health

[somber falcon]

If I switch to whole eggs I think that will go over my calories

I put 1 cup egg whites in each smoothie which is 30 grams of protein

And I know one egg is 74 calories

[plucky haven]

Didn't realize the egg whites were in the smoothie, my bad. Replying to your DMs right now!

[somber falcon]

Yeah I will be more descriptive

[sick relic]

I do my best but idk what I'm talking about a lot of the time so I can only help in limited amounts 😭

I appreciate your time and effort spent helping people a great deal, I'm sure you all are very busy people

[ionic atlas]

How do I find motivation to keep a calorie deficit

[sick relic]

I find drinking a fuck tonne of water helps small cravings to cut out snacks

As for size of meals, eating slower can help you eat less as you'll feel full before you can finish a meal often

You can also eat smaller sized meals more regularly at a slower pace to help ease cravings if you get those

IE, instead of eating like, 2 meals a day, eat 4 smaller meals a day and eat them slower

If you already done all that idk I just don't get an appetite I eat like once every 2/3 days 😭

I have a poor relationship with food

🥲

[somber falcon]

hmmm my wrist seems to hurt right when i start playing specifically static tasks, in this video https://youtu.be/lzjOCYkn8mY?si=7-P9NfYDW5XZ6_lv it says to to do the routine 1-2 hours before playing or seperate, I have been doing both switching through them and I find my wrist muscles get really tired and fatigued and tense during static. Should i just avoid static tasks and just do the routine and maybe in a couple weeks do static again, or do I just continue what i am doing

[sick relic]

First and foremost, if anything is hurting when you do a specific thing

stop

[sick relic]

Make sure you're listening to your body, pain is not very often for no reason, it's your body telling you it doesn't like something, so whatever it is that's causing the pain, try and either just stop doing it, or changing things around so it eases up

-
In terms of specific points of your post, though, I beliieve that training is often better after playing
You run into fatigue whilst playing if you train beforehand, and training tired can often be better or some neuroscience muscle memory neuropathway shit idk I'm not a doctor

-
Point being, I think generally it's healthier to train after you play

Imagine you hitting the gym and training for 2 hours before you go and run a triathlon, it's not gonna be good
You can however hit the gym afterwards and expend your remaining energy

You can and should warmup before playing though, 30 minutes of stretches and light exercises to help blood get to all the necessary places and just loosen up the joints and get all them good fluids going

I'll check out the video now and have a look through it to see what may be causing your pain in this specific routine

Okay just for note, I thought the linked video was for training, I should have watched it before I responded, definitely do this before playing, this shit good

@somber falcon
Can you notice any difference in how you hold the mouse, or your posture/grip when playing static tasks

Like, is there anything at all that stands out in your behaviour when playing static?
Hold the mouse tighter, do you move more rapidly etc

[somber falcon]

I try to hold my mouse the same playing any task but yeah I hold my mouse very comfortably

[somber falcon]

I think maybe it's the stopping

Honestly no idea my muscles just fatigued faster playing static and tense up

[sick relic]

Mkay, and is it any static task or a certain difficulty/type?

[somber falcon]

Okay I will train after I play then

For warm-ups Idk what to do really except the 3 min one on 1hp YouTube

[sick relic]

I can give you some warmups depending on what games you play

[somber falcon]

Just static and a little bit dynamic make me feel weird

[somber falcon]

Ahh I only play aim labs

[sick relic]

Ah okay, that's only relevant when you aim train on aimlabs and also play another game like, OW or CS:GO

You want to do your training after your gaming in them cases

Or so I've heard I can be mistaken on that

As far as the static issue goes there are 2 things that come to mind

[somber falcon]

Ahh I only really enjoy aim labs but sometimes I do play ow

[sick relic]

1 -> The problem can be that you're forcing your hand to stop too hard, this can be for a couple of reasons

• You can consider getting a higher friction mousepad or skates that give you a little more stopping power so there's less strain on your wrist
• You can try to put your fingertips onto the mousepad as you aim, and use them kinda as psuedo breaks and push them into your pad
• I'd also recommend playing some easier, slower paced click timing scenarios for a while, and don't worry about score hunting, just take them really slow and gentle, focus on being relaxed, having clean, straight movements, and coming to a relaxed stop
  After you've done that for a while start working on picking up the pace, but still ensure that the smooth, relaxed motion is being upheld

2 -> You can be tensing your arm too much and kind of, locking everything up

• The last point of the above suggestions will help with that as well
• Instead of trying to stop on a target, maybe try instead, kind of, moving to a different target. This idea is kind of hard to elaborate on. I guess instead of seeing 1 target, moving, stopping, and clicking. Look at your next 2 targets, and move in a fluid motion between the two, so you move towards your first, click when your crosshair is on it, and not necesarrily stop, but change the motion towards to second target. That way there's no sudden jolt from you halting your movement
• You can also consider getting a compression arm sleeve if you think this may be the problem, they help keep the blood flowing through your shoulder down to your wrist, and will help you ensure your arm is more relaxed in the process

Instead of trying to stop on a target, maybe try instead, kind of, moving to a different target

I have made a very well constructed paint diagram to elaborate on this

Instead of moving like on the left hand side, where you move in 3 seperate motions, move like on the right, where it's one motion and there's no firm stop, but you click on each instance of the targets

That may help you it may not, I know for me personally that helps a great deal and is how I prefer to visualise/move in static, but I'd recommend trying it out and see how it goes

That kind of motion really helps in dynamic clicking a tonne, but also can help in static. Learning how to move like that put my dynamic clicking like 2-3 ranks above everything else

@somber falcon I hope any of that is helpful, let me know if it is or if I can help any further, I will always do my best to advise on what little I know

[somber falcon]

Hmm I think this is true

[somber falcon]

Yeah I will try this for dyamimic and static

[sick relic]

Then yeah I'd suggest lowering the difficulty of your click timings for now and just work on having that nice, relaxed fluid motion and building up the speed

These things are why you should ensure that you have good practice at all times when training, because small mistakes or bad habits in certain scenarios that you build to score higher can often come back to bite you in the ass when you get to more difficult scens, and they make you have to backtrack to fix them

[somber falcon]

I agree

I think I wil try all of these out

[somber falcon]

this has really helped

hard to really remember it all the time lol

[sick relic]

It is a chore to keep yourself in check a lot of the times, just do your best to check in on yourself as often as possible to make sure you're keeping up that habit. You can add an audio queue that chimes every 20 seconds as a reminder to relax, this helps some people avoid going into autopilot

[nocturne cove]

something that's helped me with this concept is to think of it as a racing line! you're not looking at just one spot in a turn, you're looking to progress the line as fast as possible while still being accurate

crazy helpful post bro

[sick relic]

Exactly that, that's a really good way to frame it thank you ❤️

[obsidian drift]

guys, how do I fix muscle strain

my biceps hurt

[somber falcon]

true time flies by when you really focus tho i think

i played like 1 hour each task and it flew so quickly lol

[lofty edge]

Recovery can oftentimes be your best friend but obviously we don’t want you to stop gaming.

Do you know how you strained it in the first place?

[obsidian drift]

exercised too much I think

[obsidian drift]

I c

[nocturne cove]

nah if u eat at night

u can stop ur recovery while u sleep bc ur metabolism will be active

[pallid mural]

I wont say stop maybe reduce efficiency or something

[nocturne cove]

ksyyZ as always the goat

[pallid mural]

B-but roided bodybuilders get up at night to eat!!

Wish i had instant recovery boost like they do lol

[nocturne cove]

some people are just built different

[lofty edge]

Got it, I would take a day off right now just to properly recover. You probably did too much in one session that your body isn’t use to.

[sick relic]

Yo, just so you all know

I thought yoga was some made up funky juju bs

But that shit's kinda poggers

Y'all should try it

🧘‍♂️

@lofty edge Apologies for the ping, but I have issues in knowing when to stop training or playing when it comes to exertion

Both on my PC and even when I go to the gym

I have p severe ADHD and idk if it's due to that or the medication that I take for it, but sometimes I just completely hyperfocus and lose track of time

And I end up like, sitting in the shooting range for, sometimes 6 hours

And I did once play 30+ games back to back just insta requeuing

That spanned over about 34 hours

Like I didn't eat, or sleep, I probably drank though so there's that

And I just super hyper fixated

Any tips or advice on, not so much time management, but kind of, limiting my potential exertion

I considered psuedo scheduling my playtime and whatnot, but I ended up just ignoring my schedule 😭

[lofty edge]

No worries, if I can ever be of help, being pinged is never a bad thing!

Yeah you are posing a great question. So time management doesn't need to be the end all be all. Meaning not every second of your life needs to be accounted for in a schedule.

[sick relic]

I'm in the process of wait to get a therapist to help with learning and implementing coping strategies for time and focus management alongside my current treatment, but therapist waiting lists are heeellla long

And, all though my current treatment does help quite a lot, I find myself lost in the moment and ruining my sleep way more often than is healthy or desired

I'm more so concerned with over exertion, as the sleep and scheduling can be inconvenient, but worked around

[obsidian drift]

ah, okay. Thanks for the help

[lofty edge]

Of course I can send a video of a biceps stretch as well as forearm stretch.

[thorn jungle]

Im currently having pain in my elbows (tennis elbow) and in the top part of my hand/wrist why could this be because im sitting in a 90 degree angle and i feel alot of inflammation

[violet swan]

I try to sit with proper posture when I play(elbows at a 90 degree angle, feet flat, & straight back) but I have to lean my back off the chair to sit straight and I feel like I cant comfortably have my feet flat because the chair legs get in the way(I have huge feet)

its this type of chair

the feet problem is just a slight annoyance but for my back if I sit up straight for too long I feel rhomboid pain

I started using a pillow behind me but I feel like thats temporary, any chair suggestions or tips to fix this?

[errant pecan]

Yo does anyone here know any exercises to strengthen your thumb recently got diagnosed with De Quervain's tenosynovitis

any help would be appreciated

[sick relic]

Are they like, your bicep stretches or just some random one?

Asking for a friend

[lofty edge]

They would be from me.

[sick relic]

I don't need them but I mean

If they yours

[lofty edge]

I don’t mind.

