health

[serene temple]

how do i build up aim stamina?
i feel really tired just after 1 ranked val game and 1 h aim train session

[grizzled kindle]

@serene temple I'm not an expert, struggling with the same. But my coach gave me endurance tasks for this case.
5 sphere endurance hipfire
fuglaaPressure
Pressure Aiming - 7 Targets.
It works for me but not that much and idk if it's right

[serene temple]

how long is the routine?

[deft radish]

I have right hand thumb pain I think from mouse side buttons are there any things i can do to help with it?

[sudden sundial]

how long have you had the pain

[deft radish]

about a month

[sudden sundial]

hmm

Could the position you hold your mouse, be affecting this?

[deft radish]

its my thumb clicking side buttons

[sudden sundial]

are the side buttons in a unusual position or difficult to click?

[violet swan]

One question

why i feel like i get lost in vision

like

i try to play some scenario but my eyes cant read well

i dont know how to explain very well

like im lost

[sudden sundial]

Are you or your eyes tired?

Is there too much on the screen?

Is there some sound around that makes it hard for you to focus

[violet swan]

to be honest im sure that isnt bc of tired eyes but about too much on the screen i dont think i tried some scens w a low of dots and other w just 1 dot but still happening

usually i play like this

i tried changing the visuals and helped me a bit but not a real diff

[sudden sundial]

I dont think the walls are helping you tbh

It's sorta trippy imo

[violet swan]

i know

[violet swan]

w does trippy mean?

srry my english isnt good enough

[sudden sundial]

uhh, like, something that makes a hallucination type effect

[violet swan]

yep

bc of the mosaic and colors

but i tried other visuals and didnt work at all

i think i should be off the pc for 48hs and later see what happens

[sudden sundial]

Yeah

This is what I use if you want to try it

[violet swan]

tyy

ill try

[hasty prism]

like viagra?

[proven night]

try to focus on gripping less tightly maybe

[proven night]

is forearm tiredness/light pain normal when it comes to training static clicking?

it goes after like 1-2 min break

[violet swan]

dont tense ur muscles too much

and stretch/shake

usually happens when u didnt warmup at all

i think

try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=degYaAE0Ehs

[proven night]

this is probably it, but my tension is proportional to my focus, which sucks

idk how to break it without feeling like my aim is trash

ty ❤️

[violet swan]

xd

[fading pier]

Hey, anyone knows why my wrist right side is bad at tracking something?
Like When I move my wrist tracking something to the left side back and forth, everything is fine but when I go to the right side and go back and forth, my wrist struggles and jumps a few millimeters

[sudden sundial]

Grip maybe? I used to have that same problem, think it was mostly my grip, or how hard I gripped

[rigid citrus]

is it shaking or?

[fading pier]

my grip is fingertip and I am relaxed as much as possible and I guess it's shaking

[rigid citrus]

might be worth it to stretch first

[fading pier]

I did

Even did 30minute training

okay so basically

@rigid citrus imagine you move your wrist right

and it pixels skips

[rigid citrus]

yeah i get that sometimes too

[fading pier]

It's a dumb explanation but the best I have

[rigid citrus]

like jitters?

[fading pier]

ye

Wanted to say that word but I thought that the definition is bad for it

[rigid citrus]

i'm not sure but definitely focus on the right side tracking

like

pay attention that you're not

uh

tightening your wrist

[fading pier]

Hm

I see

I will try it out

but that's later

I have decided to use really low sensitivity for the game so tracking is no problem now

[summer condor]

I’m not doing this right

[wind parcel]

what will i do to avoid carpal tunnel? i usually do my hour long aim routine and i guess my wrist is starting to hurt.

[strong veldt]

i notice that after a few hours of gaming, i subconsciously rotate my pad and kb like so, and have to move my monitor to account for that. i assume this is cause i seem to have my right arm further forward on the desk than my left arm when i game

is this something i should worry about fixing? i assume it could be a sign of bad posture, but my posture is otherwise decent

[silent osprey]

It's fine

I do the exact same

Ur brain is just looking for support under ur arm so it doesn't get tired when aiming

Technically you can mitigate with arm rests, but they have to be the perfect level, and you still might not like that

I always want a lot of pad under my arm personally

[strong veldt]

thank you!

[violet swan]

no, it's a pretty normal task, just dont do it excessively, like anything

[red salmon]

ur body is trying to make itself comfortable

[violet swan]

How bad of a strat is eating once a day

For losing weight

When u have no access to transportation

And its so fucking hot u can't move

I was 225 lbs

Now I'm 170 and stable after doing that for a while

[silent osprey]

Omad is fine

[violet swan]

Like I eat now lol

[silent osprey]

But it makes it substantially harder to get proper nutrition without supplementing

I like 2mad or some imf variants

As a middle ground

[violet swan]

Tbh half the time the thought of eating makes my gag reflex go

I still do but 🤷‍♀️

Like

[silent osprey]

Realistically, learning proper portion control is the most important thing

[violet swan]

Today I ate a foot long at subway

Prolly not eating anything else cuz that's a lot lol

Also its 5pm

[young ravine]

Above time (17:00 PDT) in your local time · Aug 17, 2021, 12:00 AM

[violet swan]

That's hard

Like

Idk

Its more going up to eat more than twice in a day is weird for me

Like I'd rather do other things

[sudden sundial]

After aim training if my arm is sore, do I want to rest it, or stretch it.

[lilac carbon]

should do both but if it hurts too much to stretch then you might not want to

[sudden sundial]

doesnt rly hurt to stretch, was just uncomfortable trying to aim

n arm was sore ofc

[tough basin]

Are there any recognizable sign for carpal tunnel?

[amber juniper]

consistent pain in the wrist

[tough basin]

Like non stop?

[amber juniper]

yes

like a tingling, pinching sensation that's somewhat painful that doesn't subside even if you're not using your wrist

[glacial karma]

@violet swan have you tried weight training?

