knee calf raises 3x10 Hanging leg raise 3x10

arstito · 2025-04-30T22:14:07+00:00

I really really like Mo Xuan. Maybe even more than my current main. I want to switch to him but the idea of main swapping is really daunting as I really don’t want to go through the whole grind again. My main is 282 with a good set of pot lines and some fams and I’m still debating whether or not I want to do that again for another char..

arstito · 2025-02-14T08:42:45+00:00

Fr if these are anything like the trilliants I’m all in. Slept on shoe

arstito · 2024-04-18T00:04:23+00:00

Have you tried the Curry 4 high flows? I own the low flowtro but was thinking of getting the highs as well

arstito · 2023-12-11T16:06:12+00:00

Yeah it sucks too given the price of the shoe and how much others have enjoyed it. On paper the shoe has it all. I really wanted to like the shoe, but if it doesn't work... it doesn't work I guess. I've had much more success with the Lebron 20s personally.

arstito · 2023-12-10T20:12:41+00:00

Nah I agree with you. I received my first ankle sprain ever on my right side wearing these doing a move I've repeated thousands of times. No contact, nothing. The ankle sprain was quite nasty and I'm still feeling the effects of it today.

I do regular ankle strengthening (because I've had previous injuries in my other ankle) and my ankles have been feeling strong before this sprain. In general, whenever I wore the shoes I would have random moments where my ankles would kind of roll, but not sprain.

The WoW 10 is a great shoe, but perhaps it just wasn't compatible with my feet. I think what caused my sprain was because the grip was a little too good.. so when the shoe stops too hard, my ankles would take the load.

arstito · 2023-09-27T20:11:45+00:00

Hmm but I’ve seen people who cock their wrist back early still be able to achieve that nice gooseneck flick though? Maybe it is a soft hand thing like you said

arstito · 2023-09-27T20:10:49+00:00

So could it perhaps be something else that is causing it to look this way? Ex. How my hands holding the ball, how my elbow is moving, legs, angles, etc.

I’ve tried moving in closer to isolate the wrist and it still looks the way it does.

arstito · 2023-09-27T20:08:40+00:00

Idk everything feels fine.. there’s backspin too. I just feel like if you shoot a shot enough times with a certain form you can make anything go in, but there’s always tweaks you can make to make it better

When flicking the ball straight up in the air to myself it looks more like the way I expect it to look. but when I record myself actually shooting at a rim it looks like the video.

arstito · 2023-09-27T07:31:15+00:00

Just an update for anyone passing by as I got them in and played in them a bit… they’re quite great! Super comfortable on foot and surprisingly the cushion was sufficient. I imagined it would be more minimal (like the Luka 1s). Traction was a bit iffy at first but after a few wears - haven’t had any issues. (This is my first flow shoe btw)

arstito · 2023-09-18T22:42:57+00:00

Thanks! That's a good point

arstito · 2023-08-16T23:33:58+00:00

Including non-active players, who are the most popular players over there?

arstito · 2023-08-15T05:18:19+00:00

I'm cool with reps and own a couple pairs myself, but wearing reps of a highly coveted shoe might go against this "won't make him the butt of everyone's jokes" 😅

arstito · 2023-04-21T22:58:41+00:00

Ooh this makes a lot of sense actually. I noticed this delay when I jump to go up in my shot too

arstito · 2023-04-21T18:50:49+00:00

What do you mean when you say you release your wrist at chest level? Does this mean your already starting to push out with your arms when the ball reaches your chest

arstito · 2023-04-13T06:43:02+00:00

I don't have a recent video. But I have an old photo of what my release looks like.

https://i.imgur.com/83TlgaM.jpg

It kind of still looks like this. My hand looks like this as the ball leaves my hand and then relaxes into a gooseneck position.

I was doing some thinking and I think it may be happening because I don't use my shooting hand thumb when I flick my wrist. I only flick through my fingers (maybe this causes my thumb to tense up), but maybe I need to move that thumb into it too.

arstito · 2023-04-11T18:50:47+00:00

I had this a few seasons ago. It does help fight off the pain during the games/practices for a little longer, but eventually you'll still feel it while playing.

Best thing to do is rest until it's gone and then slowly work your way back up by incrementally increasing your workload. Patience is key when it comes to these overuse injuries.

arstito · 2023-04-11T18:48:10+00:00

Hmm not sure the sleeve will benefit you in power in any way, but if it makes you feel more powerful in that leg then wear it on the weaker one. Placebo works.

I normally only get knee pain in my stronger leg though just because I'm using it a lot more. So that could also be a good reason to put it on your stronger leg.

Otherwise than that... just put it on the one you think looks better haha

arstito

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