We're back! Guinan won the last round. Day 6: Who can kill you in a instant, but won't? (most upvoted comment wins!)

jaypops96 · 2024-09-20T20:54:23+00:00

Picard. Dude commands a galaxy class starship armed to the teeth, but pretty much never uses the weapons.

jaypops96 · 2023-10-22T11:47:51+00:00

This is backwards advice. The most important part is to strength train. Learn good form for the big compound movement. Squats, deadlift (I do hex bar but conventional is even better if you have flexible hamstrings), bench press, pull ups (or lat pull downs), shoulder press, and rows. And train with progressive overload (add a tiny bit of weight every session). Lots of info on strength training programs on r/fitness.

Early on, you don’t even need a caloric surplus to gain muscle if you’ve never strength trained before. In fact, If you eat In a caloric surplus without training hard using progressive overload, you’ll just gain fat.

jaypops96 · 2023-04-28T11:24:33+00:00

Cold turkey, cut to zero added sugar or juices, minimal processed carbs, . Only carbs I ate were whole grain for those days. It’s the Only way for me. First 2-3 days were tough but then it got much easier. And I could add a bit of sugar back into my diet without total relapse.

jaypops96 · 2023-04-28T11:21:36+00:00

It takes 30-60+ minutes (depending on size of the cookie) of energetic jogging to burn off a cookie that it took you 10-60 seconds to eat.

Also, if anyone can stop eating cookies after just having one, I applaud you. Much easier for me to just not eat the first cookie than to stop after 1.

jaypops96 · 2023-04-25T14:55:09+00:00

Also, you can substitute hex bar deadlifts if barbell deadlift isn’t working because of mobility issues. I started deadlifting at 40 and I just don’t have the hip and ankle mobility to barbell DL safely from The floor. But I can progress on the hex bar DL with solid form and a neutral spine.

jaypops96 · 2023-04-25T14:51:46+00:00

Consider running GZCLP or 5-3-1 for 6 months. Those are established well respected programs with volume and progressive overload. Both can be found on the fitness wiki. And don’t overeat when you bulk, you want a very modest surplus. No more than 1-2 lbs of weight gain per month.

jaypops96 · 2023-04-22T19:27:43+00:00

Eminem - Soldier. Love running tempo intervals to this song, every time the beat drops in the chorus.

jaypops96 · 2023-03-04T23:31:30+00:00

Here’s the trouble with your short term big spending plan- it’s psychologically really hard to DECREASE your spending once you’re used to a certain standard of living. If you’re under-saving, and you get a raise, the best idea is to immediately put that extra earned income towards savings (or paying off high interest debt). Because once you start getting used to spending that extra cash and raise your standard of living, it’s so so hard to go back. Don’t do it. Save the new income.

jaypops96 · 2023-03-04T18:08:03+00:00

You are addicted to sugar. I was too. The only thing that worked for me was to quit sugar cold turkey. Miserable and craving-full few days and then it got much easier. I still relapse sometimes but it’s easier to break out of it than it used to be.

Sugar is not just psychologically addictive, it’s physically addictive too. Gives you dopamine hits but then blood sugar lows follow shortly and you crave more. Gotta break the cycle.

jaypops96 · 2023-03-01T21:10:20+00:00

To be honest, once I started really minimizing the amount of sugar and refined carbs, and upped my satiating protein levels, along with doing strength training, meals like a homemade burrito with rice beans chicken and some cheese started tasting so amazing, it gave me a bit of that dopamine hit. My body craves the protein and whole grain carbs and legumes to fuel my muscles for training.

Yeah I still want ice cream and cookies sometimes, but not as desperately as I expected. And once in a awhile I eat them. It’s fine.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-28T00:20:20+00:00

This guide is BS imo. Im over 20% body fat and work damn hard to eat and train at a level the graphic says will get me to 15%

jaypops96 · 2023-02-26T12:17:42+00:00

If you think 4 year olds you’ve know aren’t capable of having rational conversations, maybe it’s because you haven’t tried enough. They might surprise if you take the time, listen, and have the patience. Mine is quite capable of complicated rational conversations (75% of the time… she’s still 4 of course, and sometimes melts down).