Eating 1 meal a day means you are definitely deficient in your nutrition in probably every aspect

Weight training allows you to be hungry more, but since you are weight training, you actually send a signal to fat to stop growing on your body, this would mean you would be able to reach your goals of wanting to look a certain way, aswell as eating a healthy amount

not getting proper nutrition is basically limiting everything uou are doing, if you are trying to improve at games, you are doing it slower, trying to improve mental, it will take longer, it’s the same with hydration, uou don’t realize that your body can function better after while of doing soemthing because your think it’s normal. just because you can “tolerate” it doesn’t mean it’s okay

[tough basin]

I have tingling sensations some times but it doesn't cause pain

What can I do to prevent it?

[amber juniper]

see a doctor

[tough basin]

Oh fuck

[amber juniper]

and lay off the computer for a while

[tough basin]

For how much?

[sudden sundial]

could also be blood circulation stuff

[tough basin]

Because now I'm scared

[tough basin]

Is there anything I can do about it?

[sudden sundial]

does it happen naturally, say when you're not aiming a lot or smth

or say when you're in bed

[amber juniper]

carpal can be treated, and it's good you recognize the main symptom. mainly just go to a physician since they'll probably give you the best diagnosis and advice but I would recommend spending less time on the computer and when you do, make sure to do stretches afterwards

[tough basin]

No, just aiming

[amber juniper]

how much aiming do you do a day?

[tough basin]

Stretched before and after or just after

[tough basin]

1-2 hour

And then I play some games

[amber juniper]

does it persist while you're playing and does it develop into pain?

[sudden sundial]

when you're on your computer, not aiming, does it still happen?

[tough basin]

No, it happens for 1 or 3 seconds

[tough basin]

Not really, no

[sudden sundial]

Then I doubt it's anything serious

not serious enough to see a professional anyways

[amber juniper]

yeah, then you should be alright

[sudden sundial]

imo

[amber juniper]

just do your stretches

[sudden sundial]

make sure your posture is right aswell

and your aiming arm is comfortable

and that there isn't any strain when aiming

[amber juniper]

probably something to ask your physician whenever you do a routine checkup but nothing to be too worried about

[sudden sundial]

^

[tough basin]

Are there any stretches exercises you guys want me to know about or I'll just stretch them casually?

[amber juniper]

wrist and posture guide in #resources

[tough basin]

Ty

[violet swan]

I don't want muscles

[glacial karma]

That is a very common misconception with women. Lifting weights does not do the same thing in men as it does women. My girlfriend lifted weights with me for 5 months, is now the skinniest she’s ever been.

@violet swan i know it’s hard to believe but trust me when i say this, you have to be training at a extreme level to get muscles as a girl

most girls you see on instagram have been training for years to look like they do with the abs and the arms, men have testosterone which helps build those muscles, women have only a fraction

[sudden sundial]

Thats why the avg man is generally physically stronger than the avg woman

[winter abyss]

cardio also helps

[finite orchid]

Cardio is killing your gains buddy

[amber juniper]

internet is a crazy resource, you can learn how to do simple things pretty quickly

[glacial karma]

@silent stream What i would recommend is starting very slow and incorporating change over time. this promotes consistency and long term results. What i mean by this is say you have terrible food every day of the week. Go out to the store, by yourself chicken and rice, a very simple recipe you can find online, about 25 min all together to make. This way you at least have 1 good meal, and once you feel more comfortable you can add different things and eat healthy more often! you don’t want to cut cold turkey because that strategy rarely ever works. these things take time and with enough time you will find yourself wanting healthy foods because they make you feel good

I’m not sure how old you are either, but if you buy all your own foods, just keep those foods out of your house and go to the grocery store on a full stomach. Don’t limit yourself to any foods. during summers i don’t eat chocolate a lot, because i choose not to, but randomly i can crave it and i just eat it because i don’t limit myself to not eating it

[silent osprey]

ye u can learn to cook at any point in ur life, and it's absolutely a contender for most useful skill basically anyone can learn

better health, cheaper than purchasing food, good for mental, good for social etc

honestly just think of X food u enjoy eating, and see how easy/difficult it is to make urself

if it seems within ur limits give it a go

[scarlet bay]

I usually get tired at 4 or 5 in the afternoon (my eyes get droopy and I feel like I need to sleep or at least close them, I also have less engergy), does that mean I need to get more sleep?

[silent osprey]

can mean like 1000 things

if ur sleeping less than 9 hours, see if sleeping more helps

otherwise improve ur foundational behaviors (diet, exercise, sunlight, mental health)

[scarlet bay]

K

[winter abyss]

aka don't buy them

[quartz coral]

pr'd on my 4 rep max today

[lone heart]

Wow kovaaks improved your lifting too

[grim wraith]

carry in game and irl

[sudden sundial]

new kovaaks dlc

[worthy cloud]

good job

[silent osprey]

nice mate

[hollow lion]

I don't do any strength training or anything like that. I just hit the exercise bike for low stress cardio (i want to do this until i'm at a certain weight, and then i'll carry on with actual workouts). But does anyone know if there is a difference between one 2 hour session vs two 1 hour sessions?

[sudden sundial]

Mm, I dont know if theres much a diff but I’d assume you get more from 2 hr sessions, as you’re pushing yourself more in those 2 hr sessions bc youre not stopping

Example say, you lift 10kg weights, and 20kg but you lift 20 for half the time, you’re pushing yourself more and I think you’d get more out of the 20kg for half the time

Weird example but hope it makes sense

[thorn haven]

you gain similar muscular definition and build but you become stronger by following this philosophy

[cyan rivet]

Ive noticed when im either fatigued or just not playing well, i result to aiming with my arm and not much movement with my wrist, is there anything that causes this laziness? And any way to overcome it like certain stretches or anything

[sudden sundial]

take a break for an hour or so

[fading pier]

I became so lazy with my aim that I went for 3 hours straight

It was worth it

[amber karma]

very vaguely related to aim but i have a question about caffeine

i dont drink caffeine every day but like i do see the attention and i guess reaction time improvements from it and it does lose effectiveness if you drink coffee or something every day right

or is it like you just dont feel it but you would still have better attention than before you were drinking it

im kinda stupid so

[summer dock]

you can gain a tolerance to it just like other substances

Thus losing “effectiveness”

Better not to intake caffeine, as it’s still a stimulant on which you can gain a dependency on (potentially hindering in-game performance without consumption)

[wind parcel]

how do you position yourself in order to prevent mouse elbow?

