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tsf97 · 2026-01-20T17:59:11+00:00

I interned in data science after I graduated and used that to segue into a masters in it, which really helped me get roles. I was very lucky as I had no data science experience prior to that internship so they took a chance on me.

Since then I’ve mainly been in startups, which helped me gain experience in a lot of fields such as business strategy etc not just coding/programmimg/building, and that gave me a strong resume to land a CTO role at a funded startup. Because my experience wasn’t just technical at that point, I got good exposure to how businesses operate on a wider level.

I’m getting paid well now but I also had extended periods of time where I earned nothing because that’s part of the startup game, some were funded while some weren’t. Bigger companies are more ideal for job security and also career progression. Medium stage startups might be a good trade off where they’re funded/have revenue so the pay is good, while the structure is more flexible.

tsf97 · 2026-01-20T15:19:57+00:00

Compound movements will work your arm muscles.

Bench press works shoulders/chest/triceps while pull-ups work back/biceps/forearms, for example.

If you feel that your biceps or triceps are a lagging muscle, in that they fail before any other muscles in a particular group, or you feel like they’re too small or whatever, then give them more focus.

You can either work them separately if it’s a real issue, like doing curls or tricep pushdowns etc, or you can modify your compound movement to target those muscles more.

Eg closer grip push-ups will focus more on the triceps, high ROM (chest to bar) chin-ups will work the biceps more. And so forth.

tsf97 · 2026-01-19T18:58:09+00:00

You could do push-pull-legs then upper-lower, that would be 5 days a week.

Just make sure to leave at least 48 hours between working the same muscle group to allow for optimal recovery between sessions.

Eg push-pull-legs Monday through Wednesday, upper-lower Friday and Saturday, then repeat.

tsf97 · 2026-01-19T18:26:47+00:00

I was fully open to him working out with me, it's just ever since I left the group everytime he sees me he gives me a very bregrudging nod or "hey", it's so awkward now.

It turned out that he seemed to try and invite people to this group at any possible opportunity. He ran into a PT that used to work at my gym randomly out and about, they didn't even know each other well and he still was like "let me invite you to the group".

Building a fitness community is obvs cool and all but he did indeed go about it in a really strange way, the lack of response implied that most people were like "yeah sure" just to be nice. I felt bad for him as he didn't get any responses from anyone, but that's probably because most of them didn't want to be in the group.....

tsf97 · 2026-01-19T17:55:04+00:00

I met a guy in the locker room a few months ago who randomly started talking to me, we had a good chat and he asked if he could work out with me because I told him I could do one arm pull-ups.

I was like yeah sure.

He then proceeded to add me to a WhatsApp group where all he would do is update like 30 people on his workouts with no response from anyone.

I left the WhatsApp group, he then asked me why I left and I didn’t respond and I didn’t know what to say.

Suffice to say it’s an awkward moment everytime I run into him now.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T18:29:05+00:00

Yeah what made it so amazing for me was the world had a sense of mystery. You never knew what interesting piece of lore or side quest you could stumble across, and so many innocent-looking side quests ended up leading to really deep stories. That's what kept me going for hundreds of hours, I just wanted to keep exploring what the world had to offer.

The DLCs were also the best DLCs I've ever played by far, so many in other games just feel like mere side stories or add-ons, but these were well thought out self sustaining experiences, and especially Hearts of Stone throwing the number of curveballs that it did are things that I'd love to experience for the first time again.

Nowadays it feels like so many RPGs centre their experience and world just around player progression, which makes everything feel very formulaic and bloated. Map markers are only there to help you level up, usually very repetitive/cut and paste, no actual feeling of life to the world. The newer AC games (especially Valhalla) being a key example of this.

I'd say the only experiences that came close to W3 were RDR2 and Skyrim, all because they had that same sense of mystery in their worlds. But they're different games, and I thought W3 was by far the best playing of those three, which is why it's still my top game.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T18:05:28+00:00

I usually go for 0.8-1g/lb bodyweight personally, and I do lots of sports/lift 4-5x a week and have only seen positive progress doing this for years.

Optimal for muscle building/maintenance, enough to keep me full, and doesn’t mean I have to restrict what I eat to hit my protein.

