health

[hazy epoch]

anxiety is gone?

[orchid gate]

damn

how do i control it without alcohol lol

[hazy epoch]

play more

[orchid gate]

i play tons, i've dealt with ranked anxiety for years

[hasty stag]

breathing techniques

[uneven ivy]

More delusional

[orchid gate]

my in game stats are way better

[orchid gate]

any good ones?

[nova pawn]

just... chill? breathing techniques, realize the game is only a game and you dont do it for the gains but for your passion

[nova pawn]

BREATHE.

make sure your body is relaxed during games

not tensed up, and when you are, breathe and relax

[orchid gate]

I need to learn how to relax my body during games, I'm not even insanely anxious or anything but those tiny nerves make me miss easy shots or make mistakes

[nova pawn]

yeah when you notice that you're being tense in game just take a deeeeep breath and relax your body

[uneven ivy]

Do really high intensity training

both physical and in game

[orchid gate]

examples?

I do powerlift

[uneven ivy]

Speed

[orchid gate]

uh in kovaaks?

[crimson coyote]

Water breathing

[orchid gate]

bro thinks I'm giyu or sumthin

water breathing aint even optimal for gaming

[crimson coyote]

you tense up alot unconsciously I think.

[orchid gate]

I definitely do

[crimson coyote]

try relaxing, keep focusing on relaxing for a entire game

and then try doing that but keep relaxation at the back your head

And focus on the game

[broken ore]

does methylphenidate's like ritalin have effects on aim?

[sage blaze]

what the fuck is mehtypabcibeoa date

[random plank]

been aim training for just under a week, if i'm getting forearm pain now, can i still do light training every day, or do i need a longer break?

[sage blaze]

Adhd wise productive non adhd wise counter productive

[rare kelp]

Lwk why that still not work for me

[arctic trail]

pain is bad. whatever causes pain is bad. get rest. test if pain. if pain immediately stop and rest for more time. check for bad technique or overuse which is #1 cause of pain.

[winter lance]

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right channel, I just came here to ask if anyone has found a solution for extremely severe sweating when it comes to mouse grip

Every time I look up this issue people always say "just use grip tape like the pulsar one" or "try antiperspirant cream"

Like just in rest drops of sweat come off my fingertips

[winter lance]

Don't think so

[fiery axle]

this gave me eye cancer

[keen flicker]

kovaaks depends on game scenario, valorant or tac shooters, horizontal aiming is the most important movement, since there's very few changes in vertical positioning, and for those, using the elbow as an axis will provide better controll over adjustments of every scale. hero shooters (overwatch, apex legends) are based in amplified environments, therefore are much bigger variations in vertical positioning, making it impossible to have a fixed arm positioning when aiming on an enemy out of reach, above and below.

[nova sail]

how can i fix my recessed maxilla?

[wheat nexus]

bro joke but it's real breathing helps a ton

[crimson coyote]

LOL

[autumn gate]

marpe

[silk ember]

I washed my hands today.

[silk ember]

drank water now

[nova pawn]

does anyone have experience with supplements and also how they effect aim training?

i take:
magnesium glycinate and oxide
zinc + selenium
high quality omega 3
probiotica
prebiotica
vitamine d
vitamine c
creatine
L-theanine

[uneven sorrel]

Creatine boosts cognitive function

That’s all I got

[nova pawn]

yeah thats what i gathered too, im just wondering how much if affects me all together

[uneven sorrel]

With that stack you should be reading minds

[nova pawn]

i gradually collected more supplements and it has for sure improved my life

[nova pawn]

LOL yeah its helped me lots

general wellbeing jumped up. better sleep, less pain, better focus, more energy, better stool, better skin hair and nails

10/10 for sure reccomend

i also take two more supplemens for gut health but i forgot the name

[uneven sorrel]

I gotta get my supplement intake up all I take is creatine ashwaganda and magnesium glycinate

[nova pawn]

ive heard very mixed things about ashwaganda, so im not going to be taking it as of now. maybe in the future

[final fractal]

lefort

[glossy chasm]

Is crossing legs while gaming a health risk? i do it subconciously when tenses sometimes

[nova pawn]

I wouldnt know, my enormous schlong is in the way of doing that 🫩🫩🫩😔😔😔

https://tenor.com/view/cat-smiling-cat-grey-cat-cute-cat-gif-2949633679466643461

[glossy chasm]

I do not believe you. sounds like ego Push to me

[nova pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/wooosh-dumb-gif-18787851

[nova pawn]

guys, why do my lats strain when playing a while?

[shut sparrow]

aiming hand right and pinky metacarpal area hurts im pushing it inwards to hit the back of my mouse for stability help

didnt happen with my lamzu thorn

[silent oak]

how to avoid thumb pain

[severe knot]

my scalp like near the crown part is wet

its only that part

i touched it and its like some clear liquid

[high kiln]

how do i build the endurance to play static longer, it feels like just after a 30 minute session my arm is already burnt out

[oak quail]

Weight lifting-bodyweight-cardio works very well not just for aim training aspect but also your overall health, better tension management also help bc you use less net tension = less energy usage

[sly cradle]

take breaks and consider looking into isometric exercises for the wrist/fingers

[silent oak]

take test

[fossil ingot]

What do you guys do about the wrist shaking when doing movements to the right? even with no tension theres a point where my wrist will shake, which doesnt let me do SYW scenarios as smooth as I want to.

[west hazel]

I repeat this to a large number of people here: warm up your hands and wrists before training/playing, it's very important.

[weak trellis]

What do i do against shaking ? I already thought its something like tremors but sometimes i feel it getting better even in stressful situations but i have no clue what it is.

[turbid fossil]

I did this for a while but it always made my hands sweat way more

When I make my hands warm before playing my mouse will be covered in sweat after a couple mins

Normally my mouse doesnt have any detectable sweat at all

So it is quite unfortunate

Because aiming with a wet fish in your hand is difficult

[west hazel]

Honestly this is the first time I've heard of something like this happening your hands shouldn't sweat from regular exercise

such exercises should not be very long or very strenuous

[turbid fossil]

oh I more thought about warming them up under running warm water

yeah with regular exercise they don't start sweating lol

[silent oak]

chalk

[severe fern]

don't move it that far. use arm in syw too, using blending

[violet swan]

Lol X

[severe fern]

?

[violet swan]

Hero X

[severe fern]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-why-hes-the-goat-the-goat-bigfellerjake-skippe-space-i-think-gif-26908844

[nova pawn]

Anyone got experience with these?

[dark wave]

my current grip gives me pain in line pinky/pinky bone knuckle area

how do i try out new grips

[high kiln]

whenever i press this area of my hand i feel pain, and whenever i hold my mouse i feel that pain again, has anybody else experienced this?

[weak pollen]

whats a good way to stretch out the wrist and hand?

[dapper sparrow]

right side of my wrist feels weird

like right below my palm

[marble carbon]

My entire hand is fucked

Like can't even hold a pen anymore

[supple vault]

probably stetch your hands

[dapper sparrow]

guys

my right wrist feels weird

what do i do

did i just overwork it a bit

[hazy epoch]

@empty pendant mrbeans

[compact sparrow]

@blissful pewter

[blissful pewter]

Ty

[marble carbon]

Right hand lmb finger hurts when applying pressure and goes deeper into hand?

[dull walrus]

i get motion sick from playing exercises like air voltaic invincible 7 and the ball gets really blurry. i recently got my eyes checked and they're fine; is this just a monitor diff and i should look at getting an oled

[final fractal]

@blissful pewter

[blissful pewter]

gone

[prime steeple]

my boy got promoted to vt janitor 😿

I dont mean it xd

[mighty depot]

I started playing val again and after two days I got the hand pain which was the reason I quit a while ago it's my wrist and the hand area between my thumb and index finger, only my right hand is affected, any help?

[marble carbon]

Wrist strength course or something, they talked about this in the raw input podcast #4 if someone knows

[marble carbon]

Ain't that also solved by what I'm looking for

[hazy epoch]

@summer trout

[marble carbon]

1HP

[acoustic bluff]

i recently upped my sens and started playing 1 3 1 grip instead of normal fingertip claw like usual and my shoulder blade started hurting. i tried different chair heights etc and it stopped but now its in my shoulder. does anyone have any advice?

[robust venture]

anyones eyes hurt a little when they aim train

i dont get how to blink and play

[shell canopy]

how long do you aim train?

[robust venture]

not long, maybe like an hour-2 hour a day max, but i am working behind a screen for like 8-10 hours a day before that

[marble carbon]

15h screentime for me, look at distant objects to train ur eyes etc

[junior verge]

my doc gave me this and i foundout that this is the cheapest alpha gpc i can get but its a prescription drug

im wondering will it work like other alpha gpc supplements on the market

[high crystal]

when i play static my shoulder builds up a lot of tension mid run, how do i get rid of this habit?

