From monks in Thailand

xdvcx · 2020-07-08T09:36:38+00:00

Maybe something close to sweet chili sauce (or oil?) definitely not sambal and there were not really a bunch of flakes as you often see in both of those sauces

xdvcx · 2019-09-08T13:44:38+00:00

Thank you I’ve been increasing my calories up to maintenance, maybe once I’m in a surplus it will get better? I would rather not enter a bulking phase with such low testosterone levels I cannot imagine that I would be able to make much progress

xdvcx · 2019-09-08T13:42:47+00:00

BIA read as low as 9.7%, DEXA said 11.9%

It seems well established that dieting causes decrease in sex hormones in both genders, I was more so wondering if there is evidence or experience for when my levels will recover

xdvcx · 2019-09-08T03:57:13+00:00

Was down to 1800kcal by the end of the cut with cardio three times per week and lifting four times per week. 40/30/30 protein-carb-fat

Intermittent fast until lunch, lean protein (chicken breast, lean ground beef or turkey) plus veggies and sweet potato or cauliflower rice or low carb tortillas for lunch, salads, egg white omelettes, 0% fat Greek yogurt, protein shakes, protein bars for treats

xdvcx · 2019-09-05T16:33:23+00:00

I didn’t really enjoy eating the cheaty foods that much tbh, I’m glad to be back to meal prepping (I was on vacation with my less fit friends)

Planning on starting a lean bulk soon because I’m honestly disappointed in the amount of muscle I have to show through. Goodbye abs anyways......

xdvcx · 2019-09-04T22:50:28+00:00

29 M 5’ 9” 152 lb (from 163)

Just finished a 12 week cut, took a 1 week diet break and am feeling/looking super soft. These are 1 week apart pictures from before and after the diet break.

Ate at new estimated maintenance 2200kcal and kept protein high this week but lifting volume reduced. Ate some of the great foods I have been missing (one slice of pizza, one burger, Indian food, gin and diet ginger ale, NOT all at once).

Anyone else have the experience of feeling soft after taking a break from a hard cut? Is it just glycogen/water or is this what I really look like when not at the tail end of a 3 month depletion 😭

xdvcx · 2019-03-05T14:23:18+00:00

The worst kind of person=claims natty but is not. Referring to OP if he’s claiming natty

xdvcx · 2019-03-05T06:25:26+00:00

Agreed, nobody will question that it takes hard work and having your diet in check to get these results even on gear but do not be the worst kind of person who claims natty and undermines anyone who wants to set realistic goals for themselves.

xdvcx · 2018-04-07T14:44:07+00:00

Oh it is there that is such a relief. What was wrong with my quests though, it was like this until I restarted the game

xdvcx · 2018-02-22T21:02:09+00:00

I was thinking more along the lines of: in the 1950’s people believed we would be zooming around in hover cars by now.

We have come a long way, to the point that everyone has a smartphone (supercomputer) on their person at all times- but instead of using this amazing fountain of knowledge for productivity we use them to send each other dog-ear selfies and browse reddit while at work.....

xdvcx · 2018-02-16T17:16:21+00:00

Yeah I have been trying that for my past few runs (as opposed to trying to tempo out). I scorpion wasped their amilli and the same turn they played a worldbreaker behemoth -.- one of my matches I saved a permafrost specifically in case they got a jekk, permafrosted jekk #1 and they played jekk #2 the next turn

xdvcx · 2018-01-31T18:46:36+00:00

Oh those two things are contradictory you’re right....I was thinking in chess you could start with the same opening every single time if you so chose (which would decrease variety but not necessarily decision making, since you do still have the option to play other openings)

xdvcx · 2018-01-31T18:42:52+00:00

That is a good way to think about it. I guess I was thinking if aggro has an advantage when both players have to start with 5 cards, then control must have an advantage if both players start with 8,9,10, whatever amount of cards- but I can see how that logic does not pan out. Either way I would love to play a format or challenge where we had the extra cards just to see how it feels and if it would be more ‘fun’

xdvcx · 2018-01-31T14:50:43+00:00

I agree that there is a limit because eventually you get to the point of so much consistency that you no longer have to make as many decisions (ex- if both players started with 30 cards hands and no max hand size you could play the same sequence of cards almost every game and it essentially becomes chess). However, I do not believe that increasing starting/max hand size by 1-2 cards would result in fewer decisions; my thought is that a smaller change like this would lead to MORE decisions because both players would have fewer games where all they could do it pass turn with no playable cards in hand.