[undone fossil]

how should i hold my mouse if my hands sweat a lot? I usually put a tea towel on my mouse but it prevents me from doing flicks

[weary bane]

baby powder maybe , idk never had the problem

[violet swan]

how do I get like Elige

I want to play as ergonomically sound as possible

and I just want to be healthy overall like him

bro is my inspo

[eternal dirge]

j curious if there's anyone else here who also has anxiety when playing apex (or really generalized anxiety)
figured after 2K hrs of this game I'd finally get used to the nature of BR
yet today was just diff and I deadass felt my heart pounding in a game of shell trios
if there is anyone else, what are some tips y'all might have for managing it?

legit the only stimulant I've had today was a latte, after being on a half-empty stomach

but i've started to notice the heart pounding/palpitations j recently
normal heartrate too, usually sitting around 80-100

[viral citrus]

I have been feeling extra tired for the past few days. I have been sleeping 8 hours for the past week and it makes me sluggish. My eyes are blinking slower my reaction time is 30 ms slower from my average. I feel tired asf. How do i fix this.

[cunning cairn]

Are you sure it’s not just adrenaline or is it something more like your scared to q the game (something I struggle with)

You could also try and narrow down what’s making your heart palipate Is it just before a fight, right before you land, or is it like just when your walking around

If it’s the scared to q i’ve mostly just stuck to playing with friends and if none are online random people from discord lfp servers to fix it if it’s like right before fights or landing then it could just be something you need to hyper focus on and expose yourself to

[eternal dirge]

Maybe adrenaline, it’s not even being scared to queue, more that I’m prob j being hard on myself for not performing, e.g. landing hot and then almost killing a guy but whiffing every shot afterward

It’s usually during a fight, but not even kidding last night the heart palpitations kept going on for an hour or so after i stopped playing, and it got to the point where my chest hurt

I had to take a walk by the piers near me to try to clear my mind

Like I love Apex but it sucks to suck at the game when u don’t want to, yk?

[cunning cairn]

Yeah yeah I get whatru saying

I get what u said at the start alot like not performing Is a big fear of mine in games aswell

but I've found I tend to notice it less when I absolutely blast music or have fun with friends while playing

[cunning cairn]

Im not sure why It'd last so long after the game ended tho unless it was something else entirely I'm not sure apex would cause your heart to palipate for two hours like that

[eternal dirge]

probably built up anxiety from that, i have been having symptoms of general/social anxiety for a long time, as per my campus psychologist
i think just continuous overthinking plus self deprecation leading to that

[somber falcon]

anyone know about kegels and how to program them like sets reps

[maiden forum]

IK that no amount of aim training can help me hit a wingman shot on a hot drop. Ill legit wiff 3 mags in a row. my heartrate doesnt go crazy tho no

[hoary wagon]

i have some pain at my right shoulder and my arm (at random times, can't describe when) when i move my arm, any exercises that can help with that?

[woeful jay]

Light physical training and stretching,get your brain to experience SLIGHT discomfort and getting used to fix it

[long apex]

I've got a mild caffeine addiction. Is it heavily going to affect my gains if I don't have it before my training session, or just my performance?

[woeful jay]

Placebo,its whatever u think

[hoary wagon]

Depending how much you drink a day and when I suppose it might be hard at first without drinking it at those specific times and then doing whatever you wanna do but you should get used to it

[somber falcon]

is their a specific exercise I should do for someone with a 178 gram mouse

I could buy a new one but I love the feeling of this one, I do really feel my wrist get tense tho

[weary bane]

Just order caffeine pills

Ez

[weary bane]

When u do aim trainers bind ur shoot Button to spacebar or whatever and shoot w thar , try to relax ur hand while tracking

[long apex]

ur probably joking but I enjoy coffee as a light hobby, don't have interest in pills

[weary bane]

Ah i see

Nah the caffeine pills from esn actually helped me get off my caffeine addiction , they r like 200 mg but dont kick like at all

So ur body gets caffeine but like in a low dosage

[long apex]

oh, I see what you mean

that's a good idea if I ever need to kick it for whatever reason

[weary bane]

Its just a really slow caffeine yk , like its not all at the same time but slowly over time

A monster kicks like triple as hard

[long apex]

yeah that makes sense, timed release

that's kinda why I try to drink coffee more than energy drinks cause it's a hot drink I tend to consume it slower

[weary bane]

I see what u mean , but i feel like the only way to really consume it over a long period of time is the caffeine pills

I doubt that u drink one coffe over the span of like 3 hours

I always take the pills before tourneys nh shit cuz u dont have the downtime after they run out

[long apex]

nah not three hours, more like

an hour and a half

so it definitely hits faster than the pills would

[weary bane]

And harder

[somber falcon]

What is this stretch called

basicallt you have your left hand fingers around cupping your wrist while you pull your right arm down

so right arm is stright up fingers pointing to the sky and your left hand is like holding your wrist and hand while you pull down your right arm

I can't find it on YouTube

[weary bane]

How long till i go deaf if i listen to a Sound avrg of about 87 db for atleast 2 hpurs a day, am 17 rn

[somber falcon]

its like pulling your wrist apart from your forearm

[meager hatch]

Today

[willow birch]

After getting hand injury, how much time do i need to wait recovering to start training again?

[loud plover]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7dI2ZcbiMI&ab_channel=www.sportsinjuryclinic.net

Like this?

[somber falcon]

I cant seem to fully release my tight traps, I have had super tight traps and I have been doing lots of rehab work for maybe 6 months now stretching my traps 1 minute each side, but their is this still this missing thing, I workout my full body and get good results for most of it, so I should have the strength to pull my traps down from their tight position. I do stretch my spine, chest, mid back, traps everyday for 1 minute each

[somber falcon]

nah you are holding your wrist with your left hand and pulling down with your right arm

like if you were to pull your wrist off and add a new one

[loud plover]

I'm not sure if I've personally heard of such a stretch, do you know what it's supposed to do?

[somber falcon]

help the wrist lidgements

and wrist tightness

a physiotherapist showed me it

[loud plover]

Sorry, I don't think I know it

[somber falcon]

its fine

[north panther]

When i play more than a hour that part of my hand start hurting what I should do?

[undone widget]

So I have been complaining on this server about my back pain for years.

I got a 2nd opinion on my back and apparently I got kyohosis. I have been physio to correct it for the longest time.

Today my physiotherapist gave up on me. I will never be healthy enough to do anything physical. Not even as simple as fps games.

It's not even the worst it could be

But the pain never subsides

This dull strained painful knot feeling spot on my back that gets infinitely worse when I use a mouse.

Guess what I use mice 10 hours a day for work

I tried track pads and trackballs

They all sucks

[meager hatch]

Stop, visit the doctor

[north panther]

Why like for me is normal i hsve that pain like 1 week

I would try to stretch and stuf

[violet swan]

Time for doctor
Bc i play for more than 8 and only get fingers cramps if i somehow tense up too much, but will evetually go away

[willow birch]

My forefinger feels weak after like 7 minutes of training and cant normally hold m1 on tasks where you have to hold fire button ( for example tracking ), how can i fix it, my entire wrist is ok, only forefinger feels like that.

FYI : Like 5 months ago i stopped training because my wrist was feeling insanely bad because of training without relaxing. After some time i got back and want to continue training and improving my aim.

[north panther]

is this normal or whattt

[violet swan]

its not
Time for a checkup

[north panther]

okeyy

ty

[plain stirrup]

iv been aimtraining allot past 3 days and today my shoulder is stiff i cant even move my arm well I took a rest , but any ideas how to avoid this ? maybe chair too high ? note im 70cm ingame warrior and 50cm kovaak

[kind folio]

Anybody have any experience with pain in the shoulder of my right arm? (my mouse arm)

[violet swan]

Whats ur cm/360

[kind folio]

34

[violet swan]

Time for a doctor checkup
I dont think 34cm needs that much of ur arm movement to make your shoulder burn or even painful

[kind folio]

Yea, it’s definitely a posture thing I just gotta figure out how to fix it

[pallid mural]

Do i have bad posture throughout the day, like in bed or forward and internally rotated shoulder, also extended hand maybe? How about the neck and upper back?

you*

[kind folio]

That’s what I’m trying to work on, I don’t know about in bed but during the day my arms are usually extended, because the desks where I work are pretty high

[pallid mural]

Higher chair / hard pillow or something on the chair might be beneficial

• mobility for your upper body

[somber falcon]

Your desk should be up to your elbow

[glossy valley]

idk if this is exactly where I should ask this but what do you guys do about anger/salt when playing any game really

normally it doesn't happen but sometimes (especially when teammates are being assholes on voip) it pisses me off a fuck ton and I just want to throw my mouse across my room

[nocturne cove]

accept the fact that you cant control everything and just do the best u can. try to rid yourself of negative self talk and increase the amount of positive self talk you have

there's a saying that goes something like

if you squeeze a lemon, lemon juice will come out

no other thing could possibly come out of a lemon

lets say someone squeezes you

would negative emotions come out ?

you could argue that "oh someone pushed me to that limit so i acted that way"

but in my opinion i think it's possible to completely rid yourself of negative emotions 🙂

[fallow sundial]

but what does self talk have to do with wrist/shoulder/arm/etc pain?

[pallid mural]

Well the question wasnt about physical pain, and health is in the mind too

Self talk is op imo

U can program yourself

[fallow sundial]

well, i should start something like that haha, physiotherapy aint working on me and i dont know what to do :c

[pallid mural]

What is ur specific problem? And what did the pt recommend u to do

[fallow sundial]

i had a sprain 7 months ago while playing soccer and didnt recovered well. in the red circle is where i fell pain when i move my wrist to the right and in the blue is where i feel pain when i hold heavy objects in supination. currently, I have completed 20 1 hour sessions, where I improved significantly in the first 10, and in the second set, I changed pt, and my pain didn't improve much at all, bc the pt only put my hand on magnetotherapy and electro

[pallid mural]

@fallow sundial so now u have pain in same areas and conditions, just weaker pain?

[fallow sundial]

yes sir

[pallid mural]

The fact that the back of the hand is hurting only in supination makes me think its nerve related, maybe trying a mobility routine for the whole upper body can help loosen things up

Check the supination pain immediately after doing the routine once

If its lower/ gone, continue everyday!

