Lose Weight

[unsunghero]

What I think is a dark horse that is more impactful than any of these factors in weight loss is what I’ve seen loosely referred to as a “metabolic set point”

I don’t have nearly the info or credentials to define it better but my own layman definition is a combination of things keeping your body “used to” and expecting a particular ratio of fat to muscle

Losing weight is so significantly less miserable when given enough time for the body to generate a new metabolic set point as homeostasis. When that happens, all of a sudden eating too much will make the body suggest eating less, while eating too little will bring a reasonable level of hunger. Not the ravenous, hollow, holy shit I can’t function I’m so hungry level of hungry which happens as the fat is being lost but before the body can settle into a new metabolic set point

I have felt this personally myself when I was able to shift to having consistently less fat than before and keep it long enough, but it took what felt like months

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=keBZfGAmq2Q

[unsunghero]

Not really about weight loss but about men’s issues, with fitness influencer Mike Thurston, the most objectively good lookin dude on the planet and the one I would probably bang if I were gay. Listened to the entire thing at the gym and found it interesting

Mike didn’t say as much insightful stuff, but Chris sure does. The men’s issues section starts at 24min and is labeled in the video timeline

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nvM0n7pWc

[unsunghero]

Too many people too fat for the military :(

And apparently it’s getting them hurt

[aussenseiter]

Tromp forced to admit height, weight (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-height-weight-arraignment-paperwork-b2315820.html)

The 76-year-old told officers that he stands 6 feet and 2 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds, Mediaite reported citing sources.

With a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30.8, Mr Tromp falls in the clinically obese category, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention metrics.

[unsunghero]

Tromp forced to admit height, weight (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-height-weight-arraignment-paperwork-b2315820.html)

Coming as a surprise to no one

With his diet, it truly is a wonder he’s still alive. Unless he exaggerates the amount of McDonalds…

[unsunghero]

Needed some hustle porn to get out the door for a triple cardio day (hike, swim, run)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iqidFzitz-g

[unsunghero]

I want to be able to do full body physique update, but I really have no idea how to flex everything at the same time. Next one ima try to get the zyzz pose down maybe. This one is just post-run tonight (no pump), but beach physique aesthetics on point so far

Remember, I’m gay for posting, and you’re gay for looking (covered up my junk to be tasteful tho)

[unsunghero]

^
Once again, disclaimer, because I’m an honest fellow:

[Patriam1066]

Does that mean roids?

[unsunghero]

Does that mean roids?

You mean test? Sometimes ;)

[GinnasP99]

Journey update, 157lbs this morning. I've been in the gym hard for like 5 months, still skating a good bit too. I'm starting to really get close to my ultimate goal.

https://imgur.com/2BwwsSS.jpg

This is my worst picture of myself, august of 2020. My journey actually began in Feb 2020, so I had already been losing weight for like 6 months in this picture. I was honestly too ashamed to take a pic of myself at my worst, so just imagine this picture, but much more fat.


https://imgur.com/pAkaFph.jpg

And this is me this morning, after a little more than 3 years of transformation. The journey has had it's ups and downs but I am very proud of how I look now. I'm starting to legit look like a human monk.

Have a nice day guys, Happy Easter.

[unsunghero]

Journey update, 157lbs this morning. I've been in the gym hard for like 5 months, still skating a good bit too. I'm starting to really get close to my ultimate goal.

This is my worst picture of myself, august of 2020. My journey actually began in Feb 2020, so I had already been losing weight for like 6 months in this picture. I was honestly too ashamed to take a pic of myself at my worst, so just imagine this picture, but much more fat.


And this is me this morning, after a little more than 3 years of transformation. The journey has had it's ups and downs but I am very proud of how I look now. I'm starting to legit look like a human monk.

Have a nice day guys, Happy Easter.

Hell yea man. Definitely noticeably bigger shoulders, neck, arms, in addition to the fat loss, also now having that desired V shape

WTG keep it up yo

[unsunghero]

Asmon said he won’t exercise because he doesn’t see a benefit to video game playing

Doesn’t realize that exercise improves cognitive function especially as we age (cognitive function continues to decline past ~30)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=edqkfCtc-hA

[url]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QrZlfOTWE

[unsunghero]

Saw this on a yahoo article, from Ariana Grande:

“Grande is no stranger to addressing comments made about her body. Back in 2015, after being called a "stick," she wrote that shaming statements about anyone are not OK. "We live in a day and age where people make it IMPOSSIBLE for women, men, anyone to embrace themselves exactly how they are. Diversity is sexy! Loving yourself is sexy!” Grande shared, “You know what is NOT sexy? Misogyny, objectifying, labeling, comparing and body shaming!!! Talking about people’s body’s as if they’re on display ASKING for your approval / opinion. THEY ARE NOT!!!! CELEBRATE YOURSELF. CELEBRATE OTHERS.”


- If you put your photo online, it is fair game for any kind of comment, including super negative. If you can’t handle it, maybe try not putting your photo out there, or if that is unavoidable, maybe not reading the mean comments

I love women bitching about people being critical of their looks, without realizing that in the fitness community men not only have to do just as much blood sweat and tears to stay at or around 10% bodyfat, but also have to put on a shitload of muscle. Many, many times more effort to look a certain way. You can get a little taste of that effort and put on some muscle to not look like a “stick”. But cry on

[Patriam1066]

If you as a man care about how you look as much as a woman, you are gayer than Pokesan’s priest

[unsunghero]

If you as a man care about how you look as much as a woman, you are gayer than Pokesan’s priest

Aesthetics matters to many men, but it’s usually not the main objective, nor is it for me. I like to be fast and functionally strong first and foremost, and to try to do it in a way that is the most aesthetic secondly. Not caring about aesthetics is perfectly fine, but it will usually result in neglected and over-used muscles creating a weird look (too small legs, arms, shoulders, or whatever). If someone doesn’t care about that, even though it probably could be fixed with some small adjustments, then you do you, I say to them

Anyway, I’m gonna be gone from here I think for a bit. It’ll be up to whoever to keep this thread going and my guess is it’s gonna die. I will prolly try to post one more “Goal achieved: best shape of my life at 40” pic around when I turn 40 this year, a few months out.

Right when I started to mention being invested and emotionally vulnerable to gf she got distant and wanted a break. That was this week. Stung a bit NGL. I couldn’t help but get clingy, she was pretty awesome

Anyway, Tinder to the rescue as I cycle through the stages of grief. Meeting this pilipina hottie this coming wknd, she texts a lot. Wanted to put a pic of me and her on fb bc gf still on fb as friend, but not spiteful and passive aggressive like that

Anyway, sorry I’m not gone but basically am for a bit

[aussenseiter]

Aesthetics matters to many men, but it’s usually not the main objective, nor is it for me. I like to be fast and functionally strong first and foremost, and to try to do it in a way that is the most aesthetic secondly. Not caring about aesthetics is perfectly fine, but it will usually result in neglected and over-used muscles creating a weird look (too small legs, arms, shoulders, or whatever). If someone doesn’t care about that, even though it probably could be fixed with some small adjustments, then you do you, I say to them

Anyway, I’m gonna be gone from here I think for a bit. It’ll be up to whoever to keep this thread going and my guess is it’s gonna die. I will prolly try to post one more “Goal achieved: best shape of my life at 40” pic around when I turn 40 this year, a few months out.

Right when I started to mention being invested and emotionally vulnerable to gf she got distant and wanted a break. That was this week. Stung a bit NGL. I couldn’t help but get clingy, she was pretty awesome

Anyway, Tinder to the rescue as I cycle through the stages of grief. Meeting this pilipina hottie this coming wknd, she texts a lot. Wanted to put a pic of me and her on fb bc gf still on fb as friend, but not spiteful and passive aggressive like that

Anyway, sorry I’m not gone but basically am for a bit

free bike lol

[unsunghero]

free bike lol

Single mother of 2 living in a bad part of town, with her apartment complex about to raise rates, who gave me many great memories and is still in contact as a friend (which usually doesn’t work but will be much easier with me dating again)…I have absolutely no issue with this

It’s generally what can happen when the girl is 10+ years younger and you start talking about things getting serious. To me it looks like cold feet

Ironically enough, speaking of aesthetics, it was that full body physique pic I posted her that really sold it with this pilipina girl. Tinder loves that kinda shit. So just in case anyone thought aesthetics doesn’t matter at all

[unsunghero]

To me the unspoken implication is “I’d like to be able to play the field before myself and esp my kids (her kids loved me) get more invested here. Maybe I’ll come back after I see more options”

And I’m thinking ok, you want to play the field? I’m not just going to sit on my ass like a goober while you do. Day 1 of Bumble (last 1 is the girl on the left)

[goblinmob]

Sorry bro, never a time that doesn't kinda just suck. Get well soon

[misterbonkers]

so, i've been keeping up my loss of 5lbs every month, weighed myself today and i'm at 331, feel good about being 330 by may 1st. also i've quit soda for good finally, due to having a stroke and being in a hospital for a week. diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure, on meds for all that. couldn't stop the trainwreck on my own but at least i slowed it down enough to not have any permanent damage, so i'm thankful for that. starting to workout with alternating squats + running in place for leg day and modified jumping jacks + pushups for arms, situps in the morning every day.

[goblinmob]

I think the soda is a big thing! I've been tryna weed out all the just I get just through drinking. Coffee might never go but soda now at "special occasions" and energy drinks are gone! We're gonna revisit alcohol after kids are all grown lol If you know you can live without it, it's probably not gonna hurt to just break the chain. Hope you're feeling recouped soon! Nickel and dime out them victories!

[unsunghero]

Sorry bro, never a time that doesn't kinda just suck. Get well soon

Ty

It’s not the winds of change that determine our destination, it’s the set of our sails

I am nothin if not mentally resilient

TD Jakes knows what’s up:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sWuH1eAYK-s

[unsunghero]

I remember calling bs on Hugh Jackman eating 8k calories as soon as I read it weeks ago

Sorry no way in fuck you burning that nor is your NEET nearly that cranked, even with PED’s. Dude would be fat

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QbVlS5FnOUI

[unsunghero]

There is no way to do the eat 10,000 burn 10,000 challenge without overtraining

You are going to put your cortisol through the roof. For me, I figured out that my horrible insomnia was from overtraining certain workouts, specifically when I would do all upper body in a 2 hour workout all super-set (no breaks between sets, just moving to a diff muscle). Eventually my joints would start to ache and my body would be sending strange signals, sort of feeling like I was in a car wreck

I’d get myself stuck in this like flight or fight state, I’d have what I call the heebee geebee’s and not only could I not sleep that night, I couldn’t even lay in the same position for more than 10 minutes without having to shift position

There’s no way I could do this challenge without putting myself in that flight or fight overtrained state. Not worth it…I guess it would depend on how much $$ the vid could make you though

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZTz9LDFg1E

[unsunghero]

That feeling of your first run in a brand new running shoe and it feels like you’re running on a cloud

(which fades pretty fast as time goes on slamming those soles with 210lbs)

[unsunghero]

“Hey Siri, why am I so fat?”

