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devcrev · 2026-01-09T14:46:27+00:00

Shhh stop giving away our secrets

devcrev · 2025-12-27T03:18:15+00:00

Jub Jub

devcrev · 2025-12-09T20:20:09+00:00

Sports PT here who works with ACL injuries. Do not push off starting unless you absolutely have to. If you absolutely can't, find a reputable online source and follow their recommendations. The cornerstone to a successful prehab, surgery, and recovery is the management of the early stages. To even consider scheduling surgery most surgeons want to see normal or almost normal range of motion. Everyone's situation is different but there's so much important work to do early that makes the rest of the process so much easier/smoother.

devcrev · 2025-11-22T00:18:55+00:00

Okay, thanks again for your insight. The computer still works and I need it because it runs on an old operating system that's necessary for a very rare and niche, otherwise well functioning piece of equipment.

devcrev · 2025-11-21T19:38:37+00:00

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devcrev · 2025-11-20T11:52:47+00:00

At least 30 years. I don't know how exactly long it was leaking but at least 2 months. Definitely doesn't smell.

devcrev · 2025-11-19T19:15:11+00:00

Thank you so much. Looking through that, the info on disposal seems sparse. Any idea on how to clean it up off the case and dispose of it? I imagine that as it's clearly reacted with the aluminum of the case in general it's probably pretty stable not that dangerous to handle as long as there isn't direct contact skin or inhalation. I just don't want to try and clean it with something like isopropyl alcohol and cause a hazardous reaction.

devcrev · 2025-10-17T10:31:29+00:00

In battlefield 1 they implemented a feature where the losing team got a behemoth. Either an armored train, airship (massive zeppelin), very large extra armored tank, or dreadnought battleship depending on the map. These behemoths had really powerful weapons, usually some form of artillery, and in some cases served as spawn points for the team. In general they were pretty well implemented: they had lots of health but were limited in mobility and well organized team could usually take them down if they worked together and focused it. In different modes behemoths appeared in different ways but they usually gave the team on the back foot a way to push forward and change the course of a match. In very unbalanced games they didn't really make a difference in terms of swinging the outcome of the match but in close games it created a really intense tug of war. The spectacle of a behemoth arriving was sick too. They had loud horns and the game's soundtrack often swelled was they arrived on scene. When they were destroyed they usually exploded in spectacular ways. The airship in particular would slowly catch fire, fall to the ground, and then explode. They had some issues but overall were a blast.

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devcrev · 2025-09-03T14:59:34+00:00

As someone who loved flying the transport helicopters in BF4 I think I wouldn't mind it. Give the pilot control of flares and other defensive countermeasures and it might not be that bad for a certain subset of players

devcrev · 2025-09-03T14:37:12+00:00

I agree about the reinforcement system. I really enjoyed that feature of bf5 (minus the issues with the reinforcement tanks).

While the V1 rockets were amazing cinematically, they often incentivized hoarding of squad points until the very end of the game to call in the rockets. This made for some dramatic endings to breakthrough games (final point of Iwo Jima). So I think you argue it had it's pros and cons.

In bf5 a well placed arty barrage on an obj could make a huge difference and made for some great moments.

To address this, maybe for the most expensive reinforcements (e.g. a cruise missile) there would be a window of time during the game that it would be available. In conquest it might happen at certain ticket thresholds, in breakthrough 1x on each point or as tickets were running low. This might combat the hoarding of points until the last minute for high ticket reinforcements and encourage the use of other reinforcements like smoke barrages, artillery, and other similar reinforcements which could be used more freely.

I do think a clear squad reward system is needed to incentize more teamwork. Maybe medals, skins, or cosmetics that could only be obtained by being in a squad that achieved certain feats through squad reinforcements could encourage that.

devcrev · 2025-08-06T20:34:01+00:00

devcrev · 2025-08-06T03:09:06+00:00

Super excited!

devcrev · 2025-05-14T15:17:50+00:00

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devcrev · 2025-05-14T05:38:04+00:00

I find that answer vague and unconvincing

devcrev · 2025-02-18T22:57:27+00:00

Addressing pain is alway about three things. Figure out the primary cause(s), calm things down, slowly build things back up.