[noble cloak]

Could just be endurance

If you’re new to aim training just keep playing eventually your endurance will get better

And if you’ve been doing it for a long time and it’s still burning a lot it might be a rotator cuff issue in which case I recommend seeing a doctor and lowering the intensity of your aim training

[vestal salmon]

when i play track scenes i always found myself tilting my head down

[mild helm]

wait same lol
more tilt = higher accuracy :p

[hazy epoch]

@summer trout

[dark wave]

my desk is a little tall and it feels uncomfortable to align my mouse normally so i play at sort of an angle where looking up is like a neutral diagonal position, but i notice i struggle with locking out sometimes during pgti so im sorta confused on how to align myself

[onyx viper]

Guys, I have a question abt work and aim training balance.
To be honest my schedule is very bad because the ||j*b|| is very far away. I go out at 6:55 my time and arrive home at 20:00 and some minutes, sometimes at 19:30 if I'm lucky with public transports. I live alone and I was really needing this work, I have a bf and I wanna spend time with him too, does this mean I should abandon aim training or should I do it only at weekends?

Wait, should this go on advice channel instead?

[marble carbon]

Extreme Sharp pain in Hand, wrist area right hand right side barely able to move without solid pain

Would love a fast solution!!!

[final fractal]

if it’s sharp pain go to a doctor

[tender aspen]

L-theanine is goated with caffeine it smooths jitters out and less crash

[nova pawn]

i take L-theanine but no caffeine

[tender aspen]

I do 200mg and pair with a cup of coffee and keeps me sharp with reaction

But I don’t do it often to not develop a dependency

Nitrates are a good thing for reaction timing too

Goated nutrition

[nova pawn]

good to know

[final fractal]

@blissful pewter hey

you shoudl delete the msg

[burnt geode]

@summer trout

[tidal ether]

what causes shoulder pain while in longer aimtraining/gaming sessions?

the pain is honestly kinda surprising because i never had it when i was younger and played, and nowadays i regularly train so its surprising that just throwing a mouse around can tire me out this much

is it something to do with posture? my arm is level to the desk and im not hunched over too much usually

[hazy epoch]

posture or too much tension for extended periods i find

[dreamy creek]

slight pain in the thenar eminence area, took a rest after i felt it.No pain when not holding the mouse.

my mouse grip is a claw variant where the contact points are thenar eminence and the pinky+ring knuckles

hand size is 20cmx10cm and using a lamzu atlantis mini.

should i change the mouse to a larger one?

[hybrid bramble]

I have had flexor tendonitis for as long as I can remember what should I do, I don't think it's holding me back in aim training but my improvement is turtle's pace in all of the categories. It took me 6 months of playing static to get to platinum, while I think it's mostly a lack of consistency is my flexor tendonitis adding onto the lack of improvement?

[final fractal]

im gonna be so rich

[heavy epoch]

@arctic moat @tired osprey @stray pike another one here

lol

[arctic moat]

got em

[heavy epoch]

.

This one also still there

@arctic moat another mr beast hack here @arctic moat

.

Sorry for bothering you .

@tired osprey @stray pike

Sorry for bothering you. A lot of people get hacked right now 😢

[stray pike]

Not a problem

[arctic moat]

nws

[autumn gate]

i was out drinking all night and got about three hours of sleep before getting up early for work, still when i got home and had a cup of coffee and a banana i was hitting pbs everywhere i went from fox complete to almost orca complete just today, how the hell does this make sense? ik im a newbie so it could just be newbie gains but i havent touched my pc all week

[final fractal]

@summer trout

[hasty stag]

idk bro i do the same sometimes

[autumn gate]

weird asf bruh glad im not the only one at least

[fringe reef]

There's a decent chance i might get adderall tomorrow the nurse who works with my cardiologist been looking for my holter monitor so she can get the doctor to review it they both wasn't in on friday

If he reads it and clears me i should hopefully get the med that day cause i already talked to my pyschiatrist and they said they want to start me on instant release at 5mg

I'm like excited but also like not cause I'm gonna have to learn to manage the med cause probably will tell me to take it twice a day

[safe osprey]

Is this posture alright?

One thing I'm concerned about is that I've heard apparently you shouldn't be resting your elbow on your armrests?

And if my shoulder is supposed to be fully relaxed, how is that possible while maintaining a 90 degree angle? The table would need to be inside of my legs for that

[autumn gate]

your arm should be supported by ur desk imo, having it on your arm rest will severly limit your rom

[safe osprey]

I'm thinking of unscrewing the armrests from my chair, as this is as low as they go

How are there so many spammers here

[autumn gate]

yeah could be worth a shot

[final fractal]

no way yo ahh fell for this

@summer trout

[rose vale]

is a burning exhausted feeling in my hand after like 1 dynamic/static scenario more likely to be overuse of tension during the scenario or an underlying condition?

[real laurel]

do this bro its so freeing

can always put them back on but it feels so nice without armrests

[safe osprey]

Cool :3

[final fractal]

https://tenor.com/view/flight-flightreacts-flight-reacts-disappointed-wtf-gif-9913249080334735589

[rose vale]

Hopefully not like tendinitis or something

😭😭

Been like this for months

I don’t even consistently aim train anymore, so I don’t think it’s just classic overuse

[hasty stag]

i mean atp your muscles just got weak

imo

[rose vale]

maybe?

it only started happening once I actually took breaks and got off aimtraining

so many I'm pushing myself hard like I used to but my muscles just aren't capable

[burnt geode]

I would start doing wrist/hand exercises and lowkey focus on minimal tension during scen

like dgaf about score only having perfect tension

and slowly build back up

[rose vale]

I find it impossible to not be shaky without tensing, no matter what cm I'm on. I think that's causing me to tense at all times to gain some sort of precision

[hazy epoch]

@empty pendant

[compact sparrow]

yea just dont tensionmaxxing

[marble carbon]

i feel you and its not normal

[near furnace]

is clenching my ass cheeks when playing static giving me better scores?

i feel like if you tense everything the speed output will be instant

[marble carbon]

blocked ^^

[near furnace]

am i wrong though

[final fractal]

blood will go to your ass instead of your hands so you can’t aim well

sub optimal

[near furnace]

ah alright

[safe osprey]

My shoulders and elbows are free now

oh boy

I think it helped lol

I'm literally bronze now

[marble carbon]

how do i fix my right shoulder shrugging when going forward when sitting infront of the pc

[marble carbon]

upward + forward

[safe osprey]

What is up with this channel specifically and spammers lmao

[rose vale]

Yo this was the funniest shit I’ve seen this week

In a week I guess cuz it’s Tuesday so it’s only been 2 days

😭

[rose vale]

For awhile I’ve just been naturally shaky which is causing me to tense because tense = less shake and less shake = more accurate

[near furnace]

type shit

[rose vale]

Should I try this method?

Maybe it’ll give my body that feeling of tensing without destroying my wrist

🙏

[near furnace]

EXACTLY

YOU GET IT

do it bro

queue ranked rn

[rose vale]

Tendinitis in my butthole

[near furnace]

i got hemorrhoids but i must clench

in clenching we believe

[rose vale]

there was a short period I kept getting those

lowkey annoying

[rose shell]

I use this point as a anchor point when playing and it feels numb for the info it it is pinky side part of palm (hill ) what should i do so that i dont feel numbness

[fringe reef]

Well I'm cleared but now i have to be on a beta blocker though and no more caffeine but least when I'm not on the Adderall cause I'm not taking it everyday

[zenith grove]

Im starting to have my wrist be quite tense and i want to start doing stretches for it any recommendations? I wanna prevent pain before it becomes a genuine problem (posted in the wrong chat lol)

[silent oak]

how to fix intense lat and pain and exhaustion from bicep too

[fringe reef]

Lowkey this goes to anyone with nerve pain in the hand amitriptyline really helps

[keen star]

anyone has blurry vision after playing tracking scenarios? is it normal? and what could i do to not have it or reduce the effect?

[hazy epoch]

take a break

look away

[wheat marsh]

recently ive been having my eyes feel really strained more than usual from aim training i can barely get through a scenario without my eyes tearing up what can i do about it

[hasty stag]

do 1hp stuff

but also strengthen it

some basic extensions/curls with a dumbell or bodyweight

[median snow]

@summer trout

[fringe reef]

@rose vale I got the adderall today and man overall my muscle pain and my carpal tunnel feels so much better

[rose vale]

Is that supposed to help that 😭

Idk if I have carpal tunnel or something but my hand gets tired pretty quickly, and sometimes I feel tingling in my hand or a burning sensation near my wrist/start of palm

I also have that tingling feeling in my face

[fringe reef]

I think low dopamine makes it worse than it should be

[fringe reef]

You might does your hand eventually feel numb the more you push it and it feel like static before it goes numb?