Siri’s canned response: “I think you are great just the way you are”

Lol, bad friend alert. Don’t surround yourself with yes men (or yes e-women)

[Patriam1066]

That feeling of your first run in a brand new running shoe and it feels like you’re running on a cloud

(which fades pretty fast as time goes on slamming those soles with 210lbs)

I hate brooks

Just saying, made in China and they’re heavy as bricks

[unsunghero]

I always keep making the mistake of seeing these random celeb dudes get yoked and thinking “oh wow guess he just really decided to get into lifting as a hobby, good for him”….then find out later it was for an action movie role

The latest one I heard about months ago getting jacked was the nerd from the meet the millers. Apparently it was to play Adam Warlock in guardians of the galaxy 3 though

And they almost never keep it after either. Guess they see it as too much work or don’t want to be typecast

[Woltime]

Like many people, I faced the problem of being overweight and decided to do something about it. I began to watch my diet, increased my physical activity, and sought help from specialists. One of the factors that helped me to keep from falling off and stay motivated was the opportunity to get support and advice from other people with the same problem on stripchat.com (https://stripchat.com/). Here I found a community of like-minded people ready to support and praise me for my achievements. I think it is a great resource for those who are looking for motivation and support in their fight for health.

[Woltime]

Like many people, I faced the problem of being overweight and decided to do something about it. I began to watch my diet, increased my physical activity, and sought help from specialists. One of the factors that helped me to keep from falling off and stay motivated was the opportunity to get support and advice from other people with the same problem on stripchat.com. Here I found a community of like-minded people ready to support and praise me for my achievements. I think it is a great resource for those who are looking for motivation and support in their fight for health.https://stripchat.com/

[unsunghero]

The Bioneer in my opinion is the epitome of the most practical approach to fitness. Pure functional strength and performance, for every possible scenario, always being changed up

Also by far the hardest type for me to ever try to mimic, so I won’t (not yet anyway and the likelihood goes down with age for me)

He does anything and everything, but this is just his bit about running, which I picked because I like running

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8DMuOx8qCo

[unsunghero]

Way to go, ChatGPT, you so smart

Dude needs a “plan” to run?

Here’s the plan: Run

[richard44]

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[GinnasP99]

Gummies contain gelatin, which is made from pigs. Haraam.

[Dolalin]

Wife decided it was time we booked a beach holiday this summer, so it was time to shed the winter weight. I'm down 3kg since the start of April, mostly eating mixed fruit. It's surprisingly effective. Really tackles my sugar cravings in the afternoons.

[unsunghero]

I like looking for the secret determination behind these one’s eyes versus all the other failures, some of which are now dead

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CHMv-fzRfE0

[unsunghero]

Hiked when it was 90+ out no problem. I’ll do another when it’s 100+

I sat down crosslegged in front of this Chuckwalla and it actually charged me with his sides flared and mouth open, never seen a lizard do that. Luckily by then I had already started pouring him some water so he recognized me as a friend. Glad he didn’t bite my nuts off, he was almost to my lap:

https://youtu.be/Gn6VLN0nY4U

[unsunghero]

Shitty time, this is what my left leg having problems for half a year cost me

I will get it back to under 8min again, if it kills me…

[unsunghero]

I watched parts of a sad documentary about this guy Carl

In it, he would literally fall asleep mid-sentence speaking (something I’ve only seen heavily intoxicated people do) due to his body not getting enough oxygen

It’s amazing what kind of punishment the human body can take sometimes. Carl’s unfortunately but not surprisingly did give out…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGEznk87UT8

[unsunghero]

^
He was eating 10,000 calories a day. I wonder if the people feeding him that felt any guilt as enablers

[unsunghero]

World’s strongest arm wrestler at 18 compared to now:

I dunno man, I’ve heard how hard you breathe in a normal conversation, I don’t think you are all that much safer than poor Carl above was…

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/K-PktzqfYQ4

[unsunghero]

This is a cool idea, happened in Britain

On the show my 600lb life, people always have the excuse “I have to bring him/her food because if I don’t, someone else will”

…Then let it be someone fucking else

[Toxigen]

https://www.fatliberation.org/resources/

feed me daddy

https://i.imgur.com/xthwbFV.png

[Toxigen]

https://i.imgur.com/wsntP9g.jpg

[unsunghero]

,,:.

[unsunghero]

,,.,,

[Lune]

Not fair, my wife just shoots up Ozempic to stay thin, and I've got to train and monitor what I eat because I don't trust what that shit does long term.

Other than, I suppose, lowering your risk of cardiac death in exchange for $$$

[unsunghero]

Not fair, my wife just shoots up Ozempic to stay thin, and I've got to train and monitor what I eat because I don't trust what that shit does long term.

Other than, I suppose, lowering your risk of cardiac death in exchange for $$$

ozempic is not as much of a magic pill as some are saying. I haven’t studied it extensively, but from what I heard it slows down the passage of food through the digestive tract to produce that satiated feeling

When you slow food passing through the digestive tract, you open up a bunch of possible GI side effects and risks, the most serious (but most rare) being a life-threatening blockage

Some people also think they can just take ozempic and eat whatever they want, which obviously isn’t true, it only changes satiety. And when people stop taking it, they tend to put the weight back on

It’s been tempting for me to try, but I don’t mind the hollow hunger ache that comes along with dieting as much as most people. Once I’m in that state, I tell myself that my body is now eating fat stores for energy, when it wasn’t before when I wasn’t hungry. This makes the uncomfortable feeling more “worth it”

[Lune]

It’s been tempting for me to try, but I don’t mind the hollow hunger ache that comes along with dieting as much as most people. Once I’m in that state, I tell myself that my body is now eating fat stores for energy, when it wasn’t before when I wasn’t hungry. This makes the uncomfortable feeling more “worth it”

Discipline is insidious, running on that feeling piles it on and feels fucking good.

[unsunghero]

Discipline is insidious, running on that feeling piles it on and feels fucking good.

YESS agree 100%

Plus honestly I actually highly recommend vanity. Vanity can carry sometimes just like discipline

And I think being vain is easier for guys because we have a greater ability to put on muscle to make our “thin” build look better

You know the expression: “That cookie won’t taste as good as being thin feels”. Replace feels with “looks” and make sure that you tone enough of your body to make it be true, and that vanity can take you places

There’s a reason the fat girls are in the back of the gym while the in-shape fit and hot ones are center stage in their spandex. Vanity is helping their discipline

Embrace the dark side ;)

[unsunghero]

Buff Zuckerberg ran the Murph run?

I heard he competed in a Jiu Jitsu tournament too in the Lizardman category

[unsunghero]

^
from the article: “There are numerous reasons for this, including the tech world’s obsession with biohacking and treating the human body like it’s a machine that can be optimized”

- Yeah no shit, you plebs finally get it, only 2 decades late now?

[unsunghero]

Before Lean Beef Patty got too buff…

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/yFSY9Kfh41Q

[unsunghero]

Ok this guy is pretty athletically gifted

Originally a football player, turned competitive marathon runner, turned world’s strongest man

His physique isn’t really all that impressive either, but god damn the dude is strong. Here he is breaking a ridiculous squat record:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkKaGKUxJA

[unsunghero]

Lupe is one of the worst on the show that didn’t die

She is about as close to death as someone can get, and it’s the only time I’ve seen Dr Now say that she has less than 1 month alive at one point. He’s never been that seriously specific that I’ve seen, instead being more vague like the “clock is ticking” statements

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JgepnBauCBo

[unsunghero]

Wow apparently almost everyone at the top level of BJJ is on gear. Any competitive sport that isn’t drug tested nowadays feels like a joke…It’s really about skill + who’s willing to take more drugs, and not just talking test either

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ8Kyw0ipz8

[unsunghero]

Will be doing the tallest peak in AZ, Humphrey’s this weekend for Father’s Day

Will be my 4th time up. Will be the final hurrah for my dad who is 70, on a newly reconstructed ankle. The last climb, the final march (on that mountain at least)

12,600ft. An all day’er for most people, I could probably go base to summit in 3ish hours if alone

[MrSparkle001]

Lupe is one of the worst on the show that didn’t die

She is about as close to death as someone can get, and it’s the only time I’ve seen Dr Now say that she has less than 1 month alive at one point. He’s never been that seriously specific that I’ve seen, instead being more vague like the “clock is ticking” statements

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JgepnBauCBo

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfPRrOyXEAYz2-k.jpg

[nom_fats]

play eq from your treadmill and be less fat

[unsunghero]

play eq from your treadmill and be less fat

When I was younger I had the idea for an electronic video game gym, where every cardio machine connected to a network to let you compete with others similar to how the peloton and other high end stationary bikes and treadmills work

If I ever got a ton of free capital to waste/lose on an investment I would try it one day

[Patriam1066]

^
from the article: “There are numerous reasons for this, including the tech world’s obsession with biohacking and treating the human body like it’s a machine that can be optimized”

- Yeah no shit, you plebs finally get it, only 2 decades late now?

Being jacked actually shortens your lifespan. The more calories you consume the sooner you meet your demise

The twig marathon runners are going to outlive us man. Sorry but it’s true. Either way, once you put on muscle you can’t go back. Otherwise you look like the Michelin man

[Ekco]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfPRrOyXEAYz2-k.jpg

blows me away that Eugenia Cooney is still alive, entire internet been waiting for her to starve to death for like a decade now.

unrelated image:
https://i.imgur.com/t6j0F7g.jpg

[unsunghero]

Being jacked actually shortens your lifespan. The more calories you consume the sooner you meet your demise

The twig marathon runners are going to outlive us man. Sorry but it’s true. Either way, once you put on muscle you can’t go back. Otherwise you look like the Michelin man

Yeah but I’d still rather have my physique than the marathon greatest of all time: Eluid Kipchoge, any day of the week

Dude runs like a gazelle but looks like a holocaust victim :(

[unsunghero]

^
How fast is Eluid Kipchoge? Could you run as fast for even a short distance?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kX5riy60oXk

[Swish]

play eq from your treadmill and be less fat

https://i.imgur.com/Hbhy7PE.gif

[Ooloo]

play eq from your treadmill and be less fat

The powerpad didn't take off for a reason

[Swish]

^
How fast is Eluid Kipchoge? Could you run as fast for even a short distance?


It's insane. I've always wanted to run 5km (Parkrun) in 20 minutes and got to 20.32 once but I can't imagine doing 1km in his pace.

[unsunghero]

Well it was quite an ordeal, quite an adventure yesterday

Humphrey’s peak was a bit of a mean girl this go round. She demanded a lot of sweat and bit of blood. My dad had a 0% chance of making it because of the shitty terrain, and he had to turn around

But I done it, 12,600ft summited. I’ll be posting a longer description of what went wrong and many pics later today because I took a lot

[unsunghero]

Humphrey’s Summit started out on a bad foot with me getting almost no sleep, dunno why I never can sleep well camping these days. Not good for a 5+ mile one way, all uphill at altitude hike with uncertain terrain…

Luckily God at least blessed Dad and I with good weather. But shortly a few miles in we started to see increasing amounts of snow. I was wearing my trail running hiking shoes (not boots) fairly heavily worn from doing a desert mountain multiple times per weekend for almost a year. Dad had heavy hiking boots with amazing tread. Either way, we really still needed crampons or something similar. The snow was melting into an icy slush and slopes sometimes at a 20-30 degree angle. You could step where other people had made depressions with their steps but as I got higher the depressions became smaller and fewer due to more people burning out and turning around. Of the 20ish people I passed only myself and 2 others I saw make the summit

This did not include dad. His newly reconstructed ankle could not handle the lateral movement of sliding down the occasional small snow/drift wall and after a decent fall he had to turn around, leaving me solo. My biggest weakness is lack of direction sense and the trail was as poorly marked and maintained as I had ever seen it. It was incredibly easy to get off trail and of course I eventually did

I went probably 1/8th of a mile in the wrong direction, believing one of Humphrey’s smaller peaks I could see in the distance was the summit, which it wasn’t. When I finally realized this and tried to correct, I was hopelessly lost on a super steep slope of shale that slid as I tried to scramble up it. I almost caused mini rock avalanches down the side of the mountain and stumbled more than once, gashing up my knee and finger and causing my right hand to swell up like a Mickey Mouse glove for the rest of the hike

I called out for others but almost no one was hiking that far, and no one heard me. I circled back, bushwhacking it along a steep slope until finally I found a trail maker. I had come back on the trail much farther down/behind than I had gotten lost, and having expended a HUGE amount of unnecessary energy in my panic, scrambling, and falling. But I still felt like I could finish, time and the weather were still on my side!

