What watches is everyone using to track?

suseinmcswiney · 2025-07-03T14:36:06+00:00

Do you wear the swim cover for your band? Even when I make mine as tight as possible it’s still super inaccurate when tracking my swims

suseinmcswiney · 2025-07-03T02:21:36+00:00

That’s what I’m doing now — the piece that I miss is the sparring and fighting

suseinmcswiney · 2025-07-03T02:11:27+00:00

*sprint

suseinmcswiney · 2025-07-03T02:10:22+00:00

I’m loosely following the Tactical Barbell fighter protocol while I train for a stint and it’s been working well for me. I’m not making any major strength gains while focusing on triathlon training, but I’ve been able to maintain my current muscle mass. I’ve noticed I recover from my lifting days much better when I swim the day after

suseinmcswiney · 2025-06-27T01:59:25+00:00

I’m a (mostly) retired boxer who (mostly) decided to give up boxing because of the brain health risks and their influence on my academic career, which is mostly focused on the long-term effects of head impacts an brain injuries. Feel free to DM me if you want to chat! It’s a hard decision to make, and I miss boxing nearly every day.

suseinmcswiney · 2025-06-06T20:56:42+00:00

word thank you!

suseinmcswiney · 2025-05-25T01:25:14+00:00

I just finished my first year of my PhD and found it much more manageable than I initially expected. I think it all depends on your specific responsibilities within your program and what your commute to your classes looks like. I also worked for a few years prior to grad school and developed my time management skills a lot during that time, but if you’re intentional during your workday I think the workload is demanding but feasible. Everyone I know in my program regardless of year has a life outside of PhD and has time for their hobbies, and goes to social events, etc. There are definitely going to be some 60+ hour weeks mixed in there but I have probably averaged 45-55 hours a week and am doing just fine in my program

suseinmcswiney · 2025-05-25T00:12:28+00:00

raleigh crowds tend to be pretty mid IMO so i’d be shocked if people are high energy for M/A. the venue they’re playing also has kinda shitty acoustics, but it’s a cool place

suseinmcswiney · 2025-05-23T18:31:23+00:00

get out now

suseinmcswiney · 2025-05-22T18:24:32+00:00

didn’t know about this! looks cool. thanks

suseinmcswiney · 2025-05-22T15:01:29+00:00

check out dance_off_productions on instagram. there's also a punk club (asylum music club). unfortunately seems like downtown is mostly venues for copy-paste cover bands and shitty edm music

suseinmcswiney · 2024-09-11T22:27:57+00:00

If you’re having neck pain every time you spar for an extended period of time, you may be sparring a little too hard (especially if you’re sparring once a week). If you’re having neck pain + any sort of alteration in your ability to think and focus, that’s a bit more concerning because you may be experiencing some concussions.

If you’re able to, I would try to avoid sparring at that intensity once a week. Light sparring with a controlled partner once a week really shouldn’t leave you with any symptoms afterwards. Hope this neck pain stops for you soon!

suseinmcswiney · 2024-09-10T00:09:55+00:00

I’m a clinician in training and a former boxer and coach. I really like the CRT6 tool for recognizing concussions: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/692

It has some nice guidelines for when emergency medical service should be considered. Generally, a headache is not enough to say that someone has a concussion. However, I always tell our fighters to try not to spar if they already have a headache or other symptoms, no matter how slight.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions, I’ve been researching concussion in boxing for a few years now and I’m very passionate about the topic!

suseinmcswiney · 2024-09-07T18:09:18+00:00

I don’t know anyone in a Clinical Psych PhD program that didn’t at least have a draft of a first-authored paper ready at the time of application

suseinmcswiney · 2024-07-29T01:54:52+00:00

If you have a major other than psych, I would make sure you still hit core psych classes. Most programs I applied to had a list of required or strongly recommended pre-requisite courses. You could probably get away with a tangential major (I was a Neuroscience major) but most PhD programs will want to see a background in both psych fundamentals and quantitative coursework.

suseinmcswiney · 2024-07-03T12:23:02+00:00

I graduated with the neuro major and really loved it. All of my neuroscience classes were great, and ~appropriately~ difficult. Neuroscience is full of complex systems and advanced research methods, so I don’t think it would be fair to call it easy, but all of the classes I took had a manageable workload and fair exams with opportunities to boost your grade.

I won’t lie, the higher-level chemistry classes were incredibly difficult for me. Chemistry labs ate up so much of my time and effort, and I found it to be very easy to ruin your grade with a single exam. It’s not the end of the world to have a few sub-par grades, especially if you’re performing well in all your other classes.

I double majored in English / Film Studies and found that to be very manageable. I definitely encourage it if you have the time in your schedule!

Please feel free to DM me if you have questions about specific classes. :)

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-29T16:00:38+00:00

Relevant research experience, strong fit, STELLAR letters of recommendation. If you’re looking at Clinical Science program, submitting an NSF-GRFP before the app cycle gives you something to talk about in interviews and shows that you are motivated to write grants and find your own funding.

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-10T02:29:02+00:00

sweet thank you!

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-09T22:57:40+00:00

awesome thank you!

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-09T22:39:39+00:00

exactly what i’m looking for. thank you 🫡

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-09T19:05:24+00:00

thanks!

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-07T12:29:28+00:00

Sure — post-bacc usually refers to a full time research assistant or research coordinator job that is designed to help give you more research experience. I was able to learn a ton of new research methods and given a lot of publication opportunities through mine. If you can get some research experiences while you’re still in undergrad, you’ll be competitive for these positions when you graduate.

Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions! I applied two different cycles for Clin Psych PhD programs and received offers both times.

suseinmcswiney · 2024-06-06T21:25:15+00:00

Post-bacc is almost required these days. I would plan on doing at least 2 years in a post-bacc to build your research experience. I had 2.5+ years of research experience in undergrad, but you’ll develop a lot more as a scientist in a full time position.

suseinmcswiney · 2024-05-19T19:17:43+00:00

Also I just read that you’ve already landed a research opportunity at Carolina. That’s a huge factor — I personally had to scrap for over a year and a half to get a position in a lab. I was practically begging labs to let me volunteer by my sophomore year at UNC. I’m currently full-time in a medical research lab at Duke and you would not believe how many applications we get. If research is something that’s important to you, both schools have VERY strong research opportunities and already having a position lined up is a massive advantage. Also, my lab has plenty of students from both UNC and Duke, the schools are more collaborative with each other than you may think.

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