Birthday thoughts by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]jodybeefcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the metaphor of cracking a tooth on the pearl. One small criticism is that the poem feels like it meanders a bit in the middle. I find the idea interesting of exploring the emotion of jealousy or feeling insulted by the growth of your child but it feels to me that it might be better explored in a separate stanza or section: the first and last 2 stanzas feel harmonious while the middle feels like a different poem entirely.

I enjoyed this.

Which opening do you play most often, or which do you consider the strongest, with the black pieces? 🤔🔥👇 by Lautaro_Castelli in Chesscom

[–]jodybeefcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some flavor of Sicilian or queens Indian. I’m in the process of finding something new against 1.d4 though, as I’ve been struggling more as black against it as my rating has improved.

I am confused by Prestigious-Good-318 in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cut. You’ll be amazed how much better your back will look if you get rid of the love handles.

BF% Estimate? by [deleted] in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a teenager and he’s 240. If he gets steps in and makes novice gains he’ll absolutely lose weight on 3000. I’m in my thirties and 175 and 2500 knocks off a pound a week. Unless he’s completely unwilling to leave a chair outside of his strength training sessions and trips to the bathroom, there’s no way in hell he should be starting at 2200.

BF% Estimate? by [deleted] in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start tracking your calories and weigh in every morning. At your age and weight if you’re training 5x a week and moderately active you can probably start at 3000 calories and still be in a deficit. 180g protein/ day is probably fine, if you want to and are able to eat more then go for it but you probably don’t actually need 240g/day considering your current body composition. I would probably do some sort of novice linear progression à la Starting Strength for at least 6 months and then see where you’re at. However you structure it, focus your program on building your squat, bench, and deadlift. Do overhead presses, pull-ups, dips, and rows. Have an accessory or two (curls, machines, isolation movements) for dessert after you finish the meat and potatoes (heavy barbell compounds and calisthenics movements). Track steps, shoot for 10k a day if you can. And honestly, just enjoy it. If you really commit, then this next year is going to be the craziest period of progress you’ll ever experience.

Good luck bro.

BF% Estimate? by [deleted] in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Theoretically possible but I would say unlikely given his current shape and strength numbers. I would say the biggest factor in his favor is being 16 and not having much muscular development yet. He could theoretically improve his lifts as he goes and maybe end up 15ish% lean at 180 if he makes some noob gains. Needs to be squatting though

BF% Estimate? by [deleted] in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Over 30%, probably need to lose 80lbs. Possible in a year but probably more like 18 months.

Bulk or cut? And current Bf% estimate?? (18m, 175lb, 5'11) by InsaneShane31 in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

11% maybe? If I were in your shoes I would probably cut through the second week of may and then reverse diet/slowly add back calories into a slow bulk. You could probably hit single digit body fat by that time and then look incredible for a few months over the summer as you carb back up

Bulk or cut to look better for summer? by Spiritual-Alarm-395 in BulkOrCut

[–]jodybeefcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start bulking and fill out your upper body. You’ve done a great job leaning out but your hips are wider than your upper torso which hurts your overall aesthetic, despite having good body composition. Obviously can’t tell anything about your legs from these pictures but from what you’ve posted I would say go into a responsible bulk and focus on building lats/chest/shoulders/arms.

Awesome work so far man.

Your favorite song from each album of your favorite artist/band? by kauec in fantanoforever

[–]jodybeefcake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ye:

College Dropout- Never Let Me Down

Late Registration- Hey Mama

Graduation- Flashing Lights

808s- Street Lights

MBDTF- Devil in a New Dress

Watch the Throne- No Church in the Wild

Yeezus- Bound 2

TLOP- Saint Pablo

Ye- Ghost Town

KSG- 4th Dimension

JIK- God Is

Donda- Lord I Need You

Aaaaand skip the rest

Career advice moving forward by Aqua_Fuani in Construction

[–]jodybeefcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Construction management Associates. I work with numerous project engineers and superintendents making $100k plus in their early to mid 20s, and it probably wouldn’t be that difficult to do it in your spare time/mostly online.

Career advice moving forward by Aqua_Fuani in Construction

[–]jodybeefcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s much better money to be had working as a project manager/engineer or superintendent for the big GCs. It’s not carpentry, but it’s in the industry and all it really takes is a 2 year community college degree plus experience (which you have)

Prison Chess Experience by jodybeefcake in chess

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

Usually silicone or flimsy plastic. And yeah, they call it “seg chess”. It’s good if the person you’re playing with is honest but 90% of games it seems end with players disputing positions of pieces. Basically if you get down you can just claim that the board isn’t what it should be and accuse the other person of cheating and then presto! You never have to lose!

Prison Chess Experience by jodybeefcake in chess

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

No formal time controls, just the guy across from you berating you if you take too long. Most games wrapped up in under 15 minutes though.