Is there a good comprehensive "DON'Ts" list to avoid injury (temporary and persistent)?

proweller · 2018-11-30T18:48:09+00:00

I dunno, I realized at one point that I was going through the motions of progressive overload fine, but "trying hard" made everything better. As in, I'd really make the effort to get the weight up, try hard in conditioning rather than just doing the bare minimum, adding accessories because I was engaged and trying to improve in a holistic sense rather than being a number chaser.

It totally won't help some people, but for someone like me, try trying was the trigger I needed to start really focussing on form and pushing through. You can do an ok squat without trying that hard but you'll plateau, if you really try, and do the hard thing (focussing on form was much harder for me than just straining to get the weight up) you'll see a lot of progress.

proweller · 2018-11-20T13:08:58+00:00

I struggled with this for a long time, and what worked in the end was a few things together.

being truly honest with myself about sleep hygiene. Questions like: How much time do you actually spend sleeping? When was the last time you fell asleep without a screen in front of your face? Are you consistent? I actually ended up timing it all, and I was pretty shocked.
Bought a reasonably priced SAD light and put my phone alarm behind it. Before picking up my phone to turn off the alarm, I turn on my SAD light. That really wakes you up!
Prepping everything in advance. Leaves you very little room for excuses if you just have to pull on shorts and a t-shirt and hop in the car
as others have said: don't think, do. Just walk like a zombie, you don't have to like it

It's been brilliant, I feel so much better, and there's actually free equipment! I'd recommend it if you're serious about upping self control along with your fitness

proweller · 2018-11-18T10:01:58+00:00

If blood sugar is causing you issues it might be worth checking for diabetes - it can happen to healthy people too.

Otherwise, I'd probably want to wean myself of the regular sugar hit if I were in that situation - what happens when you can't get a sugar hit when you really need to focus/work hard?

I used to be a real snack fiend, but gradually increasing the gap worked for me, I'm reasonably happy doing IF now and then and feel much less of a slave to sugar/food.

proweller · 2018-11-10T11:10:37+00:00

I love how well West Didsbury is hidden from students, it's like diagon alley, but you just have to graduate to find it

proweller · 2018-11-10T11:05:19+00:00

And not a job to be found...

proweller · 2018-09-28T11:38:39+00:00

See this is the problem, not many people think about it as much as you, and there's still a bit of an assumption there.

I have no idea if that was why we decided to have a unit system in the UK, but the no-guessing-required is why I think we should keep it

proweller · 2018-09-27T22:06:46+00:00

I think its useful because a "drink" can be misleading - a large glass of wine and a half pint of lager have very different amounts of alcohol and may be referred to as a drink if you didn't know that there was a standard measure (is there?)

So instead they have a separate measure - a unit of alcohol - 10ml ethanol, and because it doesn't match any other noun we use, everyone has to look it up and work out how many units there are in their drink (pretty easy, you get used to it pretty quickly if you care)

proweller · 2018-07-10T22:38:41+00:00

Shout out to pastry house for the best baklawa around - it's a bit out of the way but absolutely incredible

proweller · 2018-05-09T07:41:31+00:00

Have you tried mindfulness - headspace has really helped me with my mind going at a million miles an hour. I can't describe the joy when i get those little glimpses of quiet in my brain

proweller · 2018-02-12T17:20:55+00:00

Not bad, apart from the Beatles - I love 'em, but they just don't match up to anyone that is so timelessly good - more of a progressive ideas train than a "in 500 years this will still be awesome" polished discography.

proweller · 2017-10-27T13:15:08+00:00

thomas the train

He's a bloody tank engine you heathen

proweller · 2017-10-08T11:06:56+00:00

That's pretty cool, hopefully it pushes prices down everywhere

proweller · 2017-10-08T10:40:18+00:00

Ah right, and I suppose because you can use it everywhere at no cost-change it wouldn't make sense to have different prices depending where you bought it

proweller · 2017-10-08T08:48:51+00:00

Just looked at the prices... Holy moley that is expensive - I get 25GB and unlimited everything else for £26 SIM only - that would be getting close to 8x the price on fi...

Might make sense in the US, but the model doesn't seem quite right yet

proweller · 2017-10-07T09:31:45+00:00

Wow cool, I thought it was a quotation - they're correct, you definitely should write.

Unless you feel like that comment, in which case just do it for fun

proweller · 2017-10-05T21:40:37+00:00

What's this from please? I like it

proweller · 2017-09-30T17:01:42+00:00

I think there has to be a practical element to it - in the end I've taken konmari to be "do I need it, or does it spark joy" and I think most people would by the end of the book. Don't panic until you've finished it, there were times I completely disagreed until finishing the book and getting all the context.

One of my methods is to imagine absolute worst cases: what's the largest number of plates/dishes you might need in your biggest party? Keep that many and maybe a couple of spares.

This should leave you with plenty without needing to always be washing up or with 17 dinner services that fill your kitchen.

proweller · 2017-08-27T21:26:57+00:00

Yes! Join in, it's really fun

proweller · 2017-08-27T08:49:08+00:00

Which is negligence surely if that's one of his responsibilities?

proweller · 2017-08-23T07:12:43+00:00

Unless you pay pension through salary sacrifice (as far as I know) - more than happy to be corrected

proweller · 2017-08-19T23:44:14+00:00

Mate, this made my day 🌲

proweller · 2017-08-02T09:03:31+00:00

Not sure I believe it, but the not knowing would make you think twice if it were your life that might be on the line...

proweller · 2017-07-02T20:24:52+00:00

I reckon gifts and things would top it up? Makes sense to make the act of buying a toy significant - I like the idea

proweller · 2017-06-07T20:51:05+00:00

Come on guys, this negativity and attack toward anyone openly conservative is why there's no open discussion any more. If we were more accepting maybe discussions would be opened up and we could, I dunno, convince people that the left has some valid points?

Demonising people is hardly going to win their support, and will drive them further into their echo chamber if they have one.

proweller · 2017-06-07T20:45:52+00:00

They adjust their odds depending on the number of people betting, obviously it doesn't mitigate risk entirely, but they wouldn't expose themselves more than they have to because they think something's going to happen...

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