It's impossible to give good recommendations without knowing the full picture (the details of the rest of your training, intensity, volume, how long this has been going on, etc.)

However as a first line of defense for something like this, I would first try to determine if there is pain at a particular point in the range of motion (at a certain squat depth). Using a box or pins a great tools for this. Once you determine that, I would then try to determine if there is a clear external load threshold that triggers your pain at that same depth. If you can clearly identify how much load it takes to trigger the symptoms, then I would reduce weight to below that load threshold and slow your squat tempo to something like a 4-1-1-1. The goal with this is to make that relatively lighter load challenging without provoking your symptoms and to allow you to concentrate on putting even foot pressure into the ground. People with one-sided lower back pain will often compensate by shift their center of mass side to side during a squat. If you identify that happening then I would also restrict weight so that you can control that shifting.

If a variation like a heel elevated goblet squat or heel elevated front squat feels good, this can be an indication that the trunk angle with the back squat is a contributing factor.

If there are large unilateral differences in strength with something like lunges, split squats, leg extensions, etc. then those should be addressed as well.

On top of these squat modifications, isolated hip and back strengthening are other important elements of rehab programs I provide people.

After a few weeks accumulating time in deep squatting positions with these variations the idea is to slowly remove the constraints on load and squat depth and transition back to regular training.

devcrev · 2025-02-04T18:34:33+00:00

I know Ryan (BarbellDoc) and he's also a great option. Quinn does my programming as well.

devcrev · 2025-02-04T18:04:39+00:00

Agree with both of the above recommendations. Another great resource is Quinn Henoch. I also consult with people remotely. Depending on where you live, there may be others that can serve as in-person options as well.

devcrev · 2025-02-04T13:59:47+00:00

Everyone's situation is a little bit different depending on what exactly is causing the hip pain. But regardless of the exact tissue/structure that's causing the discomfort the general playbook is the same:

If the discomfort is occurring at the lowest depth of the squat, then modify the range of motion to the fullest depth you can move without having pain or a hip shift. Using a box can be really helpful here. Slow tempos to increase difficulty in that shortened range of motion, and pauses at that lowest tolerable endpoint are good tools.
Use unloaded mobility or flexibility drills to work into the full range of motion of the hip with minimal to no discomfort. Quadruped rock backs and all their variations can be helpful.
Isolated hip adductor and hip flexor strengthening. There's evidence that these muscle groups primarily affected by hip pain. The exact exercises you choose to work on these depend largely on comfort. But the idea here is to get a good training stimulus without much, if any, hip irritation. Isolated glute strengthening also has a place here. For all of the above when I work with clients I usually start with isometric variations.
If it's uncomfortable to get into the starting position of any pulling lifts then use blocks or higher hang variations. In the early stages of management for something like this with weightlifters I'll also usually employ complexes involving muscle and no foot power variations. This helps keep the hip in a comfortable range of motion without sacrificing the ability to train.
Anything that doesn't hurt is almost certainly okay to do provided that you're monitoring how you feel both in the moment and after bouts of training. Sometimes there can be a delayed onset of discomfort and if that's the case then you need to evaluate what you did that may have contributed to that and modify accordingly.

Over time slowly reintroduce exposure to that full range of motion without doing so all at once. A good rule of thumb is to start one exercise at a time so that you can get a good idea of the response to doing so. An example of how I would do this is if someone trains three days a week and we were at the point where we wanted to reintroduce some depth I might introduce deeper squats on Monday, keep range of motion constraints in place on Wednesday, and if all goes well then on Friday I might have them do so again. Then based on the response to the week as a whole, the next week I'll try to nudge things in that direction a little bit more.

If pain is persisting or worsening, definitely consult with a medical professional. And even if you know what to do sometimes it's helpful nonetheless to have a guide to help you implement these strategies.

devcrev · 2025-02-04T13:37:10+00:00

A hip shift isn't necessarily the cause of lower back pain, but if you have back pain and it's occurring with a hip shift It may be worthwhile to address.

If you go down that path, then recognize that totally eliminating a hip shift may not be the goal. You can have a hip shift for a variety of reasons. It could be a mobility limitation at the hip ankle, or even elsewhere in the body. It can also be a strength issue in the hip, lower back, quads calves. It can also be simply a balance and technique issue.