[ripe glade]

How do i deal with stiff fingers

[sudden sundial]

Could you elaborate?

[sudden sundial]

Is it just when your aiming? Or in general?

[sudden sundial]

@wind parcel

[ripe glade]

For cs mainly

I think its when i dont move a lot it starts getting stiff

When im aim training theyre never stiff

[sudden sundial]

What sens dpi do you play

[ripe glade]

On cs 1 on 800

[sudden sundial]

Hmm

[sudden sundial]

What I do for aim training and in game, is I often just let go of my mouse for a sec, reminds me to not tense my arm/wrist if I am too much

Might help w fingers

[ripe glade]

Alright i will try

Thanks

I might just palm grip for cs

[sudden sundial]

Yeah, I’m not exactly sure how you would solve your problem exactly, so that might help, maybe changing your sens could help, since you have 50cm/360

[ripe glade]

Actually i think it does help

When i used Higher sens i dont think i had this problem

[sudden sundial]

Yeah, try a higher sens for a few days and see if it fixes it

[ripe glade]

Is it okay to use different grips for different games

[sudden sundial]

Yes, different games are better w diff grips

But dont force yourself to use certain grips if theyre not comfortable

[ripe glade]

Ive always preferred palm

But a lot of ppl told me its bad for aiming

[sudden sundial]

I use claw / claw-fingertip hybrid

[sudden sundial]

Think it’s harder to be percise

If you like palm play palm!

[ripe glade]

I will then thanks

[sudden sundial]

:D

[wind parcel]

like everytime i aim train i get tingling sensation on my elbows

my mouse elbow

[sudden sundial]

The elbow on your aiming arm you mean?

[wind parcel]

yes

[sudden sundial]

What angle do you have from your shoulder to your elbow to your wrist

And is your lower arm flat on your table, in line w the ground

^

[wind parcel]

its like a 120 degrees and i use a clawgrip and when i feel the tingling sensation i use the fingertip and my arm's flat in line with the ground

[sudden sundial]

Is your elbow pushing against the edge of your desk?

Into your “funny bone”

[wind parcel]

nope only my arm

[sudden sundial]

Is it only half your arm that is on your desk?

[wind parcel]

3/4

[sudden sundial]

Ahh nvm then

Hmm, I genuinely have no clue

Could it maybe be something to get looked at?

[wind parcel]

maybe but it just occured today

when i was doing my aim routine maybe i did something that could trigger

maybe pushing my arms too much

[sudden sundial]

Maybe

Just see if it persists

Try and find what stops it from happening

[wind parcel]

okay

thanks for the help

[stable swan]

So when im playing kovaaks & games my pinky starts hurting after a while

to the point where it hurts to move my pinky

Im currently learning claw and am using a Superlight

but this also happened when i played Fingertip

this has also been happening for around a month

[sudden sundial]

Handsize?

[stable swan]

Idk

pretty small

I’ll go find a tape measurer real quick

Do I just go from my bottom of my palm to my middle finger? @sudden sundial

[sudden sundial]

Yea

And then the first knuckle on ur pinky to ur thumbv

[stable swan]

Ok

I cannot find this thing

I’m so blind I found it

I’m definitely doing this wrong 😂

I measured 7x3

No way I’m doing this right

Is it in CM or inches? Lol

[winter abyss]

cm unless ur a pleb

[stable swan]

Ok lol time to use google

16x7 @sudden sundial

[sudden sundial]

Hmm, so handsize isnt a problem

[stable swan]

Im guessing its the hump type thing on the side of the gpx

where the buttons are on the normal gpro

i could be wrong tho

or maybe i just put to much pressure on my pinky

its weird tho since its only my pinky that gets pain

[sudden sundial]

Yeah, it is weird

[stable swan]

yea idk

i might just buy a different mouse or something

Thanks for the help tho 🙂

[violet swan]

i've been aim training for around 3 days now and my shoulder's already hurting. Idk what the issue is because my posture seems to be fine

and this hasn't happened with me while playing any other game, it's only during aim training.

[rotund glacier]

I suppose in aim training you're engaging those muscles more frequently compared to in-games, I'd compare it to like being in a constant gunfight where you're required to constantly shoot. Could be tensing too much, but then again not enough info to tell

[stable swan]

I think I’ve played to much kovaaks today most of my fingers are hurting rn

[cerulean veldt]

Why does my wrist get sore during aim training

[celest shard]

Could be tendinopathy, take a week off if this is a recent development.

[violet swan]

It could be, but I’m constantly trying to focus on having my shoulder be as relaxed as it can be while training

[sand granite]

any tips for pain/discomfort in like the outer side of my wrist? like at the root of my pinky

this area

i tend to not have any issues when gaming or aim training as i try to stretch regularly and keep a decent posture

but lately i've been feeling some sort of tension or slight discomfort right around there (only after playing kovaaks though)

[violet swan]

Is this healthy? U ll have to zoom

[thorn haven]

Bro you gotta have some sort of a life you can't just plan on playing kovaaks 6 hours a day 5 days a week

[violet swan]

What life can I have? I m 15. I don't rly hangout with friends, i don't do sex or romance cos all teen girls are "special". Read a book? Books suck..

What is there to do except going all in for the goal of going pro

[thorn haven]

Get a job, go to the gym, get some hobbies outside like mountain biking, you don't need to try to be fucking girls at 15

Idk if you live somewhere that you can't easily go to a job or you can't start driving until you're 17 or something like that though

And you gotta get some irl friends

[violet swan]

I worked this summer. I go to karate (exercise). I m fit. Outdoor shit is pretty fun, might look into that.

Irl friends i have. Like my discord gs better tho can't lie. I dunno man. I ll try smth out i guess

[thorn haven]

If you slave over aim training you'll get burnt out in a couple days, much less a couple of weeks

Plus having insane aim won't guarantee you go pro in any specific game. You've got to put time into a specific game you might want to be really good at or go pro in to actually get on top of all the mechanics

Plus being a pro player is #1, highly unlikely and #2, not sustainable unless you're in a good/big organization with lots of sponsors, which is also very unlikely

I'm not trying to shoot you down, I'm just saying that you shouldn't be trying to put all your eggs in the same basket of wanting to go pro in a video game

[violet swan]

I mean.

#1 training for gmc to have a great base aim.
#2 once i get it, i ll slow down on the aim training a lot and focus a lot more on gamesense.
#3 streaming is also a valid option.

I gotcha g, it's more. Currently I m 15 and i can afford putting all eggs in 1 basket. Cos i ll know if i succeeded or not by the age of 16. And can then if i need reposition my goals.

@violet swan What game do you wanna go pro in

Also aim training six hours a day is not good at all max you should aim train is 2 hours

[violet swan]

depends on what game is the shit by the time I get GMC (hopefully 2 months) so currently playing apex.

Because when you get to gmc what are you gonna do then how do you plan on getting better

[violet swan]

Ooh. Za plan.

1st: only aim train max 1 or 2 hrs a day depending on how much time I have. (Only practising the thing needed in the game, not for ranks in voltaic for e.g)

2nd: look at pro vods and tips and take notes on what u can improve

3rd: in firing range practise vert nades as well as recoil control

After all that. See what u can perfect and go from there

2st lel

Also i was gonna say the 2nd thing

Oh shit

Watching pros in the game you want to go pro in helps you improve dramatically (mechanics and game sens)

[violet swan]

Yues. That is why I do it 🧠

Also. The real goal isn't to go pro. I m not gonna cap. The reeeal goal is to get Dfalt aim lmao. Or preferably better

also get up some if you are going to aim train 2 hours

[violet swan]

Wut

like stretch

at the hour mark or something

Yh ofc

It's in the schedule i did as well. Break & stretches to keep focus etc

[thorn haven]

Get up, walk around, get your blood flowing. Probably every 30 minutes. Don't just mindlessly sit on your ass and click bots

[violet swan]

dfalt aim is mostly smoothness tbh

[violet swan]

No. It's TS and recoil control. Basically only TS and recoil control

recoil control is in game training though im talking kovaaks

also cod recoil is nothing tbh

He was semi pro R6 tho :)

I m a fan boy kekw

oh i only know him from cod

He came from r6

Like 7000 hrs or smth lol

yeah being good at a game takes time like that

Yep

Sadly enough

[violet swan]

really good*

Yes

Good still takes time. But can be shortened if u do it right

Gotta go monkey. Nice talking. Later g

[storm verge]

is there a good infographic on proper desk height and such

my desk used to be way to high and less than a year ago i got an adjustable desk but it may have been too low

[silent osprey]

its just whatever lets u have the most neutral and sustainable resting/playing position

[storm verge]

i guess i just dont know what that is now cause i noticed my elbow lifting off cause its so low

cause i remain in a neutral spine so i dont hunch forward just to have it touch

[frail pelican]

whats best desk that has a lot of space for aiming

if that makes sense

i use a L shaped desk

its weird to aim on this

[thorn haven]

The only thing that could possibly change how you aim on a specific desk, other than obvious quality issues that fuck with you, would be how tall it is. It's mostly personal preference and comfort. No specific shape is better than one another unless there's some retarded shape someone uses that juts out and hits people in random places

I use a L shaped desk but I don't rest my arm on the side that wraps around me

I just put most of my forearm on the pad and play with it like that instead of resting my arm on my chair or desk

[violet swan]

how do I stop leaning forward and making my neck hurt

[vast ferry]

monitor may be too far away

[violet swan]

o true

[violet swan]

My body aches a lot

[dim stirrup]

Has anyone whos suffered with long term chronic arm / wrist pain ever been able to get rid of it?

[storm verge]

focus on posture sitting up straight and your desk might be too low, body compensates to get forearm to elbow flat so you lean forward

monitor should be below eye level and approx. one arm length away

[violet swan]

cant move my desk lol

[violet swan]

monitor is now there, wasn't before

also I've been lowering my chair

[storm verge]

Yeah you can adjust the chair or desk as long as your body is as close to '90 degree' angles as possible

[violet swan]

lovering chair so desk is higher in relation

[storm verge]

yup

you can literally test it too

lift your forearm slightly off desk

then lean forward and youll see itll flatten out and touch

just force yourself to sit properly and maybe move arm more towards edge as well

[violet swan]

my arm doesn't hurt

mosly my legs and back

and neck

lmao

[storm verge]

yes but what i told you has to do with posture

you should be sitting up right with a natural curvature in your back (neutral spine) looking slightly below eye level at monitor

there are posture exercises on youtube that can help strengthen those muscles to help]

so they dont fatigue and you end up going back to bad sitting posture

[sudden granite]

If you have a pull up bar I highly recommend doing dead hangs after gaming sessions

Bad posture while gaming seems inevitable unless your posture muscles are strong

[violet swan]

I don't

[sudden granite]

@violet swan oh why?

[sudden sundial]

I think they meant that they dont have pull up bars.

[violet swan]

yea

[sudden granite]

lol whoops

[formal locust]

So can anyone with like gym knowledge help me out ig

So basically I’ve been eating less lately and skating a lot trying to lose weight and tbh it’s going pretty well

Do u think it’s a good idea to add like gym into that as well

Not like cardio but more like working muscles and strength training

[tall robin]

personally i really enjoy going to the gym, and it isn't a bad idea to try and build up some muscle

[fallen glen]

Yeah if you know how to do it safely exercise is always good. Generally, gaining or losing weight is dependent on eating at a caloric deficit or surplus. Weight does not necessarily equate to muscle or health however, and you can improve those in the gym (optimal results of course will come with a good diet).

