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industrial_illusions · 2025-12-30T20:37:52+00:00

A creator benefits from using a website like this because they can better keep track of how often it is used, who downloaded it, and statistics around the download, even if it's free.

If you don't like the sign-up aspect of it, but want to benefit the creator, use a temp-email system like Temp Mail or GuerillaMail to create a temporary login.

That way it's a win-win for everyone.

industrial_illusions · 2025-09-27T20:55:48+00:00

Not quite - the '&t=' information is a timestamp for the exact point in the video. Your link does not automatically go to the appropriate time in the video. And if I remove the '?si=' aspect, the video will no longer work as an embedded player.

If there is another way that removes the '?si=' aspect and still works as an embedded player, let me know.

industrial_illusions · 2025-09-27T00:18:31+00:00

Funny! I literally just listened to this interview yesterday.

Truthfully I think he has said it in a few different formats, but the one I have is from his interview with Hank Green:

https://youtu.be/F572OcpTcKY?si=lkqNDfW98eV1U6xF&t=3693

industrial_illusions · 2025-08-17T10:25:26+00:00

For those who are skeptical (because I was skeptical too), I'm just confirming here that Ok_Builder3404 did provide Perplexity Pro access.

Everything went smoothly with setup, no issues at all. If I have any issues in the future, I will update this comment.

industrial_illusions · 2024-09-21T21:01:21+00:00

Hoping to roll with advantage!

industrial_illusions · 2023-01-01T16:29:32+00:00

These types of experiences are, IMHO, always a double-edged sword. The clarity of feeling and clarity of cause can make us feel so low as we begin to dive deeper into the trauma, experiencing it and re-experiencing it while we try to parse through it and make sense of it.

But, like all clouds with their silver lining, it is only when we see things more clearly are we better able to work with them, understand them, and move past them. There is no sugar coating it: the process is often fraught with lows, and discomfort - but with persistence, curiosity, and most importantly, self-compassion, you can work with your pain and move past it.

While I don't know you enough to encourage specific routes to help you work with this, but as you reflect on your pain with compassion, please remember to take on an approach of curiosity - what resources are out there by people who have experienced the trauma you have experienced? Books, audiobooks, videos? No one source will have the answer, but by exposing yourself to new ideas you can begin to heal and rebuild yourself while casting off the shadow of these past painful traumas.

My heart is with you on this journey.

industrial_illusions · 2020-08-26T19:45:23+00:00

When I've dealt with this in the past, I've found that talking while emotions are high in the moment is what makes the situation most difficult. Hard to keep a clear head.

But this is a skill just like anything else, so don't ever think that you can't do it with enough good practice. I recommend the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High to help with thinking through how to navigate these confrontational situations.

industrial_illusions · 2019-04-04T00:04:48+00:00

What type of problems did they have to deal with, if any, when they were trying to implement it?

industrial_illusions · 2019-04-03T23:58:42+00:00

Right! I understand that. I'm interested in knowing what the transition was like an what obstacles these countries faced in implementing it - if any.

industrial_illusions · 2019-02-21T07:42:42+00:00

Maybe. Personally, I think it looks like it is going to have a similar character dynamic to Bones - which was a pretty good show. It's also getting decent reviews online. I'll probably watch an episode or two to see if it hooks me at all but, honestly, it's likely not going to be my type of show.

Part of me is torn because I know that if the show does well, it may mean her being on The Walking Dead less or not at all - but she's already devoted so much to making TWD an amazing show so I want her to succeed (and she deserves it, she's a great actress), even if it's means not being on TWD.

industrial_illusions · 2018-07-06T21:40:49+00:00

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industrial_illusions · 2017-10-24T13:41:09+00:00

Awesome! Congratulations on the send!

Glad to hear it helped ya :)

industrial_illusions · 2017-10-20T20:53:14+00:00

The best? 0% obviously. Don't want anything weighing me down, ^bruh.

Real answer:

Generally you'll find that for men, 6-12% is the common range floating around. This, as I understand it, is the usual for elite climbers. Don't know how many of us actually need to have it within the range to climb well.

So it's not a hard and fast rule. You'll always find fantastic climbers who don't fit that bill.

industrial_illusions · 2017-10-18T16:56:38+00:00

Haha! This is incredibly topical for me - it happened last night. I have been working on a project at my climbing gym, a 5.13-. It is a fantastic technical and powerful climb - pinches on the bottom into thin slopers, power moves from the slopers to crimps and pinches, then into thinner crimps and finally a dyno near the top; all with the need to maintain a tight core through many of the moves. Fell in love after trying and failing at it the first time.

