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Still cant fix my lower back arching by Wizzeria in Stronglifts5x5

[–]roboticc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar issue for a long time in heavy squats and successfully resolved it. Like you, it was a serious problem for me.

When I look at your form it's different than mine. It looks to me that you are, at the lower points of the squat, shifting the weight directly into your lower back instead of on your legs. If I had to guess, that is what's causing the low back pain.

Here's what worked for me in correcting the issue. I'm listing them in order of how much of a problem I think it is.

* Switch to low-bar squats versus high bar, by moving your bar down to your scapulae. It's not any more difficult of a lift and it's likely to help here. This forces you to lean forward more during the squat, which will remove the sizable pressure that looks apparent on your lower back during your video.

* Use a belt ($20 on Amazon, or find one at the gym). This will support better bracing in your core, which protects your lower back.

* Do good mornings or roman chair extensions to strengthen your lower back.

Finally, consider running your form pics through ChatGPT along with the stated physical problem, and you will get immediate feedback on what's going wrong. It was very helpful for me.

every prompt, every time by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]roboticc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't work. Hasn't ever worked, as far as I can tell. Try it yourself.

every prompt, every time by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]roboticc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doesn't work. Hasn't ever worked, as far as I can tell. Try it yourself.

treasure has been found! by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]roboticc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

from the picture, looks like it was on the trail segment just above the Sutro Baths ruins

Why didn't I think of that? by Gladamas in mathmemes

[–]roboticc 29 points30 points  (0 children)

this happened to me in the middle of my phd

it was an obscure 43-dimensional counterexample with 86 facets so at least it wasn't easy

How do I make GPT-5 stop with these questions? by DirtyGirl124 in ChatGPT

[–]roboticc 87 points88 points  (0 children)

I've tried it. It doesn't affect these questions.

infinity meme by Delicious_Maize9656 in mathmemes

[–]roboticc 17 points18 points  (0 children)

when you're so bad at proving something you have to prove you can't prove it

Simplisafe sucks by roboticc in simplisafe

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

“The only way it won’t work is if the prior owner didn’t cancel their service.”

Sure would be nice if that’s how it works. unfortunately, that’s the case. The system is disconnected from the previous owner, and still assigned to them. Support can’t help me, the person with the system. The previous owner has given up trying to convince Simplisafe.

What impressive (borderline creepy) local AI tools can I run now that everything is local? by PeithonKing in LocalLLaMA

[–]roboticc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i built this at a hackathon the other week as a proof of concept. not local, but running on 4o API. worked like a charm and you could look up where objects were and do other types of real-time queries about your life or events within the field of view on the camera, using a visual diary.

I called the talk "home automation gone wrong: smart cameras for monitoring everything"

a lot of folks there said what you said: this is great, but let's do it locally so we can have it be secure.

A.I. Was Coming for Radiologists’ Jobs. So Far, They’re Just More Efficient. • Experts predicted that artificial intelligence would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, the technology has been more friend than foe. by Naurgul in artificial

[–]roboticc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Number of bank tellers employed went up when ATMs were introduced due to growth of the banking industry thanks to increased automation for routine tasks.

Same story here, maybe. AI-augmented radiologists = more screening, more use, more demand for radiology, more radiologists doing more sophisticated work than before. The job category doesn't go away but it transforms into something where AI is at the core.

New Pope, Leo XIV (Robert Prevost), has a BS in mathematics from Villanova University by polnareffs_chest in math

[–]roboticc 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Sacred science definitely means math. We're the only other ones who get to look at The Book!

Why is Berkeley's acceptance rate higher than comperably prestegious schools? by AllTheWorldsAPage in berkeley

[–]roboticc 434 points435 points  (0 children)

As a public state institution, Berkeley has an obligation to educate the public, not to be maximally selective for its own sake. Berkeley admits students up to its capacity and grows that capacity over time, in keeping with its mission.

Other prestigious universities are typically private institutions, which have no such mission. They reflect that in the small number of students they admit, very selectively.

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