[fallow sundial]

ok bro ty 4all

[unkempt gazelle]

hello, so its been around 2 and a half weeks since this. Ive been stretching and mobility exercises daily since. maybe like 2x a day. I've been resting it, and have only been back to aim training for about 5 days now. I cut my training time from 1hr to about 30-45 mins, and have been taking it easier than usual as it still isn't 100%

My wrist is better, and so is the back of my hand. However, whenever I'm doing static scenarios the base of my thumb, inner and outer hand, both feel strained.

any idea on how to proceed with this? My only concern is because of the length of time its been since my first post, and how the thumb is the only non 'cured' aspect.

Thanks!!

[rain harbor]

uk when u play a lot of hours in front of the monitor at the end of the day u have like white overlay on ur eyes, u have to blick extra hard, squeezing ur eyes so that it passes for short time but todaay for some reason i have it after like 1hour wtf, cant even play now

[pallid mural]

How was your hydration yesterday and today, what about sleep

[pallid mural]

Im assuming u didnt reduce the work stuff so it wasnt really fully rested right

If it was rested with work then did u try doing specific strengthening for your thumb?

Also u say it happens only on static, makes me think u might be tensing too hard on that one

[rain harbor]

i slept 9 hours and idk normal hydration

[unkempt gazelle]

I only work about 16 hours a week, So it was massively rested compared to usual. I stopped aiming and gaming for 2 weeks, which reduced the time of use by a lot.

I did wrist strengthening, but for the thumb individually might be a good idea. I'll have a look into some routines for that, Thanks.

Also, with the tensing, I believe there might be truth to it, but I never find myself tensing consciously. The only way to stop is to try being more conscious right?

[pallid mural]

Idk, did u try f.lux @rain harbor

[pallid mural]

I guess caring a bit less about performance would be good. Is ur sens high?

[rain harbor]

i had it some years ago but im playing without it for some time never had problem coz of blue light

idk whats goin on

[unkempt gazelle]

that's a good idea, didn't think of that. not really, its 60cm/360

[pallid mural]

Hmm... it might be that lower sens makes u do faster / more explosive / demanding thumb usage but it also might be that the higher sens will make u (or encourage) tense the thumb more to be more precise, try slightly increasing the sens

[unkempt gazelle]

I'll do this and the care less about performance thing. also ill try strengthening the thumb and see how it goes. Thank you for the help, I appreciate it loads!

[pallid mural]

glhf

[pallid mural]

Try it again i find it helps me instantly if i have it off and then on

[rain harbor]

ok ill try to block blue light

[amber heath]

so I've had wrist pain or maybe even just fatigue when I aim train I'm not gripping my mouse super hard but whenever I do micro adjustments I tense my wrist to control my aim. If I don't my aim is just isn't controlled at all, is this something I have to fix since I only feel it aim training but not when I play any games. Also if this matters my wrist clicks when I rotate it idk what that means

[pallid mural]

Wrist clicks when u rotate might indicate some tendon is getting hit on the bone i think, doing mobility work on your whole arm should help it imo

About the tensing with micro adjusting

U probably stress about accuracy while doing it right? I know it feels like u are more precise when u do that but its restricting on the wrist’s range of motion and not really optimal. Does it happen in specific micro adjusting scenarios? Or all micro adjusting situations, even when dots are far apart?

Whats ur sens

[amber heath]

umm it happens in all scenarios

I usually do a arm flick then microadjust

49.48 cm/360

[pallid mural]

Oh

Hmm

U are likely just tensing too much when it isnt needed

Try playing static with less tension on your wrist intentionally

Dont care about performance

For a bit

[amber heath]

ok will do I tried a few times to intentionally have no tension but it just happens even when I try not to

idk

its like engraved in muscle memory lol

[pallid mural]

Ye as u get more mousecontrol it will be easier

Its also a bit mental

Stressing to not miss or perform can cause it i would guess

So try to have the goal to perform but not “force” it or be stressed about it

Also practice pokeball and proper deceleration after snappy flick

Mattyow and lorys explain it well

[amber heath]

gotcha gotcha ill search it up

I've only really loaded scenarios and shot at stuff didn't really look into like specific routines

[pallid mural]

Oh i see, then u are in for a lot of improvement soon ^^

Checkout #resources for routines when u want

[amber heath]

whats weird is I never feel tension in games

even in ow where im constantly aiming

[pallid mural]

U are used to it and focused on other stuff happening in game like movement and the enemy

U will get used to it too

[amber heath]

gotcha tyty

[surreal valve]

Yo sup chat

I have simple question

I see in my gameplay such a big mistake that I make

Every time I get in stress

Like if I play lan cup

I play well all cup

And in finals I start to stress and do mistake

I try to self talk and stay focused but it not help

Did somebody have same problem and fix it

[desert gulch]

Anyone else just get very sleepy while aim training

It uses up my energy so fast. Playlists are 1 hour but after 20-30 min im alr doing my best to stay focused

Well it aint even only aim training. Had the same problem with osu when i still played it back in the days. Seems pretty normal to me tho. It makes sense

Cuz of eye usage

[pallid mural]

All good, split it

U dont have to do all at once

[violet swan]

Isnt blue light supposed to be keeping u awake

[pallid mural]

Harder to sleep but there is fatigue involved

Or less quality sleep

Or both

I believe hes talking more about focus

[lime imp]

I feel like turning down my brightness helped but idk

[pallid mural]

I perma use f.lux

Reducing blue light

Gives instant relief and more stamina

To my damaged eyes

[kindred tartan]

Hi everyone i have a problem my shoulder and fore arm hurt when i move
Usually when i move it up behind my head anyone knows the problem?

[pallid mural]

Idk i forgot, but i remember seeing solutions and explanations on youtube, youtube “squat university overhead pain” might help

[south storm]

what causes ring finger pain when holding mouse?

[rapid egret]

what mouse

[south storm]

razer viper ultimate

and my hands are pretty big i dont know if that mattters

i think i may be using my fingertips too much to aim

[desert gulch]

ig

after aim training i could literally just fall asleep

especially after tracking

[true crystal]

How might I go about fixing the most stiff wrists / hands on planet Earth? I have been sweating fps for over 10 years and have never had a stretch routine

[gaunt oasis]

i have the same since childhood, slight pain in the root of a ring finger

idk how to solve it, tryied different grips, big mouses, small, no matter, i always have this issue

even with exotic grips

i think the only way to avoid it is use vertical mouses, but i do not try it

[gaunt oasis]

somewhere there

[gaunt oasis]

maybe the reason that i broke my wrist long time ago, it is not flexible as the left wrist since then.

[south storm]

for me its the area where the naiil is

like the little notch between the middle and tip

[gaunt oasis]

tried vt-bench with left hand, same issue begin develop

[cloud sandal]

Question about Supplements, Im decent with workout supps and such but for gaming and such. what supplements would you recommend?

[lime imp]

This may sound basic but g fuel is actually really good

[cloud sandal]

Ive been dumping preworkout into my system I did use advanced for a few things but I had to stop cuz i went on a deployment lol

[lime imp]

I’m not diagnosed but I definitely have some kind of adhd so it helps a lot with focus

[cloud sandal]

Ive got it diagnosed but I had to stop my medication to help with my anexity and spicy sadness issues

[lime imp]

Damn

[cloud sandal]

yea.... id like to stop having to take 1000mg of caffine a day to feel something... lol

[lime imp]

Wtf 😭

[unkempt gazelle]

I don't think this much caffeine is healthy for anyone or anything. Might wanna work on that a bit 💀

[cloud sandal]

Uh well I once didn't have to do that type of things... but I got older and the military made me numb... or other things happened lol

[unkempt gazelle]

That's fair enough, I hope all is well and I wish the best for you with whatever it is you're dealing with

I'm not gonna push into personal details

[cloud sandal]

thats fair, but ive spoken to a therapist... and even been to a specialty hospital. I have issues that arnt gonna go away but I dont want to use medicatian to full get rid of my issues I find that its one of the few things that helps me stay grounded. knowing I have something to work towards myself.

[unkempt gazelle]

I'm not gonna say I relate, or understand. Because your issues are yours. But I can agree with feeling grounded when I know I have something I can work towards. And I hope that feeling motivates you often

[long apex]

Is pain on the inside of my elbow called tennis elbow? + what stretches should I do to prevent that

[full warren]

hello everyone, I've been feeling some pain in my wrist while trying to microadjust to the right, is it because of my grip?

[sterile snow]

i lost 45 kgs in 1.5 years with calorie deficit and cycling now im

72 kgs

from 115

[tame otter]

I'm trying to gain weight, right now I'm 52 kgs, but I'm striving for atleast 65kg. I'm really skinny for my height and age, it's so hard to gain weight for me.

[sterile snow]

Count your calories eat 300 to 400 calories more everyday than ur expenditure calories

[cloud sandal]

Protein is most important, you want to make sure you eat 0.8 - 1.2 grams per day also need to make sure you get a MIN of 40G of healthy fats also. carbs can fluctuate. depending on what you want id look up a calorie calculator and do your best to track to the best of your ability. a scale is very handy, Myself I was 230 start of January when I was at a uh... grippy sock hotel got back home and got myself back to... somewhat of a decent order and now im at 185lbs Im working towards 170-175.

[tame otter]

I don't make food for myself because I'm 16. I basically just eat what my dad or grandmother makes and recently I just started to eat more portions, but it's hard to keep up because I get full easily.

[cloud sandal]

I mean, its never to late to learn how to cook for yourself. if you want to start now it wouldnt hurt. plus if you want you can try to convince your family to start something healthy. but if anything ask for some protein powder and start working out. muscle helps you with the allusion of being bigger.

[tame otter]

I'm broke so I can't buy food to cook with, since I got a new monitor and also my family doesn't make any unhealthy food too, mostly potatoes and shit.

And also good idea with the protein powder, but I'm gonna have to start saving money up for the protein powder.

[cloud sandal]

I mean depending on what you want. Potatoes arnt unhealthy, I eat em everyday 450Grams like 300Cals. No butter or oil. But my goal is to also lose not gain. Generally I eat 93%Ground beef and potatoes for a meal everyday ends up being 1k cals for 2lbs of food. which is great for keeping me full for the rest of the day. Also get 1Gal of water a day.

[tame otter]

Yea I'm not saying the potatoes are unhealthy, but I just wish they had more calories in them.