So I continued on and ran into a group of people who saw me bloodied and offered bandaids, which I politely declined saying bandaids are for pussies. Then one of the group said is someone yelling “help!”? Sure enough on the wind came spaced out yells of “Help!” and sadly my first thought was relief that it was far too young a voice to be my dad, I had worried he could have a bad fall either coming down or trying to catch me, which considering the terrain he had zero chance to do

But this was a young boy and so my next thought was “ok, summit attempt abandoned, this is now a rescue mission” and began moving out in the direction of the yells yelling back “WHERE ARE YOU?! I CAN’T SEE YOU!” Finally through some back and forth Marco Polo I was able to deduce it was a 14ish yr old boy who had, like me, gotten hopelessly off trail and was about 80yards down a valley below it. Luckily he was not seriously hurt and could eventually follow my voice back to the trail where he met up with his dad. He was shaken up and beat up and needless to say they didn’t finish and turned around

I still wanted to push for the summit but the last 20% was on steep slippery sharp shale-like rock and really taxed me. It was also incredibly windy with no cover and I was freezing my balls off up there. There was an army ammo lockbox with various writings and things inside I had never seen before and photographed some of. Then I had someone there take my pic, and hauled down without incident

Overall, I’m pissed I got lost, I’m pissed at how poorly the trail was marked, and the next time I go I’m bringing the same orange ribbon the natives use (they just used hardly any) to mark the sketchiest and easiest to go off trail sections myself. But I’m thankful that I was able to help someone, didn’t get badly hurt, and finished


https://i.ibb.co/d59Wv74/ACE3-DEF5-C1-EC-4952-BEE1-3-A03086-A14-C3.jpg (https://ibb.co/CHd1yWK)

[unsunghero]

https://i.ibb.co/mh00LYy/D4-E1-CB7-A-7-FED-48-FA-AD12-D66-A36975-B59.jpg (https://ibb.co/1RMMDpX)

https://i.ibb.co/6NpR1c1/DE7-B072-D-2791-4185-ADBA-F7092-CDAB93-B.jpg (https://ibb.co/PtbZ9s9)

https://i.ibb.co/93Qp0KR/2-B7-DCA05-99-D5-4-EDE-8576-451-AAA4-C922-D.jpg (https://ibb.co/vv0cWy2)

https://i.ibb.co/JBHJVMT/334823-A6-0381-42-AA-A8-F6-843990-D6-C132.jpg (https://ibb.co/QbMwL1V)

https://i.ibb.co/12xvsLL/780-BA8-DC-F0-FC-40-C0-ADF2-FF84-BE80394-F.jpg (https://ibb.co/NYzV1ss)

https://i.ibb.co/5KgtzXY/E8110-AF6-6813-4-F08-B4-F6-180-A18-B35-B97.jpg (https://ibb.co/7kd8Txg)

https://i.ibb.co/0YzkHG8/2-AF5-AA9-F-9-B35-4-CA7-BE22-00-CB5-C3-CB054.jpg (https://ibb.co/0YzkHG8)

https://i.ibb.co/wsyJ7xy/9-DAA6885-4-B3-C-449-D-9646-F0-D238-B15-B08.jpg (https://ibb.co/SrNQc9N)

https://i.ibb.co/s994Ljk/8-D6-E1-E71-30-AF-4-AC3-975-E-6968-AE98-E3-A1.jpg (https://ibb.co/CKKyxBN)

https://i.ibb.co/RDztqbN/186-F307-F-8905-4-ED3-855-C-0891-F709-E119.jpg (https://ibb.co/FDgcF3X)

[unsunghero]

https://i.ibb.co/QKtstx2/9-F74466-E-19-B7-468-C-91-F3-9-F97304-BB762.jpg (https://ibb.co/tJFyF17)

https://i.ibb.co/wrpmJ5S/0-AA5364-C-EC60-4-F81-B716-8-EC2-E04-A3-AB6.jpg (https://ibb.co/Pz1HTqc)

https://i.ibb.co/NNwFTX9/90450200-5470-489-E-9-FBC-8-E0286-DE8617.jpg (https://ibb.co/DM31rN9)

https://i.ibb.co/Wk1g8zK/A0-ACABE4-760-B-4738-A2-DD-6-E21300-FAC7-D.jpg (https://ibb.co/QPGrSHm)

https://i.ibb.co/YfwgqZV/58-A8-EE57-AB06-4-E76-B9-FF-2-D32-F0-EF724-A.jpg (https://ibb.co/wpjtxs2)

https://i.ibb.co/NKd7qVg/3-B1-A6390-2-D85-4-FEF-BE8-D-B81-F3-D5-AB728.jpg (https://ibb.co/bXM7VWj)

https://i.ibb.co/VWwjQbV/1356-A2-EF-0-F3-D-4-D14-96-D4-DC44-C9-E450-DE.jpg (https://ibb.co/SXfsdHN)

https://i.ibb.co/820Grnq/36-C879-A4-E2-C2-4944-93-CB-6-BDFE7-F20-B03.jpg (https://ibb.co/BjtvyHb)

[unsunghero]

Greg explains that 30%+ bodyfat is about the ideal for a competitive power lifter….assuming cardio is still there…which, let’s be real, for most powerlifters it’s NOT there. Because, as Greg explains “mass moves mass in general”…I’ve never heard it broken down that simply, but it makes sense. I always wondered why we never see a shredded power lifter, and I guess Mitchell Hooper is one of the closest we’ll get. At least his cardio is far above most powerlifters, because it was good before and he goes out of his way to maintain it

I like when these 2 get together. Props to Greg for always keeping his bodyfat perfect on point year round, especially at his age. Dude is an inspiration

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Jk3sZWBQQ

[nom_fats]

Yesterday I burned 2,300 calories walking on a treadmill whilst playing EverQuest.

Get on my level nerds

[Patriam1066]

Lose weight without Ozempic. If you cheated, God will know and for eternity your hell will to be obese walking up an endless flight of stairs

[unsunghero]

The secret to losing weight before beach vacation in 12 days:

Pickles. Loads and loads of pickles

Fills the belly, zero calories (actually I think negative calories, takes more energy to chew them than they provide)

[strongNpretty]

Love the health stuff you doin, but chiiiiill on chewin your fingernails.. That's cray...

[booter]

Nice hikes. I'm climbing Shasta next month and have been doing a pretty tough 12-week mountaineering training program. 4 days of cardio, 2 days of strength, 1 rest day per week.

Also eating like ~130g of protein a day and watching my cals. I'm down about ~5-6lb overall but at the same time have put on muscle. My wife and I are both pleased.

I've always been strong in cardio because I've been a big hiker/backpacker/semi-runner for about a decade now. This is the first time I've actually felt strong though.

[unsunghero]

Nice hikes. I'm climbing Shasta next month and have been doing a pretty tough 12-week mountaineering training program. 4 days of cardio, 2 days of strength, 1 rest day per week.

Also eating like ~130g of protein a day and watching my cals. I'm down about ~5-6lb overall but at the same time have put on muscle. My wife and I are both pleased.

I've always been strong in cardio because I've been a big hiker/backpacker/semi-runner for about a decade now. This is the first time I've actually felt strong though.

Nice WTG! Grab some pics! I looked it up, that’s a bigguns

I personally think hybrid (cardio + strength) athlete is the Way and the Light for everyone, but if you had to pick just one thing for overall health, cardio def the way to go

[booter]

Here's a couple pics from climbing the Baldy Bowl (socal mountaineering classic) last year:

https://i.ibb.co/W6jZXZB/IMG-20220108-190230.jpg (https://ibb.co/80tqwqP)
https://i.ibb.co/CVgtQn0/PXL-20220108-171335242-MP.jpg (https://ibb.co/dkFcDQK)

[unsunghero]

^
Gorgeous

Mountaineering programs? Interesting. Sounds like something I couldn’t afford but as someone with no direction sense who enjoys socializing I like the idea of going with a group

[booter]

No, I haven't done any guided trips. I just started local/small and got comfortable on snow. Did hikes on lower grades with microspikes. Then some steeper stuff with crampons. Got comfortable using the ice axe and learning how to self arrest. You'll also meet people out there when you're doing that stuff, and often that can turn into a big learning experience.

Lots of YouTube videos will show you how to use crampons and an ice axe properly. Search for French Technique and Standard crampons usage. Ice Axe stuff search how to self arrest.

After this though you need to actually practice. Take some easy winter hikes in microspikes along flat trails. Do some steeper stuff in crampons and get comfortable with how you move in them.

Find some safe areas where if you slip, there are no bad consequences. Think a long runout at the bottom of a 30-45deg slope. Go there, climb up, and fall down and start sliding in different positions. Stop yourself. This just needs to become second nature because if you find yourself in a slide situation with any sort of actual exposure/consequences, you need to stop soon or you won't be able to at all.

If I ever manage to do a biiiiig objective like Denali (7+ days) I'll def be using a guide program though.

Freedom of the Hills is the bible for backcountry/mountaineering safety.

[unsunghero]

No, I haven't done any guided trips. I just started local/small and got comfortable on snow. Did hikes on lower grades with microspikes. Then some steeper stuff with crampons. Got comfortable using the ice axe and learning how to self arrest. You'll also meet people out there when you're doing that stuff, and often that can turn into a big learning experience.

Lots of YouTube videos will show you how to use crampons and an ice axe properly. Search for French Technique and Standard crampons usage. Ice Axe stuff search how to self arrest.

After this though you need to actually practice. Take some easy winter hikes in microspikes along flat trails. Do some steeper stuff in crampons and get comfortable with how you move in them.

Find some safe areas where if you slip, there are no bad consequences. Think a long runout at the bottom of a 30-45deg slope. Go there, climb up, and fall down and start sliding in different positions. Stop yourself. This just needs to become second nature because if you find yourself in a slide situation with any sort of actual exposure/consequences, you need to stop soon or you won't be able to at all.

If I ever manage to do a biiiiig objective like Denali (7+ days) I'll def be using a guide program though.

Freedom of the Hills is the bible for backcountry/mountaineering safety.

Ya, one of the guys we chatted up on the way up (my Dad is a huge chatty Kathy and insists on talking to literally everyone he passes everywhere…) was talking about how he was practicing “self-arresting?” on my last hike

Personally, I don’t see myself doing enough alpine hikes. I hate the fookin cold, lived in AZ my entire life so I am a desert rat. It’s not that my threshold is that much lower, is that when I do finally get cold I’m miserable and Ima let everyone around me know it ;)

I just watched a Denali disaster story from years ago, multiple dead…

[unsunghero]

Love the health stuff you doin, but chiiiiill on chewin your fingernails.. That's cray...

Accidentally smashed in weight plates, lost the nail ;)

[nom_fats]

Lose weight, nerds

[unsunghero]

Sorry Elon, my money would be on Zuck

“It all started when Musk reacted to a report about Meta's Twitter rival. Apparently, Meta chief product officer Chris Cox said the company has "been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run." Someone told him to be careful, because Zuckerberg does jiu jitsu now. "I’m up for a cage match if he is," Musk responded. As The Verge reports, Zuckerberg posted a screenshot of the exchange as a story on his Instagram account with the note: "Send Me Location."”