I lowkey suggest trying amitriptyline it helps with pain in general but it's one of the top nerve pain meds with gabapentin

It didn't fully get rid of the carpal tunnel but it brought the sensitivity down so it doesn't really bother me unless I'm doing really heavy aim training

[rose vale]

Kinda but it’s more of a burn and exhausted type feeling

I feel like tingles in my face sometimes randomly or if I talk a lot

[rose vale]

I’ve been on adderall for like a week or so but I’ve still noticed the issues

[fringe reef]

Nerve pain is burning but most of the time it also feels like static

[fringe reef]

Well I'm on amitriptyline and adderall can boost it like wellbutrin

What adderall you get i got 5mg instant release

Your case there could be a possibility of arthritis you just need talk to your doctor

Like ik i have carpal tunnel cause even though my hand feels numb my full range of motion isn't affected

[rose vale]

10 mg extended

[fringe reef]

That's what i wanted but he put me on 5mg to see if i can tolerate it and i think i highly tolerate it cause i took it 2 hours ago and it's starting to wear off

If I'm being real i want to be on the xr with the instant release as a booster if i need the extra energy later in the day cause he wants me to take the instant release once a day in the morning

And with the beta blocker it might slightly degrade the full effect cause the beta blocker is a 24 hour pill

I'm seeing my pcp on the 1st to talk about the weird pain thing and also bring up the dosage of the Adderall to him see what he thinks cause i ain't seeing my psych till the 20th

[uneven ivy]

adhd means your self-monitoring isn't as good as it could be

so medication will improve your self-monitoring

lysdexamfetamine is the good stuff, if you got the money to pay for it

[fringe reef]

I got good at self monitoring myself for years of doctors not taking my complaints seriously the past year i took control of what meds i want to be on that's why I'm getting all these different meds cause nothing gonna get fixed if they don't do anything

Like my nerve pain I've gone 7 years just taking the basic shit off and on and i took control of that i did my research and told my doctor to either put me on amitriptyline or gabapentin cause i had an emg test done and that came back completely normal and my nerve pain has been good since taking the amitriptyline

There's been concerns that there could be something wrong with my central nervous system and with the Adderall helping in ways it shouldn't it could be a possibility which I'm gonna speak to my pcp about it

[uneven ivy]

Well, you have ADHD

The areas related to ADHD in your brain are the same that are related to pain and feeling

[fringe reef]

My self monitoring has never been off it was something that helped with getting diagnosis especially my fibromyalgia and migraine with aura the migraine one was the one that took the longest to get my neurologist actually listen to me

Also i knew really early one that my migraines was gonna be intractable it took my neurologist a long time to actually believe it

[fringe reef]

I forgot to ask ik it depends on the avg person how long did the extended release worked for you

[rose vale]

Idk I can’t tell when it goes away

But I’d say like it usually is 6-10 hours

[fringe reef]

I'm like avg male size I'm like little extra on weight but it's kinda weird that this only lasted like 2 hours and i can tell cause my brain fog and bad and my forehead feels heavy i knew it was wearing off the moment i started to feel that again

My brain is also telling me to drink caffeine like i feel the need for it that's why i first wanted the extended release so I'm not getting these symptoms most of the day

I luckily don't have things high in caffeine the only soda i have is dr pepper

[rose vale]

I should probably get off caffeine with adderall because I take like 150mg daily

[fringe reef]

I was like in the same boat my caffeine intake is high like a 20oz mtn dew is 91mg and then i be drinking other soda the other reason i wanted the Adderall to help with the sugar cravings from the low dopamine cause that intake is really high too there's days i consume 200+ grams of sugar like sometimes i get the sharing bags of m&ms that has 9 servings it's like little under 100g of sugar but I'll eat that whole bag

Luckily no diabetes

[uneven ivy]

cant u just get lysdexamfetamine

It lasts longer and is smoother

[uneven ivy]

Caffeine feels like poison to me

[rose vale]

The reason I got into it in the first place was because I was tired 24/7, I still felt tired on it but doable

[fringe reef]

Vyvanse is the one of the other options if people can't tolerate adderall

[uneven ivy]

Yeah, Vyvanse is the mercedez benz of adhd medication

[fringe reef]

If I'm real i rather stay on adderall if i have no bad reactions

[fringe reef]

@rose vale i need to know do you see a difference in your gameplay being on adderall since you tried the other meds cause i read that people tend to notice a difference

I was only aim training just to see how my body reacts so I wasn't really doing much but i noticed i was flickering faster and better but idk if that's because it was bringing my brain to normal levels

[little kindle]

If a bodybuilder gets out of shape for a while and s tarts training, he is building muscle way faster back than someone who is new to bodybuilding
my question is if that also applies to aiming in general

[hasty stag]

even faster cause aiming isn't a physical muscle

[rose vale]

I haven’t played Val like I used to in awhile tbh

I think my attention during tasks is a bit better

I’m still on a very low dose

It’s usually 20mg but I was put on 10

[fringe reef]

Damn you would be rusty to even notice a difference

I noticed a difference in kovaaks cause the way i was flicking with precision isn't something i normally able to do

[rose vale]

I’m gonna try to limit my caffeine and see how I feel

[fringe reef]

I think that was mostly from my brain processing things faster that's why flicking was better

[rose vale]

I’m also on taking Zoloft with it

[fringe reef]

I don't think med interaction is to worry about cause they wouldn't give you it if you're not gonna fully benefit from it or have issues

I looked up zoloft it's similar to amitriptyline and adderall

Maybe you're not fully benefiting from it cause you're taking the xr version?

Do you have a fast or slow metabolism?

[rose vale]

I also went through a breakup recently about a month ago lmfao so who knows if that’s interfering with anything.

[rose vale]

Fast

You probably have a higher peak on the instant release

Mines probably much more relaxed just last longer

[fringe reef]

Yea cause that shit says about 30 minutes to kick in and it took like 10 minutes

[rose vale]

I’m taking Zoloft for my anxiety issues and social anxiety issues and obviously Adderall for adhd to help my motivation and focus for school mainly

[fringe reef]

What you probably need is xr and ir as a booster cause people can get the instant release to add on top of the extended release

I mean if you still have issues maybe see about getting a booster to take it as needed when you need it

If this pill lasts 2 hours again I'm messaging my pyschiatrist admin to see if i need another appointment for the dr to send in the xr version or if i can up the dose or take it 2 times daily instead of once

[fringe reef]

Man i started crashing like 40 minutes ago and i took it at 10am edt

[quick gate]

mods

?

idk who to ping lwk

[hazy epoch]

any of the mods

@summer trout

[fringe reef]

@rose vale do you deal with dry mouth like damn all day no matter how much i drink my mouth is dry af

[rose vale]

Mines wet asf so no

😭

But it’s always like that

[fringe reef]

Damn maybe it's not bad on xr version

Like i chugged a bottle of water like 20 minutes ago and not even an minute later my mouth dried ☠️

[rose vale]

😭

[chilly echo]

mouse hand is hurting and this is a recurring thing mostly tied to overuse i think
i try to stretch wrist hand fingers before sessions but this is a fairly new thing in last couple months
should i take a break for a day/however long or is there any secret stretch tech to get back flowing?

[fringe reef]

Probably best to take a break idk how long since it's your hand you probably should decide that and if it persists talk to your doctor about it

[simple compass]

Vt matty said he did over a year of work with one hp gaming and it helped him a lot maybe try that

[dark wave]

feel like im starting to get carpal tunnel

[autumn gate]

i workout really intensely both gym and swim, whenever i try to aim train after a workout i get so insanely shaky but i lowkey dont have time any other time of the day so it has to be after working out.. any ideas to counteract this?

[dark wave]

what to do ab this

[dark wave]

like i dont know how to use my ring finger and its usually just hovering or causing tension giving me carpal tunnel

[dark wave]

ive been trying to ask about this for a while

im afraid its only getting worse altho im not sure

[scenic coral]

Does Matty take supplements?

[obtuse valve]

just eat healthy

get sunlight

u can take creatine and magnesium but u wont notice anything different

[modern condor]

creatine is good for everyone and pretty cheap but if you don't work out it's not too necessary

d vitamin is good for lots of stuff if you are live in low sunlight area

protein powder if you want also since chepear way to meet the quota but again not necessary

most suplements are just nice to have, nutrition and good sleep is still king. i perdonally dont use anything else myself

[modern condor]

mr mr beast mr beast

[gaunt oasis]

anyone have any sleep tips? often i wake up and im just feeling "dazed" or out of it, like being high but not high, just the brain fog and dazing off.

[solemn birch]

Do u smoke

[gaunt oasis]

only on fridays if i feel like it

and its not alot, i dont go crazy

[solemn birch]

Do u dream

[gaunt oasis]

nope

[solemn birch]

Ur rem sleeps prob fucked then

Thc is fat soluble

So it stays in ur system

[gaunt oasis]

i was thinking of taking DSIP tbh

[solemn birch]

Idk if that helps with rem specifically

[gaunt oasis]

im prolly gonna talk to my doctor and get a sleep test

[solemn birch]

Prob ur best bet

There’s so much little shit that messes with sleep

[gaunt oasis]

exactly

blue light, EMF, food, devices

literally everthing in your room messes with ur sleep

[solemn birch]

Yeh it’s a never ending rabbit hole ngl

It’s prob not worth putting more than like 70%

All I care abt is circadian rhythm food timing and blue light and it works for me

And room environment

[solar narwhal]

can you aim before you workout?