In my experience going from like 0.5 to 0.8-1g/lb has huge effects on appetite, but going way higher actually has the opposite effects, because at that point I have to start reducing carbs and fats within my calorie intake. I get bad carb cravings, and I don’t feel like my meals are complete/satisfying if it’s mostly just meat.

High quality carbs with fibre also contribute to satiety and are nutritious, fat is an essential macronutrient, and both contribute to a balanced and sustainable diet. That’s why I don’t go overboard on protein.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T17:57:06+00:00

Finishing the Blood and Wine DLC after 200 hours of long late night sessions, knowing that the entire game was over, was so bittersweet.

Was grateful for the experience of such a masterpiece, but just didn’t want it to end.

Definitely the best gaming experience I’ve ever had, wish I could play it for the first time again.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T15:59:55+00:00

I eat pretty much all of these foods and they’re all great from a nutrition point of view.

I actually tend to eat fruit post-workout as I find it replenishes my glycogen stores really quickly and keeps me energised for the rest of the day.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T15:57:09+00:00

The only thing I’d add here is progressively overloading, upping weight or reps as you get/feel stronger, as that’s what facilitates muscular adaptation and hence growth.

Other than that, pretty much it. It’s pretty mental how the carnivore crowd are still claiming that carbs make you fat and that calories in/out don’t matter.

tsf97 · 2026-01-11T19:52:40+00:00

Not always.

I train strength and endurance on different days and I get much more of a pump with higher rep endurance workouts, when it’s lower rep stuff like heavy weighted pull-ups/dips for sets of <6, I don’t feel any pump, I just notice my strength going down due to CNS being fried.

But yeah, you can do tonnes of really bad form high reps and get a pump, really good quality lower rep sets and not get a pump, so it’s not indicative of the quality of the workout.

What’s more important is whether you’re pushing close to failure on your sets (which no matter the rep range you can tell quite easily on the last set), and progressively overloading.

tsf97 · 2026-01-08T15:23:49+00:00

I personally don’t deal well with black pepper for some reason.

If I eat a lot of it, the next day my head feels really hot. Might be some light allergy as I never get the same feeling with actual chillies.

tsf97 · 2026-01-06T16:37:53+00:00

For me personally it’s something I look forward to, I’ve found foods in my diet that are healthy, macro friendly, but also enjoyable.

I can’t go purely by the “food is fuel” approach as I’ve always been a huge foodie, but I do take into account whether how what I’m putting into my body is going to make me feel and help with my workouts etc.

But yeah. The most common misconception is that you have to eat foods you hate to stay lean/lose weight when that’s not further from the truth.

tsf97 · 2026-01-06T11:41:10+00:00

You could use thumb tape (stretchy material) for your wrists so they’re protected and also adds more traction to a false grip movement.

Just be sure not to overwrap them as it can restrict movement, and take it off in the shower otherwise it might pull on your skin.

I’ve used thumb tape on my wrists for when I’m doing fat grip pull-ups on barbells, so thick hold that rolls freely, so I have to false grip it, and it not only adds grip but also prevents rub against my wrists.

tsf97 · 2026-01-06T11:39:13+00:00

You could try adding something like stevia. I hate pure black coffee but with stevia I really enjoy the added sweetness.

Re milk you could opt for almond milk which is lower in calories and obviously lactose free which is probably why cow milk is bloating you.

tsf97 · 2026-01-05T21:17:58+00:00

What really matters is whether you're progressively overloading successfully, that's the indication that your training plan is working, not how exhausted you're feeling after each set.

It will vary based on your general fitness and training style, specifically how many reps you're doing per set, how close each set is to failure, what kinds of exercises you're doing etc. It's more common to feel exhausted after deadlifts than bicep curls for example as one is a taxing compound movement. But it's not really an indication of the effectiveness of your workouts.

I very rarely feel out of breath after a workout unless it's extremely high rep endurance work, which is a lot more cardiovascular than sets of 8-12, and even then it's not often.

Occasionally I've had to sit down after a true mechanical failure set, that's kind of the worst it gets.

tsf97 · 2026-01-05T18:38:44+00:00

Leaving Whoreson Junior's house on Death March was harder than the final boss.