- That “send me location” line is an homage to former undefeated UFC Champion Khabib. Props to Zuck for being an MMA/UFC fan and using the line!

[strongNpretty]

Sorry Elon, my money would be on Zuck

“It all started when Musk reacted to a report about Meta's Twitter rival. Apparently, Meta chief product officer Chris Cox said the company has "been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run." Someone told him to be careful, because Zuckerberg does jiu jitsu now. "I’m up for a cage match if he is," Musk responded. As The Verge reports, Zuckerberg posted a screenshot of the exchange as a story on his Instagram account with the note: "Send Me Location."”

- That “send me location” line is an homage to former undefeated UFC Champion Khabib. Props to Zuck for being an MMA/UFC fan and using the line!

I agree. I think i'd be putting my money on Zuck also.

[unsunghero]

I heard of this gym before in AZ, and that it was generally celebrity-only, didn’t realize also apparently for pro athletes

Honestly, I think my rich buddy’s gym of platinum-status Lifetime at the Biltmore ($150-200+/month I hear) that I’ve been to is better. His has a pool on the roof with a bar and DJ, place to order food, nicest equipment I ever seen, spa, Olympic pool with water park slides, rock wall, all that shit

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J5OOz1hkXwA

[booter]

def would bet on Zuck, feel like Elmo would show up and be like haha what a great joke this was, let's try to put on a fun show and Zuck would go full alien on him

[unsunghero]

def would bet on Zuck, feel like Elmo would show up and be like haha what a great joke this was, let's try to put on a fun show and Zuck would go full alien on him

A co-worker joked that if Zuck was ever losing to a regular dude in a Jiu Jitsu wrestling match, he could whisper “how about your spouse and family see all your private Facebook messages?”…

…All of a sudden opponent gives up

[Origen]

Is $130 per month for a martial arts program a lot? These places are so cagey with price quotes. Mainly about fitness, I have no intention of competitive fighting at my age.

The ol' lady is a member of OrangeTheory now to rebuild her strongth, that's like $150 per month... but she was seeking the least crowded gym so she sought the most expensive one in the area.

[unsunghero]

Is $130 per month for a martial arts program a lot? These places are so cagey with price quotes. Mainly about fitness, I have no intention of competitive fighting at my age.

The ol' lady is a member of OrangeTheory now to rebuild her strongth, that's like $150 per month... but she was seeking the least crowded gym so she sought the most expensive one in the area.

No, boxing and martial arts gyms are all typically going to be above $100/mo. Could be seen as worth it when you can do other workouts using their equipment if you want (like just lifting with their weights if they have them there) + the specialized martial arts training

Yea, best goal is just for the workout IMO. All that matters is finding a kind of movement you like

[unsunghero]

Dad didn’t finish Humphrey’s and I did because I watched Rise and Shine as we were driving there…and he didn’t

I re-watch it on race day or any difficult hike to get jacked up

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkZrOU1Zag

[unsunghero]

Uhhh…

That’s an elite-level physique especially natty. Fucking “mid”. People calling that mid are one of two things: Gearheads who are drugged out of their minds and huge, or skinnyfat nerds with no picture on any profile. No one else other than these two types of people are calling that physique “mid” to sound cool

I’ll be posting a physique update within about a week before this CA trip, and spoiler alert probably not as good as that

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1w3vvA5u98s

[unsunghero]

^
To me maybe the thing that would move it down from elite and to above average would be the lack of traps (from that angle). But I try to check my scrutiny of this because PED’s have skewed mine and many people’s perception of traps and upper back. Those parts of the body have some of the most androgen-responsive cells of anywhere, so they get big easily with PED’s

Big traps on a natural are more rare and harder to get

[unsunghero]

Paige reminding everyone that the only thing worse than catty women are fat, ugly, and obviously envious, catty women

Welcome to world of double standards. Society generally sees it as not that bad when a hot female teacher bangs a male student. Society generally sees a man who bangs lots of women in a positive light and the reverse in a negative light

And this ain’t gonna change, just like traditional values and gender norms, but feel free to keep flailing away at it uselessly! ;).

[unsunghero]

Funny that they made these fat avatars with the message that you are beautiful just the way you are, then still stylized the avatar’s hair and airbrushed the face because I guess you’re not quite beautiful enough though

Hey, new rule: If you insist on having an avatar that looks just like you because realism, then the avatar will have to play with an amount of strength and endurance that you would realistically have as well. So your fat avatars should only be able to jump a foot off the ground and get super winded running 20 steps lol

I mean, don’t we want realism? Or do we pick avatars that look better than us because we like to imagine ourselves that way in a fantasy world?

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/MduBQl7x_40

[unsunghero]

Wanted to go to 5miles but had to stop and walk because I legitimately felt like I was going to shit my pants. Panda Express just did not agree with me today. My time was pretty garbage too

People driving by in cars laughed and threw trash on me because I never normally walk

[booter]

too hot to run lately, ive started hiking w/ a weight vest on instead

shasta in 4 weeks

[Patriam1066]

Wanted to go to 5miles but had to stop and walk because I legitimately felt like I was going to shit my pants. Panda Express just did not agree with me today. My time was pretty garbage too

People driving by in cars laughed and threw trash on me because I never normally walk

It was like 116° today heat index wise. Texas is roasting right now. Corpus Christi hit 125° a week ago

[unsunghero]

It was like 116° today heat index wise. Texas is roasting right now. Corpus Christi hit 125° a week ago

We had an unusually cold June in AZ, it was nice, only reached triple digits like a week ago and nothing over 112 that I’ve seen

I imagine July and August will be brutal as usual though…

[Patriam1066]

It was pretty rough coming back to this shit after a year in alaska. I’m moving but I haven’t decided where yet. I’d guess denver is the compromise I can work out with my wife even though I don’t like Denver (Colorado is fine, denver isn’t my favorite). She wants to try Arlington VA area because of family

We head to Virginia soon. I’ll report back

[Lune]

too hot to run lately, ive started hiking w/ a weight vest on instead

shasta in 4 weeks

Dude Shasta is my favorite but... isn't it going to be totally melted in 4 weeks? I guess it's been a big snowpack year. You doing Avalanche Gulch or Clear Creek? It's an insane fucking slog without ice so hope there's plenty left. When I did it one time in August of a dry year it was like climbing a mountain of sand. Snow is already getting spotty below the red banks

[unsunghero]

Lol knew this was going to be a bunch of whiny envious bs

“Defining certain body types as ideal or as trends can "fuel anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, social anxiety and self-doubt," according to New York-based therapist Eliza Davis”

- Uh, sorry, whether your self-esteem can handle it or not, there exists an objective “ideal” from many different standpoints such as health, aesthetics

- Let’s get a reminder about the definition of ideal: “a person or thing regarded as perfect”

“"The summer body archetype is typically viewed as a body that fits the idealized beauty standard, which is flat stomach, toned body, not a hint of cellulite or stretch marks," says Mejia. "Basically, it is a perpetually impossible to obtain body ideal."

- Obviously it’s not impossible, or you wouldn’t be able to define it with your exaggerated and hyperbolic arguments. Not a hint of cellulite or stretch marks? Is that why you’re so jealous at all the positive attention the fit mom models get? They have stretch marks from pregnancy and no one cares, some people even give them praise for them. What people see as ugly is all the fat your stretch marks are on top of. Anyway, very difficult, not impossible

“"The whole bikini body thing started popping up as headlines in magazines and articles and everything as this idea that you should be getting in shape for summer because you’re going to want to wear a bikini or you’re going to be showing more skin."

- Finally you get real. You ARE going to be showing more skin with less material. And people are going to judge what they see. If your brain can’t handle that judgement, then show less skin. /shrug

[unsunghero]

RIP Joaesthetics. I posted your alien gains video in this very thread I think

At 30 you were far too young. Sudden brain aneurism is a bitch

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/5nfmJBCaZc8

[unsunghero]

They have this AI-generated things for LOTR, Star Wars, Harry Potter, everything

This is the Breaking Bad gym bro’s. Best is Skinny Pete

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/7Ui_drwFFfU

[nostalgiaquest]

started playing a necro on green that i play while working from home. Also started the necro solo workout challenge.

Find a mob you can kill while safely afk'ing between respawns. After every kill, do 15 pushups and 25 squats (or until failure). Repeat. throw in variations like incline/decline pushups, split and cossak squats, maybe some calf raises or planks, etc.

play for a few hours and without even knowing it you've done a few hundred push ups and squats.

[Lune]

Wanted to go to 5miles but had to stop and walk because I legitimately felt like I was going to shit my pants. Panda Express just did not agree with me today. My time was pretty garbage too

Yea one time during a 7 mile run I had to duck into a culvert, fire an explosive shit cannon, wipe with my socks, and finish the run sockless. Happens to many runners eventually. Panda Express was a mistake lol

[unsunghero]

Yea one time during a 7 mile run I had to duck into a culvert, fire an explosive shit cannon, wipe with my socks, and finish the run sockless. Happens to many runners eventually. Panda Express was a mistake lol

Lol you had problems with panda too that time? Normally I’m fine with panda. I get the same thing every time mostly. 3 entre: Half white rice half super greens, orange chicken +black pepper chicken+mushroom chicken

That sucks having to give up the socks and keep running

[unsunghero]

One time my ma wanted to do a 5k with me. She planned to walk parts and run parts, I planned to go fast in the beginning, then fast in the middle, and then finish fast

So I took my usual race-only pre-game which was 1 scoop pre-workout, 20mg weed sativa edible, 1 pill of either oxy/perc/Vicodin (cuts lactic acid feeling completely, reduces exhaustion feeling, always a guaranteed performance boost)

I offered my ma 1 scoop pre-workout before. After the race, she was pretty pissed at me

“What was that pre-workout you gave me?”
“Like 3 cups of coffee in one”
Ma: “I had to stop and emergency shit like 4 times on that race. When people are shitting in a hurry, their aim is apparently terrible. Do you know how gross it was to have to use those porta potties 4 times???”

[unsunghero]

LBP’s leg stuff looks pretty brutal

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLsZ23BeoYA

[unsunghero]

Hate women because you have a whiny nasally voice that drives them away? Then tear up their logic online for 20+ minutes

But, unfortunately, despite what I perceive as his inner motivations, he is correct on a lot of stuff

I only skimmed this, but if wanting a reason to dog on a gal about her ideas on weight loss, she sets up a layup

I have loose skin around my stomach from being fat too, as much as this gal. It sucks, but if it bothered me enough, yeah I’d have it lazered off

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tIubL9dkZkc

[unsunghero]

Lol yes

Especially for anything sugar or calorie dense, the serving size they put as like a fucking eyedrop

[unsunghero]

My thoughts:

The 20 yr old kid who’s posting tik tok videos of his extreme back acne after 4 months of steroids while having almost no gains is not lying about taking steroids like many people claim. Not only is it very rare to have back acne that bad without hormone imbalances, he also has very visible gyno nips in some of the vids (again, rare to see without gear use). So what I believe is going on is that he is taking testosterone for the fun of it, and pretending to be a gym bro posting vids of him “lifting” but not really lifting or just half-assing everything, proving that gear use alone =/= gains. Because after 4 months of steroids all he got was gyno and backne, no actual gains

The gal that is pissed that someone took her Roman horse machine has no right to be. As someone who also supersets multiple pieces of equipment at once, gym etiquette says you can only be on one machine at a time. You can’t tie up multiple pieces of equipment just because you are supersetting without breaks

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VINgfQdgTvI

[Toxigen]

Yea one time during a 7 mile run I had to duck into a culvert, fire an explosive shit cannon, wipe with my socks, and finish the run sockless. Happens to many runners eventually. Panda Express was a mistake lol

Did this one time at 5:30 am at Eglin AFB. Was on a 8 mile booter, about halfway so max distance to hotel, no public toilet around.