[autumn gate]

yeah on rest days i usually benchmark cause its the only day im not completely fucked

well usually is excessive

ive only done three complete benchmark sessions

but yeah all on rest days

[copper walrus]

Dominick's Venting/Ranting Thread

[clever acorn]

much upper body pain in the right side

[fringe reef]

@rose vale well i hit a brick wall 7 days later i legit took my med at 11am and an hour later i feel it kicking in but i took a nap that shit slowly stopped working by the day my pyschiatrist office was like you need to wait till the 21st but they scheduled me an appointment for tomorrow after telling them it did nothing today

[rose vale]

ye my adderall kinda feels like its worn off now

[fringe reef]

Maybe we both have high tolerance but tbf I'm on 5mg

[fringe reef]

I'll see what my psychiatrist says in the morning i don't think it would be unreasonable to either bump my dosage up or change the formula ik i got 23 pills left of the 5mg but it's not against the rules if there's a need to change the prescription insurance might block it but that can be resolved with a pre authorization

He was against me taking a 2nd pill when the first one wore off like what does he want me to do he's the one that said take it in the morning but I'm just sitting there getting nothing done because it only lasts about 2 and half hours and all my pain, brain fog/headaches comes back I'm looking for all day relief not just to have improved focusing i need something that helps bring my central nervous system back to normal

If i have to i might see if my pcp can take control of the med management and see if he's willing to work with me finding what works best

[uneven ivy]

You grow tolerance pretty quickly, that’s normal

[umbral talon]

@cunning moon

[cunning moon]

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[umbral talon]

can you ban this guy for bot spamming

[dark wave]

why so many ppl gettin hacked

[autumn lark]

how can i stop existing

[uneven ivy]

Try having fun

If that doesn’t work, lower your expectations

[autumn lark]

living isnt fun

[uneven ivy]

If still no success, go doctor

[uneven ivy]

Something wrong in your head buddy

[autumn lark]

a lot

[uneven ivy]

So go see a medical professional and be honest about your symptoms

[autumn lark]

no

[teal peak]

it can be if you don't expect your life to be any different then it is and stop dwelling in past or future cause we suffer more in imagination then in reality (lmk if it gets better lol)

[scenic coral]

I recommend gooning

[unreal tulip]

i 2nd this

[lime latch]

w advice

[lime latch]

just quit valorant

[sage perch]

hop off the pc

[dark wave]

any tips for carpal tunnel

[fringe reef]

Get on meds especially if it's pretty bad

I take amitriptyline for my nerve pain but there's tons of options doctors use

[dark wave]

thats not gonna treat the underlying issue tho

[fringe reef]

Like what underlying issue

[dark wave]

like whats causing the carpal tunnel

[fringe reef]

I mean besides surgery there's not much you can do there's like physical therapy, meds and corticosteroids injections

My med doesn't get rid of it but it really helps with making it not sensitive and takes more for it to be bothered

[dark wave]

for me its on the cubital tunnel

but its not so bad

[orchid gate]

do any of you guys notice a decrease in performance when cutting weight

[jade vector]

What performance

[orchid gate]

In gaming

[jade vector]

No

Maybe if you're dehydrated or starving

But if you lose weight not in my case

[orchid gate]

I'm doing a short drastic cut so do I feel hunger often

I'm not sure though I suppose it could be something else

[willow widget]

this is a real phenomenon seen in every skill or sport. caloric deficit especially if it is aggressive or over a long period of time will impact performance

also taking in carbs during sessions vs not will allow you to stay attentive for longer

[wind silo]

Does anyone here have experience with rheumatoid arthritis?

I have trouble trying to tell if the pain in my hand/fingers is due to tension and exertion or if it is the arthritis that is causing the pain. If I can determine that the latter is what is causing the pain I will just play through it but if it is the normal type of injury pain I will not play through it because I don’t want to injure myself further

I guess my question is, is there a way to tell between arthritic pain or pain that is from a injury

[teal peak]

well tbh i cant tell the difference but if u found out something on this please share lol

[high kiln]

whenever enemies in valo move or strafe on my screen i cant track them with my eyes since my vision goes blurry for some reason, but this doesnt happen in kovaaks so i dont think its my monitor. Is it my eyes?

[upbeat oyster]

whats ur resolution

&hz

[high kiln]

1440x1080 and 192hz

[left canyon]

I have psoriatic arthritis. I don't have arthritic pain in my hands yet (mostly in the hips and knees), but hands do get very stiff sometimes. But, I have injured my hand and the pain was similar to the arthritic pain in my knees.

Aim training a lot can cause discomfort in your hands though, but for me it's usually more of a dull pain. Arthritic and injury pain for me are both sharp. Sorry if this isn't very helpful to you.

Do you do any kind of stretching? I found that after I started stretching and doing some very mild resistance workouts that a lot of the training discomfort went away. Maybe if you tried something similar it would help you isolate what the cause is?

[compact sparrow]

how would you guys deal with cumilated fatigue in thenar eminence

[timber sand]

how do I get less nervous when im about to pb

It makes me throw

idk if this goes in health

but like yeah

[fierce drift]

how to know your getting into burnout?

[slim skiff]

Maybe you're subconsciously snapping to the target with your vision? Saccades (when you "snap" to something with your eyes) blur your vision. If you get surprised, your eyes might snap to the target, then you might flick fast and snap again subconsciously.

[high kiln]

oh yea this is it

[slim skiff]

It's probably a combination of things causing it, I would suggest to practice staying calm in-game for a week or two. Just focusing on breathing normally, not tensing up, and not stressing out. Doesn't matter to die/lose a round/lose rank. That's what helped for me, but I'm not a professional.

If that doesn't work, maybe spend some time researching "soft focus" and how to utilize peripheral vision, but honestly, it's kind of overkill to know all that.

[brazen mica]

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[fierce drift]

Guys how do you fix burnout i been very inconsistent with my games and doesnt performing well and i feel drained sleepy,tired idk why when iam in a clutch situation i hit all my shots but when iam not i just hit the air.

[hazy epoch]

take a break

[chrome vortex]

Take a break or if you need/really want to keep playing limit how much youre playing, try approaching the game differently such as try stupid strats just for fun or learn a different aspect, burnout is real but theres a few things you can do before you have to fully stop

[uneven ivy]

sleep and read a book

[fierce drift]

Thankyouuuu

[fierce drift]

Thankyouuu

[chrome vortex]

Im new here and ive been aim training for about 3 weeks everyday for about 1.5 hours and the rest of the day is usually spent playing marathon, started to get a sharp but not so painful pain down the right side of my wrist, I play around 30cm/360 and my desk is a little too high but other than sitting on a cushion not much I can do. Im still having to actively think about releasing tension as much as possible but im getting it down. Any advice? Ive had quite a few past injuries to my right arm so could be related but just wanted your guys opinions since I have no idea what im doing🫡

[wraith musk]

whats the best chair & desk combo i can get for under 300?

[willow widget]

for a budget like this i would look at websites for office stuff. you can get a comfortable office chair for like £80 and a very large white desk for like £140 something like a dams vantage and just any old large desk so long as you have the space for it

[wraith musk]

can you send link for usd?

[hazy epoch]

@empty pendant

[compact rampart]

I think I have a pinched nerve in my elbow or near my elbow, it feels like getting hit in the funny bone but less fuzzy and it goes in a short straight line halfway through my elbow. I've taken some pain medicine and got ae;bow support thing but my aim is still kinda off. Its been 2-3 days now and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what to do

[cerulean dome]

@velvet yoke

[rose nexus]

is 7h of sleep enough?

[uneven ivy]

If you’re tired, no

[solemn birch]

If u wake up refreshed and don’t feel fatigued yes

It’s diff for everyone

No set number

[viral lodge]

I struggle with breathing & blinking my eyes when doing tracking scenarios. if I want to get a good score I have to completely ignore it and I'll get dry eyes and even dizzy after a few scenarios and I legit have to take breaks to breath and blink. If I think about blinking and breathing my score is ass because I'm not locked in.

Any tips?

[uneven ivy]

Learn how to breathe

Competitive shooting is for example mostly just breathing techniques

[viral lodge]

Cool comparison. Is there a specific technique that works best for you or any youtube or reading material you recommend on the subject?

[uneven ivy]

Exercise is probably the easiest way

Just go run/jog/bike/swim

[compact rampart]

8-10 for brain development, anything under is subjective for energy

[median snow]

@summer trout

[vocal badger]

i started playing today and this part of my hand started experiencing sharp pain. does anyone know what this might be? Details : i claw grip .12 1600dpi valorant sensitivity

[woeful jay]

https://tenor.com/view/indian-call-center-gif-23348690

[pseudo perch]

so when i aim train its all good but when i play val and shi and my opponent starts moving and shi my eyes cant focus and i usually just rely on reflex for the kill idk if its my eyes thats tripping or wat, like most of the time when i enter a fight i space out and i just use muscle memory and just somehow end up killing em

[hot ledge]

Are you even aimtraining if your eyes arent drymaxxing?