If you’re wanting to build muscle, you’re going to want to make sure that you’re eating enough protein to do so.

If you’ve never lifted weights before, it may not be a bad idea to talk to the gym you’re looking into about a few sessions with a personal trainer - to help you learn good form, as well as getting you on a program.

[silent osprey]

u wont rlly see a huge difference in weight loss, especially if youre putting on mass with resistance training

but if youre motivated enough defo get in the gym, resistance training is a really good for your overall health

doubly so if youre already doing some cardio with skating n shit

[worthy cloud]

it's a good idea to recomp and build a muscular base before jumping into a weight cut as a person who is currently untrained

otherwise you may end up eating next to nothing and still 'skinny fat'

[obsidian elbow]

Do you guys think games with zero movement acceleration are worse for hand/wrist/arm health, because more sudden, extreme movements are required when tracking a target that changes direction?

[gray mist]

This is somewhat unrelated to aim training, but more health in general.i usually feel like I need caffeine in the morning in the form of coffee or energy drinks. It helps, the problem is that my legs often start shaking a lot. Like a lot a lot. I don't really know what to do about it, it doesn't hurt but just feels kinda weird and looks kinda weird to my classmates when my leg have Parkinson's at 8am

[restive trellis]

stop drinking coffee or energy drinks and go see a doctor. If this is what makes your legs shake a lot you should be stop drinking it cause I'm pretty sure your heart rate looks bad too

[gray mist]

I work out a lot and my resting heart rate is currently 41. I started drinking coffee quite recently so that might be why I react. Also it might be important to keep ADHD in mind. Should I take it seriously or would it be better to chill a bit and see how it goes?

[rotund glacier]

This is more a theorycraft than a question but, you ever get days where you just "pop off"? It's like, you feel like you plateau'd then the next day you just beat high scores left and right, perform much better in game despite it feeling seamless. What leads to this? It's almost like the brain subconsciously figured out something or cleared a threshold about the game or hand movement

[restive trellis]

41 is really low, unless you have insane cardio (like you could run a marathon) you should be in the 50-70 range when resting depending on your condition.
ADHD or not, when I hear what you describe, I'd just tell you to stop what you are drinking and run to a doctor. It's really unusual and you want a professional to check it.

[gray mist]

I used to do track and field professionally, but i quit recently (my 10k pb is 35.34). At my best my resting heart rate was 38. My legs doesn't shake like crazy, but they shake even if i try not to move them or deliberately try to stand still.

[restive trellis]

You could feel the same but so many things could have changed. It's not just "yesterday I was bad, today I'm good", you maybe slept really well, changed something in the food you take, or maybe got a good news and you're in a good mood.... They're are so many factors that could change from one day to the other. Of course you have to take your training into account, but usually you won't break your PB when you haven't slept for 20 hours.

[ashen rune]

Yes absolutely. I changed the lighting in my room and I feel more consistent with my tracking, but I've also been doing more cardio lately and despite being behind a tiny bit on sleep, I've been hitting high scores again which I haven't done in weeks.

[ripe valve]

Fast movements aren't necessarily bad. The question you need to ask is if your body can handle those movements. If you condition yourself to handle those movements then you should be fine!

[ripe valve]

Go see a doctor! Best case they tell you to lay off the caffeine and no harm done. Worst case you get ahead of a potentially serious problem.

[ripe valve]

Performance is a very interesting topic. Sleep, nutrition, warm-up, mood, stress, pain levels are all components to it. Changes to any of those variables can make a big difference

[candid nacelle]

https://streamable.com/ed9mjz

are hand tremors like this normal

[rotund glacier]

Yeah, your arm/wrist just isn't used to smoothly tracking a target yet. If you didn't have a target I bet you could turn smoothly

[fallow folio]

sorry guys my ENG not that great but I Feel pain from shoulder to my wrist I use 46.65 Cm/360 i like that sens since I play valorant mainly
what should i do?

[solid quartz]

should i have my arm planted on my mousepad?

[solid quartz]

i think you are looking at your crosshair and not focusing on target.. try to focus on your target only check for milisecond if you are on or off target.. your crosshair wont fly away.. it always in the mid of the screen 😄

[violet swan]

My right and left hand mouse grips are different, is that weird

[silent osprey]

no

[lavish wharf]

Bro i was having the same problem and what really helped me was making sure my arm was at a 90 degree angle at the elbow. Really focus on pinching your shoulder blades together and having the correct height. That helped my pain dramatically. It will he especially bad if you internally rotate your wrist (left for your right hand) and tilt your shoulder forward. Avoid that at all costs. Hope it helps

[lethal cloak]

I think one side effect of adhd is that caffeine doesn't tend to do much

[silent osprey]

isnt it usually the opposite lol

i thought stimulants generally helped adhd people hyperfocus on X thing

seems to be my personal experience at least

[sudden sundial]

^ something like this

I think it just helps you w focus, doesnt give any extra energy or anything

[hot turret]

Any tips for tendinitis?

[old bronze]

how to stop yourself from binge eating

i generally eat a small amount from breakfast to lunch but then once i get home from school, i just end up binge eating or eating too much

and then i instantly regret it afterwards

[solid quartz]

damn your heart rate is fucking low... my lowest is 48 and my smartwatch starts to thing i sleep 😄

i only workout 3-4 days per workout for 1 hour

[gray mist]

Yeah it's a result of excessive cardio training lol

I can't do it anymore, but i used to run 15+ hours a week

And that's intense interval training for the most part, rarely jogging

[solid quartz]

i would die by that amount

with 36 you need more rest 😄

[gray mist]

Well, it kinda killed me as well, which is why i quitted.
I still regret quitting once in a while though

[acoustic swan]

@cedar nexus

i have a crippling meth addiction

[cedar nexus]

same

i have aids

in my penis

@acoustic swan daily masterbaition

[acoustic swan]

reddit when they see big chungus

[cedar nexus]

i Love hentai

[meager cobalt]

I mean whatevers comfortable and u perform best on shud be priority

[ocean brook]

Hello, once in a while (10 days or two weeks usually) i get a little pain around this area. Looking at what is hurting i think it's one of the things i circled in the picture. I'm not too sure of which one of those is it tho; has anyone else experienced this/ knows why this happens and what can i do about it? It usually goes away after not playing for a day

usually i already feel like that before i start playing, and i used tothink it was just because i wasn't warmed up, but even when i try to warm up or just play, i can't get rid of it for that day

[unborn storm]

Penso tu stia per morire. Dovresti consultare un buon becchino per organizzare al meglio le onoranze funebri, se posso darti un consiglio, il mogano è un ottimo legno .

[ocean brook]

[hollow geode]

Relax your hand during any form of aim training, like really focus on it. Take a break, and/or strength training if it is already progressed

Use mobility work and warming up before Kovaaks

Bind shoot to spacebar for tracking scenarios instead of holding down M1

Fix posture

[worthy cloud]

seems like it could be your coracobrachialis?

[violet swan]

my hand has been getting tired extremely fast, i sometimes can't even complete a kovaak scenario without feeling tired. This was not happening before the summer and i don't know what could be the reason for this to happen

[ocean brook]

Could be

The one i showed in the picture is a brachial plexus

Which i think is what hurts

Because i don't think a muscle is hurting

[sacred hamlet]

remember to stretch gamers

and to see a doctor/physio sooner rather than later

[silent osprey]

stretching is overrated

strengthening through range of motion is underrated!

[sacred hamlet]

stretching helps take pressure off of tendons that's built up during exercise, as well as helps with removing tight spots, which can very much help your motorics

source: lived with a pro golf player most of my life

that being said, yes - strengthening is very much the way

[hard flame]

my right arm has been feeling extremely weak for the past week, it has been affecting my smoothness

is there anything I could do to treat it?

Either take a long ass break, or some stretches

[violet swan]

^same problem but I haven't played for about a month now and my arm is either shaking, extremely weak or very stiff

[sand tartan]

https://youtu.be/0-CUXKJ2CBU

this helped me so much

really recommend checking it

[hard flame]

I'm not sure how to treat it

[violet swan]

that's why both of us are here and wait for ideas of others about this problem and some solutions

[hard flame]

true

[fading pier]

I had the same problem when I took a break for a few weeks or a good month. When I came back to fps I kept playing the game without paying much attention to it

[hard flame]

problem with me is that I have been playing this whole time

[violet swan]

@hard flame do you have a hefty amount of muscles or are you a skeleton like me?

[hard flame]

I haven't played anything today cause I don't wanna worsen anything

I'M BONES

[fading pier]

I could help you but I am afraid of giving a really shitty advice

[hard flame]

at this rate i'll take anything

I'm asking on discord ffs

[violet swan]

well build up muscles like me xD I am also just starting with some muscle training and it should get better from what I have gotten from docs and some physiotherapists

[hard flame]

i'd love to do that

don't know where to start

[ocean brook]

Could you explain what this is?

[hard flame]

What I find the most abnormal is that I still get pretty decent tracking scores

I don't get that

even after my arm starts trembling mid run

[mossy heart]

there could be more going on here

weakness in limbs can indicate some severe illnesses or medication problems

[hard flame]

??

WHAT

[mossy heart]

i mean obviously odds are low it is this specifically

its probably just your arm being tired

[hard flame]

for a week?

[mossy heart]

but i would check with a doctor if i were yo

yeah okay it might actually be somthing bad then

[hard flame]

ah jeez

but that article only lists leg weaknesses

sooo..

[mossy heart]

it is really weird and impossible to describe, my ritalin makes me feel more focused and a bit more awake, but it's not like a coffee or anything

[hard flame]

I think I should just take a break from games

[mossy heart]

how intense are you aiming

because its hard to imagine you are strianing your arm that much

[hard flame]

I haven't been aim training very often

I've only done 2 -3 hours this week

[mossy heart]

i doubt this is aim related then

you should really see a doctor if only to get their opinion

[hard flame]

funny enough, this kinda started ever since I bought a sleeve

[mossy heart]

maybe it's something obvious you haven't noticed

hrrm

are you hovering your arm

[hard flame]

no

[mossy heart]

how tight is it

[hard flame]

nothing crazy

[mossy heart]

its possible its compressing blood vessels

would explain everything but that is very rare fr a sleeve

[hard flame]

very true

but that's all i'm getting

I do tend to tense a lot but only during aim training

but I haven't aim trained much this week

I am finding it weird that my right hand is cold but my left is warm

[hollow geode]

I’m pretty sure stretching only increases the length of a muscle, and thus, increasing flexibility. Exercise actually is beneficial to tendon health, and any “tightening” after exercise is usually due to muscle damage and repair. Also the benefits of increased flexibility for preventing injury are unclear, but most recent studies have shown stretching does not decrease the likelyhood of injuries such as tendonitis developing.

[violet swan]

this used to happen to me, you need to do some stretches before using a mouse. the reason why your left hand is warmer is cause pressing the keyboard moves more muscles and there is more blood flow while with your mouse you're being stiff and moving it tensing the muscles

[fading pier]

Yeah which is really annoying considering when you need to aim but you feel uncomfortable with the cold arm. Anyways you either play really aggressive or just warm-up really well

[fading pier]

I put my whole arm on the table/mousepad

[hard flame]

status update: my pinky is tingling

[sudden sundial]

put it under hot water

[thorn haven]

that means your right hand isn't getting good blood flow

[hard flame]

is hot water better than cold in my situation

[thorn haven]

you're trying to heat your hand up to improve blood flow, so yes

[hollow geode]

Pinky tingling usually means the cubital tunnel nerve is being compressed

Warm water can help

[hard flame]

oh ok thanks boys

[brittle lion]

The posture guide mentions this:

But what does "elbows locked against your body, maintaining an angle between 90 and 100 degrees" look like?

