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The useful links on the sidebar explain it best I guess. Just a lot of in jokes between a handful of regular posters.

/r/CadenMoranDiary

Pretty early in my career. I've held two jobs that both sound wildly better than any other option in the near area (small startups with tons of work vs. big businesses where nothing gets done).

I intend to spend no free time on my career outside of work. There are far too many other things in life I would prefer to work on and experience, hence why I wonder if this is the right field for me.

Sorry if I sound so negative, it's just how I've felt since first starting out in my field.

Same here. I often spend time wondering if it's simply that this field isn't for me, 40hrs a week kills my drive, or if it's a bigger issue like depression.

Only thing I enjoy now are exercise and music.

I had figured that was a reference to the bizarre "Dilbert 2" video on youtube that instagram deemed abusable.

Watch the video and you might understand why.

I'm more curious about the second question I raised. I've read stuff before saying x grams of protein can't be absorbed when consumed in one meal. I've heard differing claims, some saying it's a myth, but I would imagine it's possible.

What about feeling tired/lethargic during the time in which you fast?

Also, can your body really efficiently utilize all of the micro/macro nutrients it needs in a day when it's handed them all at once?

I agree that IF can be a good little mental trick for a quick cut, but I'm skeptical on one meal a day for a life time and if there's any negative effects that could come up.

I don't think there's more to it.

Eating three meals a day at about 2,500 calories for a few weeks, and my body will adapt to feeling full at those portions.

Upping that to 3,000+ calories a day when on a bulk, and the first week or two are difficult, but then I adapt and feel hungry if I eat the smaller portions I used to eat.

I'll occasionally do this with the mouse pointer on a screen.

No diagnoses, but I suffer the same symptoms other posters are talking about.

One thing me and a friend frequently do is record each other sets every now and then.

I've heard some people get pretty good advice posting form check videos on reddit's fitness board, and 4chan's /fit/.

Yes, I meant 3 times a week.

there is a kindle version for sale on amazon.

Unfortunately I don't know much about hypertrophy training, so I may be wrong with a few of the things I'm about to say.

I think that yes, higher reps at lower weight in the 8-12 rep range will generally target hypertrophy more than strength. You wouldn't necessarily want to do a strength program with higher reps to build hypertrophy however, as things like recovery will differ at higher ranges. I want to say that there would be diminishing returns fast if you only did compound exercises at high rep ranges.

I also see many hypertrophy programs will incorporate more exercises which isolate muscles at higher rep ranges than strength programs. I'm sure that this has to do with recovery, since you'll often see split programs like PPL (push pull legs) which offer more days in the gym split up between different muscle groups.

I see stronglifts 5x5 recommended a lot on sites like reddit and generally disagree that beginners should start out with it.

From what I've read online, the 5x5 structure often leads to quicker stalling in progression for some than doing 3x5 like starting strength has you do for squat, overhead, and bench.

Also, some people really don't need to start as light as SL will have you starting on. Anecdotally, a friend of mine with an athletic background says when he starting weight training for college sports, he could bench over 200lbs for one rep having never seriously trained before. Starting with just the bar like SL recommends would be a big stall in his progress. On SL it'd take him about 53 weeks to bench 200 for 5x5 if starting with the bar and increasing by 2.5 pounds each bench exercise (1.5 times per week).

Also, Mehdi has no proper training in the background. Someone like Rippetoe, author of starting strength, has years of experience in powerlifting and coaching.

Quick article for further reading.

http://www.powerliftingtowin.com/stronglifts-5x5/

It mostly looks at SL from a powerlifting perspective, but much of the criticism is still valid.

Second on starting strength. Not only does the book have great info on how to properly perform each lift, but it also has quite a bit of info behind why we do each lift, physics and moment arms, and a little bit on nutrition and accessory lifts.

I got lucky. I had a friend who had been lifting for years, so I didn't have to go alone when starting out.

If I had to make a recommendation for a beginner who might feel stressed out going while being overweight or skinny, I'd suggest you do some research into a program to follow strictly first, then go with a good plan. I recommend reading through Starting Strength for your first time.

Also like everyone says, no one is going to fault you for trying to get in shape. Most people are actually willing to help out if you talk to them and let them.

On the health note, the single most beneficial thing I did for myself this year was to start lifting.

6 months ago I started committing 3 days a week to a strength training program which I've strictly followed since. Making gains in the gym has motivated me to sleep better and eat better which both have had huge effects on every aspect of my life.

Not only that, but the exercise has helped a ton with anxiety I've had throughout life and even the few gains I've made have been a huge boost in confidence.

I urge everyone here to take up lifting as a hobby and stick with it.

Interesting. All very different reasons to choose tape than what I'd personally do.

I guess the difference is that I make music as a hobby, and do it almost entirely for myself.

The idea of recording on cassette has always appealed to me as a fairly cheap and easy way to record analog tracks at home with some of the older cheap 4-8 track sound boards. I think the limitations I'd set for myself and the change in my workflow vs a laptop with a DAW would have a pretty drastic change on the way my music turns out.

Do you find this is why most artists first choose to record to cassette, or is it because of other things like easier/cheaper distribution?

There is the case where its nearly impossible to find the original master digitally, which I'd argue the the original vinyl pressing sounds "better" for some albums.

Totally unrelated to the format itself though, but just a thought as to why I buy some of my favorite older records on vinyl because they "sound better".

Hence why learning proper form is key.

I do understand where you're coming from though. We often times see guys at the gym quarter squatting or pulling with a rounded back which is indeed doing more harm than good.

I hear lots of discussion that deadlifting with proper form strengthens the core. Also, being a compound lift, you'll hit tons of other muscle groups as well.

Mark rippetoe's book on starting strength is a great read on how to execute compound barbell exercises like the deadlift, and also has some great information on things like progressive overload. I'd recommend it even if you don't plan on following the starting strength program.

Interestingly enough, the top link for me just below the "in the news" headline is this comment thread.

Not OP, but the biggest thing my therapist recommended me was practicing mindfulness through meditation. The idea is that it makes it easier to fall back in that same mental state when suffering everyday anxiety.

Another thing she recommended which I just started doing was exercising regularly. I just started lifting a few weeks ago with a friend at the gym, and already its had a huge boost on my confidence levels.

Sorry if you've heard these before, but they do help a ton, trust me.

I've been using arch for quite a while, and I was wondering if you could explain why gentoo would be more rewarding for someone like me.

I'm surprised no one has recommended YS.

http://yunnansourcing.com/

If you want to get into puer tea, a good way to do so is to order a few samples from their US site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea