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Post by brosco »

itake wrote: post #341
bodhi_mind wrote: post #321

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just began the 5/3/1 strength training method. I’d like to use gymnastic rings for most of my accessory work to try and get a nice balance of strength and flexibility.

I tried 5/3/1 in college and I after week 4, I felt like you need to be juicing to keep up with it.

What? If you start light like Wendler recommends, the program is completely manageable. In fact, most people I know think there is too little training volume at first. I used it for several months in a row a few years ago and it led to great strength gains in every lift.

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Post by tommychillfiger »

theryan wrote: post #351
hahahacorn wrote: post #344

Running. I got the bug about 12 weeks ago. I had never ran longer than 1.5 miles continuously 12 weeks ago. Now I’m planning my next Sundays long run. 12.5ish miles. Im a heavy guy. My heaviest was 270, but I’m down to 220 now. I hated running my entire life. But I finally figured out how to run pain free and now it’s the thing I look forward to everyday. It’s also tremendously rewarding to see such rapid improvement…

Any tips for running pain free? I used to run pretty often (3-5 times per week) for 5+ miles. Longest was 11. However, my feet started hurting while running -- never while walking even long distances.

I can't give specific advice as there are just so many factors at play, but I'll offer that it has to do with what you're used to and what you're conditioned to. I started running after a long history of skateboarding in very thin shoes. I end up with pain in my knees and even my arches with thicker shoes - I say this as it is somewhat counterintuitive to make the point that it's not always true that more cushion = less pain.

Aside from that, be very gradual in ramping up mileage and try to feel for wasted motion/effort/impact. There are tons of "form cues" people get caught up in, but just trying to be efficient in your use of energy to travel forward is what has been generally helpful for me in developing a stride that doesn't get me hurt. Your mileage may vary, of course.

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Post by abdullahkhalids »

davesque wrote: post #269
abdullahkhalids wrote: post #248

Tabla. These are drums from the South Asian region, which are probably the "most" harmonious drums you can construct. I am learning to play, but also slowly working out the physics of them. There is some work in the area, including foundational work by Ramen, the Nobel prize winning physicist. But there is quite a lot still to be done. I would like to turn some of the art of making Tabla into the science of making Ta…

Who's your favorite Tabla player? I became oddly obsessed with this instrument for about two or three years of my life. It helped that I had an extremely competent teacher. My favorite player was Anindo Chatterjee. Of course, there are also a lot of extremely talented younger players.

I was training for a few years under Ustaad Khursheed Hussain, one of the finest Tabla players Pakistan produced. But he unfortunately died recently.

While you are training under a master, it's hard to have a favorite player, because you are also learning the style of your Ustaad. And doing that requires making that your favorite style, because that is the best way to imbue the master's style in your being.

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motohagiography wrote: post #272
scrapcode wrote: post #64

Waterfowl hunting and training my Labrador to hunt with me and retrieve my harvested game. The bond my pup and I have created in the past ~9mo training multiple times a day is incredible. I used to absolutely despise winters and now I can't wait for it to get cold, windy, and wet. I have been captivated by all aspects of waterfowl, dog training, being in nature, finding public lands accessible to me and preparing the…

Can you recommend any books or resources on training flushing? Seems a lot like herding, and it's an interest of mine.

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Post by robviren »

Writing as a method of processing my feelings on the tension between using my time for cheap entertainment to enjoy life and my desire to balance out dopamine hits resulting in the erosion of things I enjoy. I am channeling these things into a Paladin class, because for some reason that speaks to me. I have promised myself that at no point will this see the light of day. That makes me write more fearlessly.

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Post by tommychillfiger »

hahahacorn wrote: post #344

Running. I got the bug about 12 weeks ago. I had never ran longer than 1.5 miles continuously 12 weeks ago. Now I’m planning my next Sundays long run. 12.5ish miles. Im a heavy guy. My heaviest was 270, but I’m down to 220 now. I hated running my entire life. But I finally figured out how to run pain free and now it’s the thing I look forward to everyday. It’s also tremendously rewarding to see such rapid improvement…

Running has pretty much changed my life completely - very good stuff. For all of the snake oil out there promising ridiculous benefits, consistently running anything more than about an hour a week is as close to the real McCoy as I have ever experienced.

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Post by dopidopHN »

miki_tyler wrote: post #109
solardev wrote: post #7

There is a new show on HBO called Scavengers Reign, and it's become my favorite scifi story ever. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/ It's kinda like watching Planet Earth about another ecosystem, with a strong focus on judgment-free ecology (ie there isn't good and evil, just different flora and fauna and otherwise interacting both with their normal food webs and with human outsiders). It really tickles the envir…

Is this based on any of Jean Giraud/Moebius's work?

I had the same thought. He’s influential, that would make sense

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Post by dustincoates »

bing_dai wrote: post #225

Learning about Christianity, after being an atheist my whole life thus far.

I'd be surprised if you hadn't already read it, but just in case, this audio version of Mere Christianity is my absolute favorite: https://www.audible.com/pd/Mere-Christianity-Audiobook/B00JP...

I also really enjoyed One Year Bible with Bill Creasy. It doesn't get too academic, which may be a downside if that's what you're looking for, but I found him to be very engaging: https://www.audible.com/pd/One-Year-Bible-Audiobook/B00G5OEH...

And, although our theologies diverge quite a bit, I found that the Bible Binge podcast is pretty entertaining. It "translates" Bible stories into modern pop culture references: https://faithadjacent.com/show/theclassics/

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Post by tommychillfiger »

solardev wrote: post #7

There is a new show on HBO called Scavengers Reign, and it's become my favorite scifi story ever. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/ It's kinda like watching Planet Earth about another ecosystem, with a strong focus on judgment-free ecology (ie there isn't good and evil, just different flora and fauna and otherwise interacting both with their normal food webs and with human outsiders). It really tickles the envir…

Just dropping back in to say I started this show after reading your comment and am enjoying it quite a bit. Very imaginative and beautiful animation. Thanks!

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Post by jodrellblank »

The Brompton folding bicycle[1]. I have been obsessing over it to the point where I contacted the manufacturer because one of the product pictures had the wrong number of cables on it. The folding mechanism is an amazing piece of design, it not only collapses small but it also keeps the grubby tyres off the ground, keeps the chain and cogs inside the fold, can be left with the seat up to wheel around, or the handlebars up to wheel around - and bags mounted on the handlebars stay upright and usable. The the changes over the decades (it was lengthened and the fold joints thickened around 2004), the options (the telescopic seatpost goes higher than the extended seatpost and collapses smaller than it), the colours (the raw laquer editions have problems with rusting), the tweaks people do (leather strap to make the luggage release switch easier to get to, aftermarket 3D printed widgets to make the unfolding lock stay in place[2]), a table of all the available gear ratios... etc.

How they have kept the same frame shape and size and design, but vary the colour scheme in special editions making it more of a consumer product than a cyclist product - like Swatch watches used to be, and with the stylised logos. I could argue why it's a great product and why it's a bad product.

I have no idea why; I have no commute. I don't use much public transport. I already have a bike. I wouldn't fit well on one. I have no need of one. I've never ridden one, never seen one except in passing, but I'm obsessing over them recently for a couple of months. (Likely some avoidance / dream that $product will improve my life involved).

The Kwiggle[3] is a more interesting design, a standup bike that's even more portable.

[1] e.g. Everyday Cycling's video "What makes it SO SPECIAL" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6bmuJ98Zc8

[2] https://ezclamp.co.uk/

[3] https://www.kwigglebike.com/en_US/

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