[uneven ivy]

Either you're adhd or you're fatigued, or both. Look out from a window as far as you can periodically, get diagnosed and medicated

[pseudo perch]

yeah when i look out of the window (like at the leaves or smth) i usually cant focus on that one leaf and my eye just start trippin out, is that normal

[uneven ivy]

Idk what you even mean, but just look as far away as you can

[pseudo perch]

alr

[viral lodge]

Fair enough

[rocky rampart]

quick question

how much of a break should u take before doing the task again

[random grotto]

i think i did a bad but idk so i rlly need advice, i bought kovaaks like 4 days ago and last thursday i kinda aim trained through out the day, i've been trying to move to claw grip and well i apperently put a little too much preasure on my muscles for multiple hours from like in the morning till 5 pm(i did have a 90 min valorant session before lunch) and it felt a bit sore that evening, today(friday) i can still feel all the muscles being sore and a slight stiffness i think but like my muscles feel sore from it, should i aimtrain tmrw(saturday) or should i try to seek medical help?

geez im a yapper

[open island]

u can train, just go easy and stop if the soreness turns into pain

[random grotto]

Alr tysm

[pseudo perch]

how far should my monitor be? I usually play valorant and alot of tracking tasks (i use a 27inch)

[zenith mango]

do the dictator salute towards your screen and if you can touch your monitor before your arm is fully outstretched you probably need to set it further back

[pseudo perch]

dictator salute 😭

some people say elbow tho

[zenith mango]

for me it's arm length, that's best for long term eye health as well

[autumn gate]

youre lifting your wrist get that arm some support

[left canyon]

I might be a good idea to incorporate some stretching into your routine. When I initially started aim training, my hands and wrist would get sore and uncomfortable but stretching alleviated a lot of it. 1hp has some good videos on youtube for hand/wrist stretches

[random grotto]

i already did that from the start, or well rather before i started taking aim training more seriously instead of just a warm up

[hasty stag]

its very very very unlikely you injured yourself enough to need medical care imo

just reduce volume a bit

[random grotto]

ye, it was a 1 time thing for sure, i used it as warm up and last few days i've been aimtraining a bit and playing valorant a bit so my hand doesn't per see hurt but it does feel weaker then normal or sore idk its somewhere in between pain soreness and weakness

ty for ur opinion though that helps

[hasty stag]

yea that's common i feel like, you have to let it adapt to the increased load, especially since valorant isn't a very intensive game since the fights are pretty short there

and aim training is moving mouse non stop

[random grotto]

ye, i also moved grips from palm to claw so im using diffrent muscles for my grip that might also be contributing to the feeling

[loud mica]

Hello if anyone also has this issue lmk for advice: basically i play with good posture and i sit up right and when i do aimtraining or js move my mouse alot in general after a while like a long session my shoulder feels sore? hurts? its js a weird feeling i know not to ignore thats why am asking for advice on if people expereinced this themselves and what helped them etc it only really occurs when i aimtrain other than that its pretty chill can play val fine but in turn i cant focus for long 30 min sesh for a specific task am trying to grind out and i have to do pauses every 3-4 runs which is pissing me off this problem only started recently btw like a week ago never had it before and no my left shoulder is fine

[hazy epoch]

@summer trout its evolving

[random grotto]

do you do small breaks every 30 to 60 minutes? and long breaks every 2 hours?

and how much tension do u put on your muscles?

(idk much about aimtraining or how my mucles are supposed to react but my experience tells me that i need breaks every 30 to 60 minutes or so and after 2 hours i really should take a big break just to let my arm rest for idk like 15 to 30 minutes)

[stoic heart]

lol

[loud mica]

Sorry that my sentences are incoherent my thoughts just run wild. I take breaks every 3-4 runs/tries

[random grotto]

wait im blind, my bad

[loud mica]

Also tension wise i dont really use it unless need for fast flick or like a a bot who js yeetd itself when i track it

[lusty vessel]

its good to use a little bit of tension everywhere

just don't do too much or too little

[loud mica]

its what i mean i use it a little bit when i need to eanywhere

[lusty vessel]

oh ok

trol

[rain raptor]

Has anyone been able to find a routine or something to help with constant forearm pain? Mine depends on what sens I’m playing, but no matter what I do it always seems to come back from playing even with breaks and short play time, but I also hold my mouse weird and had/have neuropathy in my fingers

[scenic coral]

not related to forearm pain but im currently taking a break from kovaaks due to upper arm being sore

[pliant junco]

[hasty stag]

@summer trout

[indigo loom]

@arctic moat SCAM

[ebon elk]

how do yall deal with eyes pain?

[pliant junco]

Yipppeee!!!

[lusty vessel]

Caused by dry eyes? Blue light? Can you be more specific

Tbh if it’s not one of them, you should check with your doc

[ebon elk]

might be blue light since i play game all day

[lusty vessel]

Low blue light mode, get more distance from your monitor, take breaks, use some eye drops. That would be my advice as a doc, beyond that, it would need more intel

[onyx ermine]

every 20 minutes you watch out the window for 20 seconds

doesnt have to be a window js smth that is like 10 meters away from u

let ur eyes rest for 20 secs and go again

[cerulean dome]

bro @velvet yoke

[pliant junco]

YIIPEPEEE

[woeful jay]

Mods smite thy felon

[tender nymph]

I've been wearing these blue light glasses I bought off Amazon and they definitely make a difference, It could be helpful to you as well

they're also helpful because blue light can really mess with your sleep schedule if you play at night

[viral galleon]

Hey guys, I bought myself a Herman Miller Embody chair, but I struggle with setting it up. I can find many videos explaining the functions, but not how to adjust it to my body. Can you recommend something? Do you have some tips?

[snow hull]

deltoideus pain when im gaming for hours only way i dont feel pain there is when i play high sense

[tepid junco]

is it better to do my full aim training routine every other night after i get off val or is it fine to continue doing it everynight its just the valo benchmarks 3-4 times each

[lusty vessel]

its ok tbh, but i would split it, to not stress your muscles

[lusty vessel]

chair height? sitting pos? it depends...

[pliant junco]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnVdhCsYBk

[pliant junco]

😛

[remote horizon]

honestly playing in a lit room helps me a ton (as opposed to the playing in the dark)

also make sure to be proactive about taking breaks, by the time you notice your eyes hurt it’s already too late

[tepid junco]

my pinky and thumbs have been feeling kind of stiff i guess its a bit hard to explain the feeling should i see a doctor or is there anything u guys reccomend like specific stretches or something

[finite orchid]

Do you pay for your doctor if not then go to doctor if yeah it's up to you.

[crude wing]

holy triple

[hazy epoch]

you ruined the quad feed

@summer trout

[crude wing]

damn you right 🥀

[latent seal]

hey guys I have a question about the pad position, shoud the center of the pad align with my mouse when my arm is at 90 degrees kinda like the picture?

in the pic is kinda to the top right tho

[subtle shadow]

mods snip off his balls

(or ban him idk he probably got hacked)

[toxic sentinel]

Started using mnk 2 months ago and my wrists and fingers are in pain, any advice other than go to the doctor

[hasty stag]

reduce your volume, take breaks, start conditioning the hand

[latent elk]

my eyes go dry and irritating when i try to concentrate on tracking

[toxic sentinel]

Got it thank you for replying

[zenith mango]

the distance from my face to my monitor and position is all well and good, but I've been wondering what brightness and contrast settings should you set for gaming? I've had both settings at 60-70 for a lot of my monitors and I've noticed graphics like bloom and neon colours give me a headache where my friends don't seem to. (I don't think it's a long session issue, these kinds of things popped up for the first hour of the day on the computer like when I was trying to play the system shock remake)

[little spoke]

67 detected

[kindred galleon]

Set it super tight at first, then ease the back and tilt to find what's comfortale for you. That's tour base setting, and then use the locking paddle to get into more upright or more laid back positions. I heckin live my Embody, it's a damn good purchase

[kindred galleon]

Totally dependant on which monitor you use, check brightness settings with a lux meter app on your phone maybe

[tranquil sand]

I can’t play without hit sounds

[primal trout]

i bought a marin kitagawa pillow for my mental support? is this good or bad

[primal trout]

ghost ping thjx

[severe nexus]

Would i get any benefits from training my forearm/wrist? Or is training my arm only usefull if i get pain while aiming?

[stuck radish]

Hi, I moved to a new house and have a new desk setup, and no matter what I do I cannot seem to get rid of extreme shoulder tension/pain from playing. I dont know if its a setup issue, or a tension issue, where I subconsciously am lifting my arm from the pad slightly, or what, but its causing me to not be able to play more and more.

The shoulder tension is mainly upper trap tension that manifests as a cold tingling, and then progresses into burning and aching as the session continues. Rotating my arm in my shoulder socket also now causes clicking in my collar bone

[queen socket]

I have a displaced bone in my wrist and ive been using this video for reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7ItCmvUio

control aim hurts but this helped

[severe nexus]

tysm

[queen socket]

try to keep it intuitive if your wrist or arm is hurting then you probably shouldn't be doing that motion

[sage isle]

@hazy epoch

[hazy epoch]

@sage isle

[hasty stag]

@summer trout

[dry nebula]

@hazy epoch @sage isle

[marble shuttle]

Since last night ive been having some pain in this part of my wrist. Not sure if ive been putting too much force there recently or why this is happening.

[north hazel]

carpool tunnel

arfwritethis

[cinder phoenix]

Ive got this ulnar nerve entrapment and I can’t fix it. I went to the doctors and they gave me stretches which ive been doing but I just can’t seem to fix the problem and this has been on going on for months

[manic forge]

is it okay that my hand shakes sometimes? especially on micro scenarios

[still iron]

@blissful pewter

We lost a jade

(Jk)

But there's a scam message up there so uh

Yeah

[dry folio]

oh yo

lmfao it was a joke

[still iron]

I said jk !

