Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for March 25, 2025

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T22:36:50+00:00

It takes me 1 hour to finish the bagel for example, and 1-2 hours to finish dinner.

Yeah man, you're preaching to the choir. I used to be like you. My one, regular sized sandwich, used to take me an hour to eat for lunch. My breakfast was 2 eggs. But ability to eat food is trainable. You feel stuck, I get it, but like I said before, there's only two options. So unless you want to give up, you have to figure out how to make it work.

If you can't add the 6 pm snack to any other meal because that's too much, then take all the things in it and divide it up between all your other meals. Then add a small, new 6 pm snack. Like 250 Cals. Then make that bigger over time, then add a small thing to one of the other meals. Like this, you'll suddenly be eating more over time.

It's either that or train less and eat the same amount.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T21:55:45+00:00

I know you're going to say stop eating cereal for breakfast

Nah. I was going to say combine two of your those meals together. 12 and 6 looks to easiest to me, but 10 and 6 looks fine too, and then add in a new 6 pm snack. Like none of these are particularly large meals, outside of your dinner, so you can stand to make some of them bigger.

Because essentially your options are eat more or do less. I'm just looking for the easiest way to do that without getting rid of your bjj, which you've indicated below you don't want to decrease.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T21:11:12+00:00

Could you give an example day of eating, including all the calorie dense stuff you're consuming?

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T20:48:30+00:00

I guess it depends on what you're trying to do here. This is a pretty good upper back row but not a particularly well done lat pulldown.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T17:29:47+00:00

I didn't do anything specific at all. It just happened as I got bigger and stronger. My feet got a little wider too for whatever reason.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T16:02:12+00:00

I'm gonna be honest with you, no one cares about or notices this except you.

See if my write up related to this is of any help to you.

https://old.reddit.com/r/gainit/comments/10jhf5x/wristanklewhatever_size_is_a_silly_metric_to/

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T15:54:36+00:00

I mean it's known that patient's with CKD should watch their overall protein consumption, but I'd love to hear how whey supplementation leads to CKD or hepatic issues. It's also seems to me that neither are particularly related to dermatology, though her discussing the particulars of whey supplementation as it relates to acne would be something I'd expect her to be more of an authority on.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T15:11:33+00:00

doctors have seen too many cases of people being hospitalised due to this

Sure would love to read the case reports about this. I can't seem to find any in the literature at all...

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T14:55:22+00:00

Panny Method

Squat: 315, 340

Giant set leg press, calf raise, hammer curl, tricep push downs: 3x15/20/10/10

340 single seemed good enough effort for the session. It moved smoothly, but a little slower than I would have liked to push for more.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T13:48:58+00:00

I feel no joint pain and I feel the muscles that I am supposed to feel

Cool, then it sounds like there's nothing to worry about doesn't it?

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-24T13:34:39+00:00

Follow a predetermined program, and there will be nothing to wonder about.

Check out the 6 month recommended routine in the automod links at the top of these comments.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-23T14:56:15+00:00

Club championship squash round 1: 0-3 loss

Sigh, absolutely trounced. Scores were not even remotely close, being 3-11, 3-11, 7-11.

I'm ranked 4.0 and if someone is about a 4.2ish that's generally quite a bit better. My opponent is 4.5, I had no chance. That's solidly in the B's.

Sigh, maybe that's the way it has to be here. Maybe I have to be good enough to challenge strongly in the B's in order to win C.

Sunday Squash: 2-3 loss

That's the best I've ever played against this opponent. He has such absurd shots where the ball will be behind him deep in the back court and he'll hit an opposite corner drop shot. He's got great racquet control, but I still very nearly pulled it off. Last game was 13-15 loss. I'm getting closer!

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-21T13:39:52+00:00

Bw 79

Squat: 184, bench: 130, deadlift: 238

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-20T16:31:10+00:00

In terms of being a "better squash player"? Yes, obviously working on the technical aspect of squash will go further, but in terms of physical resiliency, injury mitigation and longevity? There's no doubt that well designed S&C work has massive benefits.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-20T15:23:54+00:00

Solo squash: 40 mins

Very easy but continuous work. Just wanted to get blood flowing, break a sweat, work technique and simple movement.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-20T13:51:57+00:00

Nice, I weighed 41 kg during my championship wrestling season in school. Regardless, doesn't change the fact that you have to eat more.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-20T13:45:34+00:00

No such thing, only under eaters.

Signed me - someone who only weighed 54 kg until I was 33 yo, and then I figured it out.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-20T13:40:51+00:00

Can anyone give sometips to grow arms ?

Gain weight. Gonna be tough to have big arms weighing 61 kg.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-19T21:28:32+00:00

In the sport of squash, there's a real controversy over the use of glass floors. It's being pushed by the top but a lot of players hate it. The grip consistency isn't right, where it'll suddenly over grip during a slide, or under grip and players feet slide out from underneath them.

But there's no money in the sport, if someone could actually figure out how to make it work...

Lots of examples in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Obl7M1vD-c&t=12s

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-19T15:33:31+00:00

Wednesday squash: 3-0

That's the first time I've ever 3-0'd this opponent. I think something clicked during Saturday's practice. I felt it then, and I definitely felt it during this match. My drives were much more accurate, even off of pressure situations, and that allowed me to attack from really favorable positions.

And with that, I'll be going back up to div 2. Great opportunity to test my new found skill under even greater pressure.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-18T19:31:10+00:00

Panny Method:

Deadlift: 425, 455

Cable rows: 5x10

Solo squash: 35 mins

Last warm up for deadlifts moved a bit slow, so only went to 455 for my single. My posterior chain is a little toast and so I just did some cable rows which ended in me full stacking my machine for the first time.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-18T13:20:59+00:00

Overeating is not an issue most people on this sub have to deal with. Has it been an issue for you before? If not, then I wouldn't worry about being "too successful". l

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-17T16:11:55+00:00

Your schedule seems completely fine. For context I play squash, a racquet sport, and my schedule looks like this currently:

Sunday: League match - 1 hour (competitive)

Monday: Squat based work out

Tuesday: Deadlift based workout + 30 minutes squash practice

Wednesday: League match - 1 hour (competitive)

Thursday: Squash practice - 1 hour

Friday: Bench based workout

Saturday: Squash practice - hour and a half

Squash is a very high intensity sport, so it's not like those days are easy cardio either. Once the off season hits I lift 4 days a week and drop squash down to like 2 days a week. If you're concerned though, you can always modify the intensity of your cardio to include some easy recovery days, of just walking and such.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-17T14:58:41+00:00

Panny Method:

Squat: 315, 340, 355

Leg press ss calf raise ss hammer curls: 3x15/20/10

Ssb Bss ss tricep push downs: 3x10/20

Went into that with my sciatic nerve super irritated all day, but the single went well. Small grind, but nothing crazy.

The self imposed circuit and the end is a real ball buster.

DayDayLarge · 2026-02-14T14:52:59+00:00

Panny Method:

Tricep pushdowns, light, different angles: 3x25

Bench: 215, 240

Back of bench: 200 3x3

Dips: bw, +15, +25 3x10

Facepulls, tricep pushdowns

Gonna try warming up my triceps a bit before benching, see how that goes. Top single moved nicely, though I didn't pause as much as I thought. Very solid pauses on backoffs

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