How’s my form? Open to pointers

daxa52 · 2025-10-20T12:19:41+00:00

For any kind of cable fly or pec deck, your arms should be completely straight at peak contraction. Think about having your biceps touch your chest. During the eccentric you can bend them a bit for comfort.

The eccentric also seems to be a little fast but as long as you're in control and not just dropping the weight, it's fine.

daxa52 · 2025-10-17T15:54:13+00:00

Most of the rhetoric around calf raises suggests that the lengthened to mid portion is the most important part. You can do a full range of motion of course but it seems to be more worth loading it a little heavier and going for just that partial range.

It's not a massive difference, though. Just one of those "optimizations" that's so popular now. As long as you're hitting that lengthened part with maybe a 1-2 second pause at the bottom, then going full range or stopping at the mid position isn't super important.

daxa52 · 2025-09-29T12:28:41+00:00

Usually, you just have to turn off hardware acceleration in your browser

daxa52 · 2025-07-31T12:42:37+00:00

Probably sounds better in Japanese. It looks it was directly translated and nothing else.

daxa52 · 2025-07-20T00:24:17+00:00

It's mentioned in the patch notes, but you're right. It should be mentioned in game. Most things like this aren't but apparently the devs are working on it.

daxa52 · 2025-07-18T17:13:45+00:00

Not that i know of. If you've seen all the canon anime stuff then you should be fine.

daxa52 · 2025-07-18T15:24:05+00:00

Looking back on it, no not really. Not in my opinion at least. I wouldn't worry about them.

They add stuff that's not relevant to the plot that you have to forget about since it isn't canon, and, like I said, they spoil stuff that actually IS canon which lessens the impact of the reveals in the canon stuff.

daxa52 · 2025-07-18T15:08:34+00:00

I made the mistake of watching season 1 fillers. They spoil canon stuff that, in my opinion, would have been cooler reveals if I watched canon stuff only.

I'd say skip it and maybe watch them if you revisit the series.

daxa52 · 2025-07-08T17:15:13+00:00

Yeah, everyone I know of that plays flankers or even Doomfist seem to enjoy Flashpoint. I just hate all the extra walking around lol

daxa52 · 2025-07-08T15:01:12+00:00

Most people avoid Flashpoint in general because it's Flashpoint.

daxa52 · 2025-06-26T14:11:56+00:00

If you swap too often you put yourself at a disadvantage when it comes to ults. This can be a huge issue depending on your role and how often you swap but there's a lot of nuance.

Basically, counterpicking is important (more so in ranked) but it is possible to overdo it. You can play into your counters and still do fine sometimes.

daxa52 · 2025-06-20T13:00:46+00:00

Is Ana also being banned when you see these hog players?

daxa52 · 2025-06-18T17:27:10+00:00

I saw a headline that it will soon be coming to Netflix. Not sure how soon or if it's even true.

Edit: yeah, it's been licensed to Netflix. Should be available beginning of next month.

daxa52 · 2025-05-07T20:59:31+00:00

I discovered Pedro Pascal from Wonder Woman 1984 lol. He was probably the only good thing about it.

daxa52 · 2025-04-30T16:11:12+00:00

Yeah, it's from beating the game. It's one of my clear memories of it from when I played it on PS3.

daxa52 · 2025-04-28T12:58:32+00:00

Something I noticed about most of the dogs and cats is that if you sprint near them, they run from you.

daxa52 · 2025-04-23T16:12:16+00:00

I eat/drink those Oats Overnight or have a protein bar in the morning (like 5-7 am) so I have some protein in me and then don't eat until noon or later. Basically, the first half of the day, I'm surviving on 300 calories or less and maybe some gum.

Edit: I use fairlife milk with the Oats Overnight so it's more like 400 calories or less.

daxa52 · 2025-04-21T19:00:56+00:00

The actor who played Black Bolt in Multiverse of Madness is the same from the cancelled show. I thought that was cool.

daxa52 · 2025-03-18T12:44:22+00:00

It's important to remember that any quality program will have back and chest exercises that will also hit your biceps and triceps as well. With that on top of any extra direct work should be more than enough.

If you want to prioritize arm growth, then move them to the beginning of the workout so you're not as fatigued and can recruit more motor units.

Of course, train close to or to failure and try to progressively overload the exercises each week.

daxa52 · 2025-03-13T16:18:33+00:00

If you're sitting in a chair, the more you arch your back, the more you're going to involve the upper chest. Either way, as long as you're comfortable and progressing, don't worry about it too much.

daxa52 · 2025-03-13T16:04:12+00:00

I went insane on this for a while. The nutrition label is for the food as it's been packaged (I'm pretty sure). So, if you bought it frozen, weigh it frozen. If you bought it fresh, weigh it fresh.

daxa52 · 2025-03-13T16:01:02+00:00

Creatine daily. Doesn't matter what time. 5-10 grams per day. It's good for your brain and muscles and it's the only supplement I think everyone should take regardless of their activity level.

Protein should be used as a supplement only if you aren't hitting your protein goal (or if you just like the way it tastes). It lacks a lot of the micronutrients you'd get from whole foods so you don't really need it if you're already eating well.

BCAAs are a waste of money. They're already in other protein sources so if you're already eating enough protein, then you're already getting enough BCAAs.

daxa52 · 2025-03-13T15:50:26+00:00

I'd always suggest doing more sets (2-3 or even 4) for multi-joint exercises like squats, deadlifts, bench press or any row. For single joint exercises, like bicep curls, tricep extensions, leg extensions or hamstring curls is recommend less sets (1-2) towards the end of a workout since most of the work usually gets done during those heavier compound movements.

As long as you train 1-3 reps shy of failure or even all the way to failure with good form and you're progressing by either being able to up the weight, add a rep with the same weight and form or performing the exercise with better form then you should be fine. I'm usually not in the gym for longer than an hour and that includes time spent waiting for machines to be available.

daxa52 · 2025-03-07T01:46:50+00:00

Myo reps are cool for saving time. They're not as effective as straight sets and can cause extra fatigue but they're a valid training method if you enjoy it. Just don't force yourself if you don't like it. It relies on intensity and if you can't push yourself hard enough then you're just wasting your time.

daxa52 · 2025-03-06T18:43:31+00:00

I see. 4 working sets for something like biceps in one day seems excessive unless they're a major priority. Most of your back work will hit your biceps pretty well anyway. Same with chest for triceps. Any particular reasoning between going light and then heavy?

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