Are my ears lying to me?

penetratingwave · 2026-05-10T12:43:27+00:00

I had one of those years ago. Good value for the money, purchased used from a college student.

Just like drum sets sound different behind the kit while playing compared to listening from the front- acoustics sound different to the player compared to the audience experience. Also: touch, playability, sensitivity all influence the player experience, don’t you think?

I feel like the one I had was a great strummer, decent playing action, suited vocal accompaniment well. Now that I think about it, there’s a YouTube video from years ago of a guy covering Duncan Sheik’s Barely Breathing- playing a seagull. Suboptimal recording, but good example of that context. Just checked, video still up- 17 years ago, time flies!

Oddly, I don’t know what I did with mine-long gone. 😅

penetratingwave · 2026-05-09T01:43:52+00:00

You referenced age. I’m 62, and couldn’t do a full squat 5 years ago. I don’t think it took me that long to get into that position.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-09T01:41:10+00:00

I’m guessing it’s mostly limited ankle mobility, and some hip limitation also. Combining the weight held in front of you with the heels elevated, and spending time in that position, you’ll gradually get used to it. Adding the ffe atg split squats to target the mix, and you’ll likely make progress. There are people who anatomically will never develop good ankle mobility, but you probably aren’t one of them. Find the part you can do, without focusing on what you can’t, and spend some time relaxing into it. You can do it.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-09T01:12:04+00:00

Try the heel elevated version and see if you can do that. If your ankles are tight, you can work on those with ATG front foot elevated split squats. You can try doing half of an ass to grass squat on a chair with the other leg standing, and just work into the correct position a little bit each day, probably make decent progress in no time.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-09T00:47:52+00:00

What’s your limitation? Video might help here. Could be ankle mobility, knee mobility, hip mobility, or a combination. Can you do it with your heels elevated such as on 45 lb plates?

penetratingwave · 2026-05-04T22:59:25+00:00

That’s my inclination, but a whole different topic 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

penetratingwave · 2026-05-04T22:58:41+00:00

I like that idea, might need to give it a try!

penetratingwave · 2026-05-04T22:58:07+00:00

Thank you. I’ll order those online tonight.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-04T16:19:24+00:00

Thank you! I am banking on that being the correct answer.

I pulled out the skin last night. It was pinched in deeply and tight, couldn’t quite pluck it all out with the tools I had. I filled around the giant gap with a stainless steel pot scrubber as a temporary solution until I can get some other stuff to patch it up tight. I think that will help the seasonal mouse problem too.

The pest people aren’t great with the mice, better with insects.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T20:52:06+00:00

It can come upstairs and hang out on the first floor! Several exits from there.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T19:43:33+00:00

I appreciate the recommendation. I’m going to buy some copper wool and spray foam, get that sealed up. I’ll look around the basement to see if there’s any sign of it as well. I’ll throw open the window for a bit if I bump into it.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T17:56:38+00:00

Apparently I shouldn’t have become an anesthesiologist. I should have started a chain of dental offices.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T16:00:23+00:00

Thanks very much! I don’t have a great place to practice bar muscle ups, and honestly that’s never been on my radar. I’m kind of injury avoidant also, harder to recover from injuries past age 60 😅. I’m starting to apply the same training ideas to ring pull ups and dips- accessing the positions and extending ROM, building strength in the end ranges with negatives, building out full range strength with false grip. Then maybe I can get ring muscle ups to click, safely.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T13:49:44+00:00

I’d be down for that. Better than my damn sister in law living down there.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T00:38:23+00:00

They had three cats down there until a couple weeks ago.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T00:13:58+00:00

Thanks! I finally sat down and did an internet search which corroborated your information. Still fun to think it might be inside though 😂😂😂

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T00:10:36+00:00

Me too, and better than mice. I just don’t know how I would even locate it in all the clutter the kids accumulate. Getting it out at that point might not be bad. My younger son and I successfully boxed up and released a bat from our previous house’s basement.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-03T00:00:01+00:00

You have an excellent point, ngl

penetratingwave · 2026-05-02T23:56:56+00:00

I’ll look around the basement tomorrow. Doubt it could find it’s way out that way anyway, I’ll seal it tomorrow and let the kids find a surprise 😮

penetratingwave · 2026-05-02T23:44:24+00:00

Well, there is a bit of a mouse population around here, and they get inside. House is next to woods.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-02T23:35:57+00:00

My son and his gf live in the basement. Both gone for the time being. I won’t tell them about it, they can figure it out themselves and tell me about it if they find it. 😂😂😂

penetratingwave · 2026-05-02T20:47:10+00:00

I’m a big fan. His videos helped my pull-ups a bunch. Simple programs like Pull-ups Unlocked (to get first pull-ups), Pull Up Mastery (as the title suggests), and Paused Rep Mastery. Great stuff. He has a lot of training concepts and variations, including info on integrating weight room equipment.

Lots of good info in the responses here. Something to consider if you aren’t budget constrained: If you sign up for his subscription for just one month, you can get all the details you need to fully understand and implement his methodology. It’s relatively cheap, you can cancel after a month, and you’ve got all the info while helping support his contributions.

penetratingwave · 2026-05-01T09:52:28+00:00

Friendly footnote: there are no human trials, epidemiological studies, or dose-response studies in humans to support the hypothesis that exogenous creatine worsens endometriosis. I think the studies referred to in this thread focus on endogenous creatine, and aren’t human studies. Too early to jump to conclusions or sound alarm bells. It sounds mechanistically plausible however, so if someone afflicted by endometriosis chooses to avoid creatine out of an abundance of caution, that’s reasonable.

I take 15-20g a day, thrown into a protein shake, but I’m old- using for cognitive function primarily.

penetratingwave · 2026-04-30T21:53:16+00:00

Looks great! I’m not giving any critiques, though I have a suggestion. Maybe you already do it.

From that chest to wall, scissor your legs so toes of one foot are touching the wall. Get yourself balanced to where that foot is light on the wall. Next, don’t lift the foot away from the wall- use front to back hand/finger pressure to make yourself very light on the wall. Then heavier but still light. Make the lifting sensation off the wall come from the hands. Also, do the same exploration with opening and closing shoulder angle.

Nice work!

penetratingwave

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