[cloud sandal]

add butter to em, look up how much cals are in 1 server of it, iuts crazy

[tame otter]

Isn't butter unhealthy?

[cloud sandal]

I mean large amoutns yes, but if you only eat healthy wahts to live fore

[tame otter]

Oh okay, understandable.

[cloud sandal]

same thing with peanut butter its crazy cals

[somber falcon]

The middle part of my wrist hurts a lot

The ligaments especially feel very tense, and have a sharp rocky pain

They kind of feel like rocks how they Crack

[thick shard]

I'd say you should rest if you use your wrist too much, and should stretch more often in that case. As the ligaments and tendons of the wrist tend to hurt when over stimulated

[viral citrus]

my thumb randomly twitching does it mean im tired

[left wave]

Does blue light affect sleep time? I didn't play for several months and I could sleep normally, but yesterday when I used the PC it was difficult for me to sleep well.

Do you think it is advisable to use a yellow light filter?

[somber falcon]

ahh I do a 3 min warmup and the wrist prevention routine, which has helped but i cant get the weird stuff in my wrist to stop

like the tension the painful snapping

[thick shard]

You should add some exercises to help your wrist range of motion, maybe take some rest

In the case nothing helps you should visit a doctor

[twin moss]

when i am playing for like 1-2hrs i start like taking my hand off my mouse and stretching my arm out and it puts my aim off how can i fix this

[restive island]

I feeling a little bit pain under my wrist it is normal? It not happen frequency but i can feel

In past 2 weeks i started playing val for more than 4 hours in a row and do aimlab training for 1 hours everyday

And my sleep is kinda weird some day i sleep at 2am but some day i sleep at evening and then sleep again at 4-5am then wake up around 10-12pm

[viral citrus]

that explains it. Was 32C° degrees out.

[somber falcon]

I cant find too many excercises that target the wrist ligements I found one tho

[somber falcon]

yeah I also feel like i am going no where with benchmarks

so I want to get my wrist fixed

[thorn matrix]

Hey tom this sounds like tendonitis. If you want to talk to one of our physical therapists fill out the form here https://1-hp.org/game-without-pain/

[thorn matrix]

Pain is a sign that you have tendonitits. You can refer to some of the routines here or sign up for a free consultation with one of our PTs. https://1-hp.org/gaming-wrist-pain/

[thorn matrix]

i would check out this routine https://1-hp.org/wrist-extensor-protocol-ulnar-bias/

[thorn matrix]

Stiff wrists are a sign of tendonitis, you definitly need to be building the endurance of the muscles and tendons. https://1-hp.org/gaming-wrist-pain/

[thorn matrix]

have you talked to one of our therapists?

[solid vine]

i just did woohoojin x voltaics intermediate aim training playlist for the first time, and i feel like im gonna get carpal tunnel if i do it 5 times a week. my fingers/wrist/hand feels like i just did one of those speed clicking tests (except the feeling lasted way longer) is this normal or no?

[gaunt oasis]

ty. and strange moment that pain became more powerful when i begun focusing at relax my wrist during gaming.

[mossy heart]

this is good info

i'm going to try work on some of these

i've generally aoided wrist exercises because i just get burning pain out of it

the vertical curls seem to work without pain

i think

now it's just my fingers suck

[unkempt gazelle]

I spoke to a physical therapist, not one on the link you gave unfortunately, they said it was stretched tendons in my thumb, and the supporting muscles for thumb movement and wrist pronation in my forearm were suffering because of it too. I got a massage and mobility routine I've been doing and its working wonders 😁

I was doing stretches which are obviously bad for it because it's stretched out. Which is why it took so long to heal originally. I think I'll be back to full health just shy of a week. Thank you!

Should've gone straight to the physical therapist either on the link or not tbh! 😂💀

[somber falcon]

Ahh I have but it was too much to book another session so I only did one

[south storm]

why does my pinkie and the tendon all the way down my forearm goes numb

im guessing its not getting enough blood flow but why

[pallid mural]

Could be constant kind of posture. Try doing a small mobility routine everyday

And taking little breaks here and there when playing

Good routines on the 1hp site

And on pinned comments

[south storm]

thanks!

[pallid mural]

Ill add to do mobility not just for wrist and fingers but on the shoulder, elbow and back too. Glhf

[thorn matrix]

Numbness is a sign of nerve compression in the pinky especially the ulnar nerve. The question is where is it being pinched? Book a chat with one of our PTs for a free consult https://1-hp.org/game-without-pain/

[unkempt gazelle]

First pain free session in 3 weeks!

I've played like 5, now 6, times over recovery. Each for very little time (like 10 mins, minus today) and am finally 99% recovered!

thank you to the help and support I got, really was helpful. I appreciate you!

[pallid mural]

Nice man, any specific thing u did? 1hp routine? Thumb strengthening after the recovery? I forgot

[unkempt gazelle]

Planning on slowly integrating training back in too, so no rush!

I massaged a bunch of muscles that work with thumb movement and wrist supination/ pronation (turning away from the body - might be the wrong term). That alongside some rubber band thumb strengthening yeah.

Basically, everything was stretched and strained, so I had to do the reverse. which was use the muscles to do opposite movements. I also found a video that helped loads. I can link if you'd wanna check it for future reference maybe?

[pallid mural]

Would love to yeah

Good that you’re on the right path now

I still have some issues to fix

So any info is good

[unkempt gazelle]

The guy has two videos, so i'll link both. The first is:
https://youtu.be/Dvdko_emB4M?si=3Yh30oVmQZlLjmoD

The next is:
https://youtu.be/KfHYTB70SGI?si=816_tdvFvU9O4XGq

They say very similar things, but worth a try. I mainly just follow-along the first one. Still some tightness every now and again. but its helped a lot!

Hope it helps with the issues you have! might be good for other people with thumb or wrist pain to watch too!

[pallid mural]

Thanks man 👍

[unkempt gazelle]

Thank you

[marble ledge]

I've recently moved my chair height up to allow for my shoulders to be a more relaxed state not raised and i dont feel like im leaning forward. However after doing so i've started to notice my neck on right side has started to ache quite a lot. Does anyone have any idea as to why this might be?

[spare sandal]

why is my hand tweaking whenever I do tracking (mostly tracking but other scenarios as well)

as in i can feel the bones kinda move inside idk how to explain

like if I was about to crack my joints

[pallid mural]

If u mean micro shaking while tracking that can be lack of smoothness skill

Which gets better as u get better

[pallid mural]

Hmm... not really a good sign i think

U mightve raised a bit too much, is the elbow or forearm touching the pad at all? Mightve been too high and u subconsciously lower your shoulder, stressing the neck tendon that goes down to your arm

[marble ledge]

I think that might be the problem i think when i was trying to relax my shoulders i ended up just lowering them. i've since then lowered it a bit more along with adjusting my monitor and it seems to be working wonders now. I think you were spot on with me lowering my shoulders

[spare sandal]

if you mean my hand is shaking then no

you know that feeling right before you crack a joint?

or when youre close to doing it

then i have that

[pallid mural]

sounds weird tbh. how's your water intake day to day?

try stretching and mobilizing for a bit before tracking, see if it immediately helps a bit

if it does, keep doing it every now and then in the day and everyday

[cloud sandal]

does anyone else have days where they cant do shit, they feel like shit and nothing goes right. you wake up have a protein shake lunch chicken potato and vegs and still nothing, energy drink to try and help... and you say screw it eat a whole pizza and a dessert going 2k cals over your daily normal... just to feel normal

[pallid mural]

kinda normal i would say no? i feel like a lot of people have off days, i know its same for me

now the thing to do imo is look forward in a positive light

[cloud sandal]

yes I dont do it often, I just... I kept trying to do things and my brain and body was like " nah

I think the main reason is I didnt hjave alot of healthy fats to start the day mainly just protein idk tho

[pallid mural]

hmm idk, worth experimenting tho (keeping constant healthy diet)

[cloud sandal]

This is the start of the day with my normal amount of shite I get through a day... have been on a weight loss journey for 6 months tho

[pallid mural]

ye im not really knowledgeable in terms of diet like that. if u are on a long caloric deficit then its definitely normal to have mood swings and off days imo

try adding a bit of healthy fats like u said

most importantly is trying to have a positive mindset

just a minor stone we bumped into in our grand journey

did u try doing "refills" or whatever its called in fitness forums? having a day where u eat normally to help with longevity of the diet, but i dont have all the info on your situation

[cloud sandal]

you arnt wrong just wish id stop having them so many days in a row. And i do try where I eat 300-400 cals over once a week with extra carbs but i normally dont have alot of fats cuz 1g of fats is like 9 c als? or something like that i cant remember off the top of my head

[pallid mural]

healthy fats are very important tho from what i understood, worth having them consistently even if not a lot

[cloud sandal]

Yea normally I eat 93% Ground beef to get my fats in for the day but the store didnt have any so ive been eating chicken coulkd be a reason

[pallid mural]

the change mightve been it

try replacing with other fats next time

even if not same amount

[rain harbor]

wtf

[violet swan]

what

Don't leave me like this man

[violet swan]

I can probably aim train way less

But i need an alternative

[pallid mural]

why do u need less tension in that area? (and how is that related, sry i dont understand the brain parts too much)

[violet swan]

I believe cerebellum is responsible for muscle movement

[pallid mural]

in general for precision games i recommend medium weight , below 60 is a huge jump and harder to control

good for fast pace fps tho

[violet swan]

I think i overwhelm my brain too much

[pallid mural]

how so?

[violet swan]

I aimtrain for about 7-8 hours daily

I probably need 1 or mabie 2 days rest

[pallid mural]

on the trainer or in game?

[violet swan]

trainer

[pallid mural]

try resting for a day or two yeah. u dont need training for 8 hours to improve

we can talk in dm and i can help u if u want

[cloud heart]

7-8 is overkill imo

[timber vapor]

do you guys find drinking more water helps with fatigue?

