Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Why I hate the weekends (2017)

cdahmedeh.net

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

281–290 of 353 posts

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#281

Post by glangdale »

matwood wrote: post #149
dominotw wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

BJJ is not good for older bodies :). Its too tempting to keep rolling and ignore signs your body is telling you. I think BJJ is the most grueling on your body of all combat sports.

If you're 40 going up against 20s all the time sure. But BJJ is one of the easier things I have done to my body. Basketball (back injury, broken ankle), wake boarding (slight concussion, torn ACL), and snowboarding have all been much harder on me than anytime I've done starting from a knee rolling. But, you do need to make sure the people you roll with are not idiots (like any other sports where you have to rely on/c…

"starting from a knee" rolling, he says carefully. I bet there's a story there... I have a SLAP lesion from a Judo throw, myself.

Also +1 for "make sure the people you roll with are not idiots". I guess my role is to follow you around agreeing with you.

Further, make you that the person that you are 2 minutes after the roll starts isn't an idiot. My IQ often drops about 10 points her minute of the roll, so I'll go in saying to myself "OK, today I'm going to work the Shaolin sweep from knee shield half", a minute later it's "I'm going to get whatever I can get from knee shield half", a minute later it's "let's just wrestlefk my way to top position any old how and then work a principled submission" and by the end of the roll it's "smash this fool with everything I've got like it's the Abu Dhabi trials". I am very aware of this tendency and work like hell to avoid it, but it's important to recognize that idiot-avoidance isn't just about other people.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#282

Post by badpun »

matwood wrote: post #113
01100011 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously. If they're hitting the gym with any sort of intensity, 2 hours a day is going to leave you destroyed on the weekends. 3-4 days a week is plenty. Your body needs to rebuild.

2 hours/day at 100% intensity is a lot, but I have found doing something physical everyday to be key to mental health, sleeping better, and general well being. Very people go 100% even when they go to the gym 3x/week, so I don't want others reading this thinking that is all they need. In fact, people will be surprised what the body can do (go read up on ultra-marathoners, etc...). Few regular gym goers are even close…

> 2 hours/day at 100% intensity is a lot, but I have found doing something physical everyday to be key to mental health, sleeping better, and general well being.

On non-gym days, I go for a 1-2 hours walk in the park/woods in the evening. It's very soothing and meditative (thanks in no small part to being unplugged from electronics), plus you can still get sweaty if you walk fast enough. Obiously, you also get plenty of oxygen vs the gym.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#283

Post by eeZah7Ux »

Broken_Hippo wrote: post #276
01100011 wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My gym is filled with people half-assing it(not even half really), sitting on equipment playing with their phones, or just generally doing it wrong. Those people aren't going to get the message no matter what. You either want it or you don't. I mean want it. "Want" is a funny word. My ex "wanted" everything but never put any effort into anything. That's not "want". "Want" is a desire strong enough to drive actions. I…

You are seriously looking down on the folks with their phones? How else are folks supposed to overcome the absolute drudgery and hate they have for the activity they are doing? I'd argue these folks are more motivated than the folks like you: Regardless for their hate for the activity, they are still doing it. It is the same reason I have headphones with some sort of entertainment when I walk or use treadmills. The s…

> How else are folks supposed to overcome the absolute drudgery and hate they have for the activity they are doing?

By trying some other activity instead of wasting their time and other people's.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#284

Post by ensiferum »

Wow someone has a big pitycock in their mouth. As much as it feels good to whine on the internet most of us have the capacity to change our lives. We're luckg enough to have resources, we're well fed, educated people with income to even spare. So if you really dont like how your life is then change it!

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#285

Post by ensiferum »

zepolen wrote: post #253
matwood wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2 hours/day at 100% intensity is a lot, but I have found doing something physical everyday to be key to mental health, sleeping better, and general well being. Very people go 100% even when they go to the gym 3x/week, so I don't want others reading this thinking that is all they need. In fact, people will be surprised what the body can do (go read up on ultra-marathoners, etc...). Few regular gym goers are even close…

Working out for 40 minute high intensity sessions (making every minute count) 3 times a week is enough to become buff as hell. You need adequate resting time as well. The rule is if it doesn't ache for a couple days after, you need to go harder/heavier. Sounds like he's not making the most of his workouts. You can actually do a full body workout with just 5 compound exercises: https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ and believe…

Most natural body builders will never become "buff as hell". In 20 years of body building ive known 1 natural guy who had the genes to become really well built without juice.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#286

Post by SZJX »

rofo1 wrote: post #273
seibelj wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should definitely see a therapist, you sound clinically depressed. Laying in bed all weekend is not healthy. Making friends and having lasting relationships takes effort but is a requirement to have a happy and fulfilling life (excluding total hermits who are perfectly happy ignoring family, friends, and social contact, and some of those people do exist on HN and will argue with this comment). You have a career,…