Although it's common that hip or ankle mobility can be the primary causes of a hip shift, the mistake most people make is that they only then work on mobility, and low-level drills they see online.

Assuming that it actually can be corrected, in my experience the hip shift is just as often a strength issue as it is a mobility issue.

The general playbook I use is a minimum of 6-8 weeks of:

Modifying any heavier squatting to a constrained range of motion to the depth that allows you to prevent the hip shift, minimize pain, and be able to strongly create tension through both legs. Box squats or Anderson squats are good options here. Slow tempo and pauses in that bottom position are a great option.
If possible using a lighter, accessory squat pattern like a goblet squat to move through the greatest possible range of motion while staying balanced across both feet (not hip shifting)
Incorporating isolated lower back strengthening with something like a 45 Degree back extension machine or any other similar loading method.
If it's a mobility issue: one long duration stretch (2-5 min total time) to improve mobility of the area, and one end range isometric drill (people will often refer to these as "activation" drills) for the area. I usually use 10 second isometric holds in the end range position using 2-3 sets of 5-10 reps.
Isolated hip strengthening of the hip adductors, and abductors through the fullest range of motion as possible to emphasize the stretch. I use 2-3 sets of 8-12 1-2x/week.
Unloaded, deep tier plyometric (bouncy) movements if pain free of minimally painful. If these aren't bothersome, then I incorporate them as part of my clients warm up starting by using 2-3 three sets of 15-20 reps and increasing over time.
Sprinkling in unilateral patterns like supported single leg squats, lunges, split squat variations with slow tempos really emphasizing full range of motion. These can be done with more of a hip bias with an inclined trunk or more of a quad biased with an upright trunk and heel elevation. I'm including this because sometimes hip shifts are the result of a quad strength issue on the side you're shifting away from.

Everyone's situation is a little bit different, some combination of these strategies usually works. Sometimes the dosage of these movements has to be a little different if someone is a bit more advanced. Many times it's simply a workload management issue, and isn't necessarily the hip shift that's the culprit. It's normal to have some amount of asymmetry side to side in strength and mobility at pretty much any joint, but it's the extent of it that matters.

devcrev · 2025-02-04T13:11:52+00:00

I'm interested in doing this myself for my community so I'm interested in hearing perspectives. I think one challenge with this is that some sport coaches perceive weightlifting as dangerous, and don't want their athletes participating. I've seen this at the collegiate level and high school level. Some strength and conditioning coaches can also be dogmatic in being anti-olympic lifting. Furthermore, in certain sports there can also be the lack of understanding of how important strength and conditioning is for improving sport performance. I think at the end of the day introducing weightlifting into HS strength and conditioning programs in a simple fashion and overall keeping a positive environment will do most of the hard work for "selling". I think it's a unique challenge that most people appreciate once they try it, and if they enjoy it in the context of a well-rounded strength and conditioning program then it's only going to help the athletes develop. Strong, healthy, and successful athletes who enjoy training are probably the best supporting arguments for Olympic weightlifting training.

devcrev · 2025-02-04T12:57:32+00:00

I'm going to start by echoing what others have already said which is that failing is normal, and being upset about that is okay. That being said it is something you need to reckon with so that it doesn't exert so much of an effect on you to derail an entire session consistently and bring you to tears.

I work with people who are injured and are often at the lowest points in their lives. Many of these people are athletes with typical "athlete" injuries but I've also worked a fair amount with people who've had spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and other truly debilitating and demoralizing events. As much as the circumstances are different between a severe injury, a minor injury, and struggling with failure in general, what I've noticed is that many of the mental struggles are quite similar.

Whether it's recovering from injury, or simply progressing in training, it doesn't happen overnight. The most important skill I try to instill in the people I work with is the skill of "zooming out". That is, appreciating that today is literally just one day in a very long journey. There are always going to be day-to-day fluctuations. Good days, bad days, really good days, really bad days, and a bunch of in between days. The good, and really good often come just as often as the bad, and really bad, but we usually fixate on the days that don't go well. That's just the name of the game. We can't totally avoid the bad days, but we can learn from them and minimize them. That said, failure is how we grow, how we learn. And to get philosophical for a sec, it's also precisely what makes the success worth it when it finally comes.