[pallid mural]

water, small breaks, food, sleep, changing stuff from time to time

@timber vapor

thinking positively aswell

[timber vapor]

Yeah i feel that i really don’t have any mental barriers when it comes to aim training

more of motivation ig

[pallid mural]

u mean like u do it without end? or

[timber vapor]

NAH

not drinking water 💀

LMAO

[pallid mural]

😄 dw with my adhd i forget to eat sometimes lol

gtg brb in 1 hour

sry

[timber vapor]

yeah frl i eat like once a day

i feel that i have schoolwork rn

[pallid mural]

Having set times to eat is good for remembering

At least 2 set times

Like 8:00 and 14:00

[timber vapor]

i actual recently set alarms for my whole day LMAO, idk i just need the consistency

[pallid mural]

U might have adhd (like me)

Life can be hard for us

Im gonna try to take medication for the first time in my life for it

People say they cried after taking adderall for the first time(prescribed ofc). They say their head is a lot clear and they feel like they are normal for once

^very short btw, they explain a lot more how it helps

[timber vapor]

yeah i have it i think.... im undiagnosed though but all five of my siblings are but i hate meds just because of family addiction yes it would be nice to have adderall for gaming LMAOO but idk i think alot of life is mind over matter

[pallid mural]

Its actually bringing u to regular human dopamine levels(and more stuff) not really acting as a boost like it does for regular people

[timber vapor]

but i don't have like an overwhelming amount of thoughts at all really like i think alot but i never get confused but i definitely confuse other when i talk

[pallid mural]

Helps with emotions, speaking, confidence, clearness of mind, focusing and directing (controlling) focus etc etc, for us adhd guys

Whenever u feel like there are problems, know that there is a solution (medication or psycho therapy) @timber vapor

For me there a lot of big problems and were for most of my life..

[timber vapor]

yup i feel that one, you just gotta move forward

although i feel like im more on the ocd side ig rather than adhd

[pallid mural]

Idk much about ocd

But i think adhd has similar thing

Small things bug me

And i need to quickly fix

Like not perfectly straight chair and a bunch of stuff like that

Well not really bug but it takes my attention and ill try fixing it

Is that what u mean?

[timber vapor]

not at all, im just really organized like if im not my brain doesn't function, but also i just distance myself from everyone

[pallid mural]

Same about the distance thing

[timber vapor]

but yeah i guess i make sure all my stuff is aligned before i do something i like, or when i leave somewhere i HAVE to cleanup

[pallid mural]

Haha i guess its kinda good

[timber vapor]

weird ass story but i remeber seeing family in detroit and we went out to eat and as we left i cleaned up after everyone and someone goes "we can tell you're not from here taking care of the table like that" im like damn some people don't pickup after themselves because they live where they think its acceptable to be like that

idk kind a weird then someone else pointed out ocd im like guys

[pallid mural]

Bro i hate when people keep stuff on the table

[timber vapor]

i just want whoever is working to have a nice day

[pallid mural]

Like take it with u

[timber vapor]

for real.

[open knoll]

I’ve recently started sitting normally with a good posture (according to one of the health articles linked) and I’ve noticed that towards the tailbone part is starting to hurt. It’s not a super bad pain and it stops after i start sitting in a more curled position. is that normal? I used to have a pretty bad posture as i sat with my knees tucked to my chest or crisscrossed. It’s been 2-3 days since i’ve started sitting normally.

[stuck aurora]

i get really sweaty hands when doing the aim training but i have no idea why

[pallid mural]

Is it muscle or tendon pain?

If its muscle might be stamina issue, will be fixed soon

If not muscle, i recommend taking 10 minute walks each day and working your core

With mcgill big 3

Aswell as getting up from the chair every 30 minutes or so

[gloomy pumice]

Hello, for my next year of study I would like to choose a topic as a research paper. So I would like to know if anyone has done experiments on how irl warmup (stretching arms, hands, body) and in game (dm, etc) affect aim separately from each other? I've seen Kastor's guide, but would like to have more data behind it. Any articles, books would help a lot. Thanks. Ultimately, I'd like to develop a single effective protocol that covers the shortcomings of both warmups, ideally excluding all in-game warmups (yeah, I know, that's probably not possible)

[south storm]

whats a good way to hold your mouse where you can use ur arm and wrist like 99% of the time id like to use my fingers as least as possible

[lime imp]

The regular way u hold it ig

[south storm]

nah ive been using my fingers and its giving me pain

[grim eagle]

1-3-1

perhaps the only way to use your fingers little and if you use them it is more comfortable because the wrist is in the center

good exercises for the palm/ring knuckle/little finger.? I feel a little pressure in that part after a 4/5 hour gaming session

[unkempt shard]

I broke my pinkie how should I aim with a splint?

[restive island]

why im i feel so sleepy even 8-9 hours of sleep? it feel like i dont sleep or very tired i cant focus on anything

[south storm]

may have some type of sleep disorder but you should talk to a doctor about it because theyre pretty rare and u need an accurate diagnosis to resolve the problem

[violet swan]

is this a chat to vent or not personal issues related?

[hollow quest]

don't

[velvet grotto]

Idk but u can do it in my dms if u feel comfortable enough

[wraith gazelle]

You might just oversleep, I had that issue. I found doing something meaningful early in the morning to get me out of bed, then listening to my body when it wants to shut down in the evening and meditating/reading a book to be super helpful. But ofc that is super generalised advise, can't say much without knowing your situation

[pallid mural]

I thought that too actually, i heard and experienced that when u sleep too much u can feel tired. Something something sleep cycles, time of waking in cycle phase and number etc

[sand birch]

If my monitor has some color banding when tilted past 10ish degrees should I bother tilting it more while having worse colors, or not tilt it as much?

[pallid mural]

Depends on u, if u need the tilt for ergonomic reasons and u consider it worth it then do it

Ergo > color inaccuracy

[sand birch]

Thats good to know.

I needed to know which to prioritize

[pallid mural]

If u enjoy dynamics more do dynamics, better for warmups cuz they dont weaken the muscle, and u can do them more consistently which is the most important factor, when u enjoy them

[sand birch]

I've followed advice to set up monitor where top is pretty close to or slightly below eye level, I've tilted my monitor back about 15 degrees, and I've got my monitor about 20in away. But I feel like I'm bringing my neck to down to view my monitor

maybe I'm just adjusting to it idk

[pallid mural]

Give it a few days

[sand birch]

damn really?

[pallid mural]

Muscles and brain probably needs to get used to it

As u said

[sand birch]

ig 🫡

[pallid mural]

Try top bezel of monitor at eye level @sand birch

U can try rn or after a day or two whatever u prefer

[sand birch]

Its pretty close to that rn

if I lift my eyes up

should I measure distance of monitor from bottom or top?

[pallid mural]

Doesnt really matter to be so precise with it

I guess just getting used to it now

[sand birch]

So whatcha recommend for monitor height?

[pallid mural]

@white panther @sand birch the advice is to only slightly look down with the eyes not significant neck movement

I guess we didnt think about the same thing

[sand birch]

maybe I'll raise my monitor up tad bit

I'm mainly just moving eyes around, but I feel like there's a slight bent in my neck

[pallid mural]

Raise a bit and stay for some days

Then decide

[sand birch]

I've been fidilling around a lot with my monitors position for the past day. But rn after raising it just a bit It's feeling nice

[rich timber]

anyone else have eye strain while aim training? I feel like I'm not blinking enough

[pallid mural]

If u are new then its normal, will adjust soon

U can also use flux to reduce blue light, it helps me. Water ur eyes from time to time + small breaks here and there

[copper basin]

should i expect to feel tired while losing weight? trying very hard to reduce how much i eat and i feel like as a result, i'm feeling more tired than i usually am (medication could be a factor too but i'm looking to ask a professional about this)

[pallid mural]

Normal imo, there are things u can do to help tho

Like eating a balanced diet still, vitamins etc. sport activity, consistent bed times, eating low caloric foods

[copper basin]

yeah

[dire vector]

You know guys I’m starting to think the chronic wrist pain I’ve been feeling is a problem

But I ignored it for so long I started to forget I had it

[pallid mural]

Watch some content on 1hp site/ youtube about wrist pain

Rest, mobilization, and exercise can help

[dire vector]

It’s more like been a thing over a year or two that forgot I had, so it would have rested for long periods

And any sort of constant use would hurt it so not sure about exercise

Yeah if it’s carpal tunnel not sure anything but medical intervention would work forever right

[pallid mural]

Not necessarily, u kept gaming same way right?

Also u didnt do mobilization and exercising slowly over time

[dire vector]

Nah I go through phases where I do jack shit for months cuz I lose interest

[dire vector]

That’s true

But it feels like exercise hurts it

Any excessive use leads to delayed pain

[pallid mural]

Without warming up i can see why

Tendons needs blood

Before u work on them

[dire vector]

Good point

I’ll warm up next time I need to use them

But these days I use them more for gym

And seated rows

Duck them up badly

[pallid mural]

But do the some minutes long routine on 1hp. And dont bend them during gym that much

Especially if heavy weights

[dire vector]

Grip not bend

[pallid mural]

Oh

[dire vector]

Seated rows you need a bit of grip

[pallid mural]

U can use a strap until u feel better with the wrist

[dire vector]

Ye I think I’ll get one

I still need to do writing at school tho

[pallid mural]

Like weightlifting ones. They can also increase connection to the back muscles by reducing activation of the forearm and biceps

[dire vector]

And that still hurts

[dire vector]

Good point

[pallid mural]

Ye a lot recommend them on rows especially

[dire vector]

Something like that?

[pallid mural]

Writing is a lot less impactful tho

Its aight

[dire vector]

Anything I use my hand for

Holding pencil

Holding 80kg

Doing butterfly knife

[pallid mural]

Holding pencil hurts?

[dire vector]

All hurts

Eventually

[pallid mural]

Dam

[dire vector]

Takes like 20 mins but yeah

Ironically

The only thing that doesn’t

Is using mouse

[pallid mural]

U dont do small breaks with stretches here and there? I assume it gets tight and pulls on ur tendons

[dire vector]

Stretching is absolute agony when the pain kicks in

[pallid mural]

Like shaking the wrist and mobilizing a bit, doing the opposite motion of the holding

No need stretching that causes pain

Just lightly

[dire vector]

Yeah I try and give it rest but even after 5 minutes between sets

Still gets worse

[dire vector]

Kk

[pallid mural]

U worked out all this time?

