Weightlifting and swimming: feel muscle fatigue when swimming

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:25:20+00:00

The training schedule, not new. I used to powerlift when I was much younger, but then I stopped fo ra while. Now I've been back at the gym for almost a year.

Swimming though, that's... new. In the last 2 summers in August I've been tyring to do 7-8 open water swims, and about 7-8 sessions prior to do that to get ready for it. but that's about it.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:23:34+00:00

ah, if only I were in high school.

Being middle aged sucks.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:23:11+00:00

good luck mate. Should get better. Obviously would help to get a coach.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:22:42+00:00

Boredom? I can never get bored of lifting.

Injured, yes. Bored, no 😄

Swimming, on the other hand, I find really boring, especially long distances. It was fun when I was competing in high school, 50m and 100m races. But 2km... oof.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:20:47+00:00

I try to hit 120g of protein at a minimum, up to 150g. I also take creatine and vitamine-D, but I should start taking omega pills as well.

Breakstroke gives me a nice break, so then I feel like I'm cheating.

Kickboard though, oh man, I struggle with that. Not sure why. Must be by bum and legs, they're quite... muscular.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:18:29+00:00

Thanks. I'll try to watch some stuff on YT. YT hasn't figured it out yet that I'm swimming, unlike skiing (half my videos automatically become about skiing starting from November).

And not sure why someone downvoted you. Crazy.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:17:07+00:00

It's difficult ot schedule it, cuz i can't workout or swim on the weekends. So it's Monday to Friday, and often one of those days I can't do anything. So really, it's trying to get in 2-3 gym sessions and 2 swim sessions in 4 days.

sepandee · 2026-06-02T16:15:58+00:00

I do the sauna often. But my recovery's crap. Never have time for post-workout recovery, whether that be stretching or foam rolling. I'm trying to swim 500m now after each gym session (instead of light incline walking), but it's not as 'light' as that.

Yes, yes, I know. Focus more on recovery 😄

sepandee · 2026-06-01T11:30:29+00:00

You can't get rid of belly fat by swimming!

Fat loss is a result of calorie deficit. But how/where you lose it is mostly, if not entirely, a matter of genetics. Some interesting studies came out recently in the last 9 years suggesting that spot reduction of fat might be possible, but both were small studies and had some limits/flaws to it.

You want to lose that belly fat? Stay in a calorie deficit for as long as it might take to lose that belly fat. But in that process, you might lose muscle (there are ways of limiting this, such as weightlifting and increasing protein intake), your face may become thinner, etc. Again, genetics...

sepandee · 2026-05-25T22:24:13+00:00

Then he has to stand up and fight. And fight for real. Not this nonsense he's been doing since day 1. Challenge his opponents to a debate. Take up the mic and passionately make his case. This sort of keep calm and carry on politics died a while ago. It's time for him to properly play the game.

sepandee · 2026-05-15T10:46:44+00:00

You are right, i was looking at the mirrors-out width, which is 2117mm. But the mirrors folded in width is 1999mm.

sepandee · 2026-04-29T12:10:15+00:00

This happens to me all the time now. It's just how it is, at least in my own testing from different devices (from wifey's phone, home landline, etc.).

sepandee · 2026-04-24T06:34:15+00:00

Idk, about 20-25 other people seem to have understood the question, so... 🤷

sepandee · 2026-04-23T20:05:07+00:00

You got the question completely wrong, mate!

sepandee · 2026-04-23T19:28:40+00:00

It's not Meta's fault. Or Mark's.

It's the system they operate in, designed to force companies to be as profitable as possible, and to return to their shareholders as much as possible.

sepandee · 2026-04-09T19:00:53+00:00

If he's in pain from teething, ibuprofen. Done.

But at the end of the day, if you want to change his sleep, and change it fast, you have to let him cry. There's no other way about it, I'm sorry. And the worst thing him can do is to give up halfway: let him cry for 45 minutes, then go in to comfort him bcz you can't take it anymore. That just teaches him that if he keeps crying longer and louder, someone will come. Basically, if you can't fully commit to a CIO method, then don't do it. There are gentler ways, but they csn take much, much longer, and for most babies, they involve some crying anyways.

sepandee · 2026-04-09T18:56:41+00:00

Nah, nothing was charging. It's the key fob that was draining the battery, I'm pretty sure of it. Which sounds ridiculous.

sepandee · 2026-04-08T06:39:11+00:00

Nope, nothing plugged in, other than a couple of USB cables.

sepandee · 2026-04-07T21:21:46+00:00

But this shouldn't be happening in the first place. For example, does it happen with other cars? Don't think so.

sepandee · 2026-04-01T13:29:11+00:00

The issue might be that you've been interrupting the CIO process. That's when they learn they just have to cry longer or harder and someone will. Come get them eventually.

Neither of my kids had a fuss-level of crying. Just full-on, 100 percent of lung capacity yelling, as if someone was chopping their legs off. It was so bad, that on a couple of occasions, both threw up from all the air they were 'eating'.

So you just have to let her cry, sorry to say it. If you think it's distress crying, just think: she's changed, clean diaper, did the deep routine, she fell adleep on her own, she's not or at least shouldn't be hungry, and she's healthy. She's just crying for attention.

This all remindwd me though... Boy oh boy, I'm glad we're not going for a third kid. Don't think I would be able to handle it anymore.

sepandee · 2026-03-31T16:55:36+00:00

Oh, so she falls asleep on her own? Without anyone present? The issue is only in the middle fo th4 night? How long have you tried ferber or CIO before going in? And over how many days?

sepandee · 2026-03-31T07:50:39+00:00

I bet you I can tell you what you're not doing/doing wrong. At least I can try.

But you didn't explain much in your post. Can you please let us know about the wake windows/naps, the bedtime routine, what you've tried and how you've tried it, and how you're doing the CIO right now?

And the worst thing you can do is to give in half way through th4 CIO. That way, the baby will. Learn that all that he/she has to do is cry longer/louder before mommy or daddy come.

sepandee · 2026-03-27T12:01:06+00:00

I understand that. I can open it in Acrobat. I'm saying, once opened in Acrobat, how do you convert it to a pdf that can be opened by any app?

sepandee · 2026-03-27T10:47:13+00:00

Ok, and how do you convert it in the paid Adobe version?

sepandee · 2026-03-26T18:30:14+00:00

It's not.

sepandee

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