[cosmic ore]

Don't be so Hasty to jump to conclusions. there's a lot of other factors which needs to be addressed in order for you to conclude that it's carpal tunnel. additionally on that side of the hand It would be more likely to be cubital tunnel syndrome. however neither of these conditions are exclusively pain. Rather they're a mix of discomfort/pain and numbness. @marble shuttle

[hearty knoll]

guys, i need some help. My eyes dry out extremely quickly and start to water, so I have to blink on purpose. But if I blink too much, I can't focus at all. this annoys me so much, especially when i want to grind late.

[gleaming flicker]

guys i have one stupid quesiton should u have rest day when comes to aim training

[solemn birch]

Yes

[solemn birch]

Try looking away from ur monitor every 20 or so mins

[gleaming flicker]

@solemn birch ty

[solemn birch]

It’s not as serious compared to gym I think just take a rest day or 2 every couple weeks

U can def over aim train

[tropic goblet]

https://youtu.be/ZBEJ8NQM5RI?si=qxKO9Hc2gJhJYP8N

[oblique wyvern]

“five. hundred. preworkout scoops.” 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[hazy epoch]

https://tenor.com/view/500-cigarettes-the-orville-gif-7999465420984481267

[split harness]

am I cooked

[fleet dock]

Looks pretty cooked to me. Hope you find a solution

[remote horizon]

this posture shit is so demoralizing I have long arms and I cant find any comfortable way to use the mouse that allows me to do large arm movements, everything else but this is going well it honestly makes me feel like giving up on aim training in gen. unlike everything else, nothing I do fixes this problem and its not even a big problem but I cant find a solution no matter what...

literally made so much progress these last months but my anatomy has fucked me over and idk what else there is to do

I have a standing desk, a footrest, adjustable seat, but no matter what I tweak im still fucked

its not just like im uncomfortable like my shoulder or elbow will hurt after a session

[buoyant patio]

just sit super high or something

[still iron]

what are some stretches to do to minimize chances of injury?

[left canyon]

1HP (who partners with Voltaic) has some exercise guides for pre and post session: https://www.youtube.com/@1HP

[still iron]

Alright ty!

[oblique wyvern]

take some of this to have the caffeine jitters and hand instability cancel each other out for god aim

[oblique wyvern]

lowk tho that’s pretty bad cause this is how jittery I am in comparison, even though I’ve had 970mg of caffeine today + the other stimulants in my preworkout, maybe get that checked out or look for exercises to help improve hand stability

I actually wonder if I have like ADD or something, I feel deflated and miserable without caffeine, it’s been like that long before I started consuming large quantities of stimulants, or any stimulants for that matter.

Caffeine = normalcy. Stimulantmaxx to pb on every task guaranteed.

[oblique wyvern]

call it 1095mg, half scoop of dat good shit for a night session since it's friday and I have a long weekend

[keen mirage]

Heart attack speedrun

[oblique wyvern]

nah just goated caffeine tolerance

i'll have off days where I have little to no caffeine, dw

or I won't and I'll end up as a headline in the local newspaper

"local mediocre aimtrainer grinder fucking DIES after consuming an entire tub of pre-workout in hopes to hit new highscores"

"experts say he was never gonna make it to zenith anyway"

[keen mirage]

Tolerance is one thing, but it's still gonna fuck you up for consuming more than twice the recommended amount bro

[tawdry comet]

looks like someone downloaded free aimbot

[earnest parrot]

Why can't I post videos :p

oh it was an issue with my fone

can someone else try posting a short clip or something?

i'm trying to figure out why discord won't let me show this funny semi health related clip

https://bsky.app/profile/gaydragon.bsky.social/post/3mlei4dnd6c2a i'll just do it this way

max (@gaydragon.bsky.social)

Doc got me on that aimlabs pill

▶ Play video

Bluesky · May 8, 2026, 7:36 PM

If you can guess the pill you get a cookie

[oblique wyvern]

You’re right, but the only time I get really fucked up is when I do big doses consecutively.

…which is why I feel slightly nauseous today after I threw 400mg of caffeine at my system for aimtraining + my arm workout.

No more today, I’ll try and go for zero tmr to reset.

[oblique wyvern]

I do it cause my energy levels are pretty low as I'm currently in a cut, and I feel way more deflated and sluggish than usual trying to lose weight.

the dieting is pretty straightforward tbh it's just the consequences i gotta deal with, I'm working in a factory 8h a day on weekdays, occasionally doing weekends cause we're busy rn, i get home tired and I basically play aimtrainers for like 6-8h daily, more on weekends, so i'm kinda stretched thin and stimulants allow me to get through days a little easier. fortunately i have a long weekend this week so i'm chillin rn

[ashen cipher]

Do you get enough sleep?

[pliant junco]

MRBEAST????

YIPPEEEE

[uncut spear]

Is it bad to have caffeine more than once a day?

[buoyant pine]

nah its fake i got hacked

[pliant junco]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-memes-memes2022funny-meme-face-punch-gif-25436787

[oblique wyvern]

never bad to have more caffeine lad

only bad days I’ve had w/caffeine is exceeding 1500mg or having multiple 1k+ days back to back

[oblique wyvern]

yeah

[scenic coral]

@oblique wyvern what’s your biggest caffeine pb

in terms of kvks

[keen mirage]

No, but there's a limit

[oblique wyvern]

good question, not on kvks but the qualifying scores i have rn for master+ in tracking subcategories on aimlabs benchmarks were all done in one session, pb'ing 3x on dueltrack getting that GM score, this was pretty recent too (a little bit over a week ago)

i have less than 300h total on aimtrainers, i do have kovaaks but I want to complete these benches fully before rotating over

my progression is weird, my best used to be clicking but my switching and tracking developed wayyy faster than my static & dynamic clicking has

[hazy jewel]

My best advice i can give you is : dont do this benchmark , i start With and is not a good one, do voltait and other stuff if you want to progress

[hasty stag]

this benchmark is unironically good tho

[real canyon]

Made by LG56

The goat

[wide whale]

say u have a comp match

is it more optimal to shit before or after

[hasty stag]

if you're gonna feel it during then before for sure

[pliant junco]

fodwe

[wide whale]

It’s the shakes after

all food in body gone

shaky aim 😔

[pliant junco]

YIPPPEEE

[marsh gorge]

genuine slop

[latent elk]

that aint mr beast wth

[scenic coral]

gooned 🥀

[marsh gorge]

dead consumer theory

[frank salmon]

sleeping is so fucking meta im pbing on everything right now

[keen mirage]

Local man discovers sleeping

[ashen rune]

Seasonslop taking away my snooze meta 🤬

[high kiln]

is it normal to feel cold when playing ranked games with my life on the line 😔

[tender nymph]

probably. my hands get cold when I'm nearing the end of a game

I heard some pros use hand warmers so it can't be that uncommon

[quick gate]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1484521263199424604/1488922371992846527/togif.gif

[twin crescent]

oki bro

[sturdy solstice]

getting a lot of tension in the top of my forearm while grinding to hit diamond in wideshot. any tips?

[quick gate]

🥺

[dawn orchid]

hi there, im using a claw grip, when im aiming i always lift a bit my hand not to press buttons but when i do it it hurts
when i aim i rest my wrist on the mousepad and i sometimes put my hands wieght on the mouse with my palm for less pain, but it still feels a bit bad
i use an ATK VXE R1

do you know what i should do ?

[keen mirage]

Take a break, plus stretch a lot

[dawn orchid]

hi, thx for the advice i will do it
i just have another question about it
once there is no more pain, is stretching enough to prevent the pain that comes when i play or i should do something else about ?

[keen mirage]

It'll help. I'd also massage and warm-up before aim training and do some wrist-specific exercises so you're conditioned more

[dawn orchid]

ty goat

[remote horizon]

#tech message

question about mouse grip, I posted it in tech but I probably should have posted it in here

[willow widget]

im like a week into a 1700 kcal diet and all my scores just dropped off a cliff 😭

like -30%

this is crushing. might just have to give it a break until im back at maintenance

[hasty stag]

from?

[willow widget]

Well everything just gone down like 30% on scores

I wasnt that good

Last viscose bench i was almost seal complete apart from clicking

[hasty stag]

i meant what was your calorie intake before the diet

cause if its a drastic cut then it makes sense to me

seeing as you just have less energy

[indigo torrent]

Heyy guys how is everyone? I hope all of you are well. I have a bit of a situation and I am sure a lot of people struggle with this not just me so I just want some advice. I am faceit lvl 10 rn 2106 Elo and I was before but each time I get into faceit games my anxiety acts up and I underperform mechanically. Never live in the moment type of thing and overthink. Tbh I just want it to vanish but ik it doesn't work like that so I am curious how some of you guys handle that pressure so it doesn't take over?