[dire vector]

Nope started a month ago

[pallid mural]

I see

[dire vector]

Pain was way longer than that tho

Was just

Ignorable

[pallid mural]

Ye

[dire vector]

Until now

[pallid mural]

A bit lower volume on them + gradually building up with high rep wrist exercises over time would be my advice

Read and watch some 1hp content on the wrist

[dire vector]

Kk I’ll start doing that

I also think I should prob see a doc or something

[pallid mural]

Gl bro tendon pain sux 👍

[dire vector]

Agreed and thx for advice 👍

Gn

[pallid mural]

Gn

[unkempt shard]

I have the same thing

I had a bit of a grip issue when I was younger so it might contribute?

You're probably holding the pencil too hard

[dire vector]

Doesn’t really matter how hard I hold it for the pain to arrive, but if I do hold it harder it will hurt more

And it’s not just grip

It’s any use of fingers too much

E.g. balisong or pen flipping

[oak charm]

hey what should i do to help with my really bad anger issues

[pallid mural]

Ranked?

In short, putting less importance on the end result will generally be helpful to reduce anger when things dont go your way

Learn about outcome independence

[oak charm]

no just in general

[pallid mural]

Developing outcome independence helps in general too

[oak charm]

ah ok

[wraith gazelle]

Anything specific that causes it? It can be a broad thing

I found a fair bit of people that struggle with anger issues mostly struggle with the concept that not everything is under their control. Being aware of that and working on the things that you can control about yourself has helped a lot of them

[oak charm]

ehhhh

[oak charm]

just general

that and I heard sounds and noises that didnt happen

[vivid granite]

on lower sens my arm gets tired fast

[dire vector]

Like cuz of tiredness? Drugs? Schizophrenia?

[earnest socket]

Im kinda wierd, I play low sens(0.2@800dpi valorant) and no matter for how long or how much I practice aim, I never feel any sort of fatigue in my arm or that my arm is tired.

Am I practicing wrong/ineffectivly or is it just the thing that not everybody feels exhausted after long time practicing/playing?

[pallid mural]

Normal, keep playing to get used to it or increase sens a bit( how low is it)

[pallid mural]

U are probably in a good situation muscle endurance and tendon health wise, all good. Did u make the switch today and thought u will be super tired after or? If u can play days on end without that fatigue then its good i guess

[crystal cliff]

anybody sit in an aeron? What settings do you find comfortable? I'm constantly changing and I'm not sure if the forward tilt is upright, or actually past 90 degrees?

[oak charm]

idfk

im just worried

[carmine geyser]

i feel the exact same thing, i came into this channel to ask if anyone else experiences this lol

no clue why it happens but it makes aim training really uncomfortable

[spare sandal]

usualy cracking my joints helped but once it didmt thats why i typed here as well

[upbeat igloo]

where exactly do you feel it?

[eager yew]

i dunno if this is the right place for this but my 3rd finger has started to hurt for months i think due to gripping the mouse on the side. Any advice that's not just don't grip so hard? Maybe a product I can buy?

[orchid halo]

Iam getting pain on my upper arm (most in biceps) while aiming. What ever I do its not going away. The tension is always coming with pain. Its mainly happening in scenarios where I have to move my arm.

[orchid halo]

I might have fixed it with changing my posture where I have my arm close to my body, but now my shoulder and shoulder-plate starts hurting.

[orchid halo]

Actually I didnt fixed it

[pallid mural]

If u dont take active measures to fix it, it will probably become worse. Ive had and still have sometimes because im lazy

Do upper body mobility routine everyday, work on external rotation exercises, strengthen your upper body mainly the back, stretch shoulders, chest, biceps, forearms(light stretches)

Work on your posture with neck, upper back and shoulders

All of this doesnt take much time

Oh and also reduce a bit of time on the pc, to not aggravate pain again(for a few days until u feel healed)

[orchid halo]

Iam already going to the gym. Iam not sure about it but i have a problem with my right shoulder. When i train my shoulder i dont feel the muscle tireness as intense as my left shoulder. Iam not sure but maybe i have shoulder misalignment.

[pallid mural]

How about your right lat/upper back?

[orchid halo]

Sometimes i have pain there. For example i got it recently from hour long standing, but I just felt it a the day after. I got it also from aiming but i dont know what causes it. Right now I blame almoust everything on my chair heighyt, because I am 195cm large and it is difficult for me to find the perfect height. I cant find the sweetspot between having the connection to the table but still beeing able to move my arm easily.

[pallid mural]

Experiment with a pillow below u

And do mobility

[orchid halo]

You mean streatching?

[orchid halo]

Instead of moving the chair up and down?

[pallid mural]

With it, try multiple combinations

Not just static stretching, dynamic ones as well

@orchid halo

U have good ones on 1hp site

Or on pinned comments

[tidal root]

if i lock my wrist movement somehow, train my arm only in aim trainer. so later if my wrist is unlock will it improve both ingame like cs/apex. or should focus on both

[dire vector]

If you don’t work with wrist, using wrist after training arm won’t help

You focus on both by using different sensitivities

[thorn matrix]

Likely a tendonitis, caused by overuse / underpreperation of the biceps. Has more to do with endurance than strength (different fiber types) You may have some postural considerations and ergonomic factors playing a role. If you want to talk to one of our PTs for free fill out the form after you click into PT
https://1-hp.org/voltaic

[amber kiln]

Anyone know how to fix low comfortable wrist range of motion/finger weakness? (injury like 3 years ago by overtraining with wrist on the edge of the desk and moving with fingers/wrist only)

Since then I’ve gradually started just using my arm to aim and my wrist/fingers have stayed weakened

My grip strength is also worse on right hand and also tried those finger stretch things and I could barely move it

Compared to left hand anyway

[thorn matrix]

These guides are a good place to start!
if you would like to talk to one of our doctors for free fill out the form! https://1-hp.org/gaming-wrist-pain/

[orchid halo]

Thanks for your help!

[orchid halo]

Thanks for your time and help!

[oak charm]

damn there's a medic?

[carmine geyser]

for me its like the middle of my finger to my knuckle, after like 30 seconds of holding down m1 while tracking it feels like i can feel the bone in my finger moving idk its really weird

idk how to describe it

it doesnt hurt or anything its just really uncomfortable and makes me not want to aim train

[cloud heart]

There is a whole team

[amber kiln]

These any good for wrist pain?

I get pain here a lot it seems

Gonna do the thumb 1hp routines

Tried playing kovaaks but got pain here within like 10 mins

[lusty smelt]

@thorn matrix what is this bubble in my wrist

[wild rapids]

12 days until my cast will be off 👍

[pallid mural]

glhf bro

[orchid halo]

thx iam already experiencing that 2 days off for recovery helped a lot

[pallid mural]

Nice

[violet swan]

what do you guys think of caffeine? im thinking of quitting entirely with the idea that it should improve consistency, like my aim shouldnt be affected by whether or not ive consumed caffeine + improved sleep

[thorn matrix]

looks like a volar cyst you need to get the doctor to remove that

[thorn matrix]

https://1-hp.org/blog/moveyourbody/can-a-gyro-ball-help-improve-your-aim-and-what-on-earth-is-it/

[lusty smelt]

Tysm

[violet swan]

Can energy drinks make the reaction worse? Or a bad sleep schedule, I sleep 8 hours but go to bed closer to 2am

[oak charm]

you mean reaction time?

energy idk but sleep def yes

[violet swan]

yes, I can't react quickly enough to AD close strafes, I think it's the energy drinks, I drink .5 to .75 ml every day

but I could be wrong

[amber kiln]

Def isn’t the reaction time issue I have like 130ms reactions and fuckin suck at tracking fast strafes lmao

It’s a technique issue at least in my case

[hoary wagon]

I have an average of 200-230ms 😭

[oak charm]

keep playing itll get better

[hoary wagon]

So far it's only gotten worse, a few years ago I was at 180ms

[oak charm]

uhhhh

how

[hoary wagon]

idk

[oak charm]

idk how then

[violet swan]

My mouse hand thumb is in pain sometimes while playing

Any advice to alleviate pain?

Sometimes when I’m not playing it hurts too

It’s towards the base of my thumb

[summer sandal]

dont tense hand as much and take breaks. drink water. search up hand stretches. relax your arm between downtime. i had the same issue a while back.

[rugged juniper]

I'm not sure where to ask, but I'm just wondering if I should go see medical help. I'm 19 and the past 3 days I've feeling sort of pain from my forearm all the way to my finger on both of my arms. Stuff like a slight burn on my forearm, weird feelings in my fingers, a sort of numbness on my wrist. I've been doing 1hp stretches but nothing been helping. What i'm guessing it's tendonitis lmk if there's anything I should know or do.

[onyx oriole]

hello im not sure if this count in the health section b

as im new but

Guys
So after aim training I always feel fatigued not only on my wrist for a short while
But mostly mentally
Like how do u reduce that
Yesterday I went close to 6.5k bots on cs 2 aim
And it took an hour and the. I rested for 6 hours and then another hour
So it was like 3.3k bots first session 3.1k bot end
And then today my aim seems to have gotten worse
I tried following blameF's routine of going 10k bots a day on aimbotz when he was trying to git gud
It seems to be a problem for years now for me where if I try to go for an aim routine it makes me worse
Even if I don't feel that tired

im trying to go pro in cs btw

also this might not count but im adding it in as context as to why im asking here,its because i want to test out voltaic and see if it have good effect on my cs game and im not sure whether to go on the valorant one or the normal one

[amber kiln]

@thorn matrix can I get an inv to the 1hp discord?

[amber kiln]

Can UK gamers get 1hp therapy?

I got a wrist injury of sorts long term

[south storm]

anyone have tips for finger pain caused from extreme hypermobility?

[glacial spear]

i have wrist pain (right site palm site) up to the pinky and now my grip is unstable and i can't play at all literally wasting my time.........

any way to get this fix in 1-2 weeks time?

[onyx oriole]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKKSBWXHM-V5C9gMhVFWQgsHwVLcVMgb/view?pli=1

anyone have a vid for these mobility stretches

its confusing me

[final hedge]

Hey there guys! when I play Apex or focusing 1v1ing people in R5 Reloaded my forearm starts to hurt it is kinda in the middle of it and my arm kinda lifts is there any forearm stretches I can do?