"Requirement" is too strong a word. We've all read the Harvard 75 years old study [0] probably here, cause it was posted couple of times on HN, but I for one side with Chamfort: "Happiness is very difficult to find in yourself, but impossible to find someplace else" I've felt this way all my life, even before I read Chamfort. I always valued quality relationships with people, not just any relationship with anyone. To…

Exactly. I feel like I've had enough bad companies/relationships to be really content just to be on myself. And I feel so, so much better off with it. I have total tranquility of mins and can concentrate on what I'm passionate about, instead of being always upset, disappointed or have my attention taken away and all that. I still actively engage in online communities and this makes me happy. Also I maintain occasional contact with a few friends, who I sense to share my values and are generally reliable, which seems more than enough really.

People might have tended to "tolerate" others because it was harder to survive without the others, when technologies were not that advanced. But do a lot of people really want to be with the others that much? This I really doubt.

Also I feel the couple mentioned in that article might have well been better off if they could actually pursue their passions instead of focusing solely on personal relationships, or why not both indeed.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#287

Post by afarrell »

grecy wrote: post #264
darkmighty wrote: post #58

What I don't understand here: Why can't we just work less ? I know it's not trivial, but it can't be impossible either. I doubt he would starve if he got a part-time dev job (are those easy to find? I have no idea). I agree wholeheartedly with all that he said. I think a life of work-home-work without breathing is almost meaningless unless you can have possibly unreasonable amounts of fun and freedom in the job (few…

> Why can't we just work less? You can. Anyone that says you can't hasn't tried hard enough. Ask your boss. Tell them you want a better work-life balance, tell them it's really important to you and that it's something you will prioritize. Work 4 days a week and get 4/5th of the pay. Step down to 3 days a week later. If your boss won't come at it, find one that will. Your time is so much more important than more money…

> hasn’t tried hard enough

Its worth noting that “tried hard” isn’t a good description of the things necessary. You need to creatively manoever into a position to do so and you need to know how to do that.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#288

Post by ensiferum »

oulu2006 wrote: post #266
castlecrasher2 wrote: post #246

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's your routine?

3 full body days. 2 sets, each exercise, 3-4 exercises per day. For example (in kgs): 1. Deadlifts, 145x20, 150x13 2. Hamstring curls, 60x25, 65x18 3. Dumbbell bench, 32x24, 34x18 4. Lat pull down, 40x25, 44x18 Massive nervous system overload with high reps. This usually leaves me shaking and needing a 5-10 min rest at the end in the changing rooms before having the energy to change and leave. It's maximum effort in…

The key here is going over te same muscles more often than what a typical more mainstream routine would have you do, ie go over a muscle group once a week. The smaller the muscle group the faster they recover, day or two, and then the protein synthesis goes down the muscle begins to atrophy before the next stimulus arrives.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#289

Post by matwood »

zepolen wrote: post #253
matwood wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2 hours/day at 100% intensity is a lot, but I have found doing something physical everyday to be key to mental health, sleeping better, and general well being. Very people go 100% even when they go to the gym 3x/week, so I don't want others reading this thinking that is all they need. In fact, people will be surprised what the body can do (go read up on ultra-marathoners, etc...). Few regular gym goers are even close…

Working out for 40 minute high intensity sessions (making every minute count) 3 times a week is enough to become buff as hell. You need adequate resting time as well. The rule is if it doesn't ache for a couple days after, you need to go harder/heavier. Sounds like he's not making the most of his workouts. You can actually do a full body workout with just 5 compound exercises: https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ and believe…

> 3 times a week is enough to become buff as hell.

True. I wasn't talking about only being buff. I view working out as something I do to be mentally and physically healthy for life. I think some physical activity every day is key for physical and mental well being.

> The rule is if it doesn't ache for a couple days after, you need to go harder/heavier.

I disagree here. I've done many programs (used the 5x5 you mentioned for years to max out at a #525 deadlift), and rarely get sore from a weight workout. The only time I get sore now is if I take time off and come back.

Re: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

#290

Post by matwood »

ensiferum wrote: post #285
zepolen wrote: post #253

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Working out for 40 minute high intensity sessions (making every minute count) 3 times a week is enough to become buff as hell. You need adequate resting time as well. The rule is if it doesn't ache for a couple days after, you need to go harder/heavier. Sounds like he's not making the most of his workouts. You can actually do a full body workout with just 5 compound exercises: https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ and believe…

Most natural body builders will never become "buff as hell". In 20 years of body building ive known 1 natural guy who had the genes to become really well built without juice.

Most people who look 'buff' are really just lean. A decent diet and some IF and many people can look buff.
Post reply on HN