Pulled off into some poor bastards yard and just exploded pure soft serve/soup. I was panicked to get the hell out of there and used my $60 favorite running shirt.

Dude at the hotel front desk asked me what happened to my shirt when I returned. I was honest. He laughed his ass off. Good times.

[magnetaress]

10.1.5 comin out today

[unsunghero]

I’m gonna do my annual heat run on the hottest possible part of the hottest day

Saturday is supposed to actually be 117, but unfortunately I have a family bday party sat afternoon

Friday at 115 is decent. I think I’ll do my usual mountain hike in the morning Friday, but then at 3-5pm time frame I plan to do the Annual Heat Run

You tend to see a lot of dead birds from what I remember from past runs. I have to wear a pear of shoes I don’t care about because the rubber bindings tends to melt

[Toxigen]

I’m gonna do my annual heat run on the hottest possible part of the hottest day

Saturday is supposed to actually be 117, but unfortunately I have a family bday party sat afternoon

Friday at 115 is decent. I think I’ll do my usual mountain hike in the morning Friday, but then at 3-5pm time frame I plan to do the Annual Heat Run

You tend to see a lot of dead birds from what I remember from past runs. I have to wear a pear of shoes I don’t care about because the rubber bindings tends to melt

thats just awful

[unsunghero]

thats just awful

Ima Runkeeper it only to show the time of day and distance (hoping for at least 3+ miles)

Speed is going to be bad though. There’s no way to cool down running at that temperature, so I have to pace my steady increase in body temp to coincide with it being highest at the end, ideally

[unsunghero]

Baptized by fire - Annual Heat hike/run

Did my usual hike in the mid-late morning. That was ez, finished the same time I usually do

Strange, no one at the summit. No one wants to hike it when it’s triple digits out (there were a few people on trail, most didn’t finish)

[unsunghero]

The run was harder, and had some hiccups

I tried to go the hottest possible part of the day, when it was 114 out. Didn’t see any dead birds this go round, but the two homeless people hiding in the shade at the park did a double take the first time I went zipping by

Needless to say, not another soul was outside at the park or on the way to and from. I tried to avoid the shade from the trees on one side as best I could, because shade is cheating. A lot of cars were going by bc it was just before rush hour, hoping I motivated a few people to have the thought “what’s your excuse”

The problem came when my music started to skip. I pulled my phone out and saw it was giving a heat warning and then it turned itself off

I was a bit bummed and de-motivated and stopped when it did. Runkeeper said I was a little over 3 miles at that time at a 9.14m/mile pace

I may try again on another 115+ day, but I’ll have to get some kind of an ice pack cozy for my phone to go in. Even in my pocket it overheats (iPhone 10XR)

[unsunghero]

…

[unsunghero]

started playing a necro on green that i play while working from home. Also started the necro solo workout challenge.

Find a mob you can kill while safely afk'ing between respawns. After every kill, do 15 pushups and 25 squats (or until failure). Repeat. throw in variations like incline/decline pushups, split and cossak squats, maybe some calf raises or planks, etc.

play for a few hours and without even knowing it you've done a few hundred push ups and squats.

If you’re still playing PM me your char’s name. I just logged in for the first time in a long time, and may be logging in occasionally on weekends. We can do a duo someday maybe

[unsunghero]

One of the only Animes I ever watched, other than Akira

Nailed it as Russian Saitama (One Punch Man). That bite of food is probably the only thing he ate that week though ;)

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/SxzPD8AwDwQ

[unsunghero]

At family bday party sat there was tons of junk food

Corrupted by memories of The Rock and other fitness influences doing 10,000 calorie challenges, I decided fuck it, I’ll do a high-calorie challenge

2 full plates of chicken and ribs, 2 brownies, 3 cookies, and 2 giant slices of ice cream cake

At home a few hours later and couldn’t do anything, had to just fall asleep. Woke up the next morning feeling super sick to my stomach. At first I thought it was a hangover, but remembered I only had 3 shots at the party

I heard some of the best things you can do to get blood glucose back under control is lots of water and exercise. So there I was the next morning running fasted cardio laps with gut rot, feeling like I was going to puke the entire time

Influencers don’t tell you that part! Not worth it! Back to clean eating

[Homesteaded]

Signed up for a 70.3 today. Ankle is being a pain so doing a relay with a buddy, I’ll be doing the swim and bike. My buddy just finished a marathon at a 7:15 pace. We should do well.

[unsunghero]

Signed up for a 70.3 today. Ankle is being a pain so doing a relay with a buddy, I’ll be doing the swim and bike. My buddy just finished a marathon at a 7:15 pace. We should do well.

Heck yea

If hybrid classes in EQ were as good as hybrid athletes are in RL, they’d be OP ;)

[magnetaress]

we are gonna read about unsunghero on the news one day and its going to be a sad story reminding us to stay cool and hydrated during that insane fucking time of day in the middle of the summer where the atmosphere is literally ionizing and burning off the planet and radiation is causing literal lightening without clouds in the sky - non-stop

[unsunghero]

we are gonna read about unsunghero on the news one day and its going to be a sad story reminding us to stay cool and hydrated during that insane fucking time of day in the middle of the summer where the atmosphere is literally ionizing and burning off the planet and radiation is causing literal lightening without clouds in the sky - non-stop

Ty, but I have a few things going for me:

- Bald, lose a lot of heat out through my head
- Lived here my entire life
- Never got heatstroke before, because I’m told once you do your threshold to get it again is lowered. It’s why one of my cousins is so scared of heatstroke, she’s had it twice

I couldn’t tell my family about this stupid challenge or they would freak out on me. Even though I had staged a second huge water bottle under a tree at the park in case I needed to stop, duck into shade, and pour mine on myself, I’d still have some left to drink. But even saying that my family would call me dumb/suicidal so I can only talk about it here

Edit: also when the trail marker says “extremely difficult”….yea that’s for desert hikes. Alpine hikes at high altitude are many many times more difficult and dangerous IMO. At least I can breathe easy here….

[Toxigen]

we are gonna read about unsunghero on the news one day and its going to be a sad story reminding us to stay cool and hydrated during that insane fucking time of day in the middle of the summer where the atmosphere is literally ionizing and burning off the planet and radiation is causing literal lightening without clouds in the sky - non-stop

if people can finish the badwater 135 im sure he'll be ok

[magnetaress]

There's always a first time for everything.

Wishing u well tho.

No evil warlock curses.

[unsunghero]

if people can finish the badwater 135 im sure he'll be ok

Ya I watched a documentary on it back in the day

When it’s 125 degrees they wear fluffy white sun-repelling suits and have a van with a doctor driving behind them most of the way

I think Goggins has done badwater but I don’t recall

[Lune]

Yea no shit, when I lived in California's central valley I used to run in 100'+ weather every summer. Shit, we had football practice in that. Just gotta hydrate and recognize your limit. 110+ is a bit intense, got to be careful with that because if you run out of water at the wrong time you die

A lot of these heat deaths occur in places unaccustomed to that level of heat or in vulnerable people like fatties and geriatrics

[Toxigen]

A lot of these heat deaths occur in places unaccustomed to that level of heat or in vulnerable people like fatties and geriatrics

https://i.imgur.com/50tqbqF.gif

[Patriam1066]

No idea how you guys do endurance

Half marathon is the most I’ll ever do and I hate it

[unsunghero]

No idea how you guys do endurance

Half marathon is the most I’ll ever do and I hate it

I think most people screw up training endurance

There are so many adaptations going on when doing cardio below the anaerobic threshold, but people fuck that up and try going too fast too early. If someone can’t comfortably talk while doing cardio without feeling winded they are going too fast. I think people think that if they aren’t gasping for air, they aren’t improving

Not only does the VO2 max oxygen carrying capacity increase, but the muscles adapt to be more energy efficient. As these adaptations occur, cardio continues to feel more and more comfortable. There should be a particular run speed that you can do essentially indefinitely without feeling winded or tired

Once that is achieved, it’s just a matter of slowly and slightly increasing that speed. I dunno why people hate cardio, but I assume it’s from going too hard too soon

[strongNpretty]

I'm calling for a P99 Physique Competition. I need to know who is giving out credible advice around here.... Unsung has already submitted his resume numerous times. I respect that.

[Patriam1066]

I think most people screw up training endurance

There are so many adaptations going on when doing cardio below the anaerobic threshold, but people fuck that up and try going too fast too early. If someone can’t comfortably talk while doing cardio without feeling winded they are going too fast. I think people think that if they aren’t gasping for air, they aren’t improving

Not only does the VO2 max oxygen carrying capacity increase, but the muscles adapt to be more energy efficient. As these adaptations occur, cardio continues to feel more and more comfortable. There should be a particular run speed that you can do essentially indefinitely without feeling winded or tired

Once that is achieved, it’s just a matter of slowly and slightly increasing that speed. I dunno why people hate cardio, but I assume it’s from going too hard too soon

I haven’t run in a while. When I did I’d do 4-6 miles. Maybe once or twice a month I’d push it out to 8-9 and the most I’ve done is a half marathon. I like cardio, but things like an actual marathon are insane to me.

[GinnasP99]

I'm calling for a P99 Physique Competition. I need to know who is giving out credible advice around here.... Unsung has already submitted his resume numerous times. I respect that.

https://imgur.com/TSWVsPL.jpg

This is me today, 155.5 lbs, sitting at around 8% body fat. I do have the loose skin on the stomach a bit, but it's soooo much better than it used to be. I think I look pretty good.

[strongNpretty]

Lookin good brotha. Props.

[unsunghero]

Dr Peter Attia on why exercise best thing any person can do for longevity

Our bodies were built to move, we were built to work

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vim5_apRiIk

[Homesteaded]

Little brick training today. Aiming for a mile swim and 40+ on the bike. Then I have to clear trees and take out a big wasp nest. The reward is I’m having a bonfire with some buddies, about 8 of us. Should be a great day as long as the rain holds off.

[Dolalin]

Just got back from a week at a resort in Spain and expected to gain, pleasant surprise on the scales, lost another kilo. Good food makes the difference!

[unsunghero]

Just got back from a week at a resort in Spain and expected to gain, pleasant surprise on the scales, lost another kilo. Good food makes the difference!

Went to resort and LOST weight? Didn't think that was possible either, WTG

[unsunghero]

Did another heat hike and 3 mile run (separate), but temps weren’t anything crazy today. Phone made it this time running at 6pm, still was 110ish out

I think having Runkeeper app running in background is what contributes to its temp as well, which I didn’t today

I’m guessing it’s under-counting calories because no way the phone could know the hiking slope

[unsunghero]

Wow Marisa, what are you on? Tren, test, HGH, maybe some crazy shit I never heard of?

Girl’s PED game is ON POINT. I hear she’s one of the A to S-tier street fighter 6 chars too

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Blcqjz07stg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OlC-ZNWC0iQ

[unsunghero]

Greg can’t show it but I’m assuming this famous fitness influencer was crushed to death trying a 1 rep max back squat

I don’t even do 1 rep maxes anymore at my age. You really don’t need to at any age, you can calculate what your 1 rep max would be fairly accurately based on your normal set of 5-8 reps or whatever

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6g4w3uOn1RM

[booter]

Climbing Mt. Shasta this weekend :cool:

[Lune]

Climbing Mt. Shasta this weekend :cool:

Doing it all in one go or staying at Horse Camp/Helen Lake? Either way Godspeed it's a fun one. Looks like it's going to be great weather too.

