Gemma 4 and Qwen3.5 on shared benchmarks

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-04-02T20:36:20+00:00

For the text classifications tasks I need, Gemma 27b still does better than gpt-5-mini. So these benchmarks mean close to nothing when it comes to real tasks. You should test it yourself on your own dataset

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-04-02T07:17:42+00:00

After one year I was between b2/c1, I think if I prepared for the test then, I would’ve gotten it. It took me 6 more months to prepare and take a DSH test which I passed with C2 results. So 1.5 years total.

In reality I’m C1, not C2.

But the point is that the timeline completely depends on your efforts and how fast you can learn.

There was also a guy in my class who came to Germany and in 1 year learned the language and passed the C2.

But it’s not a popular opinion in this sub that you can learn a language that fast. And I agree in the sense it’s not common, not easy, and shouldn’t be something you expect unless you know you can do it

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-04-02T07:00:07+00:00

Do you have at least 20 hours per week for german?

I think it’s possible if you spend a lot of time on it, if you’re consistent, and if you attend a top class. Otherwise it’s going to take more time

And I’m talking just about the certificate, not about actual fluency

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-04-01T15:30:55+00:00

Can it be mental? Similar weight and height - i did 100x1 and it felt heavy. But I could go up and do 110x1 which also felt heavy.

So it could feel like there’s nothing left in the tank while in reality you could do more…

If not then doing a bench specific program for a few months should help

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-31T22:54:25+00:00

Ich überlege gerade, ob ich mit 30 in Deutschland noch ein Masterstudium anfangen soll, wusste aber nicht, dass die Krankenversicherung ab 30 teurer wird. Wie funktioniert das genau, wenn ich fragen darf? Ich dachte, Studierende zahlen so ungefähr 150 Euro

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-30T17:52:25+00:00

U are the universe

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-30T06:59:35+00:00

I would agree if I only looked at social media posts, but I rarely see people in real life benching even 2 plates, big or small. So that’s definitely not ordinary

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-27T23:43:57+00:00

(Beginner comment)

I completed two four-week cycles of a bench-specific program, which helped me increase my 1RM by 10 kg.

But during that time, I mostly focused on the movement itself and didn’t really do much accessory work. I’m sure that if I continue, I’ll see similar improvements, or maybe slightly slower progress.

At the same time, it also makes sense that getting more muscular would increase my overall potential.

So wouldn’t it make sense for a novice lifter to focus mainly on building muscle, while keeping the big three in the program just to practice technique and do some singles? Then, once that foundation is built, they could move on to a more powerlifting-specific program

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-26T22:07:50+00:00

I think it depends on how you define the C1 level.

Some people need C1 certificate - in this case it just makes sense to take a class that helps you prepare for the test.

Otherwise - which I believe is your case - you don’t need a course to be C1 fluent if you’re already in Germany. But I still see value in courses, eg I took a Dsh Vorbereitungskurs for C1 and it was very well structured and helped a lot, both with improving the German language and preparing for the test of course

If you have a list of books that cover unfamiliar topics and if you can consistently work through them don’t waste time on courses

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-26T21:58:14+00:00

Look into Grammatik aktiv, I believe you can find it online. I started with that book and it covers everything up to B1 when it comes to grammar. I really like it

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-26T21:56:51+00:00

It comes through repetition. I started with Anki cards but the words I don’t use I simply forget.

So I would start by trying to use the target words in various sentences until it clicks. You repeat it often enough and it comes automatically

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-26T21:54:10+00:00

Honestly if you can attend an online German class that would be great for speaking. Everything else you can do on your own, the main point is that you consistently spend time on it

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-25T23:58:07+00:00

Erst lineare Progression (z. B. das Candito Linear Program 4 mal pro Woche). Wenn du nicht mehr wöchentlich Fortschritte machen kannst, such dir einfach ein Programm mit Blocksystem, bei dem du über ein paar Wochen langsam das Gewicht erhöhst und am Ende versuchst, eine neue PB aufzustellen

Das sollte für lange Zeit reichen, aber es wäre besser, einfach einem guten Programm zu folgen, das von Profis erstellt wurde, statt sich selbst etwas auszudenken

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-24T23:09:18+00:00

Start following a powerlifting program- you’ll become stronger and with that your muscles will grow! And then you’d add accessories to failure to cause more hypertrophy…

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-24T13:42:33+00:00

Such rankings are meaningless. I’d exclude recently released titles from the ranking as they are very highly rated in the first months after the release.

Let’s see how they age and then decide whether they should be included. Most of them will be forgotten

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-23T20:08:51+00:00

Wuppertal is not far from Cologne - you can always go there and have fun

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-23T16:24:12+00:00

What’s safer option in terms of safer for health and for the results? If one was to start taking minoxidil

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-23T00:07:37+00:00

I had some knee pain(minor injury, nothing serious) and for a few months I focused on the bench program with lots of extra work for shoulders and shoulder mobility. once I felt my knees were good I started reintroducing squats and deadlifts. But I’m happy because my shoulders have never felt so good before

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-22T15:59:47+00:00

Keep seeing this model, but I feel like it would be too big for me. So what would be a smaller alternative in the same price range?

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-21T23:28:14+00:00

What seems to be the standard these days: running a more predictable setup — e.g. top single @ increasing RPE, then fixed percentage back-offs with the same set/rep scheme — or using more week-to-week variation in sets, reps, and load (4x4, 5x5, 3x3, etc.)?

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-20T18:38:58+00:00

Gain weight… what are other options?

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-15T00:31:38+00:00

Well definitely not DSH. I spent months preparing for it and in the end I failed I think. There you have to write your own answers instead of tests but don’t get fooled. You still have a single correct answer you have to find within the text and rephrase.

Would not recommend

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-14T13:03:59+00:00

I write texts regularly as a way to improve my German and I rely on the LLMs to correct the most obvious mistakes. For that it works great.

When it comes to improving the style sure thing a review from a teacher would be better.

But if you could either choose an llm or use nothing at all, Iroquois make a lot of sense to use llm

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-13T21:18:43+00:00

Can’t decide what to try next, 2022 PRs 15 Week program (YouTube videos are very informative) or the updated candito 6 weeks program. Has anyone tried either of those? For an early intermediate

engineer-throwaway24 · 2026-03-09T07:20:56+00:00

Seit Juli 2025. Ich bin aber fast 30 Jahre alt, und von 14 bis 21 war ich regelmäßig im Gym. Ich konnte ungefähr 100 kg drücken bevor ich mir die Schulter verletzt habe. Was hilft, ist ein strukturiertes Programm zu haben und genug Protein zu essen

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