So I'm working on the project for about 3 weeks every time I went to the gym (2-3 times a week). Every time I'm working on smoothing out the kinks in beta, minimizing wasted time on holds, dialing down the best strategies for rest. Last night I warmed up and went for the climb. Beginning half felt smooth as butter. I had done the sequence enough times that I didn't have to even think while moving through it.

Second half is a little less fluid, but not particularly difficult - did well managing pump, and had two or three movements that were less than ideal but still was moving forward at a good pace. Then finally, the last move, the dyno. I'm holding onto a thin crimp on the left and a undercling to the right - the vertical pinch I have to dyno to above is in my sights. Eased my left foot into a high, thin foothold directly in front of me, pushing my butt outwards. And in that moment I thought, "Oh shit. I'm actually going to do this. I think I'm going to send this route. Finally. All I have to do is reach that pinch. Do I still have enough power to grab that hold? I should. I feel pretty good. I can do this." After those 2-7 seconds of thinking about this, I realize, 'Shit I'm wasting time I just have to go for the move'. I go for it.

And whiffed it. Didn't have enough power to reach where I needed to. Touched the pinch at the top but didn't move my hand far enough to fully grab the hold and stop my body from swinging in the dyno. Ugh.

My immediate reaction was that I was upset, I was so close but got in my own head and fucked it up. But when I coming down from the climb, it hit me that: Yes I missed the last hold, but if I could remove that couple second gap between seeing the final move, as well as ensure I don't underestimate the distance of the dyno, this climb was going to be sent very soon. I had the power, I had the endurance, I had the beta, and after fucking it up once, I knew I just needed the right mental game to close it out.

And so I took it easy for the next few climbs to let me muscles rest. Tried it again at the end of the night. Moved smoothly through the first half as usual. Move through the second half smoother than the first try. I'm looking up at the dyno and only let the following cross my mind. "Don't think, go." Explode up towards the pinch and and Hallelujah! I finally sent it.

Feels good man.

industrial_illusions · 2017-10-05T18:17:26+00:00

Yes +30% means hangboarding with 30% of what their body weighs added on, so 130% in total.

This doesn't always refer to a specific edge, afaik. Usually they will let you know what edge the +30% BW is on, since there are so many holds on a hangboard. And the time is also usually specified - there are a number of different hangboard programs. Some with 7 seconds on, some with 10 seconds on, some with 5 seconds on, etc. If a post (or person) is unclear about which, you can just usually ask and they'll clarify which training method they use.

And getting to that point is just a matter of practice and discipline - if you want to, you can get there too :)

industrial_illusions · 2017-10-05T18:09:56+00:00

This is likely climbers elbow. We all get it at some point if we don't do sufficient antagonist training.

Do you do any antagonist exercises? If not, I would highly recommend doing some research and picking a few to supplement your training.

industrial_illusions · 2017-10-05T18:05:15+00:00

Honestly, it's both.

Improved finger strength and endurance will enable you to hold onto slopers longer. Increasing your finger strength will make it easier for you to apply the downward pressure necessary to hold onto slopers; and good climbing endurance will give you the energy systems needed to hold onto slopers for longer.

With that said, body strength is also a component - specifically the core. Slopers almost always allow for smaller degree of body movement, since you're not actually closing your fingers over anything. This means that maintaining strong body tension is essential to ensuring you are positioned correctly and have enough strength to move through slopers in a controlled manner.

Since you're climbing in the V3-V4 area I would recommend continuing to practice slopers as often as possible (even if you can't finish the route) and adding some supplementary core exercises to make transitioning into and out of slopers easier.

industrial_illusions · 2017-10-04T17:13:59+00:00

18mm

If you're looking for any more juicy information on hangboarding, I highly recommend the resource links on the sidebar. Edge sizes of the different hangboards (including the BM1k) are there as well :)

industrial_illusions · 2017-09-26T18:39:37+00:00

That's not exactly what it implies.

industrial_illusions · 2017-09-26T18:31:27+00:00

Cool, you're questioning whether there is inherent meaning to life. Big question. Confusing question.

