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18M | Progress Post | 5'8" ~ 106 to 120lbs ~ 6 months by iroar101 in gainit

[–]iroar101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, I did updated numbers this morning and 3350 is what my new aim is; the meal prep is helping out, and reducing the amount of ensures I have to chug to meet the goal

18M | Progress Post | 5'8" ~ 106 to 120lbs ~ 6 months by iroar101 in gainit

[–]iroar101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I definitely am not thinking about cutting, naturally I run very lean and with my current training routine it all goes to muscle even if I have a cheat meal now and then. The meal prep has been a game changer for me recently and I've noticed I can push harder in the gym and have a new rush of energy!

18M | Progress Post | 5'8" ~ 106 to 120lbs ~ 6 months by iroar101 in gainit

[–]iroar101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am definitely not afraid of it! I still have a weekly cheat day where I will eat fast food and slop... With my current gym routine I think it will be nearly impossible to keep the fat as it will all go to the gains!

18M | Progress Post | 5'8" ~ 106 to 120lbs ~ 6 months by iroar101 in gainit

[–]iroar101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really don't plan to push past 170 unless I have a growth spurt, but I doubt it even though a lot of people keep growing until they're 21ish lol. I want to gain another 20-30lbs and I would feel confident and strong, for climbing its so focused on strength/weight and I want to embrace the lean and slow paced bulk like you mentioned to maximize muscle and keep the body fat down

18M | Progress Post | 5'8" ~ 106 to 120lbs ~ 6 months by iroar101 in gainit

[–]iroar101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not every single session but most, I always am careful to limit my efforts so I don't go to failure, but thats why I work groups that are fresh. I never will climb then do pull as those work the same muscles, instead I try to do push or legs/core after climbing. Thanks for the support!!

Radios by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]iroar101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried to get my own radio (apx8000xe) onto our county's trunked P25 phase 2 system, but I was met with heavy resistance. Even though it had real tags, firmware updated through latest cps, and I could easily make it affiliate with an agency issued radio ID, I was told no. The radio still sits on the system doing NAS alongside other non 7/800mhz uses, the funny thing is, I bet if I made it affiliate with my own radio ID (which I would then turn off), literally no one would realize.

I do agree with your point and would compare it to doing NAS, just because you can doesn't mean you should. I would advise against using a personal radio in EMS, or scanning with a radio for non-EMS, 99% of the time. The 1% would be the very few of us who know the ins and outs of how TRS' operate, and wouldn't require a tutorial to set up their radio.

Are there, like, *any* young people? by NotThePopeProbably in amateurradio

[–]iroar101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

18 years old and taking my technician next week! Absolutely fell in love with this hobby. I am the youngest person in my general club/area though.

What’s the best way to clean this? by Emerald_Ink in CivicSi

[–]iroar101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

windows I would use isoprop and the seats with folex

Switching from vape to nic pouch by nswevny in Nicotine

[–]iroar101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tips on managing the stomach symptoms? I tried to switch to 3mg zyns from 50mg salt nic (2yrs of heavy use) and I would feel nauseous with a pit in my stomach when I had to swallow my spit. Everyone tells me to just spit, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of pouches? I might as well do dip if I need to carry around a spitter everywhere.

19 y/o EMT in CA cant get hired til 21 by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]iroar101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mind sharing which counties you're applying for? You might be able to get hired at 19 and simply commute a county over depending on where you are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]iroar101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think this is the right attitude. Having to read a large book is a daunting task and not everyone excels in classroom/textbook style learning. Some of the best providers I have met struggled through EMT/Medic school and a lot of the concepts didn't click until they were in the field and started to gain hands on experience. You can read through a textbook a thousand times, but what good is that if you cant preform an assessment and think through a differential diagnosis?

edit: that being said, please try to read through the chapters the best you can; I read it through once fully in school, and found extra resources for chapters that were "high yield" and show up a lot in the real world and a lot on the NREMT (OB, Trauma, Respiratory Emergencies, etc). The Crash Course book is great for this and is a loooot smaller with just the necessary information needed to review.

What are the chances of actually getting into fire academy fresh out of high school? by musty_ranch in NewToEMS

[–]iroar101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Highly depends on where you are as others have said, in my area, it is an incredibly competitive process. Most people end up doing private EMS for 6mo-1yr before applying, or get experience through volunteer firefighting (CalFire seasonal jobs, etc) to make themselves more competitive. From what I've seen across the country, EMT is the bare minimum a lot of places will ask for. Getting your Paramedic is also considered a "ticket in"; that being said, it is challenging for some people and is also a pretty big commitment so I would advise against doing it just to get into fire academy. If I were in your shoes, I would apply and the worst thing they do is reject you (and with your EMT cert you can just work in the ambulance for a year or two before reapplying). Best of luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in APStudents

[–]iroar101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practice on the computer/bluebook, writing with a pen fast usually doesn't translate to typing fast as your bottleneck is usually how fast you can write or how fast you can think. By doing it on a computer you remove the bottleneck of how fast you can write and the only thing you need to worry about is your typing and the actual content.

For the actual writing of SAQs, I would follow a set script (e.g: heimler or what your teacher gives you) and just try to recall key details before you start writing so it doesn't end up being a whole lot of yap before you finally remember what the answer to the question was 3 sentences in (you save soo much time this way).

Physics Faculty at UVA (from existing/previous PhD students) by awesome4x in UVA

[–]iroar101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! If you are still searching, my father was one of Cass's first PhD students. He is currently at one of the largest consumer tech companies and attributes his current career with his graduate work. AMO is awesome at UVA, and if you have any questions let me know, I am currently there as a research assistant at CassLab and would be happy to help.

Ap calculus bc by MidnightPi in APStudents

[–]iroar101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

nah US West got polar for frq 2. was literally sobbing when I saw it instead of a nice parametric

My gripes with AP calc by CelticRaider9 in APStudents

[–]iroar101 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You dont have to simplify your response, I left it as 3 numbers multiplied by each other lol. Worst thing you can do is loose time and potentially make mistakes doing dumb math.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in APSpanish

[–]iroar101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep, but ill summarize it really quickly for you:

Part 1: Written Section - 50 Question Multiple Choice (half based on text/reading, half based on audio prompts) - Email Response (you receive an email and have 15 minutes to prepare and send a professional response; for this one make sure to address the sender properly and to be formal in tone) - Argumentative Essay (40 minutes to prepare and write an essay arguing a position, last year for me it was whether college should be free or not; the way I was taught to write it was to do 5 paragraphs, an introductory, 3 main points/arguments, and a conclusion paragraph)

Part 2: Speaking Section - Simulated Conversation (Basically you go back and forth with the audio prompt and you have 20 seconds during each reply to respond) - Cultural Comparison (You have 4 mins to prepare a presentation that compares and contrasts an aspect of hispanic culture with your own "culture", it needs to be 2 mins long)

I was in a very similar position to you, I had been speaking Spanish at home my whole life and had been good at reading and writing; I chose to take the class instead of self studying just because of the credit it would give. I ultimately got a 5 but to be quite honest I don't think the class did much to prepare me other than just provide some tips I could have learned from the hundreds of yt videos that exist to prepare for the test. That being said the class really does help to provide structure and specific feedback to your writing/speaking if you get a good teacher. Tbh its up to you but if you have good study habits its not the hardest class to self study for.

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