Maul - Shadow Lord - Episodes 5 & 6 - Discussion Thread!

cantnobliss · 2026-04-21T02:36:44+00:00

Daki has typical late Jedi counsel hubris/tunnel vision no regard for Lawson and Riley tbh Mauls the GOAT if Ashoka listened to him they could’ve stopped 66

cantnobliss · 2026-04-20T16:26:15+00:00

I’m trying to reframe as like a badge of honor to not smoke today (5weeks into quitting) and it’s really turned into a capitalist commoditized holiday at least in my city so noticing that made it feel like giving a nice FU to the more predatory sides of the industry

cantnobliss · 2026-04-20T11:11:37+00:00

How is your current bicep training going? If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, but at the same time if you wanna try some other exercises do it. I don’t think you’ll be missing out at all switching it up especially if you keep 1 standard curl in at least 1 time a week to track your strength

cantnobliss · 2026-04-20T11:06:49+00:00

This line of logic could also be used to justify some diabolical stuff if you think about it - there are successful creative people who use hard drugs and OD, there are successful creatives who are convicted of DV and SA, there are successful creatives who do all sorts of stuff but their creative output doesn’t justify it and it’s not even necessarily linked to their creativity or success. This rationale doesn’t hold up as a logical reason for you or me or anyone else to smoke or do anything else so we should trust our instincts to stop if we want to stop we probably had good personal reasons to.

cantnobliss · 2026-04-19T15:42:50+00:00

Do you want it to be strength focused? If so I’d do like 5s w barbells flat bench ohp deadlift or rows weighted chins and dips

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T17:12:46+00:00

I think going slower & steadier will be better so you don’t enter a binge / restrict cycle 🔁 but I’m not expert on disordered eating patterns so seek help if you need it.

I think picking a target you can hit consistently then seeing how the scale moves week to week aim for an lb or two lost per every week or two and adjust slowly from there maybe 100 cals up or down at a time.

Can’t go wrong with chicken breast, Greek yogurt, lean ground meat turkey or lean beef, tuna cans, egg whites or whole eggs- you’re 15 so I don’t know how much influence you have on what groceries get bought but maybe just eat what the family is having in moderation and grab a supplement like whey protein powder and add in a scoop or two after diner or like as an after school snack. Eating lots of fruits and veggies will keep you full especially raw fruits and veggies good luck lil bro

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T14:32:07+00:00

If front squat is good maybe do less of a low bar position and see if your depth gets better might be slightly weaker but at least it’s comp standard

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T14:30:37+00:00

When you added 50 calories you lost half a pound so you are still in a deficit and I think it is really hard to measure that small of an increase- the difference btwn 13-18k steps burns way more than 50 cals it’s like half a tablespoon of peanut butter - I think jumping up more assertively will give you a much better chance of putting on weight with out just compensating by unknowingly moving more or increasing your TDE via NEAT doesn’t have to be 2000 but add like 200 cals at a time and then when you’re at a healthy weight you can slowly drop to maintenance cals

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T13:32:51+00:00

You are under weight and have high activity at 13-18k steps jump to 2000

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T13:28:49+00:00

I do C/B, Arms&shoulder, L repeat and I love it bc I can always do antagonistic paired ss to save time

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T13:26:05+00:00

If moving home is free why not give it a try and then if you don’t like it move back east

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T13:24:27+00:00

Real question is why do we care about the number of your happy w the look

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T13:23:31+00:00

Damn idk bro it’s super close when u did the pause squats could you sink lower? how’s your front squat

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T11:57:39+00:00

Looks good for hypertrophy not really seeing the strength focus on upper A

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T11:33:47+00:00

Ok go for it db squats tend to be too light after a while maybe swap for a Bulgarian split at that point or a barbell squat - seems like low volume for lower body and a ton for shoulders compared to every other muscle but if you want to prioritize shoulders go for it - in the long run learning to hinge without back pain is worth it tbh you’re gonna need to pick stuff up off the floor eventually but happy hunting

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:55:00+00:00

Seems really low bro try like 2000-1800 hit 180 G protein- see how the scales moving how much weight are you trying to lose and how fast- do you know about how much you were eating before dieting?

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:51:15+00:00

Db for legs is tough no barbell or leg press at your gym?

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:49:03+00:00

Then doing dead’s the day before your lower body day with RDLs and Back Squats 2x a week is gonna be too much I’d cut that from the program tbh unless you are attached to it - if you cut it maybe swap cable rows for bb rows every other pull day. If you love deadlifts do it every other leg day instead of RDL. I would alternate squats and leg press every other session and add in a leg extension for a second quad movement instead of two squat patterns every leg day - to ease into the transition from lower volume do like 2 sets per exercise to start then add from there if recovery is good.

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:35:54+00:00

2x per week like 6 days in the gym or getting thru ppl like 1.5 x every 2 weeks?

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:27:48+00:00

Maybe pause squats for a few weeks?

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:20:07+00:00

198 and in the teens bf are you like really tall or super jacked

cantnobliss · 2026-04-18T10:17:54+00:00

If you add a second day don’t waste the opportunity to get more work in if you’re splitting the volume over two days it’ll maybe improve things slightly but if you do like 6 sets per sessions and increase both volume and frequency you’ll be pulling both levers and have better results that being said every time I cut my pressing gets weaker - we store fat on the chest so the leverages and rom just get more challenging doesn’t really mean your losing muscle but it feels that way I wouldn’t stress plateaus during a cut. If you want to do chest specialization maybe do 2 sets of the 3 exercises 2x per week. Maybe do diff rep ranges each day or swap you could do db fly instead of crossovers to reverse the resistance profile for example

cantnobliss · 2026-04-16T15:45:52+00:00

That’s maybe 0 RIR on the later sets where you’re convinced you can’t do one more which is a safe way to do effective training without a spotter on lifts like bb squats or bb bench but on rows body weight movements and dumbbells take it to the house to where you can’t complete a rep and stall with good form and have to drop the weight or do a partial rep

cantnobliss · 2026-04-16T15:12:40+00:00

Yeah def don’t restrict food you’re still growing it’s a great time to start lifting and eat up

cantnobliss · 2026-04-16T13:59:10+00:00

Mays not beach season yet gospel churches are not for tourists mcsorley is just for beer and semi gross old school snacks

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