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Maybe because you have been working out since 14, that's why the effect has been negligible or minimal?

I do like the headline of this post better though...

Kids and the desire to not be “proper”.

Most of these originated from kids, teenagers, or even young adults, who want to do something fun. And what is “fun” is basically the opposite of what we (I’m including myself here because I was one of those) see everyday from our parents and schools: Monochrome documents with business-y fonts and layout. Geocities and the like were our chance to do something of our own that is very much away from that.

Similar thing in the Philippines. A common scenario is someone will invite another to an event, and the answer is "maybe" instead of directly saying yes or no. This also irritated me before until someone gave me a possible explanation: It's actually a privilege for someone to be in control of his personal schedule.

There are a lot of examples on how someone is not privileged enough to be able to fix his own schedule, but one example that I remember is that there are people who have uncertain or irregular salary payment schedules, so even if they really want to join that weekend nightout, they don't know if they will already have their money by that time. Or someone's salary is so low, they are willing to work as much overtime as they can, so they might not immediately commit to an invite because there might be an opportunity to work overtime on that day, night, or the day after.

Maybe it’s a reference to one of their songs? Not really familiar with NOFX (aside from them being the favourite band of some of my favourite bands), but maybe they have a song about jobs or having a job.

> Is this ‘midlife crisis’ really about your work?

This. I have a friend who kept complaining about his job, but I feel like he actually has a dissatisfaction with another aspect of his life, and just uses his job as a mental scapegoat of what's "wrong" in his life.

Not really related to the article but I always tell myself that one of these days, I will dedicate more time working on something that improves the lives of a certain group of people with disabilities. The trigger was a single simple sentence that I read a year or two ago: “Everybody is just temporarily abled.”

Original title is "Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial", which was probably shortened to accomodate the character limit, but the submitter forgot to update the indefinite article.

You’d be surprised how the human mind and body automatically reacts to extreme situations that we cannot fathom while sitting comfortably on our chairs. :-)

OK then I misunderstood it, mainly because you said you only need "20% of most used functionalities of lightroom"...

That component of "hanging on for dear life" with deadlifts hits a little bit differently than squats...

Appreciate the offer! I'm actually just lifting for health right now, so most of my goals are to "lift heavier than last week" XD My only specific goal right now is to do more than one slow and proper pull-up. That DL PR, by the way, was also done raw (no straps or belts), so I was thinking I can do more when I do it with straps (or Versa Gripps) later after my tennis elbow heals.

Thanks! Appreciate the digital push. :-) I'm just nursing a tennis elbow right now, so I'll probably try again before or by end of July.

I had to put them in quotes because some don't really see it as a hassle... And it also depends on the situation. I for one live 500 meters away from a gym, so that takes away a lot of the normal friction. :-)

Both options will require some research to tailor fit which progression level works best for an individual. Taking push-ups vs bench presses as an example, knowing that one can start with either wall push-ups or an empty barbell, I reckon the wall push-ups has much less friction than the other.

It's because it literally targets your whole body. The weight is pulling down your arms, which itself is pulling down your back and shoulders. And since you are carrying the weight, it's putting compressive forces on your legs via gravity. Even your neck muscles will hurt if you position your head the wrong way. XD

One of my personal best gym moments is when I deadlifted about 25% more than my bodyweight, which I was not able to repeat since.

Are you also a fan of James Grage? :-)

As with anything about health, a workout routine is always individualised, not just to the person's specific situation but also for the person's goals.

What you illustrated here is perfect for someone who's seriously looking into improving not just their general health but also their strength and, sometimes we have difficulty admitting, their looks. But for the purposes of breaking a sedentary lifestyle and get into a level of general fitness, basic bodyweight exercises is a good start.

When I started working from home full-time in the summer of 2019, I worried about my health because even though I was not working out in my last job, it forced me to walk and climb eight flights of stairs every day. Know what I started with to make sure I don't become sedentary? Just 10 push-ups a day, which then became 10 push-ups every 2 hours after a week. Then I added some squats, then some lunges, and so on and so forth.

Fast forward to 5 years later today, I either go to the gym, where I experience what you expounded on, or play basketball by myself every day. Just last March, I've set a deadlift PR of lifting about 25% more than my bodyweight.

And I attribute all of these progress to that simple "10 push-ups a day" in 2019.

Nice! You can then buy an adjustable bench next, and that should exponentially multiply the number of exercise possibilities. :-)

If you really mean "pullups" for legs and not just leg training in general, then not much comes into mind aside from leg curls or, as someone else mentioned, Nordic curls. I think the Nordic curls is the only one relatively achievable at home with minimal equipment.

Thanks! By the way, I think `3. Weights` should be `3. Free weights` to set them better apart from machines. :-)

Something that might be obvious to some but not to all: "Weightlifting" here means "resistance training" in general, which therefore includes bodyweight training, which therefore is relatively easier to get into, at least compared to the "hassle" of going to the gym.

But then there’s this rule to not editorialise headlines, so…

> 20% of most used functionalities of lightroom

If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, I find their photo editor decent enough for basic editing.

Is this some kind of "asking for a friend" question? /s :-)

Probably intentional as a flex that they didn't use a GPT to write or proofread the article. XD

TBH, I never got the impression from the article that he's recommending to remove the memorisation of facts altogether. FWIW, I think the changes they gave as examples are about changing the way students gain and interpret those facts.

> Is there a thinking course 101 that I missed?

I think that's the point of the GP: There's usually none.

It was mentioned in the article, i.e. to turn up the brightness when watching in a bright room. It’s a customisable preset anyways.

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