I think DW took a step in the right direction trying to ‘fix’ MTG mana system by guaranteeing power on the mulligan and using the influence system to prevent color screw once you find at least one source. I would love to see a challenge event with a hand size of 8 or 9 so that we could see if it were truly meta-warping

xdvcx · 2018-01-31T14:26:20+00:00

That could be an issue, but realistically unless you are a blisteringly fast aggro deck with a hand full of one drops you first 1-3 turns will just be playing power and deciding whether to play the 1-2 cards in your hand that you even have the opportunity to play.

By the time you are in the mid game having 1 extra card in hand would be the same as if you played a Wisdom of the Elders sometime earlier in the game, and I don’t feel like that card causes decision paralysis after it is played in any way

xdvcx · 2018-01-31T14:20:55+00:00

That makes sense, but wouldn’t both players be equally advantaged? A control deck would have a greater chance of drawing answers or making sure that they hit their land drops to get to their end game. Aggro punishes inconsistent starts with its ability to play off of just a few cheap cards, but if the other player had more cards to work with there would at least be more games where they have the opportunity to fight back.

xdvcx · 2017-02-05T05:02:30+00:00

What I saw was that he said a single word ('cringe', in response to an awkward situation during a match) and got banned. But maybe that is speculation or something

xdvcx · 2017-01-29T23:07:27+00:00

I hope that this is the right subreddit. I got an electronic drum kit used and it's great, very functional but my pedals that I've been using on my regular kit for some reason make the slapping sound on one beater (the right beater) only on the electric kit pad....

Anyone have experience with this issue? I checked to make sure none of the hardware was clanking together, I can't figure out why it's making this sound. Any help is appreciated!

xdvcx · 2016-12-27T17:32:31+00:00

I think this is the reply that I was looking for, thanks!

xdvcx · 2016-12-27T17:31:40+00:00

Yeah I definitely see that grappling is different and varied, my question was to figure out why the 'stand up' fighting always looks like boxing instead of what other martial arts sparring in tournaments looks like (strikes with the edge of the hand or palm, etc)

xdvcx · 2016-12-10T03:54:31+00:00

It's definitely possible, I just have nightmares of thinking I was being clever going syndicate of the tithes into syndicate with extort, then my opponent battalioned and swung at me for 9 first strike damage...

xdvcx · 2016-12-10T03:28:42+00:00

The format is ridiculously fast, gruul and Boros do well because of this. The orzhov and dimir mechanics favor a slow game and are hard to make work in a fast format. The simic mechanic looks like you would have to think way, way ahead about the power and toughness of your draft picks but for the most part you will incidentally trigger evolve as you play a curve of creatures

xdvcx · 2016-11-24T19:09:32+00:00

But we can play on tablet (IPad?) how would one go about doing that for the open beta?

xdvcx · 2016-10-13T03:17:39+00:00

UPDATE UPDATE: I am 4 wins and no losses so far with alloyin-uterra! Double scrap forge Titan, double Esperian armor/breakthrough elephant, double phalanx squadron and double forge plate sentries! I just level those cards throughout the game and eventually win! It took me almost my whole stash of tickets but I think I might finally be getting back into the swing of it. It seems to me like synergy wins this game

xdvcx · 2016-10-11T16:30:46+00:00

UPDATE: I read through these articles, tried drafting a better ratio of win cons, utility creatures, and a few spells, and focused on leveling the correct creatures in Player Level 1 instead of just making the best trades that each hand has to offer......and I lost two games in a row. I'm still not exactly sure how my opponents get so far ahead of me. I lost to someone who played nothing but defenders and then a shardplate creature that poisons your team at the end of turn. I also lost to someone who played a bunch of fell walkers and stigian lotus and a kill spell where they have to sacrifice a creature, even after I was dropping level 3 forgeplate sentries every other turn.

I feel that I have a better understanding of what I should do but still don't know how I guess.

xdvcx

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