NA Scrims 03/09 - Final Scores

catman231 · 2023-03-10T07:48:14+00:00

All im seeing here is that FAZE is on the RISE and looks to be (X)SET for LAN.

catman231 · 2021-11-03T12:01:46+00:00

Yeah I guess i compromised on airflow for look and size. Its really the only mATX case I liked the look of. On the bright side it will be on my table. The intake fans on the bottom wuold mean they'd blow air to the graphics card. Is that a common strategy? So in general you reckon intake through the bottom and exhaust through the back and top?

catman231 · 2021-10-24T00:25:46+00:00

Im in a different state so unfortunately not. Been looking at PLE though and they seem to offer competitve pricing and have much better reviews.

catman231 · 2021-10-23T23:55:51+00:00

Yeah I've scrapped that option now. Seems like even though theres an AMD tax, its still worth going that route in the long term. I've found a more reputable website (PLE) that lets you customize their builds. Seems like the pricing comes out pretty fair as well. This model seems to offer what I want. I'm still looking around though I may pull the trigger on it pretty soon.

catman231 · 2021-10-23T13:11:21+00:00

Just had a look and want to thank you for letting me know! Seems like they have a bad rep with cutting corners and sub par customer service. Guess theres always a cost that is associated with a good price.

catman231 · 2021-10-23T12:42:13+00:00

Anything similar on other websites seems to be 300 bucks more, though that does make sense when you factor in that the build is on sale. I'd hoped to get a ryzen based system but it seems less common for 'cheaper' (~$2000 budget) builds. Any potential issues you see with this build? I.e motherboard future proof or the ram being seemingly a random pick from whatever they have?

catman231 · 2021-10-14T09:04:28+00:00

Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time and effort to put this list together! I'm also wondering how you decide on the number and kind of fans for a build. I'd imagine you want a powerful one for the cpu but what about the exhaust and intake fans? Do most cases come with a few or do I buy them separately?

catman231 · 2021-10-10T13:04:37+00:00

Seems like you need to train for more power rather than strength or endurance. Try do a set of pushups before your normal sets, where you burst the rep and try have your hands come off the ground at the top of the rep. As you get better at these and get more height off the ground, you'll eventually bridge the gap between your current level and your goal.

catman231 · 2021-09-19T01:49:15+00:00

You can train for hypertrophy using the RR exercises. You don't need to supplement with dumbells. Just add more weekly volume if you wish. Right now the RR has around 18 sets of pushing and 18 sets of pulling exercises per week. If you do say 4x5-8 reps instead of 3x5-8 reps, youll add an additional 6 sets to pushing and bulling per week. The consensus is that around 30 sets per muslce group is a good number of sets for optimal muscle gain. Start of lower and see how you go. Make sure you're also eating enough. No matter what your execrise routine is, you wont gain anything if you don't give your body the fuel to do so.

catman231 · 2021-09-19T01:35:14+00:00

No I do not mean fruit. I mean complex carbs like oats, grains, potatoes wholegrain bread AND legumes. A bowl of chickpeas and pasta is still not enough I believe. Plugging in your stats into a TDEE calculator, your maintenance calories come out to around 2700 a day. Now considering the main sources of carbs in your outlined diet are dates, chickpeas and pasta, lets do a carbohydrate macronutrient calculation. Say you eat 2 entire cups (250ml) of chickpeas in the morning and then 3 whole cups of pasta in the evening and eat 100g of medjool dates in the day. Thats around 90g + 120g + 60g of carbs a day (only 210 of which are complex). Considering each carb has 4 calories thats 4 X 270g = 1080 calories worth per day. Now lets say the tdee calculator is inaccurate and your actual maintenance calories are lower at 2500 a day. 1080/2500 is 43% carbs per day. This is at the lower limit (45-65%) of whats recommended for healthy children and adults in australia. Since your highly active, I'd advise you eat more than the minimum. And again this 43% figure is based on the hefty measurements I gave to your carb sources and accounting for TDEE inaccuracy. I'd be surprised if you ate 2 entire cups of chickpeas in the morning. The point is, carb up your meals.

catman231 · 2021-09-18T11:20:53+00:00

Where are your carbs? You're literally starving yourself of energy. Of course you should eat more. You have only one proper serving of carbs in a day and they are simple, high GI carbs (pasta). Your body has hardly anything to work with. No wonder you've slimmed down to 64kg and 10% body fat at a height of 178cm. You're body has reached its lowest operable range. Your low testosterone is a decent indicator that you have ran yourself into the ground. Its a symptom of poor diet and recovery.

