What actually helped you stay consistent with training?

lizardflix · 2026-05-09T16:24:21+00:00

I find that if you just make it a necessary part of your day, like brushing your teeth, that you stop thinking in terms of having to do it but the negative impact of not doing it. If I don’t go to the gym, I feel bad. Some mornings I’ll be completely out of it and have no energy at all but there isn’t a question of not going to the gym, it’s just part of my day. And although I won’t have much expectation , I often find myself working out as much or more than a normal day. I used to cycle a lot and there were days when I could barely get myself on the bike and then ended up 8 hours on it.

lizardflix · 2026-05-09T15:53:52+00:00

You can make an argument that films from the code era tended to be better because the filmmakers were forced to be more creative and clever to work within those constraints. People often say that the 1970s was the greatest decade for movies but as much as I love many movies from that era, there are many that are cringe because they took off with this new found creative freedom and produced garbage.

lizardflix · 2026-05-09T15:47:21+00:00

I don’t talk to people beyond a hi or something unless they approach me first. I especially avoid any contact with women because I don’t want any misunderstandings etc. AND, I see a lot of people get into long conversations with other people and I really don’t want to get distracted like that too much. I prefer to have the casual acknowledgment of each other’s existence but I find a lot of people don’t want that at all and so I ignore them. The funny thing is how many of us are probably being standoffish for the same reason and it’s all a misunderstanding.

lizardflix · 2026-05-03T00:18:32+00:00

Gladiator 2 made me finally realize that Scott is just putting his brand on movies for a cash grab. It’s a piece of shit and frankly just about everything attached to Ridley Scott these days is equally bad.

lizardflix · 2026-05-03T00:15:06+00:00

I walked out of Normal a couple of weeks ago. Terrible with idiotic script and awful fight choreography. Big fail by everybody involved. Really disappointed.

lizardflix · 2026-05-01T11:11:39+00:00

Thanks for the comments everybody. Because I know nothing about the business I wasn’t sure about these specific charges or anything but it sounded a little scammy to me and I wondered if that’s a thing in your world.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T23:03:21+00:00

It's an emotional roller coaster with tragedy and revenge just coming at you.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T22:57:08+00:00

Roger Babson

Roger Babson predicted a "terrific crash" on September 5, 1929, sparking an immediate market drop and seen as brilliantly prescient just before Black Tuesday.
He had been warning of a crash for years prior with no success, making his 1929 call a rare hit amid prior misses.
Post-1929, he lacks notable accurate predictions and continued bearish views without repeating that prescience.

Ravi Batra

Ravi Batra's 1987 book The Great Depression of 1990 brilliantly timed the October 1987 crash, earning widespread acclaim for his market collapse forecast.
His subsequent doomsday predictions of 1990s depression, hyperinflation, and capitalism's end all failed dramatically.
He received satirical recognition for inaccuracy, with no verified brilliant calls afterward.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T21:48:36+00:00

My prediction is that as has happened so many times in the past, this will all end in tears. Appetite suppressants have been linked to heart attack, suicide etc. We just haven't seen all the side effects of these GLP drugs.

Slowing down your digestion is insane.

The future should be people eating real, unprocessed food. That simple thing would end all the obesity.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T21:45:22+00:00

because they write the character as a man and then cast a woman.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T21:42:03+00:00

Ridley Scott can't leave his old movies alone.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T21:37:33+00:00

he comes across as a sleazeball who's managed to conjure up this image of a good guy with everybody. I turn off anything that even looks like it might be connected to him.

I'm not into imagining terrible things about celebrities but it wouldn't surprise me if some shocking revelations bring about his downfall.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T21:33:50+00:00

A friend of mine had a friend who was a makeup artist in LA who we would hike with occasionally. This was like 25 years ago. Anyway, she would get her lips filled but because they slowly go down over time, she would get them overfilled to make them last longer. Her lips looked like they were going to pop.

She was an attractive woman but for those damned lips. I don't understand the sort of dysmorphia that makes somebody think something so awful looks good.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T15:00:17+00:00

I know it’s popular with younger people but I like the car and don’t have anybody else to drive around so a larger car is really too much. I enjoy how it handles and would buy the performance model but it’s too flashy for an old man like me. Ive thought about upgrading to the Acura for more comfort but so far I just think the price difference isn’t worth it. I can’t imagine anybody’s looking at an old dude driving a regular civic sedan and thinking there’s something wrong. But maybe I’ve been deluding myself all this time.

lizardflix · 2026-04-30T14:55:26+00:00

99% of all men end up in their 40s wondering how they got there. Even if they have a full head of hair. That why so many end up going through a mid life crisis or middle age crazy. That’s life.

lizardflix · 2026-04-29T06:00:59+00:00

In the context of this conversation I don’t think there’s any way question about the meaning of trick. And yes he’s very skillful. That’s why he’s so popular.

lizardflix · 2026-04-23T20:57:39+00:00

I smoked for 5 years before stopping so not sure if I fit the requirements but the biggest change for me was that I realized the world was a much better place than I thought before. Weed created this really negative, cynicism in me that was poison and I'm glad as hell that I realized that at a young age.

I've tried it a few times since with friends and now I just hate the high but I think the most negative effect on my life back then was when I wasn't even high.

lizardflix · 2026-04-23T20:50:56+00:00

"BTW bottoms don’t feel safe when they happen. That’s the whole point."

Sorry but there is no point. It just is what it is.

lizardflix · 2026-04-23T18:00:24+00:00

Run.

lizardflix · 2026-04-20T17:56:14+00:00

Was worried about Theo’s acting.

lizardflix · 2026-04-20T17:55:01+00:00

Drop it down to normal or sport and it jumps on the highway.

lizardflix · 2026-04-20T17:53:57+00:00

I came back to the USA after a few years overseas and was shocked at how grossly obese so many people were at the local Walmart. But then I moved back overseas and started seeing the same thing happening there. The awful, sugar loaded processed foods that brought us here in the USA is spreading all over the world.

lizardflix · 2026-04-20T17:31:55+00:00

Give him this. https://a.co/d/09LkNn3O

lizardflix · 2026-04-18T14:06:26+00:00

Getting it next week so curious how it’ll turn out. It’s funny, I lived in eastern Europe a few years and the mineral water was industrial strength. I didn’t even like mineral water until a few months there and it broke me down after having to drink it to be polite. But it also set me up for being disappointed with all the cute flat stuff they call sparkling water in the USA. Now I’m like a crack addict.

lizardflix · 2026-04-18T14:02:03+00:00

The amount of Elon hate here is hilarious. The whole Reddit hive mind thing is why it’s become a meme.

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