[thorn haven]

Put your elbow against your torso and put it at a 90 degree angle

[brittle lion]

so the elbow is completely glued to the body, so to speak?

[thorn haven]

I guess so, my desk is too high so even if I wanted to I wouldn't be able to do that

As long as you're not playing in some overly fucked up way you should be fine

But elbows locked against your body is gonna hurt your aim

[brittle lion]

yeah, that's why I asked

Seems like it makes aiming hard since you can only pivot around your elbow

[thorn haven]

I say that as long as your shoulder isn't at an angle more extreme than 60° and your elbow is between 90° and 110° you shouldn't have issues

Because elbows locked against the body is impractical and some people can't even really do it especially if they're not exactly on the thin side

That's purely anecdotal though and not based on any science, so take that for what's it's worth

[ripe glade]

Is it normal to feel my joints rubbing on my fingers when i claw?

[thorn haven]

Wdym rubbing, like you feel friction between them?

And do you do a normal claw or an exaggerated claw and do you strain your hand a lot while playing?

[ripe glade]

I dont strain a lot but it happens with any claw

I dont really know how to explain it

All i can say is that its really uncomfortable

[thorn haven]

Does it feel like a bad hinge?

[ripe glade]

Yeah

Exactly that

[violet swan]

Is it normal everytime i roll or move my wrist in like a circle clockwise it cracks

[ripe glade]

I think it is, happens to me too

[sudden sundial]

Depends how "hard" it cracks

If it's a little "pop", then it's probably not anything to be worried about

[rotund glacier]

I'm inclined to believe that the body knows what's best for itself, open to expert appraisal here :0

[wet sparrow]

my upper arm often feels overactive while aiming and causes shaking, any ideas on what may be causing it and how to fix this issue?

[twin silo]

Would sticking to a higher sens(25-35cm) eventually get used to the use, and lead to my wrist not being so strained and mildly painful? or would I end up just getting worse? I tend to always go back to really low sens(50-60cm usually) as it is predominantly a arm aim sens, but in any game but valorant I struggle to be comfortable with such large movements slows down my mobility in games like Apex, oh and tracking is just weird on such a low sens in such a fast paced game. (ps is this an advice question or health?)

[twin silo]

What is your sens? I find that low sens is when I do arm flicks that I use a lot of upper body. A fix is to focus on a rotation point on your desk usually your elbow and wrist. Do some basic drills and focus on accuracy and being slow and controlled using your forearm and wrist primarily.

[wet sparrow]

55-65cm i believe

[twin silo]

Do you use aimlabs or koovaks?

[wet sparrow]

kovaaks

[twin silo]

1w6target small I believe is the name. I like this scenario as you can gain a lot of control by going for accuracy

[wet sparrow]

my issue isnt accuracy

well it is but it isnt

[twin silo]

It's about fundamentals and focusing on your pivot points

[wet sparrow]

i guess

one issue i need to figure out is that i do not have a lot of room for my arm on my desk so i end up using my chairs arm rest

[twin silo]

I would think a chair arm rest would cause instability

[wet sparrow]

yeah im not sure how to do it without terrible posture since my monitor has these obnoxious legs that take up almost half the vertical space on my desk

[twin silo]

Oof a lot of issues setup wise, that is tough. Best I could think of is to use either a higher sens so your more wrist based or use mouse accel. Both would help to accommodate for the setup issues. I don't like to suggest setting changes too much, but it seems like it could help a lot of issues.

[wet sparrow]

the only solution i can think of to my setup is just getting rid of one of my monitors

which i just do not want to do

[twin silo]

No don't sweat the setup so much, accommodate through your settings.

If anyone has anything more I would appreciate it I can't come up with anything better. I would say try 25-45cm/360 sens to focus more on wrist aiming. should remove your shaking.

Also if you practice the smaller muscles in your wrist you will develop more control thus also reducing shaking.

@wet sparrow Sorry I don't have anything much better. I really don't like saying to change your settings but it is the best advice I have.

[wet sparrow]

no problem, thanks for trying (maybe its time to invest in a monitor stand)

[hallow axle]

should my arms stick to my body?

i have a hard time choosing right posture tbh might just test few

[sudden sundial]

whatever is comfortable for you, I think it's recommended if possible, but if not, it shouldnt be too bad

My arms go off to the side, but are still at around a 100 degree angle

[twin silo]

In theory as stated it is best to have 90degree angles all over your body. Comfort is key though, S1mple is one of the best aimers in csgo, but sits really low on his desk with his arm out like wings. Here is a video that explains well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW_z6bCy1ZI&ab_channel=RonRamboKim.

[maiden seal]

Is there a video guide on how to do the wrist streching routine ?? (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKKSBWXHM-V5C9gMhVFWQgsHwVLcVMgb/view)

[hollow geode]

What do you need help on? It’s fairly self explanatory I thought

[maiden seal]

Not that I need "help"
just that seeing someone else do it would give me affirmation that im doing them correctly

[hollow geode]

Understandable, I’ll try making a video guide today

[hollow geode]

@maiden seal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fclkI9C1_nk

Hope this helps

[maiden seal]

yes actually

thanks alot :D

[open ivy]

Kastor's resource is great - we also have a few routines for the various parts of the body if you are interested.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcfMAtSMnESdA2oOZANTLL8IlEcQtVEWs

https://youtu.be/JoedUZ4OpPY

This video also puts into perspective the science behind the wrist exercises - although it is adequately addressed in kastor's pdf (its about managing demand vs. capacity)

[violet swan]

Anybody have any good arm stretches?