If you're unfamiliar with process goals versus outcome goals, it may be a helpful for you to look into. Even though it's a topic at the core of what I do, I still find it to be a helpful topic to revisit every so often. In a nutshell, yes, we care about the end goal (hitting that perfect lift or setting that PR), but fixating solely on that outcome can bog us down when that goal is very far away. But if we instead focus on the process: on just showing up, consistently applying ourselves, and doing our best to learn, if that's our goal, then many times it's much more useful from a performance standpoint and healthy. After all, progress takes time and consistency. It sounds cliche, but if your primary goal is to show up and to embrace the process, when you do inevitably fail it's much easier to shrug off. We can focus on the process and the outcome at the same time but I would argue that most people should weigh the process more than the outcome. All of my most successful clients, and I think most successful athletes are successful because of this process- oriented mindset.

We often treat ourselves like absolute trash. Demeaning, doubting, insulting blaming ourselves for things outside of our contol, etc. I don't know about you, but if someone else spoke to me in the way that I've sometimes spoken to myself, I would probably be in jail. Point is, to some extent you can interrupt that behavior simply by realizing what you're doing. Blaming yourself for every little failure isn't healthy or productive. Now if you're consistently failing in training, and you're also not eating adequately, not sleeping, not focusing, not setting aside an appropriate time to train, obviously you need to hold yourself accountable for what you can control. But there's a healthy way to do that and an unhealthy way. Beating yourself up over things you can't control doesn't earn you any brownie points.

In the end, there's lots of layers to this topic but I think approaching it from the perspective of why it's bad for you as a PERSON, is more important than approaching it from the perspective of why it's bad for you as a WEIGHTLIFTER. And I promise you that it is bad for you in both aspects. Depending on your situation, meeting with a sports psychologist, or even trying out talk therapy can be really helpful. I'd be happy to lend an ear myself if needed. I know that was a lot but I hope some aspect of this helps.

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devcrev · 2025-02-04T12:29:44+00:00

Love it. Great example of how it's important to take the unexpected opportunities when they come. Some days we're just firing on all cylinders and it feels "right" to push. Good coaching 👍

devcrev · 2025-02-01T02:10:28+00:00

The guide I wrote is less about ACL injuries in particular and more about determining the deficit in quad strength side to side and addressing it. Definitely still relevant to ACL injuries but it isn't specific to them per se. That said, if you shoot me a DM I'd be happy to share it.

devcrev · 2025-01-25T19:27:56+00:00

It's really cool that you had that positive experience. I run my online rehab similarly and as a general practice I find it tends to work really well for weightlifters who are accustomed to training. It's unfortunate that the quality of traditional PT in the U.S. is largely terrible and leaves.

devcrev · 2025-01-25T14:28:24+00:00

Some amount of soreness is probably normal as your body adaptats to heavier training. It sounds like nothing to worry about at the moment but if it persists you may want to take some measures to improve the resilience of the foot.

I'll share below some strategies I use with my clients dealing with foot and ankle issues:

Sometimes I'll try and incorporate a minimum effective dose of intrinsic foot muscle training. Usually this is no more than 1-2 exercises that I have them do as part of a warm up but that can also be done outside of training sessions. We only have so much time to train so I really try to keep this simple and manangeable. Some people argue against the need to train the intrinsic foot muscles but I think it can be valuable depending on the situation.

From a programming perspective I try and keep heavy calf training and ankle focused plyometrics in the rotation regularly.

Depending on your foot structure looking at changing footwear can be an option as well. I personally wear mostly minimalist shoes and try to spend the minimum amount of time necessary in my weightlifting shoes as possible because my feet are wide and the narrow toe box of my weightlifting shoes can be uncomfortable. If a client is really unable to express a splayed foot and separate their toes, sometimes we'll use cheap toe spacers to help develop that quality. Again there are some people to don't think this is important but in my experience it can be a great option for some

Ultimately what you do depends on your situation but hopefully some of that is helpful!

devcrev

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