[willow widget]

Oh like 3000 yeah

I went to like 2300 for a while but i went down more and added in electrolytes

And im not that hungry

[hasty stag]

doesn't rly matter if u are or not

your brain needs energy to work

[willow widget]

True

[hasty stag]

and energy comes from carbohydrates

[willow widget]

Cant wait to get back to maintainance

I feel drained all the time

[hasty stag]

you don't need to cut that heavily

it's better to do it slowly

in my opinion

[willow widget]

Thats true but i dont find it hard to stick to and i dont care about maintaining muscle

I tested my blood glucose and blood pressure this morning and it was normal

[keen mirage]

Read a book or two on sports psychology and meditate. That's the best thing you can do

[keen mirage]

Why bro, you're just wasting time if not practicing every day

[willow widget]

Thats crazy but also you're so right

[keen mirage]

Yeah man you can never make up for a lost day

[buoyant patio]

bro delete ts 😭

[uneven ivy]

Play the game

Also don’t look at your elo

[uneven ivy]

Why are you cutting

Are you like a wrestler/bodybuilder needing to reach a certain weight

If you’re not an adult, you shouldn’t cut

[remote horizon]

@MODS yo clean this up

please

[agile furnace]

@summer trout can we delete this so no braindeds get hacked

[summer trout]

ty

[agile furnace]

fs 😁\

[willow widget]

To be thin and tiny

Also i am an adult and i do not have an eating disorder

[uneven ivy]

Cutting your weight for no reason at all is by itself an eating disorder lmao. But idk your situation. Maybe you’re overweight and your dr told you to lose weight. All I can say is that if you cut, you’ll be feeling much worse in some ways, and that feeling is relative to how fat you are. E.g. If you have no fat and cut, you could legitimately just die lmao. If you’re fat, your body can survive a long time with no food.

Also make sure your hydration levels are constantly fine.

[willow widget]

Apperciate the concern but I am actually monitoring my health and staying hydrated

Like i take blood pressure and blood glucose every morning

[remote horizon]

ok I found a position that my wrist aim (and to a lesser extent my arm aim) really likes but my wrist and sometimes my shoulder hurts after an hour or so, do I stick with it and see if the pain subsides?

my pinky also hurt for some reason

[remote horizon]

I have adhd and im a zombie when im not a stimulant

[slow silo]

I’m getting ready to start aim training soon, but my elbows have been sensitive recently, mostly when I’m driving or holding my phone. I’m pretty sure I have tendinitis in both. It doesn’t affect me when I play, but I also don’t use my arm to aim either (which I will be doing when I start training). Should I wait to get it checked out? I don’t want to make it any worse or hurt myself. The issue with seeing a Dr is I don’t have a primary care and every Dr in my state has a waiting list to even get in.

For reference I was also working out, and my right elbow started hurting around like the start of week 7 when I started doing more arm stuff. Haven’t worked out since but probs relevant.

[oblique wyvern]

ngl same, idk if I actually have adhd or anything adjacent to that though

[scenic coral]

We have high level aimers on adhd meds

You’ll likely see the word “adhd med” rather than the specific substance since it’s more socially acceptable

[oblique wyvern]

right, I see

so snort adderall for a guaranteed pb? sounds like a good deal to me

jokes of course, I’m really sick rn so I’m not taking any pre-workout or anything for aimtraining

[uneven ivy]

That's called having adhd

[uneven ivy]

go to doctor and say the only thing you can do well in your life is play video games and you'll get meds in like 15 minutes

[oblique wyvern]

idk how i feel about lying to a doctor though, if I actually do have smth misfiring in my brain then maybe but if not then random amphetamines probably aren't necessary to 'git gud' so to speak

like i'm still in the process from moving through the last of the intermediate benchmarks to the elite ones on aimlabs, breaking through on certain tasks that i'm good at, so the potential is definitely there

look ik aimlabs isn't as good as kvks i just wanna finish the benchmarks before I swap over

[scenic coral]

You said that lack of caffeine causes you to lose energy and focus

[oblique wyvern]

yes, which would probably explain my lack of progress today

[uneven ivy]

I didn’t say anything about lying

If you have adhd you will have some other harm in your life

[ashen cipher]

I didnt realize posture made such a difference I used to sit like a nerd neck degen but I fixed my posture ande got way better scores

[sharp wind]

https://www.boostcamp.app/users/ByEJgP-clankerv2

[slow silo]

Managed to get an appt for the 4th, I’ll hold off until then

[hazy jewel]

Is it normal that in scenarios requiring a lot of responsiveness and movement, like when the ball is spinning around me, I get a little pain in my shoulder? 46cm

[scenic coral]

Why would pain be normal

[dusky creek]

i dont pay attention to my health when it comes to nutrition lately, i try to get good sleep. in my every cs2 match my performance goes downhill the more the game goes, i dont feel tired or anything, i just underperform, cant read enemies cant anticipate. it not even only aim, its like my brain bypasses thinking.

i aim and play very consciously when i do and i suspect that might be the core of the problem because its almost like i cant after a while. any feedback is appreciated :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dusky creek]

why i think its kind of health related is because sometimes this underperforming just doesnt happen, by sometimes i mean some days

[rose nexus]

focus issue maybe?

[dusky creek]

idk maybe, it could be anything really. i was thinking maybe vitamin d or something and i think the issue itself may be focus going down.

(this is just me talking about my doctor visit, no need to read too long) i did 2-3 adhd tests from licensed doctors, there seems to be no focus issues other than "timing" or something (it might be a language barrier, idk how to describe something i didnt understand which was in other language), the results were consistent between the tests according to doctors too, although this was a long time ago. if it helps the test was like there is like cards coming up on screen and some loud noises play time to time like barking arguing crowd etc and videos play time to time, i dont remember what i was supposed to do exactly with the cards cuz long time ago.

the main reason i decided to type this out is that it sounded like a common issue, so i thought maybe people share their experiences :p

[slow silo]

Sounds like an adhd test. Are you getting enough sleep?

[pliant junco]

mrscam

[crude wing]

legendary profile pic🥀

[crude wing]

@summer trout

[shell flint]

Is it normal to feel slightly uncomfortable when trying a new grip? I dont have any pain or anything just feel awkward

[high crystal]

yeap

[indigo torrent]

Yea thx I mean I have been doing really better since last night

Thx to @uneven ivy @keen mirage and my one teammates

Matchmaking is still ass but atleast I do well so I am happy

[solemn birch]

MR BEAST&&

@summer trout MR BEAST IS HERE

[fringe reef]

@rose vale how have you been doing? Tbh i think i made the right choice i think I've been getting my brain to undergo neuroplasticity i haven't taken my adderall in the last 3 days cause i been sick but i feel like it's really helping my brain and messed up central nervous system which was one of my goals pushing for stimulants i also got bumped to twice a day 10mg ir and it's been amazing

[undone verge]

🥦

[remote horizon]

my ringer finger is throbbing

elp

[tropic linden]

im starting to feel stiffness and a little pain in my hand after playing and ive seen that strength training can help. should i give my hands a break for a few days before starting that or would it be fine to start sooner?

[oblique wyvern]

Yes. I used to do massive streaks of back-to-back 8-12h sessions on aimlabs that sometime lasted a month before I broke the streak, although I didn’t have hand pain I noticed scores just jumping out of nowhere when I took small breaks (1-2 days) and came back to it with a fresh mind.

On one particular benchmark task that I’ve been grinding out on Aimlabs (Dueltrack Elite to be specific) I went from like a top 200 score to #33 globally within the span of like two fucking weeks, which I got today (3500, I need 3575 to max out the benchmark rank to Zenith)

So sometimes resting does help, even though it does feel kinda wrong to believe that you can get better at aimtraining by not aimtraining so often.

[cedar plover]

Rest is goated, always works if not too long for skill to deteriorate

[remote horizon]

@summer trout 🫩

have u though about like a honeypot channel? idk how it works but supposedly the bots go to that channel first

could be wrong though

[summer trout]

i believe one of our devs is working something that will hopefully make it easier to catch them

[hazy epoch]

the honeypot channels just bans any account that sends a message in there

[timid sail]

Anyone know anything about good chairs for comfort/posture? a lot of the “gaming” chairs just seem too expensive tbh

[modern marlin]

hot take but i think chairs are overrated

just work on ur posture and ur chillin

[timid sail]

Ur right I’ll sit on the floor

[modern marlin]

i meant expensive chairs

[timid sail]

Oh lmfao

[keen mirage]

You can just get an office chair

[nocturne hound]

hey gaming chairs arent meant for gamers in general usage ( like many other things advertised ) , get yourself a ergonomic chair probably with mesh back and headrest just make sure height and headrest is adjustable ,

@timid sail

those tall back leather ones do no good , you can get office chairs for cheap and they are actually made for long sitting hours

[timid sail]

Yea I was mainly looking for something close to 100 or less USD lol

Like some chairs are 2k bro actual scams but I’m sure ppl pay for it

[frank salmon]

wood stool works

[nocturne hound]

damn , i just checked amazon for united states i see office chair options from 40 usd , a headrest one is at 89 i think it will be good for your use case

[nocturne hound]

i agree , but the only time i use wood stool is when i have to study for finals like it keeps me awake

fear of falling mostly

[frank salmon]

its uncomfortable but the lack of anything to distract you really makes you lock in

[nocturne hound]

[timid sail]

Yea that’s fair I just wasn’t sure what was actually good or trusted but all the suggested ones I got were like 250+

[nocturne hound]

just check reviews and go what seems best for you

[latent elk]

every time i launch up overwatch and im in my first game i start shaking/shivering

this has been happening basically every time i play the game since probably 2-3 years ago

[full lance]

I feel like my hand and arm is uncomfortable everytime I play is there maybe a guide for posture or maybe something to help my arm be more relaxed?

