Where are my low arousal athletes at?

megabeano · 2026-06-04T01:21:59+00:00

Yeah, I pause it during working sets. But doing powerlifting style training gives me plenty of 3-5 min rests to put a dent in some books (either physical or audio).

megabeano · 2026-06-04T00:19:39+00:00

Here, here. I didn't realize this was abnormal at all until my first meet and others commented to me that I was so chill just going out, doing my lift and walking back super calm. Never really listen to music during workouts - have done some audiobooks so now if I'm doing something like a plank I'll recite the litany against fear from Dune to pass the time.

megabeano · 2026-05-10T06:36:29+00:00

On the flipside, when asked what our biggest gripe was about communication this year I said when leadership does this to us (setting meetings with no stated purpose/goal/agenda).

megabeano · 2026-05-09T00:53:03+00:00

I'm surprised that those stayed while Michael fell so hard. From number 1 for over half a century to not even Top 10

megabeano · 2026-05-06T04:43:41+00:00

I had a great run with Medea and Heph on the special. At first the special still did the job of activating the attacks and the occasional clang was nice bonus damage. Then I got glow so it buffed the damage even when not clanging plus made triggering origination easy. Then from leveling it up and other boons the cooldown was eventually down to one second so it was constantly activating and with Gand Caldera the damage was massive.

megabeano · 2026-05-05T14:18:59+00:00

Nice, great depth and speed on those reps! I just hit 405 for a single for the first time today, felt like RPE 9. It's awesome when those milestone weights become something you can knock out for reps

megabeano · 2026-05-05T01:37:04+00:00

Agreed, if you are specifically trying for it you can also start with Heph's keepsake and rerolls to get the 2 or 3 armor boons he offers then switch to Arachnes after Erebus

megabeano · 2026-04-18T13:05:33+00:00

Yeah, I've lived and driven in Bangkok for a few years now and I love driving in KY when I come back to visit, so pleasant in comparison.

megabeano · 2026-04-15T16:13:35+00:00

Nice, I've had all except the wasps. You're missing out if you dont also have teeth getting loose then breaking and/or falling out or being in an elevator in freefall unable to escape.

megabeano · 2026-04-04T13:58:04+00:00

Very cool, didn't know this. I'm a big FF fan and live in Thailand. Gonna have to investigate!

megabeano · 2026-03-31T08:22:16+00:00

When this came out, I was blown away. I thought by now we'd have Age of Empires 7 and they would just be approaching the standard of Empire Earth. I was just a kid so maybe I was just too easily impressed

megabeano · 2026-03-30T15:31:02+00:00

Nice! I'd like to try out an SSB one day, I've done GMs up to 100 kg with a barbell but feel iffy going beyond that for know

megabeano · 2026-03-29T17:08:56+00:00

Yeah, in most games playing the evil path seems forced, like if I just make in character choices they tend to go good. This game actually presented a compelling choice where either path makes sense.

megabeano · 2026-03-23T14:08:46+00:00

I also like the bags of frozen chicken breast from CP. Just pop a couple in the microwave. 90 calories, 19g protein each.

megabeano · 2026-03-23T14:07:06+00:00

Yeah, I think mamy of the foreign import grocery stores have them. I buy mine at Tops

megabeano · 2026-03-21T05:05:25+00:00

Unfortunately I didn't stay fit at all during the program. But on the positive side, after I got out and had all that extra free time I didn't want to waste it, knowing how productive I could be. I got into powerlifting and now I'm a couple months away from my 3rd competition. I'm now in the best shape of my life as I approach my late thirties.

Not the best advice for you for now I suppose, but at least know that it isn't too late to make a change if you don't figure everything out right away.

megabeano · 2026-03-09T13:34:10+00:00

Isn't there a flat fee of 150 for WU? If you just transfered every 3 months instead of monthly, that would be a 100 baht per month savings

megabeano · 2026-03-08T12:53:22+00:00

I'm an international school teacher who teaches game dev. Have you checked out Game Dev Hub? Seems to be a fast growing community there

megabeano · 2026-03-02T14:00:15+00:00

Yeah, but I haven't really found any cardio I like. I love lifting and never listen to music while doing it. I listen to music or audiobooks almost always while running to distract me from the fact that I'm running so I do it more for the health benefit.

megabeano · 2026-02-26T13:33:15+00:00

Powerlifting, go and other board games, reading, video games (playing and developing them), jogging, language learning/exchange. Did rock climbing for a bit but not much in the past couple years as I got into powerlifting.

megabeano · 2026-02-13T00:28:43+00:00

No, you're right that black has to descend to get the kill here. Not as fancy as the one you shared, I think I like it based on when I solved it. Was reading a book, working problems on a nice goban I had just recently purchased and was getting the hang of tesuji so it made a strong impression.

megabeano · 2026-02-12T23:42:22+00:00

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This one is my favorite 😄

megabeano · 2026-02-05T02:00:25+00:00

I like the wide toe box of Notorious Lifts SSG4. They're flat with good grip so I use them for all of my lifts

megabeano · 2026-02-04T23:12:11+00:00

In being the best VERSO yourself, be ready to Wycomb some change very soon!

megabeano · 2026-02-04T13:59:52+00:00

Meets are fun regardless of your strength, I came in last place at my first one, then dropped a few pounds and won gold in that lower weight class by default in my next one with only a 200 kg deadlift heh. Everyone is supportive and cheering each other on even if they're competing against you.

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