[cloud heart]

is there any method to fix my dislocated left wrist
ive had it for years now and its not that big of a deal since it doesnt look like being dislocated but only hurts when there is exercise with left wrist involvement

like i can move normally but will hurt if i try doing push up

[lime imp]

Seek professional help 😭

[thorn matrix]

You should check out this routine! https://1-hp.org/thumb-extensor-protocol/

[thorn matrix]

Hey sounds like you have some nerve compression as well, fill out the form here for a free consultation to talk to one of our PTs. https://1-hp.org/game-without-pain/

[thorn matrix]

have to build the endurance of the tendons to make up for the hypermobility!

[thorn matrix]

When you say dislocated do you mean it just moves a lot?

[vivid granite]

somewhere around here

[pallid mural]

Ye thats very low try to tense ur hand wrist and fingers less or increase sens to 65cm

[cloud heart]

I assume something is wrong since it hurts when i try doing exercises involving my left wrist
and i dont think its broken so my first idea was dislocation

it doesnt move around

[thorn matrix]

Sounds like tendon pain

[thorn matrix]

You should talk to one of our PTs https://1-hp.org/game-without-pain/

[thorn matrix]

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[worthy copper]

i can vouch for gyro ball @thorn matrix

i bought one and my wrist feels way better after a few uses lmao

[thorn matrix]

The gyro ball is goated

We do need to make a video just about that

[misty grotto]

One question, can I get injured by shaking my hand when aiming ?

[pallid mural]

Ive seen kangkang with a bandage on his wrist forearm area, and he twitches a lot with his sniper scope when holding etc, so i assume yes.

Saw a vid about it

[cinder latch]

any ideas on how to not shake as much? my hands shake a lot in general and tensing my muscles when i grip my mouse only make it worse

[cyan rivet]

Dumb question around drinking water, does diet sodas like coke zero etc contribute to your daily hydration goal as “water” or do they have dehydrating qualities?

[oak charm]

will my hands be OK if I use semi auto weapons fast as hell

[pallid mural]

I meant shaking like kangkang does, like literally moving his wrist left and right in a twitchy manner all the time. U can try practicing with slightly more relaxed grip which is better for aiming smoothly, while applying tension only when u need(and even then not that much). We all had that issue, its practice. Try aiming without tension at all and then go from there to ur ideal (will take some days) + train ur smoothness

[tame otter]

I've started weight training 3 weeks ago, currently I'm sick. My question is, can working out too much make you sick? I'm currently doing a PPL split 2 times a week, I just hope that it's just a coincidence. I probably just have covid, a cold or a flu idk.

[pure trout]

Is it possible to improve aiming if you feel braindead all the time

like brainfog

do you need to be in tip top shape everyday to actually improve?

just getting started

I'm always fatigued so I need to know if it's possible to get better at aiming even with bad health?

I rarely feel great and I often feel weak. I can't really feel my aim that much. I get tired and sore easily. Will focusing on improving technique be enough?

[cunning vigil]

they hydrate but a LOT less than water

and it still give diabetes cuz the "fake sugar" they put in it is sometimes higher on the glycemic index

[cunning vigil]

maybe focus on getting around 7-8 hrs of sleep daily first

[short gulch]

I have a very very bad posture problem. No i dont have a hunch or something yet but i feel very uncomfortable at my own setup, since my desk is way too low that i have to make a bookstack for my monitor to sit up straight, and my pc giving me barely not any more room to move around in my chair to find a comfortable position. But besides that, i have a issue with that i have a very very hard time getting into the habit of sitting up straight. I dont know when i had a better table it wasnt that big of a deal, since i always felt like i sat straight. Is there any ways to get used to sitting straight?

[cunning vigil]

you might wanna strengthen your back muscles and stretch your hip flexers

sitting straight will feel less tiring

[south storm]

does anyone have a picture to show good posture i feel like ive got a decent idea but i need a good way to not limit my abilities with aim by sitting a proper way

because i currently have pain in my lower neck/ upper back arrea

[gleaming mango]

Knees and forearms should be parallel to the floor. Elbows should be at your sides. Sit up straight and do not slump to one side.

Stretching every morning when I wake up and after a gaming session has helped me lots too

[south storm]

i feel like i am looking down at my monitor but if i raise my desk up my arms wont be at a good position and my monitor height is already maxed maybe im too tall\

omg yers im just looking down at my monitor thats such a bad habit i cant help myself

[tawny tulip]

hi guys, I have a question for you. when I start tracking a target in the aim trainer, I can’t do it smoothly, my hand is constantly shaking, how can I fix this?

[thorn matrix]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Y6GmyPlvw&ab_channel=1HP

[thorn matrix]

Working out won't make you any more likely to catch a virus like the cold!

[thorn matrix]

https://1-hp.org/blog/healthy-movement/good-posture-better-performance-what-you-need-to-know-about-gaming-posture/

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[fringe tusk]

I have pain in the flexors in my forearm and I believe it’s from the extensive amounts of aim training I’ve done recently and I’m unsure of what to do

[sand birch]

Should I use my chairs arm rest, or more support my arm on my desk?

[pallid mural]

Reduce volume of mouse hand work, frequent small breaks, stretch and light direct exercise

Of both sides

Is ur shoulder upper back and neck posture good?

Can cause down the arm tendon irritation

[fringe tusk]

what kinda of exercise? I used to weightlift religiously and then I’d never have any forearm pain really but now I’ve fallen off in the gym

[pallid mural]

Forearm specific

[fringe tusk]

I think my upper back posture is good but I do lean slightly forward

[pallid mural]

Slight forward lean is fine

Rounded shoulders and hand extended forward is not

For example

[fringe tusk]

My ergonomics overall is good I think I’ve fixated on it pretty hard over the years

[pallid mural]

Ok, then above comment applies

[fringe tusk]

Though I think stretching hurts more sometimes which is odd

[pallid mural]

Do u stretch strongly?

[fringe tusk]

Cause I do stretch and yes I believe so

[pallid mural]

Try lighter if yes

For 30 sec or more

Full breathing

[fringe tusk]

I see I see

[pallid mural]

Some useful stretches and mobilizations on the pinned comments + 1hp youtube/site

[fringe tusk]

Ty ty

[cunning quarry]

How do I avoid high tension on my upper shoulder ? I really try to force myself to relax and calm down but only when I aim train on flick (fast and controlled flicks)scenarios I can feel the tension . On tracking scenarios I feel great . Which Annoys me cuz it’s definitely hit my performance

[tame otter]

That's great to hear! Probably just a coincidence most likely!

[pallid mural]

Train your shoulders and upper back, mobilize them as well

And try to not squeeze the mouse and tense the upper body as much when flicking fast

[cunning quarry]

I am trained and flexible person yet I can’t stop the tension on the shoulder every time I play flick scenarios

I even bought a massage gun to reliev some “pain” it’s not pain but my shoulder feel heavy and tired after flick training

[pallid mural]

Back of shoulder?

Are u new to flick training?

If yes its normal

Need to build the stamina/tolerance to it

Ease into it day by day

[cunning quarry]

Ye the back of the shoulder and middle mostly .

[cunning quarry]

I wouldn’t say new but I started getting to it more seriously recently

[pallid mural]

Ye thats what i meant mainly, work on your rotator cuff muscles, they stabilize the shoulder girdle

• what i said above

[cunning quarry]

Ok sir thank you

[rain hatch]

I play on a countertop that is very high and I end up with bad posture because of it. I keep my chair height maxed and it’s still too low for my arms but it then becomes too high for my feet to be flat on the ground. If I were to have my arms in correct posture they would be under the desk. I end up having my shoulders rolled forward and arms extended infront of me when I game so that my arms are on top of the surface. Do y’all have any suggestions for what I could do to improve my posture and ergonomics in my current situation? Is my only option to buy a higher chair? Any help would be appreciated and ty for your time.

[normal oracle]

i have the same problem

[onyx oriole]

guys how do i get better sleep,i find that i have too much energy and would need to get some exercise to get tired,but since im a total couch potato since day 1 if i workout a lil bit too hard i would get sick for days

[half fern]

Sleep at around 10, dont eat after 8pm. Try not use or touch technology like phone tv for an hour or two before bed. Keep ur room temp not too cold not too warm. Then sleep at 10 and wake up around 6-8. You would be refreshed and gave energy hopefully.

[left wave]

At what distance is it advisable to have a 27-inch monitor?

[pallid mural]

Ease into it, do a very easy workout, but do it everyday

[cerulean latch]

Hi, does anybody here have any recommendations for a guide for eye exercises?

[digital echo]

You dont have to workout. You could just go for a walk for 10-20mins. If you get sick from working out than something might be wrong. If you cant regenerate from a workout than ur sleep quality is bad and/or your choice of food to help you recover is wrong. Stay away from food for 2 hours before bed but dont get hungry in bed because it will work against you. Turn off any lights, close the windows since you need silence to enter deep sleep phases. There is a lot of research on sleep. (for example from Matthew Walker). Understanding how important and powerful sleep is will help you.

[onyx oriole]

i tried 100 jumping jack and 25 burpees as a goal,i seem to be able to reach the 100 jumping jack but the burpees were hard,i did 10,and if u can guess where this is going,my shoulders got sore for days and i got a really bad fever.headache,tiredness and flu for days.

[pallid mural]

Dont do very high reps like that,burpees are actually hard if done right especially for beginners

As i said do VERY easy workout that u can do consistently

And i mean hard not just in action, they are hard systemically too, fatigue wise

Dont go to failure

No need to in ur situation

This didnt happen cuz u are weak its mostly cuz u went too hard

Too soon

[digital echo]

if your body is not used to doing a workout like this then getting soreness for days when you test your limits while working out for the first time is pretty normal but getting a fever, headaches or a flu is quiet alot. working out when your not sleeping well or eating healthy can be bad for your health since your recovery will be bad. to improve your sleep you dont have to do that much. there is a lot of research on sleep. its a very interesting topic. just look up some good articles or podcast from experts.

[pallid mural]

Doing very light exercise daily has no harm, the opposite is true

He went 0 to 100+ % thats all

He can do both

Read and light exercise, to maximize his results

Being full sedentary is a bad idea, and not just for sleep

[digital echo]

ye doing a small workout is good and helps for sure but you dont have to workout to get good sleep.