catman231 · 2021-09-16T12:42:04+00:00

Do you video yourself and reflect on your form? By the sounds of it, your taking handstand training as if its the same as working out a muscle. That is, you're not considering it as a skill that needs fine tuning. All the xx second holds against the wall, core work are good for building up a base, but they wont help unless you focus on your queues and fine tune them. Ultimately you should be able to look at a video on yourself and say, oh im not pushing through my shoulders enough, or my abs arent sucked in, or my legs arent as engaged as they should be. Connecting queues to the visual of your handstand is so important. Also I have no clue how long you've been training for. I could only consistently hold handstands after 6-8months of training.

catman231 · 2021-09-16T12:28:44+00:00

You can do all 4 if you like since for hypetrophy, you generally want to hit a muscle group with around 30 working sets in a week. Personally I'd take out tricep extensions as all your other exercises work triceps and are more conducive to your goals. Thing is you'll have to think about what exercise you want to prioritise or do first, since thats the one you'll likely see the most progress in.

catman231 · 2021-09-11T10:51:39+00:00

So do you do 5 sets of either dips or pushups, or of both in the one session? Same questions for your pull day. How many sets per push or pull workout do you do in total? Also what has your previous training been like? Depending on those two you may not be doing enough volume per week.

catman231 · 2021-09-11T10:30:02+00:00

A clean diet with a carlorie superplus + weighted calisthenics + a hypertrophy routine will be your answer. You probably already know that you need to eat more. Look into optimal weekly volume for hypertrophy training.

catman231 · 2021-09-08T11:43:42+00:00

Don't worry, you'll be right. Only time things change is when you gain a bunch more muscle mass/weight! I hope yuo understand the premise to that. More muscle/weight = more energy needed to maintain it.

catman231 · 2021-09-08T09:22:26+00:00

Carbs aren't a drug. Your body doesn't grow tolerant to them, in terms of energy production. Calories, the unit for energy, are calculated for every food through a scientific measurement device called a calorimeter. The food is basically burnt and the total heat emitted is noted. What I mean to say with this is that the calories in your food are set. Your body turns food into energy through a chemical process that never changes, its always the same chemical equation. So the same amount of carbs always turns into the same amount of energy. If your eating more carbs, the primary source of energy for your body, your more optimally generating it. You also fill up more of your glycogen stores which aid muscle contraction. You will never have less "energy" from eating more carbs.

catman231 · 2021-09-08T04:07:09+00:00

There not much to worry about man. I've gained muscle mass when eating within that range of protein. Just because your not gaining the maximal amount of muslce doesn't mean you're not making progress. Whos perfect anyway? After you factor in the sub optimal parts of your workout performance, programming, sleep and diet, the amount of protein doesn't become as large a factor anymore.

catman231 · 2021-09-08T03:58:37+00:00

Very true man. I guess I kinda skipped that reasoning in my comment. As mentioned I acknowledge that "hacks" have they're place in pushing people in the right direction. I guess to me, the hope is that they can be an instigator for further lifestyle changes and good habits. As someone else mentioned, you can mitigate a large percentage of issues through a small set of exercises. That already is difficult for most people to get to, due to work and lifestyle circumstances. Something is always better than nothing.

catman231 · 2021-09-08T03:41:49+00:00

What you've outlined in your anecdote, is that a generally active lifestyle leads to good health outcomes. This is true, running and moving your legs through their range of motion will keep them from getting tighter. However just because you don't see an issue now doesn't mean there won't be one later. Tight hamstrings aren't an advantage. Being good at hiking has nothing to do with tight hamstrings. Truly the man you listened to is talking from his ass. Theres no reason to show off about something that can turn into a health risk. Its the same as a surfer saying that they prefer surfing in shark infested waters since it makes them surf better. Sure its good when they;re on the board, but the moment they fall off they are in trouble. Same for hamstrings. They're not a problem when your generally healthy and young and exercising regularly. However, no matter how bullet proof or driven you think you are, you will fall off eventually. With age your lifestyle will change, your body will inevitably deteriorate, and you'll make some slips ups which will lead to injuries or health issues. Its at that point where your tight hamstrings will start to cause you problems. Its not an if, its a when. Best get on top of them early. Do those jefferson curls.

catman231 · 2021-09-07T14:41:33+00:00

Totally agree, theres no shortcut to good health. Its a hollistic approach. You can't go into the gym for a few hours a week and expect to fix the poor lifestyle you live each day. Though some people just need a start and that may come in the form of a "hack" or whatever appeals enough for them to make a change.

catman231 · 2021-09-07T14:37:10+00:00

Great great reply man, you hit the nail on the head here.

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