[booter]

Doing it all in one go or staying at Horse Camp/Helen Lake? Either way Godspeed it's a fun one. Looks like it's going to be great weather too.

Rangers actually recommended against Avalanche Gulch starting the day before our attempt. We went up Clear Creek on the east face and set up camp around ~8700'. Got up at 1:15a for the summit push but red flag warning started overnight, and there were literally 90mph+ gusts knocking hikers to the ground above 10k. We turned back at mushroom rock at about 13000'. I don't think anyone made the summit that day.

Next time I'm going earlier in the season so I can climb up and ski down AG.

[Lune]

Rangers actually recommended against Avalanche Gulch starting the day before our attempt. We went up Clear Creek on the east face and set up camp around ~8700'. Got up at 1:15a for the summit push but red flag warning started overnight, and there were literally 90mph+ gusts knocking hikers to the ground above 10k. We turned back at mushroom rock at about 13000'. I don't think anyone made the summit that day.

Next time I'm going earlier in the season so I can climb up and ski down AG.

Sounds like Shasta lol God knows I've been burned before. Thing sticks up like a thumb into the atmosphere and catches all the weather. Good that you had the wisdom to turn back when it got unsafe, as I'm sure you know people have to get saved about every season or so.

[booter]

Sounds like Shasta lol God knows I've been burned before. Thing sticks up like a thumb into the atmosphere and catches all the weather. Good that you had the wisdom to turn back when it got unsafe, as I'm sure you know people have to get saved about every season or so.

Yea it's a bummer but it comes with the hobby. Not the first time bailing from weather and certainly won't be the last. #mountaineering

[unsunghero]

Rangers actually recommended against Avalanche Gulch starting the day before our attempt. We went up Clear Creek on the east face and set up camp around ~8700'. Got up at 1:15a for the summit push but red flag warning started overnight, and there were literally 90mph+ gusts knocking hikers to the ground above 10k. We turned back at mushroom rock at about 13000'. I don't think anyone made the summit that day.

Next time I'm going earlier in the season so I can climb up and ski down AG.

Sucks about the weather, that’s still way the hell up there in altitude, NJ

[unsunghero]

Anatoly continues fucking with people

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/dIq5r1gPJWk

[Tormmac]

there is a strong correlation between intelligence and facial symmetry which is a subconscious expression of genetic health

dont be stupid and you wont be ugly

[Origen]

Interesting theory, look at this lineup of smarties

https://brightside.me/wonder-people/what-12-celebs-would-look-like-if-their-faces-were-symmetrical-801782/

[unsunghero]

Got out of the heat up near Payson this fri/wknd

Kayaked 3.5 miles yesterday (haven’t gotten the pics yet from dad tho), hiked a pretty trail near a stream, ate the asshole out of that dead deer

Was a good trip!

[unsunghero]

^
Dad made me run a few hundred yards back to get a pic of that deer, despite me telling him that it was just resting and any moment it was going to spring up outta there

Then he took the pic to the ranger station to request they go drag it outta there before it pollutes the stream for all the other animals

He kept saying “don’t you remember that scene from Dances with Wolves where he almost drank from the water with the dead horse in it?!” and was crushed that neither myself nor the ranger remembered that movie

[Lune]

^
Dad made me run a few hundred yards back to get a pic of that deer, despite me telling him that it was just resting and any moment it was going to spring up outta there

Then he took the pic to the ranger station to request they go drag it outta there before it pollutes the stream for all the other animals

He kept saying “don’t you remember that scene from Dances with Wolves where he almost drank from the water with the dead horse in it?!” and was crushed that neither myself nor the ranger remembered that movie

That was an awesome movie, much better than the remake, Avatar

[unsunghero]

That was an awesome movie, much better than the remake, Avatar

I thought the original when it came out in imax was a really big deal

I remember seeing that high (always imax 3d every time) probably 7ish times in theaters, the most I’ve ever seen a movie in theaters

Always with different people. First it was a friend, then a family member, then a different friend, always me saying “you gotta see this movie!” to them

[unsunghero]

Who I’ve been the most entertained by:

Willie T, Greg Doucette, Jesse James West

Who I’ve gotten the most new lifting techniques from:

Ryan Humiston (dude knows his shit), Dr Mike Israetel, and AthleanX

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F6oPoSKax9A

[unsunghero]

When the doctor says this is literally do or die, right now

And the person still doesn’t…Is it because they don’t believe the doctor or just don’t care or both?

This dude is FUCKED :( Your mom is too fat herself to keep you disciplined

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QzKZcsl0eBA

[unsunghero]

Hot yak action from last Friday, dodging the obstacle course logs

[unsunghero]

Late start doing regular hike this morn, barely got there in time before they close the hike at 11 to stop us from killing ourselves in the heat. And by us I mean the weak

Luckily, workout started early when my keureg spilled coffee everywhere so I punched it a few times. And it was Carmaggedon driving today, everyone honking at each other, sirens, accidents. Felt like I was driving through fucking Baghdad…

[Patriam1066]

Got out of the heat up near Payson this fri/wknd

Kayaked 3.5 miles yesterday (haven’t gotten the pics yet from dad tho), hiked a pretty trail near a stream, ate the asshole out of that dead deer

Was a good trip!

Is that an Australian shepherd? Good man, those are good dogs

[unsunghero]

Is that an Australian shepherd? Good man, those are good dogs

Ya that’s my dad’s Aussie Jake, who I call Jake the Wonder Dog

He can ride a skateboard on his own. He does competitive agility tournaments, the ones where they race around the obstacle course

He also…dock dives!

[unsunghero]

I also prefer to do more cardio and eat more, rather than do less cardio and starve myself, even tho the latter is like 5x+ more effective for weight loss

Crazy how Jay Cutler can keep that kinda size even on TRT still

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ca5r10p5GK0

[Dolalin]

I'm down another kilogram and a bit since I got back from Spain. Not much changed, almost exclusively fruit and protein (biltong, nuts). Two apples and grapes/melon every morning. I mostly skip dinner. No food after 6. All of it together works to control my appetite.

[norisoriyama]

What the...

[Cyber Ninja]

Man I thought this thread would be about a fat p99 player's journey to a healthy lifestyle. Then I forgot what forum I was on :D

[unsunghero]

Man I thought this thread would be about a fat p99 player's journey to a healthy lifestyle. Then I forgot what forum I was on :D

There was one here doing that, he said he was pretty heavy if I recall, like 300ish+

He stopped posting tho. Hopefully he stuck with it

[unsunghero]

When today is the day you run and do legs but it’s raining out and your $200 headphones aren’t completely waterproof

Do your worst, Hillary. Phone will be in plastic bag in my pocket

RAIN OR SHINE, BABY!!

[unsunghero]

Ugh

I walk past this shit every night at the gym, and it finds the OCD part of my brain and fries it

I have to push this in every time

Don’t do this

[strongNpretty]

Ugh

I walk past this shit every night at the gym, and it finds the OCD part of my brain and fries it

I have to push this in every time

Don’t do this

Dude, this is only the tip of the iceberg of the ridiculous shit humans do at the gym.

[Toxigen]

Dude, this is only the tip of the iceberg of the ridiculous shit humans do at the gym.

hBBvNQWiBHI

[booter]

whatever you gotta do to psych yourself up to exercise

maybe he's a mocap actor

[unsunghero]

Lol wtf

This is the kind of person who ruins swords for the rest of us. This is why the public tends to think anyone carrying a sword around in public is probably batshit crazy

[aussenseiter]

I've got a Sarnak Battle Shield with 268lbs on it for the mugshot

Action?

[unsunghero]

I feel like Voldemort when my cousin called me a few weeks ago to ask if he should try PED’s and advice on which if so

My response to anyone is always “oh ready to join the DARK SIDE?” and the most sinister laugh I can muster

Ultimately I talked him out of it, but he’ll eventually cave like my other 2 cousins did years ago…

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/qOOnu69JoGo

[aussenseiter]

I've got a Sarnak Battle Shield with 268lbs on it for the mugshot

Action?

Trump’s booking record declared the former president’s height to be 6-foot-3 and his weight 215 pounds — nearly 30 pounds lighter than his disclosed weight at the time of his last official White House physical.

aCrXAf3eek8

[unsunghero]

Trump is 6’3??? Never realized he was that tall

210 I could see. He is old as F and older people shrivel

[unsunghero]

My response to anyone is always “oh ready to join the DARK SIDE?” and the most sinister laugh I can muster


Here’s a story, since I just died in EQ so fuck that game not gonna play

This pic is actually around 5 years old. It was me who was barely lifting going from one month of SARMs right into the strongest PED in the entire world: 2 months of Tren

It was designed to grow livestock, truly never meant for human consumption, and not like those others that really are but just say that to get around the rules *wink wink. This was made for cows

One of the few that gave instant strength even before the muscle was built. I dunno the science of why, but I know it cranks the hell out of the nervous system as well so probably muscle recruitment. It also made me put on in 2 months what took 2-3 years to later re-do without

Also does come with mental changes. Increased aggression, but also a feeling lethal-ness. Knowing you are stronger than you should be, almost stronger than your frame would imply. I went from two 45 on each side squat to four 45 on each side in 2 months

Another mental change was horny as F. And with a fwb who was loving the new physique, it started out as heaven. The only downside was 1 month in I switched gyms to a further location. I was sick of getting side eye from the regulars who see me there everyday realizing “wow that guy put on 5lbs of muscle in a week, wonder if he’s natty huehuehuehue”. So I switched out of embarrassment

Then

2 months in, haven’t seen the fwb in weeks and she’s hitting me up. Go over there, can’t do nothing. Tell myself you’re just rusty and have some performance anxiety, shake it off and take a viagra and you’ll be fine. So I pop one and nothing. Take another and still nothing. Uh oh…

Go home dejected, next day pull up the hottest porn I can possibly find. Nothing. Why do I have the dick of a 90yr old man??! UH OH

Get off the Tren immediately. Didn’t realize that prolactin was through the roof, that the drug messes with that. Didn’t take cabergoline. Stayed impotent for 2 months. “Sorry baby I’m not going to be able to come visit for a while….”

Hell

Afterwards

Bye bye size

Bye bye strength

[Lune]

Trump’s booking record declared the former president’s height to be 6-foot-3 and his weight 215 pounds — nearly 30 pounds lighter than his disclosed weight at the time of his last official White House physical.

Ozempic is a hell of a drug. He's got the trademark saggy turkey face too

btw he ballooned up while in office

[strongNpretty]

hBBvNQWiBHI

I can't fathom a situation where i would ever need to perform a, decline situp stab maneuver on somebody.

[booter]

he SELF REPORTED his weight and height

here is what someone who is ACTUALLY 6'3" and 215lb looks like:

https://i.imgur.com/H8QvOKg.png

and another for good measure lol:

https://i.imgur.com/Af0p8aI.png

[unsunghero]

Someone posted this on FB so I looked into it, and yea, it seems legit (edit: oop, diff moms though). Found a diff photo of the two

[Trexller]

dang it must suck being Arnold's fat kid

who is whose mom tho? or are they both maria shriver's kids?

if the muscle kid has the kennedy genetics and the fat kid has the mexican maid genetics then...

there might be an argument, but still not an excuse

[Lune]

Oddly enough the one on the left is the son of the Mexican hobgoblin

btw that's not how genes work; children of the same two biological parents can have wildly different genotype/phenotype. But yes it's also not typically logical to blame your genes for your fitness.