[pallid mural]

I basically meant that being full sedentary has negative effects to sleep, and that light workout can be a 10 min walk even. Being sedentary is a new problem, and i believe its tied to the large sleep issues people have. Are u full sedentary and getting good sleep everyday? If yes, who says its for everyone. Sure its possible, but why not maximize his results, we shouldn’t be minimalists imo

[stiff forge]

https://youtu.be/degYaAE0Ehs?si=-kObsT2CXuA5LnYI
Watch last minutes of that video.
Also this one:
https://youtu.be/gCR5EbuNcIE?si=ukno7jjj82uwIyK_
U can search smooth pursuit eye exercise on internet

[cerulean latch]

Thanks!!

[full creek]

Nah bro

[thorn matrix]

Are you doing endurance exercises for things like your rotator cuff and you scapular retraction muscles? Those will be responsible for stabilizing your shoulders for long periods during the flick scenarios.

[cunning quarry]

@thorn matrix i dont do a particular exclusive training for my roator cuff i am just working out my shoulders in general while making sure i have a daily deep stretch
to keep my muscles not sore(sometimes i do miss my stretch)

[pallid mural]

Workout ur cuffs they need isolation most of the time

Especially if u have pain

[cunning quarry]

pain is not the right way to describe it , i just feel like its working hard when i play flick scenario's (too hard)some days tho i have no issue at all .

[thorn matrix]

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[old forge]

does anyone know a good free app to track calories

[pallid mural]

Ye thats what i meant, i know the feeling

On days where u go hard it will happen to u

And in my case it can creep up a lot faster cuz of posture and more problems i have

(I also dont train it)

[cunning quarry]

aight bet ! ty

[sand birch]

Do I want both arms to be equal distance apart?

[vivid maple]

hello, ive been trying to reach out to 1HP via twitter and email, but haven't received a response. i wanted to know if the 12 month plan ( this one specifically https://1-hp.org/product/1-health-point-unlimited-12-months/ ) is suited for people outside of US? @thorn matrix

[glacial spear]

@open ivy @thorn matrix i am sry to tag you and i hope you don't get annoyed by it. With the goal to finally fixing my sleep schedule i unfortunately can't join the AMA tonight (would have been 12 am for me).

i had one main question and i understand if you will not answer it since its outsite the AMA but never the less i hope i still some help with this.

the Question: I started using a gryoball (powerball) for 1 week now and i would love to know how to correctly use it or overall exercises to strengthen the wrist and build up more endurance. -> my powerball broke down after around 8 time using (it doesn't rotate anymore/ i got a replacement from amazon) but i think i destroyed it by not correctly stopping it. (i just stopped the wrist movement and held it until it stopped) -> this would be the bonus question: i would love to know how to correctly start and stop the gyroball (powerball) after using it. (mine is started by cord).

thx in advance and i wish everyone a great AMA. thx for the support to the community.

[thorn matrix]

Hey we only have providers in the US for the subscription plans right now, we are working on getting international providers.

[thorn matrix]

hey I wasn't able to get to this question, have you read this article? https://1-hp.org/blog/moveyourbody/can-a-gyro-ball-help-improve-your-aim-and-what-on-earth-is-it/

you should let the ball naturally run out of momentum

not stop it

and they make gyroball starters

https://www.ebay.com/itm/392681574621?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=392681574621&targetid=1595005175936&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1013587&poi=&campaignid=19851828444&mkgroupid=145880009014&rlsatarget=pla-1595005175936&abcId=9307249&merchantid=6296724&gclid=CjwKCAjwv-2pBhB-EiwAtsQZFLQE2V-WLuRhbQadhNz4PL918QSvoEuVk_AGppTISQZPKAJykg-bPBoCZK0QAvD_BwE

but the string works

I always spin mine up on the floor though \

or I used to until one of the 100 thieves players stole it!

[raw heart]

does anyone know if there are benefits to sleeping before a certain time(let’s say like 10pm) consistently? and if the benefits are big enough for a night owl to transition to?

[urban stag]

yo thankyou for the stream today 1hp guys im gonna get some colligen supplements a keyboard wrist rest and some chair boosters to get a better chair height 👍

[quaint talon]

I'm burned out right now, what can i do in terms of aim training or should I just not?

[glacial spear]

Yes i read this article thats why i started using one.

I though to get maybe a bit more detail (how to grip it, when (best time of the day) + how much rest time between using the gyroball and gaming etc.)

Thx for the answer on how to stop so i just will slowly go slower (with the movement) until it runs out from itself.

[pure trout]

Nervous when doing things like tracking

Anxious*

my mousepad is the qck heavy

When I focus too much I get nervous

I constantly have to focus on moving my mouse and matching the speed of the target

It's kinda mentally draining for me

[limpid kayak]

there wouldnt be health benefits to speak of

but i will say that it will allow you to have a better lifestyle as you get better sleep patterns that allow you to do more things in the day when your body is naturally awake

• our bodies naturally want to sleep when its dark

and wake up with the sun

[true slate]

Does how you sit and having to replicate the same seating situation every time really that important or is it more so just the overthinking that causes us to play shit when we feel like our setup is "off"

[pallid mural]

I think its not as important as people think, the only thing i think matters is comfort + making sure the desk isnt too high. Having stress about something instantly lowers performance no matter the thing u are stressing about, so its best to not think about such things

[true slate]

yeah its weird though. it feels like if im even one inch off on something i just cannot aim for shit. ive been so inconsistent because of it

[pallid mural]

Inch off where?

[true slate]

for example monitor too far away, chair too low, arm position off etc

[pallid mural]

Chair is important to stay consistent, but still shouldnt make u miss everything or stuff like that

End of the day its hand eye coordination

It might be mental cuz u got used to think that it instantly affects ur aim, do the brain “adapted this thinking”

Is my theory

@true slate

[true slate]

In what way is chair important?

because my chair lowers by itself i have to keep adjusting it. so in that sense there is always some inconsistency

[pallid mural]

If its too high it can cause needless friction and annoyance, making motions that should be effortless be less accurate and more annoying in general

I mean if desk is too high

Hmm, maybe try a chair from ur dining table? @true slate

[true slate]

ah okay. I mean it lowers sometimes and i just adjust it to a height thats comfortable again

I never feel like uncomfortable height wise really

Its so weird because i know a lot of it is mental but its causing me an INSANE amount of inconsistency. Like genuinely dropping 30 kills every game in val one day to literally missing a mag on someone standing still the next. its crazy

[pallid mural]

Ye mental can do that lol

I hate when it happens to me

We need to care less in general

Stress isnt smooth which isnt accurate

Mental is the root of our problems

Mental training > aim training

Not caring > mental training

Is how i view it

Try to think when u hit ur best shots, u didnt think about whiffing, or ur lose streak or anything like that, u just purely did it

[true slate]

You think aim training fixes that? Cant lie it could be pure coincidence but i was aim training everyday and i was the best ive been in months. Legit dropping 30s a game then i stopped for like 3 days and ive been shit loooool

[pallid mural]

Added a sentence btw

Well, if u found something that works, keep doing it

[true slate]

100% definitely play best when im just fully zoned out not thinking about setup or aim or anything at all

how do you think pros get this level of mental consistency where they can perform consistently in games?

[pallid mural]

Hmm, i actually dont really know, maybe if i think really hard for some minutes i will come up with some sentences on potentially how they did it, but if u want a better resource, people have been recommending “the inner game of tennis”

[true slate]

Yeah I see that recommended a lot

[pallid mural]

Yep

Didnt read it btw

[true slate]

its so weird as well. Can you relate when I say you can literally feel when your off? Before I whiff I can just feel that im about to whiff

and vice versa with when im on point

[pallid mural]

Lol exactly

U feel it in ur body, ur hand

It feels weird and weak

U might need to replenish urself with food and water

I find it helps me regain performance

When i get that feeling

Ofc we know we are in the zone, thats why a lot of people “overheat” haha

They get drunk on that

[true slate]

looooool

[pallid mural]

Also that feeling can also be mental, like u are stressing about whiffing and that makes u whiff, it happened multiple times so ur brain knows its about to happen again, or something like that lol

Bottom line having outcome independence is best - trying to win but not letting thoughts of results stress us

[true slate]

yeah that makes sense

appreciate it bro

[fathom cave]

guys how do i have good posture if my chair is more short than my back

im with a pillow but idk

[pallid mural]

Thats fine no? No need for upper back support imo

Some gaming chairs make the neck too forward so at least u dont have that problem lol

[sand heron]

Is this really working? Cause sometimes my wrist is hurt when i train tracking scenarios https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSNM3c84S/

[shadow scarab]

correct me if im wrong but usually with carpal tunnel i think the main symptoms arent wrist pain but rather finger tingling and allat,
so if you have wrist pain you probably need a different solution, where exactly does it hurt? or can you describe it

[sand heron]

exactly at my wrist, usually when im moving it left to right and vice versa

[shadow scarab]

hmm, really deep pain or more like upper wrist or lower wrist, side?

[shadow scarab]

basically my suspicion is taht your hand is actually angled up slightyl

so like see if when you move your mouse your wrist is level with the rest of your arm

also js make sure you warm up your wrists well

and dont strain too much in tracking sequences js track very freely

cuz idk if theres a tape that fixes that

[sand heron]

its usually near my thumb

[shadow scarab]

ok i get that too

usually i js kinda take a break lol idk a fix

[sand heron]

ok thanks for the advice

[sand heron]

yeah i mean its not for a fix but a way to preventing or reducing the pain

[shadow scarab]

js kinda chillin out a bit takin a few minutes break does it for me tbh, if not then its usually cuz im tensing too hard

[sand heron]

aight2

thanks

[somber falcon]

how would you program and train your pelvic floor, like how long would you hold it and the breaks sets ect

cuz I do search it up but soo much different info IDK what I would do

[thorn matrix]

Gotcha yeah I normally just recommend players do it throughout the day while in que etc. I recommend more structured exercises that are more measurable to be done as part of a rehab program. Grip changes based on what you're trying to focus on strengthening.

[thorn matrix]

Taping won't fix your wrist pain you have to build the endurance of the muscles. https://1-hp.org/gaming-wrist-pain/

[thorn matrix]

Training any muscle with daily exercise takes 6-8 weeks

Usually the goal is endurance not strength so isometrics of 45 seconds and 3sets of 15 reps for concentrics

[somber falcon]

Oh oh thanks lot

Would I do this everyday?

[thorn matrix]

6d/wk

[somber falcon]

thanks a lot