[timid sail]

Dude real bro

I feel like I’m just always sitting wrong or something

[fleet dock]

Yes Ben staudt on YouTube has one

[regal niche]

Arm tensing like crazy every time i even try to aim now. Any tips?

[full lance]

Thank you

[wheat nexus]

How do you sleep ?

[keen mirage]

Lie down somewhere and close your eyes

Wait

???

Profit

[pliant junco]

Mrbeast????

[frank salmon]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1472899122578198569/1493629957811732631/caption-114.gif

[wild mauve]

is there a reason my body is consciously breathing when I'm aim training but it subconsciously breathes while I'm in a game

[upbeat patrol]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1485746559504351262/1489715758341558272/mrbeastexitscam.gif

[proud whale]

I been thinking of how hard veggies are to eat and i was thinking you could blend it into a paste

[robust star]

In game u are thinking about what to do, so u dont need to think about breathing. In a aim training, u need to breath slow, to not have shakeness or necessary move. So just dont think about it, its normal.

[arctic moat]

Here we could post:
▫️Work-out progress
▫️Healthy meals
▫️Help with correcting posture
▫️Help with preventing injury
▫️Help with mental
▫️Help with providing nutrition advice/resources
▫️Help with providing exercise advice/resources

[arctic moat]

Related resources
▫️ Health and nutrition: http://bit.ly/32Chxnp
▫️ Mindset and attitude: http://bit.ly/31TPizJ

[oak marlin]

[violet swan]

This is

[arctic moat]

Can't wait to see all the tumbr smoothie pics

[tropic rune]

you should pin dr levis wrist excersises @arctic moat

[arctic moat]

Soon we'll have Kastor's wrist guide

[long wadi]

yay

[arctic moat]

VRT food

This green tea is really good

[arctic moat]

Yeah bad posture

[uncut lily]

i think i need to start the work out grind

[long wadi]

that looks like me from 4 months ago

[uncut lily]

that's me rn

[long wadi]

i fixed my posture with new chair

[uncut lily]

the guy beside me with a mullet is @polar orbit

[long wadi]

LUL

all i needa do now is lower my vrt

[arctic moat]

Nice help with posture

[pliant aurora]

Apple cider vinegar can help with sleep as well if you want to add that (up to you) usually after drinking it I need less sleep like 1-3 hours less and wake up more restored

[violet arch]

GG @pliant aurora, you just advanced to level 6 !

[hot dust]

a health channel

thats dope

[arctic moat]

@pliant aurora Any example with picture?

Or do you just consume it

Without anything else

https://twitter.com/SparkyGGs/status/1214933776754757633?s=20

Sparky (@SparkyGGs)

We released a new health channel on our discord! 🍃

The purpose of this channel is:

• Healthy meals sharing
• Exercise progress/motivation
• Help with preventing injury
• Help with correcting posture
• Help with mental
• Help with nutrition
• Help with exercise

Twitter

[limber nacelle]

drinking vinegar on a daily is also great way to fuck up your teeth

[hot dust]

hahah true

[hot dust]

and boxing

but thats it

:/

[long wadi]

just put bleach on them to clean them

[arctic moat]

@oak orbit Is good at this topic

I forgot what specifically I think it was nutrition and exercise

I also know a couple things

About nutrition exercise, posture, eye-strain

[limber nacelle]

I know lots of stuff about weights and can help with form and stuff but my knowledge about diet is just "chicken and rice" and how much of it 😄

[arctic moat]

White rice or silver rice (idk the English name), and chicken with certain spices

But actually alternating

Have some fish

Have some beef (rarely)

Veg is also possible like Veg burger (consisting of soy) isn't actually bad I personally don't mind it

Or falafels

Beans

Sweet potatoes

Etc.

I personally don't like sweet potatoes though, but I think if properly prepared it's not too bad

[upper copper]

fish is god tier food for peformance

great for your brain :)

[hot dust]

and nuts

nuts >

[gray blade]

deez nuts

haha

lol

boomer

[polar orbit]

Être en cours

[violet swan]

vF StimPacK

Being on

French (fr) → English (en).

[pliant aurora]

@arctic moat most people drink it with water. 1-2 table spoons anything more than 4 is probably bad for your esophagus. And you can drink it with a straw to avoid whatever that guy was talking about with fucking your teeth up or something

[arctic moat]

Aha

[pliant aurora]

Actually I think you can drink more but just don't drink it by itself

probably like 4tbs per day max

[arctic moat]

I see

[novel whale]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHVl2N3jPEbkNJVx-ItQIQ has good content

[trail lantern]

I HAVE THE BEST TIP EVER! Use glasses if you are not already

even if you dont really need them

also get glasses that have a good lense that stricts blue light, not those yellow lenses

[solar marten]

I dont like playing with my glasses

[trail lantern]

why not

[solar marten]

also if i recall I broke a pair when i put them on under my headset

its uncomfortable with headset

[trail lantern]

i put mut glasses "on top" of my headphones

[solar marten]

what

[trail lantern]

yup

so they wont feel uncomfy

[solar marten]

I think you have a very specific headphone

[trail lantern]

i mean yeah if you have really huge headphones then it might be hard

but you can aswell get really thin frame glasses so they might not feel uncomfy

[solar marten]

no I just think most headphones probably wouldnt allow that lol

[tulip perch]

Cut out a slit in the ear cushion

Big IQ

[solar marten]

no

[tulip perch]

Bro

Are ergonomics not important to you?

[trail lantern]

just use inears lmaooooo

[tulip perch]

Play with speakers.

[violet swan]

Congratulations reqq!

Your Charmeleon is now level 27!

[tulip perch]

What

[long wadi]

not funny
didnt lauf

[trail lantern]

i had my pokemon a not so liked name before 😅

and didint know how to turn it off

[long wadi]

at the same time playing with speakers wont make it any harder to hear ppl foot steps in apex

[trail lantern]

But back to the glasses, if you use glasses you dont have to use your eyes basically

or "waste time" to focus your eyes since glasses will do it for you

[solar marten]

[trail lantern]

fr

[tulip perch]

Anyone has a good Brokkoli recipe

[violet arch]

GG @tulip perch, you just advanced to level 4 !

[tulip perch]

Broccoli

[trail lantern]

my dad is a optician he told me this 😄

[tulip perch]

Weird flex

[solar marten]

broccoli recipe

just eat it

[tulip perch]

Makes sense

Ok ty brb

[trail lantern]

Put broccoli in the oven for 30 mins in 250c

[tulip perch]

That's just burnt broccoli

[trail lantern]

ye hella tasty

[tulip perch]

I'll find sth myself then

[rare swallow]

EAT UR GREENS GUYS

[half wren]

how do i get fit guys

im obese

[trail lantern]

exercise

[arctic moat]

@half wren https://www.theo.fit/blog/beginnerlift

[solar marten]

exercise

caloric deficit

[pliant aurora]

@half wren intermitted fasting is easier/better

keto is good too

[lavish pivot]

Honestly don't listen to anyone other than fitnessfaq, athlean x and calisthenics movement. These guys actually know their stuff. No fluff, Factual and informative channels

[edgy vortex]

I hate this meme.

[lavish pivot]

Dafuq this bot on?

[heavy dew]

I need help regarding posture, any resources?

[reef elbow]

I'll be releasing a guide next week, may help you Suit

[strong mason]

i am the boss of this channel

[violet arch]

GG @strong mason, you just advanced to level 18 !

[strong mason]

GG

jimmybot knows

[reef elbow]

No you're not buddy

[strong mason]

u can be my 2 v 2 partner kastor its ok

[hot dust]

are you buddy

[reef elbow]

Oh that sounds good

[heavy dew]

@reef elbow Nice! look forward to it 🙂

[arctic moat]

@lavish pivot agreed those channels are great

[pulsar carbon]

have you guys ever seen those posture things that like vibrate if u slouch?

to make you sit up

[reef elbow]

Athlean x is excellent @lavish pivot

[lavish pivot]

@heavy dew above I mention 3 channels, all have great videos on posture, I recommended athlean x first because he will help u asses your posture to know what exactly to work.

Athlean x

Daaaa

Naaa

Naaa

Naa

Na

Daaa

Naaa

Naaa

Naa

Na

Boom

[reef elbow]

Sdk is having a stroke

[lavish pivot]

Its the music he uses haha

[reef elbow]

Lmao

[arctic moat]

@pulsar carbon I haven't

[violet swan]

My wrist hurts when ever I crank 90s or kovaaks for 3+ hours someone help

No

I don’t know any

[pulsar carbon]

i think its called like upright posture i was thinking of buying one lol

[reef elbow]

I see my guide is late for this channel

[violet swan]

And don’t pull that stretch where you break ur thumb

[reef elbow]

Fuck

This is making me anxious 😂

[violet swan]

Bet

[strong mason]

is this where we post progress pics?

[pliant aurora]

of kovaaks or what lol?

[reef elbow]

No not kovaaks, health related

[livid saddle]

m c d o n a l d s

is best