[Trexller]

oh yeah ive never believed anyone is genetically fat, every gram of fat on your body entered through your mouth.

makes sense i bet the muscle kid felt a lil different growing up being the bastard, while fat kid was just born rich and famous. looks like he might be shorter too

my brother is like 7" shorter than me and he works out constantly. he's 11 years younger too.

eats so much fitness products and hormones that he's going bald and ive still got a full luxurious head of hair that i ignore and buzz down to 3/8 once a week.

not that i dont wanna work out, just get really bored in a gym setting. i like my workouts from landscape projects around the property or appalachian trail maintenance.

humping 40 lbs of gear and a chainsaw up a mountain gets the ol ticker pumping enough i guess

[unsunghero]

oh yeah ive never believed anyone is genetically fat, every gram of fat on your body entered through your mouth.

makes sense i bet the muscle kid felt a lil different growing up being the bastard, while fat kid was just born rich and famous. looks like he might be shorter too

my brother is like 7" shorter than me and he works out constantly. he's 11 years younger too.

eats so much fitness products and hormones that he's going bald and ive still got a full luxurious head of hair that i ignore and buzz down to 3/8 once a week.

not that i dont wanna work out, just get really bored in a gym setting. i like my workouts from landscape projects around the property or appalachian trail maintenance.

humping 40 lbs of gear and a chainsaw up a mountain gets the ol ticker pumping enough i guess

There’s twofold pressure on short guys to put on muscle, which is why I see a higher ratio of muscular short dudes than I do average height or tall ones

The first and most obvious is to compensate for one’s less desirable height. The same sort of pressure maybe someone with an ugly face might feel to keep their body fit, as a form of compensation. The second is that the benefits are more visible, muscles stretched over a smaller surface area look more full and big. It’s why short natural bodybuilders like Jeff Nippard look so incredibly yoked….based on his height his IRL EQ race would be gnome ;)

(Pic of Jeff below)

Also, I think it is undeniably easier for rich people to stay fit and/or jacked. From going to $9mo/ bargain gyms to the platinum location of Lifetime ($100/mo*) Fitness, I see a greater ratio of very fit people the higher the likely median income gets. This is probably due to being able to afford all the best food, training, supps, and drugs

[unsunghero]

But yea you also can burn a shitload of calories doing work around the house. I’d be interested to have someone try a heart monitor to see how much sometimes. But I never wear them so meh

[unsunghero]

Usual hike today was interesting

I got a late start at 10:40am, so it was pretty damn hot. Felt muggy too, but not sure if any humidity

One of the fast regulars I recognize, someone who has actually passed me before, I saw stopped and bent over on one knee, looking around. The thing about the fastest hikers….is not only do they never stop, they also usually never slow down. So to see one stopped can only be a bad sign. The dude hikes without water too. I decided if he’s still there when I’m on my way down to give him my extra water, but when I got back to the spot he was gone, he must have (smartly) turned around

Another dude was also hiking with no goddamn water, looked fit college age, but definitely a first timer, was checking for trail markers to make sure he still on the trail. He ended up having to turn around like 100yards before the summit, and as I saw him on the way down he was getting slower and slower

I had no extra water to give at that point, it was hot as fuck and I drank it all. I worry that something might have happened to him, hope he made it down…

[unsunghero]

What the fawk is this??

“Hey yknow that thing we deliberately built to be hard, the sled push? Let’s put wheels on it to make it easier”

What’s next, nitro boost?

[unsunghero]

To his credit, I remember the Liver King saying in the email where he listed all his PED’s that his sleep is usually crappy, and loss of sleep can cause temporarily sagging skin

But as someone who I can promise gets worse sleep than him (for example I got almost none last night), my skin doesn’t look nearly that bad

So is it the exclusively meat diet or the $10,000 (per month!) worth of growth hormone and other PED’s he admitted to doing in an e-mail them obviously lied about stopping??

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q_E8TT4mm6A

[booter]

Also, I think it is undeniably easier for rich people to stay fit and/or jacked. From going to $9mo/ bargain gyms to the platinum location of Lifetime ($100/mo*) Fitness, I see a greater ratio of very fit people the higher the likely median income gets. This is probably due to being able to afford all the best food, training, supps, and drugs

the biggest reason it's easier for rich people to stay fit is FREE TIME. i work full time, have a small toddler, a house, a spouse, friends, other hobbies etc. there are very few "free" hours for me to work out. that's why i'm usually doing it from 8-9pm after the kiddo is in bed. i COULD spend that hour watching TV or playing video games, but I have make the sacrifice/choice

What the fawk is this??

“Hey yknow that thing we deliberately built to be hard, the sled push? Let’s put wheels on it to make it easier”

What’s next, nitro boost?

it probably has brake/resistance built in to the wheels, i would assume

[unsunghero]

the biggest reason it's easier for rich people to stay fit is FREE TIME. i work full time, have a small toddler, a house, a spouse, friends, other hobbies etc. there are very few "free" hours for me to work out. that's why i'm usually doing it from 8-9pm after the kiddo is in bed. i COULD spend that hour watching TV or playing video games, but I have make the sacrifice/choice


Yea, good point

My priorities can be pretty scuffed. I have put working out in front of other opportunities for self-improvement (dating, education, hobbies, etc) over the years when it comes to free time allotment

[Jinho]

the biggest reason it's easier for rich people to stay fit is FREE TIME. i work full time, have a small toddler, a house, a spouse, friends, other hobbies etc. there are very few "free" hours for me to work out. that's why i'm usually doing it from 8-9pm after the kiddo is in bed. i COULD spend that hour watching TV or playing video games, but I have make the sacrifice/choice



it probably has brake/resistance built in to the wheels, i would assume

Yep. Even with no kids I barely have 2h 4 times a week to hit the gym and maybe 1 other day to do some running/biking. Kudos to you for squeezing in time to workout, I dunno if I had the strength to do it with a kid on my hands :D

[nostalgiaquest]

First day back in the gym after three weeks of holiday. Ouch.

Muh gainz! Zey are gone!

[booter]

Yep. Even with no kids I barely have 2h 4 times a week to hit the gym and maybe 1 other day to do some running/biking. Kudos to you for squeezing in time to workout, I dunno if I had the strength to do it with a kid on my hands :D

honestly, if my main hobby (mountaineering/distance backpacking) didnt require high fitness, i doubt i would be working out ever :D

[unsunghero]

Despite this guy being bald and from AZ, this is not me lol:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W0SvU3AuChk

[unsunghero]

honestly, if my main hobby (mountaineering/distance backpacking) didnt require high fitness, i doubt i would be working out ever :D

Especially doing the really tall mountains, conditioning can mean the difference between life and death

[unsunghero]

First day back in the gym after three weeks of holiday. Ouch.

Muh gainz! Zey are gone!

Muscle built and lost is much easier to put back on the second time, no worries

Muscle memory is real and confirmed by the science

[unsunghero]

Unnecessary methods to prove you’re a beast, squatting 405 with no rack:

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/uQRxm2eNtdo

[Jinho]

Unnecessary methods to prove you’re a beast, squatting 405 with no rack:

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/uQRxm2eNtdo

Hot damn, that's an impressive Steinborn squat. I think the highest I've seen is 500 or 550 by some russian dude, but it was done with special bar with round weights, so it's easier to roll i think

[booter]

Especially doing the really tall mountains, conditioning can mean the difference between life and death

yes, absolutely. then add all the technical skill you need to do a lot of these mountains safely (glacier travel, ice climbing, crevasse rescue, etc.) and there is no skimping out on physical fitness. i want to make sure that i have the power to rescue my partner (and them rescue me!) should we find ourselves in a very unfortunate situation. it keeps us both accountable.

[unsunghero]

Saw this pic on FB

Looks like surgery on the nipples, a common practice amongst fitness influencers who want to abuse PED’s without worrying about estrogen conversion. Can’t develop gynecomastia if you don’t have the glands there anymore

However, having too much estrogen causes other problems aside from just visible gyno. So I personally think it’s a bad idea to think just because you had the glands removed there you can go hog wild with PED’s

Also a bad idea to be a fake fuckin natty like The Rock remains. His work ethic is undeniable, and it’s true that 99% of people on the same drugs as him wouldn’t work as hard or look as good. But still, he is deceiving the gullible

[unsunghero]

Tried to let the pony gallop tonight but 2 miles in started to feel a bit sick, didn’t want this muggy fucking heat to get on top of me so I pulled back on the bridle

Performance suffered. Only 4,000+ more calories to burn before Salt River Tubing trip Sunday

[aussenseiter]

Tried to let the pony gallop tonight but 2 miles in started to feel a bit sick, didn’t want this muggy fucking heat to get on top of me so I pulled back on the bridle

Performance suffered. Only 4,000+ more calories to burn before Salt River Tubing trip Sunday

https://www.project1999.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22888&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1693456283

102?

Get a few of your dudes together and go chase down a rhino, man.

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[unsunghero]

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I think I’ve seen that one! I think that’s the one that explains how our arm’s marvelous design to throw things was an OP buff

[aussenseiter]

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I think I’ve seen that one! I think that’s the one that explains how our arm’s marvelous design to throw things was an OP buff

That's this one I think. I wanted the sweating one.

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YouTube is horrible to navigate anymore.

[unsunghero]

^
Yea my shirt was fuckin drenched, had to peel it off

If I recall our ability to sweat is what would cause a horse to keel over and die if it tried to match us at distance runs in higher temps

[booter]

i took this whole week off with the heat

i have a 5-day backpacking trip in olympic national park next week and didn't want to risk an injury or anything leading up to it

not like a lot would change with one more week of working out anyway, already laid the foundation the past few months

[Lune]

i took this whole week off with the heat

i have a 5-day backpacking trip in olympic national park next week and didn't want to risk an injury or anything leading up to it

not like a lot would change with one more week of working out anyway, already laid the foundation the past few months

Hah I just moved to Seattle, our NP's have been CRAZY this summer but its mostly relegated to the more accessible areas. The subalpine meadows around Paradise on Rainier got completely trampled by stargazers a few weeks back at peak wildflower season. Good weather. Gonna do Olympic this fall and training for Rainier next summer.

[strongNpretty]

Hah I just moved to Seattle, our NP's have been CRAZY this summer but its mostly relegated to the more accessible areas. The subalpine meadows around Paradise on Rainier got completely trampled by stargazers a few weeks back at peak wildflower season. Good weather. Gonna do Olympic this fall and training for Rainier next summer.

Welcome to the neighborhood man :)

[unsunghero]

Speaking of hydration and re-hydration, MPMD did a deep dive attacking Logan Paul’s Prime drink scam. I like most of MPMD’s content, but this one seems a bit long-winded and tangential, although the information is still very good

Philion also the same day released a video on it, which I haven’t watched as much of, but seems to be a bit more succinct

I personally had already known that certain foods (veggies, fruits) are actually better at re-hydrating the body than water, and that replacing lost sodium is more important than just consuming lots of water

What I did not know is that simply consuming large quantities of water in a high temp endurance activity like an ultra-marathon WITHOUT replacing lost sodium (among other nutrients) can actually prove fatal

Both vids for anyone interested (which I understand I might be more interested than most living in a desert state):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Quvkd6o-E

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ARjU3ODfg

[unsunghero]

Bout to go on a run and this hits

I’m still fuckin going, but God maybe try cutting me a break sometime? Gym pool is out of commission so can’t swim laps for cardio

[Lune]

Do not miss that shit about living in Phoenix. How can your lungs not be fucked running in that

[aussenseiter]

Bout to go on a run and this hits

I’m still fuckin going, but God maybe try cutting me a break sometime? Gym pool is out of commission so can’t swim laps for cardio

https://www.project1999.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22895&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1693539465

I was just seeing this in the Sun Devils game.