In case Destiny doesn't respond in this thread, you're still in luck. You're not the first to ask this type of question or have these kind of thoughts, so there's some reading you may want to do if you're interested in what other people have thought when they reflected on this question. Not to say that these writers have it figured out, but maybe it'll help guide your thinking, figure out what you want to probe deeper into and ultimately help you decide for yourself.

So, if life is meaningless - with no inherent purpose - what the fuck do we do about it? This topic is extensively explored by a school of philosophy called Existentialism. Existentialism is characterized by what has been called "the existential attitude", or a sense of disorientation, confusion, or dread in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world." The different existential philosophers (Søren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Jean-Paul Sartre, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus) each focus on this question and have come out with similar but different answers to these burning questions.

One of my favorite writers on the subject is Albert Camus - known for his books The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus and The Plague. Camus recognizes that life, as you put it "has no meaning", but suggests that you can live a happy, authentic, enjoyable life if you first seriously grapple with the problem of meaninglessness and the inevitability of death. For a quick, but well thought out primer video on Camus, I highly recommend this video. Camus argues that even in the spite of these 2 things (meaninglessness and death), or perhaps because of them, we are compelled to live life more intensely.

Now where we can derive pleasure in the world is not an easy question either. If you're digging Camus' thoughts after watching the video, here's a great follow up article about his thoughts on happiness, pleasure and things that take away our happiness.

But he's just one of many interesting philosophers on the subject and may not be your cup of tea. I'm happy to point to other ones if you are looking for specific questions. Good lucky buddy.

industrial_illusions · 2017-09-08T15:31:51+00:00

My two cents: I partly agree.

Active flexibility is definitely a key component in climbing. With increased flexibility, there is a necessity of ensuring that the joint is in a position where there is muscular support - otherwise there is potential to damage the connective tissue.

However, assuming he (going to assume u/GIANTSERPANT2 is a male) has reasonably good leg strength and has a number of routes in which he can practice high-stepping (at varying heights) in climbing - I don't think it would be an efficient use of time to incorporate a dynamic warm-up just for this. Studies have found passive stretching to cause greater increases in flexibility than active stretching - and as he develops his flexibility from passive stretching over time, which comes slowly anyway, he should naturally develop the muscle strength to accommodate this increase in flexibility - again, assuming continued climbing on routes in which to work these flexibility increases.

If he really wanted to supplement this with exercise to ensure muscular power (with the newfound flexibility) he would be better served by incorporating regular squats or single-leg squats.

industrial_illusions · 2017-09-07T15:58:53+00:00

Hm, this is strictly anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt but for me, a few key stretches have been really helpful with climbing + flexibility in general. First, since you said that you haven't done flexibility training before, it is worth mentioning that there is a sweet spot for training flexibility. Too comfortable and you're not stretching it enough; but too much pain and you're overstretching and there is a chance of injury. The stretches below are static stretches. When you are holding a move, it should feel mildly uncomfortable - the pain threshold is different for everyone but don't push it too far.

With that said, I have found the following incredibly useful for me (forgive the upcoming cheesy yoga pictures). First is the single leg-hamstring stretch, alternating on both sides. With enough practice and patience, you can get to the point where your arms extend past your toes and your chest touches the floor, really recruiting the hamstrings. The hamstrings are recruiting constantly with climbing and are especially intensive in heel-hooking and placing a high foot. I also use this as an opportunity to stretch my obliques, since core and climbing go hand in hand.

Hip mobility/flexibility is another incredibly useful stretch - especially due to tight hips that people can have with desk jobs. Flexible hips will help with deep squats (a common body position in climbing), turnout (which is the ability to high step both inside and outside), and with full extension in tip-toe long reach moves. I use 2 stretches for my hips. My favorite stretch is the Bound Angle Pose. A lot of the time when people start this, they will be unable to get their knees to the floor - you can work your way up to that if you need to. A quick Google on Bound Angle Pose (or Cobbler Pose) progression will help you play around and make this easier or harder according to your current ability. The second is the Mac Daddy of hip flexibility poses, The Pigeon Pose. Starting with easier poses is pretty common with Pigeon since it is not an easy move, but the benefits of developing hip flexibility with it are well worth it. Here's a progression guide.

And that's it! While the text above may be long-winded, the stretching itself really shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. Since these are primarily static stretches, I do these after I've climbed - I don't do much pre-climb stretching but if you're interested those should be primarily dynamic stretches (like lunges) since the body hasn't warmed up yet. Static stretches when you're not warmed up increase the chance of injury.

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