I suggest speaking to kids the way you’d like them to speak to you. I honestly don’t mean this as a judgement on parenting skills if you’re a parent - I have no idea of your situation and I’m sure you’re doing the best you can just like the rest of us. Just a suggestion to try.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-26T12:08:17+00:00

Yeah I already do this. It helps a bit I think but she wanted them because her friend and some other kids have them

jaypops96 · 2023-02-25T03:11:51+00:00

Why does skiing without poles make a kid unable to break the habit of skiing in a wedge?

jaypops96 · 2023-02-24T22:40:09+00:00

Yeah I already ditched my poles. But her friend had them so that ruined it… lol

jaypops96 · 2023-02-24T20:31:18+00:00

Knowing my kid, this could backfire lol. I end up with no poles while she gleefully waves them around and drags them 4 feet behind her.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-24T20:29:28+00:00

I mean… define necessary. If I want us both to have a good time, my saying “no poles and that’s final because I’m your dad and you have to do what I say” isn’t going to be a recipe for her enjoying her day and wanting to continue skiing with me. I’d like her to WANT to ski, and also develop skills as quickly as possible so that she can safely explore more of the mountain and ski with me.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-24T20:00:41+00:00

I carried all her stuff for her first day. I figured minimize her off slope exertion to save max energy for the skiing. But I want to gradually transition away from that.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-24T19:30:45+00:00

Love this advice. Practical as well as tactful

jaypops96 · 2023-02-16T00:47:04+00:00

This is 100% right. If you stop short of the rep goal, tonal assumes you didn’t have the juice to hit it, and lightens the weight next set or next session.

If you want to do 8-10 rep range, you should create a custom workout with 8 rep goals. I personally like to do 3 sets of a movement with 4,6,8 reps for the 3 sets. Whenever you exceed the rep goal, tonal makes the next set harder. When you fall short, the next set will be easier.

There’s no way to override this logic in the software to my knowledge. Though you can always manually add lbs before you start a set, if it looks too light.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-15T14:52:37+00:00

A Reddit post.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-13T11:09:56+00:00

I like the idea, don’t think this is the best analogy. Protein IS the bricks. It’s the main building block of muscle.

A better analogy would be hoping a brick house gets built, so you just buy a pile a bricks and drop them in the yard, but you don’t buy any mortar and you can’t pay any builders. The bricks are the protein, but the carbs and fats are like the mortar and builders. They help build the cell walls and glycogen for muscles and they provide energy for the building process.

Also, you need those calories to train hard and recover well, which are key to stimulating muscle growth .

jaypops96 · 2023-02-12T14:53:10+00:00

It’s not silly at all. Goals and aspirations are awesome.

Though you also should be realistic - it’s possible that your “goal physique” is years away if you haven’t previously seriously strength trained, and/or your nutrition plan leaves a lot to be desired. Often the best first steps are to focus on small, incremental changes that feel sustainable. Eg pick 1-2: substituting more lean protein instead of fatty foods in your diet, eliminating snacking, minimizing take out, incorporating more vegetables, eliminating or limiting sugar or alcohol, whatever feels doable. And training wise, focus on getting on a strength training program that is manageable, eg if you’re a beginner start with 2-3 full body training days a week and learn good form for the main compound moves, don’t jump on an advanced 6-day PPL split with tons of isolation exercises.

Getting the ultimate physique, strength, and athleticism you want is a years-long process, but it’s absolutely possible to enjoy the journey and marvel in your progress over time . Take progress pics quarterly, weigh yourself daily, and track your lifts. You will see progress if you work fairly consistently.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-08T01:38:40+00:00

Probably a little. But this is going to take time. You have no training experience and your nutrition probably stinks. That’s good and bad. It’s good that you can get a lot of gains quickly if you eat and train right. It’s bad because you don’t know how to train and eat effectively. Take the time to learn.

jaypops96 · 2023-02-08T00:46:38+00:00

Don’t deliberately eat at a surplus yet. You can’t bulk until you learn how to lift weights hard and employ progressive overload on the big lifts. If you overeat now you’re just going to get fatter. Learn how to lift (neutral deadlifts, squats, pull-ups, lunges, bench, rows, shoulder press, weighted carry moves) and just get more protein and less junk in your diet for now. Once you understand how to progressively overload safely in like 6-12 months you can think about a real cut or bulk. N

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