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Cake day: June 27th, 2023

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  • I need to admit I didn’t read your post well enough and so my response was a little off

    Sure, no worries

    I think it’s important to point out that when you say beginners should train to failure often, this doesn’t mean every workout or every set of every workout, it’s just a tool that lets you learn where failure is and how many reps you can perform.

    Definitely, training to failure should be done at least occasionally for this reason. Although I would add that if one simply enjoys training to failure on every exercise there isn’t any inherent problem with that. Tons of people bring every exercise to failure without it ever causing a plateau, it depends on your split and your recovery.

    I think it’s pretty well accepted that training to failure does not in itself provide results above other methods.

    Everything 0-3RIR is equally optimal when volume is equated. So any method that keeps you within that range can be made to work very well. The important thing is to make sure you’re not one of the 80% of people training waaaaay too light


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    I’m sorry, but the overwhelming scientific consensus is that you need to come within 3 reps of failure (as I said).

    Your own source confirms this outright

    They definitionally establish their RPE system in terms of reps in reserve (reps away from failure) and their workout templates require you to bring your working sets to RPE 7+. If you look at the graph, you will see that RPE 7 is simply “three reps away from failure”.

    Their method for figuring out how close to failure you actually are is also identical to what I described. Notice the graph with the line that says “this is too heavy” and how their lifter is constantly pushing right up against that line.

    Additionally, the specific post you linked to is a nuanced take regarding RPE10 vs RPE8 situations. These are very high level programming concepts related to fatigue and total training volume; he’s saying that it’s possible you could train slightly more if you consistently leave 2 reps in the tank vs if you go to full failure every single set. It’s not something beginners should bog themselves down with in my opinion, but more importantly, it’s a complete misread for you to represent it as “training to failure doesn’t increase strength or hypertrophy”. Again, the consensus of experts (including the ones you are citing) is that it does.

    I even touched on this exact point when I said non-beginners should “remind themselves [where failure actually is] often” as opposed to taking every set to failure.

    I have many extant criticisms of their RPE system and their training recommendations in general, but we are in complete agreement about the basics. My apologies again if this post was overly forceful or rude, but I very much do not want people to be misinformed about this topic and you did present misinformation as if it were a medical fact


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    Training to failure is a pretty great idea for beginners and something that should be done often at any training age. Main reason being you need to take a set to within 3 reps of mechanical failure to get a proper growth stimulus. So you need to lean where the line actually is, and remind yourself often.

    The vast majority of people have no idea how to push a set hard enough. That’s not my opinion btw, 80% of the people you see walking around the gym get this wrong.

    Doesn’t cause any notable damage. You will be extremely sore however if you rush into it. But once you’re accustomed to it you can pretty much train a muscle every 2 or 3 days if you wanted, as long as your sleep and nutrition are on point.








  • I got started pretty recently!

    I wanted a cheap drawing tablet for taking whiteboard style handwritten notes for a totally different project.

    Decided since I had it I would play around with making some art. I ended up really enjoying it! It’s super relaxing.

    Basically I just have Krita, which is free. Then I’ll take photographs or otherwise source images that I might want to paint, and try to recreate them as a reference. NOT tracing, but having the image side by side with the drawing. I find that to be the best for learning. I’m primarily a musician, and that’s how I was taught to learn music as well (listen to a piece and try to recreate it).

    I checked out a few youtube videos about colors as well. Similar to above, I knew I didn’t want to just use a color picker to match the reference image (and I think the result would be bad anyway). So I watched how oil painters and watercolor people made their colors by eye, and have tried to recreate that process in Krita. This part has been the most fascinating, a lot of times your brain tells you you’re looking at a certain color, but because of shadows and lighting and stuff you have to know to choose a totally different color to produce that effect.

    I’m pretty happy with it and I want to keep practicing so I can hand paint my own album art someday! 30+ too of course, altho now that I know I enjoy it I wish I had started much earlier


  • The silksong community is one of my favorite of all time for years now. Every couple of weeks a new “theme” of insane shitposting evolves. Most fun and creative silly posting I’ve ever seen.

    One common post is “_____ every day until silksong comes out”. People are doing fanart challenges, one guy posts a video of himself petting a cat every day which is very popular. The cat had to get a surgery at one point and needed a cone but was fine.

    It’s not just noise. It brings people a lot of joy. There’s been several posts over the years from people basically grieving the potential loss/change of the community once the game actually drops. I’ll miss it, too


  • No no it’s good, this is actually better than them making a proper announcement. Community loves this shit.

    Quick summary:

    Dev changes name, handle, and pfp on twitter. Posts a cryptic message about keeping your eyes closed tomorrow.

    Reverse image search of pfp leads to a recipe released April 2nd

    Cryptic message appears to be a reference to an Imagine Dragons thing from April 2nd

    “Tomorrow” was interpreted as being related to the big switch 2 reveal, launching April 2nd

    The name and handle also appear to be references to things having to do with April 2nd

    The community is ablaze right now. Without a hint of irony: there is more genuine belief in the game actually coming out this time than there was before the original delay was announced in 2023, back when we had an official release date




  • So the salt crystal deodorants are potassium alum, which has been used for thousands of years for various things. It’s a naturally occurring rock, and people found it has mild antiseptic properties and stop small cuts from bleeding. It’s a popular aftershave for that reason, commonly available for purchase as an “alum block”.

    When used as a deodorant, what’s actually happening is you’re creating a salty layer on your skin that bacteria can’t form on. (No idea how that works out in practice, I use actual deodorant lol). And indeed it is used in many actual deodorants for that exact purpose

    HOWEVER, and I want to mention this not because you said anything wrong but because I have found it to be a source of confusion for many people, it is not the same as the aluminum salts used in antiperspirants. Namely aluminum zirconium and aluminum chlorohydrate. Different chemicals. They function by blocking your pores so the sweat doesn’t release in the first place.

    Many people are concerned, whether or not the concerns are founded, that the antiperspirant aluminums are mired in health risks such as cancer. The alum blocks are not wrapped up in that in any way, other than the fact that they are also used in (and used alone as) deodorant. It’s an interesting little piece of nuance that doesn’t come up much due to the relative non-popularity of the alum blocks





  • Derek is a pretty awful person, as a heads up.

    Spoilers for nsfw just in case

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    But yeah apart from his ridiculous manosphere misinformation in general (such as telling his audience masturbation causes penal atrophy), he recently read through some laughably, obviously fake Imane Khelif rage bait and concluded that any abuse she receives is completely justified unless she releases scans of her genitals. Is that really where we’re at, Derek? Mandatory public genital scans of any female athlete at the request of any transvestigator? Overall he’s just a pretty serious loser tbh, altho I have to admit taking down Liver King was rad