Don't go man! That's dumb

e: they're in a weather delay go home

[unsunghero]

I was just seeing this in the Sun Devils game.

Don't go man! That's dumb

e: they're in a weather delay go home

Well that was pretty wild

Gusts of wind were strong enough to suddenly shove me a foot off course at 215lbs, that’s powerful wind

And it was a good thing I could run the route blind because I had to keep my eyes in a squint (or one closed) to not blink out my contacts

But man, when I was facing north and the wind was at my back, that was wild! It was literally like I was being carried and just had to lift my feet up

Started getting dumped on with rain so turned in after only a few laps, probably only went 2.5-3 miles

I was running by cars pulled over like “you pussies!” Good thing I’m immune to valley fever, because I inhaled a decent amount of dust. Tried to breathe through my nose as much as possible to get some filtration…

[unsunghero]

I like how he keeps repeating “I’m probably a lot stronger than you guys” throughout his training instruction video, very Tate

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7T2puomQgs

[unsunghero]

Hybrids.....they suck in EQ (Jk I wouldn't know, never played one)

But they make well-rounded healthy humans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMi_SXJFQY

[unsunghero]

Wow, way to laugh! They’re actually both mentally handicapped

Ableist assholes

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z16hyGgemgY

[unsunghero]

Harry Spotter, the bro who lifts, IRL?

[unsunghero]

I agree with Greg Doucette’s answer on this: the best time is once you reach your natural genetic limit

The mistake so many noobs make, including multiple friends of mine, is to use PED’s thinking they can come off them and keep the gains. PED’s basically speed you along to an elite lifter’s body. But do you have an elite lifter’s lifestyle? No, they all think they do, but they don’t. Because if they did, then they would have the body. So if you cheat to speed yourself along to a body you don’t have the lifestyle to achieve, you are destined to lose it once you come off the drugs

Yes it is true, that a person with iron willpower and a wide open schedule could do a radical life-transforming adjustment going from never training, eating wrong, etc, to taking PED’s, putting on 20lbs of muscle, and then switching to doing everything perfect after coming off the gear and keep most of it. But while that’s possible, it’s just not realistic

People thinking “I can make a radical lifestyle adjustment and keep the gains once I come off the gear” also aren’t accounting for the fact their hormones will be a SLUMP, once they come off. What goes up, must come down, as the old adage goes. So good luck transitioning into an elite lifter’s lifestyle with test levels which are now (temporarily) sub-optimal for your age. There goes some of your energy level and ability to build muscle

The other big important thing Greg doesn’t mention when he answers this question is “do you have an addictive personality?”. Because gear changes not just your body but your brain, and in a good way. It becomes intoxicating. This is why people use the term “abusing” gear. There is a difference between using and abusing. Most people start with use, those who have addictive personalities soon cannot stop and move into abuse

So, if you are going to abuse it to the point where your hormones could be fucked for an extended period of time, then the best time to use would be as late as possible, assuming you can afford to transition to TRT. Because with TRT, all the negatives of the hormone slump go away. But you have to stay on it for life, and that’s expensive

So the TL:DR (imo) is either once you have reached genetic limit + are at least 35-40 years old + have the means to do TRT if needed + ideally don’t have an addictive personality

Or, never ;)

[unsunghero]

MPMD says 600mg test/week is high for a newbie? When for decades the forum-talk “bro intro cycle” has always been 500mg/week. Weird, but MPMD knows better than anyone

IMO…

80-125mg/week = TRT dose, would put your level to the high end of natural 700-900 ng/dl

125-200mg/week = “sports” TRT (weird name because it’s banned in drug tested sports, but that’s what they call this now) which will put you probably slightly above natural range, supraphysiological 1000+ng/dl. Lotta people do this because for most it’s at a point where they won’t likely have any estrogen conversion (but no guarantee of not)

200-500mg/week = actual cycle, and would probably be a good idea to look at an estrogen blocker like anaztrazole. Stupid to try to stay on this year round but many people do. The problem with staying on it year round is there is no way to lower your estrogen to within a natural range. The prescription blockers are just too strong for that. So what they’ll do is crush it down to nothing, and no estrogen in men is bad. Bad for your brain, bad for your junk, and bad for your bones/joints. So you have two options, grow man boobs or walk around with no estrogen in your body because you are taking a drug that removes it. Either one is not healthy

And when Jeff asks how much muscle to put on, it’s a loaded question. The initial “size” is just water retention in the muscle, it’s not dry lean actual muscle. No one can really tell when and where the water ends and the muscle begins, both in growth and appearance

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kx3fzuchD8

[michaelCW]

MPMD says 600mg test/week is high for a newbie? When for decades the forum-talk “bro intro cycle” has always been 500mg/week. Weird, but MPMD knows better than anyone

IMO…

80-125mg/week = TRT dose, would put your level to the high end of natural 700-900 ng/dl

125-200mg/week = “sports” TRT (weird name because it’s banned in drug tested sports, but that’s what they call this now) which will put you probably slightly above natural range, supraphysiological 1000+ng/dl. Lotta people do this because for most it’s at a point where they won’t likely have any estrogen conversion (but no guarantee of not)

200-500mg/week = actual cycle, and would probably be a good idea to look at an estrogen blocker like anaztrazole. Stupid to try to stay on this year round but many people do. The problem with staying on it year round is there is no way to lower your estrogen to within a natural range. The prescription blockers are just too strong for that. So what they’ll do is crush it down to nothing, and no estrogen in men is bad. Bad for your brain, bad for your junk, and bad for your bones/ (https://casinoscanada.reviews/en/football-betting-ca/)joints. So you have two options, grow man boobs or walk around with no estrogen in your body because you are taking a drug that removes it. Either one is not healthy

And when Jeff asks how much muscle to put on, it’s a loaded question. The initial “size” is just water retention in the muscle, it’s not dry lean actual muscle. No one can really tell when and where the water ends and the muscle begins, both in growth and appearance

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kx3fzuchD8

It's intriguing how the perspective on testosterone doses has evolved over the years. There's no one-size-fits-all answer, and it's essential to consider individual factors and goals. The breakdown you've provided into different dose ranges and their potential effects is quite informative. BUT you're definetly right with this "Either one is not healthy"

[unsunghero]

It's intriguing how the perspective on testosterone doses has evolved over the years. There's no one-size-fits-all answer, and it's essential to consider individual factors and goals. The breakdown you've provided into different dose ranges and their potential effects is quite informative. BUT you're definetly right with this "Either one is not healthy"

Ya I don’t look it because I’ve been basically natty for a while, but I have tried in my lifetime:

Testosterone cypionate ranging from 100-1000mg/week
Almost every known SARM, incl Ostarine, Ligandrol, RAD140, Cardarine
Masteron
Proviron
And big daddy Trenbolone (Tren)

The safest, if there were a safest, would be Dr prescribed test overseen by an endocrinologist

[unsunghero]

WOW the city decided to close the park to my hike at 9am today even though it was closed at 11am yesterday and it’s not even triple digits

“Yea we like to make it completely random when we close the park. Maybe tomorrow it will be at 7am or noon, we don’t know! Hey before you leave, can you write down on that board over there how far you drove out here? Our park rangers get a laugh at the high scores”

Not cool man. Now I have to jog instead of hike whatever

[unsunghero]

“He might not be having the healthiest lifestyle”

The dude eats 6 crispy cream donuts 2000+ calories just for breakfast. It’s crazy he can stay so shredded, his blood sugar must be fucked. Between the garbo diet and the gear, he will be lucky to make it to 40

But his genetics are undeniably insane. Burn bright, burn out fast

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WiyWRdog_Oo

[Topgunben]

im 37 and have been working out religiously for about 3 years. I worked out like crazy in middle school, high school and college, and up until about 7 years ago when I got to busy with work I just let it go for a while.

Anyway, while I am definitly still very strong after all these years, I can tell I am starting to lose it. Ive been throwing around the idea of TRT for several months now, but I just cant pull the trigger.

[GinnasP99]

Try sunning your balls (actually not kidding)

[Topgunben]

Try sunning your balls (actually not kidding)

isnt that something that the liver king espoused?

[aussenseiter]

Try sunning your balls (actually not kidding)

I dunno if you have a good fence that's weird but fine.

[unsunghero]

I would recommend red light therapy with the right wattage to the testicles rather than IVU

Red light therapy is proven for joints and circulation, would probably have a better chance of a positive effect

Nothing compared to TRT tho. Get a blood test to have a better idea

[unsunghero]

No caffeine rule? Hard pass

I wish I could get tested to see what my resting metabolic rate is. Apparently Willie T burns 2800 calories/day resting while the average person burns 1995

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpE37iwg-qI

[booter]

Hah I just moved to Seattle, our NP's have been CRAZY this summer but its mostly relegated to the more accessible areas. The subalpine meadows around Paradise on Rainier got completely trampled by stargazers a few weeks back at peak wildflower season. Good weather. Gonna do Olympic this fall and training for Rainier next summer.

just got back, incredible trip

spent 2.5 days fully off trail
2.5 days on

saw some glaciers, saw some spots where there used to be glaciers just a few years ago (fucking RIP)

gonna do 6 days on Baker next year practicing glacier travel and crevasse rescue

[unsunghero]

just got back, incredible trip

spent 2.5 days fully off trail
2.5 days on

saw some glaciers, saw some spots where there used to be glaciers just a few years ago (fucking RIP)

gonna do 6 days on Baker next year practicing glacier travel and crevasse rescue

Off trail? Don’t you worry about getting lost? Shit, I have no direction sense

[unsunghero]

Grainy footage but holy shit, what a save!

Falling barbell with weights pulling it down aimed right at other guy’s head gets caught

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/9fWodjTEh8Q

[unsunghero]

HOOOoooo

Was that comment made by Dillon Dannis?? Lol

[booter]

Off trail? Don’t you worry about getting lost? Shit, I have no direction sense

nah, im comfortable navigating with map and compass, but also have GPS on phone if really in a pinch

here's my track from the trip:

https://caltopo.com/m/JNR0G

days 2, 3, and half of 4 were off trail just exploring the passes and basins, poking around to see what went and what didnt

[unsunghero]

Samwise Gamgee ain’t hauling no one to the top of my doom anymore

[unsunghero]

nah, im comfortable navigating with map and compass, but also have GPS on phone if really in a pinch

here's my track from the trip:

https://caltopo.com/m/JNR0G

days 2, 3, and half of 4 were off trail just exploring the passes and basins, poking around to see what went and what didnt

waiting on some sick photos

[unsunghero]

Target acquired (the half), should be my 4th

Still have a few more of these left in me, still have some fight left in me!

The difference is when I say I’m going I actually go, unlike you flaky fucks ;)

[unsunghero]

^
Kidding btw

But yea I’m gonna go

[unsunghero]

^
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XDDCi72hdu8

[unsunghero]

Not bad at all for over 60

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/5eTbkKkufMY

[unsunghero]

How I felt jogging tonight with a more critical analysis of runspeed performance in light of the upcoming half-m a few months out…

[Homesteaded]

We got a 14 month old English Setter, took him with me on a run yesterday. Will add a whole new element to my run, a partner who will run with me and always look at me like "can't we go faster".

[Swish]

How I felt jogging tonight with a more critical analysis of runspeed performance in light of the upcoming half-m a few months out…

What kind of time are you aiming for in the half marathon?

[unsunghero]

We got a 14 month old English Setter, took him with me on a run yesterday. Will add a whole new element to my run, a partner who will run with me and always look at me like "can't we go faster".

Awww

If I tried running with my cat on a leash it'd be like