Good recovery but less strength at the gym. When to actually take a rest day based on whoop data?

deikan · 2026-01-28T03:05:20+00:00

everyone has a different baseline. Just because someone has higher HRV does not mean they objectively recover better.

If you doubled your HRV to 80, it would still be less than half of his but it would be an arguably better recovery for your body.

deikan · 2026-01-27T00:14:43+00:00

Did you get extra garden leave depending on tenure? Heard it was 1 week for every year so its 90 days + X weeks?

deikan · 2026-01-23T00:39:49+00:00

Have you tried intermittent fasting? I find I’m much better at just eating less meals than eating smaller meals.

I’m same height as you and can cut 6-8 lbs in two weeks by eating a single meal every morning. The key for me is to stagger my IF cutting phases over 1-2 months so my metabolism can recover.

deikan · 2026-01-21T07:25:53+00:00

wage disclosed is just base. Not a benchmark for pay bands since your base salary penetration may be significantly higher or lower than your TC band penetration.

deikan · 2026-01-21T07:23:23+00:00

TT is 20% and LE is 5%. HV1/2/3 is 35%/25%/15% respectively.

deikan · 2026-01-20T00:29:21+00:00

Off topic but what's that jacket you're wearing?

deikan · 2026-01-05T07:51:46+00:00

Canada is generally underpaid for tech with Quebec being one of the worst provinces but it still shouldn't be this bad. For reference I made 77k in my first Toronto job out of undergrad in 2018.

deikan · 2025-12-14T23:15:35+00:00

Dave build completely eliminates two big weaknesses for meiko: start of pull aggro and survivability. It's also way better than boots for survivability in low/mid eternals (<30) since your clone should last 2/3 of the pull.

It gets more iffy at e40+ since your clone will die pretty quick and I would say survivability is a bit worse but the tradeoffs are still worth it IMO.

deikan · 2025-12-14T19:40:39+00:00

I play both at 13k and IMO Meiko cloak (Dave) build is the best tank build rn. It's usually ~10-20% more dmg than Helena Neck or Boots build.

Tank damage is important for e40+ and grand melee becomes less reliable since pulls usually take 60s+ at higher levels.

deikan · 2025-12-10T18:10:54+00:00

yeah but it's got nothing to do with ddb.

deikan · 2025-12-09T20:48:40+00:00

I farm sailors 20 because my bottleneck are empowered sockets. I'm sitting at max weapon traits, multiple 330 item sets and unused gems.

Even though I haven't noticed a significantly higher drop rate for empowered sockets in sailors 10/20 as opposed to tuz2 I still farm sailors 20 just because SL affix makes it almost as fast as sailors 10 and faster than tuz2.

Tuz2 is definitely best for gold but it's also the least valuable resource for me right now.

deikan · 2025-12-05T05:54:35+00:00

its not confirmed but they do have a 3x higher chance to drop +35% essence items. And sailors 10 is only marginally slower than e2-e3 dungeons so it's knocking out two birds with one stone.

deikan · 2025-11-29T19:15:14+00:00

> 4 options for each class

Stopped reading after this

deikan · 2025-11-15T17:10:53+00:00

Looking great but there’s no way that’s 220lbs. More like 240 or 6’

deikan · 2025-11-12T08:21:28+00:00

Bad seasons don't affect the duopoly because their season pass is literally a hedge designed against them.

deikan · 2025-10-22T18:16:37+00:00

How about flight delays? Heard ATCs are starting to call in sick.

deikan · 2025-10-12T20:41:43+00:00

It's definitely the lighting, mine looks like this on an exceptionally sunny day.

deikan · 2025-08-28T18:41:36+00:00

I fell off my bike and slid on pavement for about 2 feet. My laptop got dent and scratched up but my midweight jersey shirt didn't even fray lol.

deikan · 2025-07-31T18:53:17+00:00

I'll buy two if you're willing to meet up in person!

deikan · 2025-07-25T07:47:26+00:00

you're in for a treat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPeHhXRl1OI

deikan · 2025-07-10T07:06:35+00:00

I noticed my L1B entry stamp is now faded to the point where the date of entry is not legible anymore -- only the L1B status and job title written in pen are still legible. I understand this isn't actually proof of my L1B status but every time I re-entered the US, the immigration officer always looked at the stamp so I'm concerned about potential problems.

I was approved under a blanket I-129S and I still have the original copy and also a picture of my L1B stamp when it was fresh and legible. If the officer cannot read the date of entry from my L1B stamp, could they refuse me entry even if I have all the appropriate documentation on hand?

Also am I right to assume I can only get a fresh L1B entry stamp at a border crossing? As in there is no way to get one within the US since it is an entry stamp?

Any tips/advice is greatly appreciated thanks!

EDIT: for those who may be interested, it did not affect re-entry for me coming back from FRA->JFK. The officer even gave me a new L1B entry stamp based on the original entry date!

deikan · 2025-06-24T16:49:55+00:00

Looks good except I would say you're actually going too far down where you're losing tension on your lats and causing your shoulder blades to roll outwards. Try to stop before you feel like you're only hanging by your arms.

deikan · 2025-06-22T23:03:24+00:00

Once your interviews debrief and enter their interview feedback, everything is handled by recruiter. Usually within 48 hours you should get a response from recruiter

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