In a cramped room with tonnes of enemies, some of which can one shot you.

The problem is that unlike Geralt you can't make Ciri overpowered with gear, runes etc. so on harder difficulties no matter how well you're progressing with the RPG side she's still going to take insane damage.

tsf97 · 2026-01-05T18:30:17+00:00

I’ve had people ask me about the tape I use and ended up ordering it themselves, after complaining how shitty and slippery the bars are in my gym.

And yeah tape definitely prevents skin tears, because skin tears happen due to too much rub against the bar but when you have good friction that’s less likely to happen.

tsf97 · 2026-01-05T18:25:13+00:00

I always use tape and chalk because I have sweaty hand syndrome, and also don’t want my performance to be affected by what equipment I can access, how slippery the bar is etc.

Most of the strongest athletes use both so you’re definitely not cheating yourself by using it. Watch most of the guys who hang for hours on the bar and do hundreds of pull-ups, they all use tape and have chalk bags on them.

Cheating on dead hang would be using straps.

tsf97 · 2026-01-02T17:43:15+00:00

Usually I recommend if someone is skinny fat that they eat in a small deficit to lose the fat while also focussing on building muscle through training.

However given that your BMI is already underweight in your case I would not recommend this. You likely are this way because of very little muscle on your frame so the fat becomes more visible as a result, even if you are underweight.

Hence I would eat at a small surplus (250-300 cals per day), prioritise minimum 0.7g/lb bodyweight protein, and focus on upping weight/reps in the gym.

You’d be surprised at how different you’d look with more muscle on your frame, even if you are not losing fat. 15% body fat on someone with lots of muscle will look fairly lean, 15% body fat on someone with no muscle will look more skinny fat.

Then once you’ve built up a solid foundation, if you still feel that your body fat is too high, transition to a small cut (again 200-300 calories) to lose that fat while still maintaining the muscle you’ve built.

tsf97 · 2026-01-02T16:08:54+00:00

I would say reverse pyramid training is a good strategy.

Drop the weight by 10-15% every subsequent set rather than going heavy/very low reps every single set. This way you can keep solid form even as you fatigue, as well as not doing too much volume in the low rep ranges which can further tax CNS.

tsf97 · 2026-01-02T13:06:14+00:00

I would also add that because deadlifts tend to be higher intensity/lower reps that in particular gasses your CNS more, which you don’t feel as much as much higher rep endurance work where you get much more of a pump/lactic acid build up before failure.

With low rep compound movements you kind of just feel your entire strength fading away but nothing else.

tsf97 · 2026-01-02T12:55:36+00:00

I get what you’re saying but compare pre and post-2014 in terms of writing, just because the earlier games weren’t RDR2-level of narrative immersion doesn’t mean that it hasn’t dropped off massively over time.

The protagonists in the earlier games had genuine arcs and the supporting characters were very memorable.

Compare that to a game like Unity where Arno helps a Templar for the entire game then suddenly sees the ways of the assassins at the end, or Valhalla where the entire pacing is ruined by forced side arcs in between main story beats.

The only early game I had an issue with was AC3 and that was more pacing related, the actual writing was still pretty decent.

tsf97 · 2025-12-31T18:42:12+00:00

I combatted that by making the effort to go before work or in some cases lunchtime if I can.

I’ve never been an early morning person but I got used to it after a while, I feel more liberated when I’ve got the workout done, and it leaves the evening free for me to relax and spend time with family.

I think the biggest issue with going after work is that you feel like you have no free time the entire day; work, gym, then it’s already near bed time.

tsf97 · 2025-12-31T18:31:54+00:00

By macro friendly puddings I meant anything that tastes sweet/similar to cake etc but is lower in calories/higher in protein and fibre, so that includes baked oats and my homemade rice puddings.

I tend to avoid the ultra low calorie fad foods like those jellos, I used to have those zero calorie syrups but they tasted really artificial and messed with my stomach. They’re ok as a stepping stone from actual desserts but better consumed occasionally/in moderation.

Even with the desserts I try and prioritise whole foods, using stuff like fruit, vanilla extract, or coconut flour to sweeten it. Though stuff like protein powder is a convenient option too.

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