[open ivy]

https://www.twitch.tv/drkevinho

We are actually live right now discussing benefits of exercise for gamers and answering any questions you might have on health

We can go over specific stretches based on what you might be feeling 🙂

[twin silo]

First thing many doctors have told me for wrist pain is a brace. When I first wore my wrist brace I wore it to bed and the next morning my wrist felt 10x better almost like magic. Kind of think I also may sleep funky on my wrist hence my crazy improvement, but I find my wrist gets far less angry(if at all) at me when I wear a brace to bed everyday.

[terse willow]

my armpit starts twitching like a jackhammer whenever i play high sens tracking

anyone know whats up with that

[fallow garden]

@terse willow you’re flexing too much try to be more relaxed while aiming

It hinders progress and is a bad habit you’ll need to get rid off

[rocky orchid]

I have Ulcerative Colitis, so it's hard to game

Getting surgery for it tomorrow

[tawdry shell]

hello, i have all the time shoulder problems when i´m gaming. Did someone have a tipp or a tool to get my perfekt desk and chair hight

[hallow axle]

@tawdry shell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW_z6bCy1ZI this one is ultimate i think try it

[violet swan]

is there a reason why I feel sleepy all the time? will exercise help? is it the food I eat? I just feel weak even after waking up

[novel whale]

maybe sleep apnea

but idk

go to the doctor get yourself a checkup

yearly checkups it's free anyway (in my country at least)

might be bad to guess in the internet unless it's quite specific

[dusk crescent]

Is your sleep schedule consistent and are you getting enough hours of sleep? But if you're tired literally all the time it probably means that some part of your health is off, be it sleep, eating, water, exercise. Keep an eye on these aspects and see if you can pinpoint the problem i reckon

[violet swan]

I guess i'll try to improve everything lol

[glacial karma]

@violet swan Exercise will 100% help, it can be good, caffeine intake etc

[heavy stream]

since like 8 weeks now I'm always freezing, I get scared easily (like when I get shot in game) and my mechanics just feel so off... not really sure what changed. I'm working out 4x times a week

[restive trellis]

Do you sleep enough ? Usually feeling cold happens when tired. And getting scared easily may come from anxiety, wich could lead to you not sleeping enough...

Other than that, aren't you taking something you weren't taking before, like caffeine or anything that you did not take before or maybe in smallest amounts. You could try to work out less too.

[heavy stream]

I am sleeping enough, yes. I do go to bed a bit later than I used to I guess but I don't usually feel tired in the morning

I've always been drinking coffee, 2-3 cups a day, but I don't find myself being sensitive to it. I did start taking creatine but I think that was like a month before I had any issues

if I work out less than I do I get back pain, I don't think I'm doing too much tbh

[glacial karma]

@heavy stream depends, do you feel tired after workout, do you feel sore the next day after working out, anything after working out than feeling awake and good?

[heavy stream]

no working out feels good but I also can't do as many reps as I used to

like I don't have much energy

[glacial karma]

How about food consumption? are you running or just weight lifting

what do you do as a job aswell? how long working out per day

[heavy stream]

I'm eating as always, which is like 5x a day. I'm doing a body weight workout however I am not seeing too many gains tbh, I cannot gain weight in general idk (guess I just have high metabolism)
I'm a programmer so I pretty much sit all day

I workout 16 sets, 45 seconds + 15 seconds break

with warmup and cooldown takes me like 25 minutes

[heavy stream]

now that I think about it, it was 8 weeks ago when I developed stress related anxiety because of exams. I ended up passing all of them but my anxiety never really went away I think

[heavy stream]

not sure if anyone can help me here, I think I will just try going to bed earlier and getting more sunlight unless somebody has any other advice?

[restive trellis]

To me that really looks like you need more rest and eat more.
You don't have much energy when you work out, you can't do as many reps as before, you feel sleepy, you can't gain weight... Maybe you are too stressed and that prevents you from eating and sleeping enough.

[heavy stream]

I don't really feel sleepy, but yeah I might need some more rest during the day

and I never could gain weight even though I'm eating a lot

[restive trellis]

Yeah, that's what every person who does not manage to gain weight says, but that has nothing to do with metabolism for most people. It's just that you have some habits and you don't realize it. If you track how you eat for a month, with an app and put everything you eat in it you'll see that you don't eat enough to gain weight. Try to calculate how much kcal you should be eating per day, and create a plan for that. When you eat enough try to increase your intake by 200-300kcal per day, and you should slowly gain weight.

[heavy stream]

hmmm alright I'm willing to try that, any app in particular you recommend?

[plucky haven]

Cronometer and MFP tend to be the most commonly used kcal counters I see people use. @restive trellis is right that most people's metabolisms are very close to what you would predict based on their body composition (unless you have some true clinical issues, in which case you'd already know). The general rule I tell most clients is to gain 0.5-1.0% bodyweight per month. For every 1 lb. you need to gain, increase daily caloric intake by 150 kcal (so if you are trying to gain 2 lbs, increase by 300 kcal per day, etc.).

You can also look to space your water away from meals so you have more room to eat without getting full, and you can focus on some higher calorie dense healthy options like: avocadoes, nuts/seeds, whole eggs, nut butters, dried fruit, fattier cuts of meat, etc.

[heavy stream]

I downloaded "Fddb" which apparently has many German items listed.
I will try drinking less before meals!

[glacial karma]

@heavy stream i would also recommend weight training, you are doing a ton, 16 sets is a lot and it sounds like hitt training meaning those 45 seconds you are going hard am i correct

You also don’t want to do the same thing over and over again, the body is extremely adaptive and if you only doing that body weight training with no changes, you won’t gain any weight

[heavy stream]

it is HIIIT but I'm doing the easiest level tbf

I think I really should do some different training as well yeah

[glacial karma]

@heavy stream you should only be doing the same workout for about 6 weeks and week phases

i would say do less Hiit aswell, jt really sounds like you are over working your body even though you aren’t “doing much” it’s recommended you do about 9-15 sets per body part, you are doing thag in 1 day

[rotund hare]

anyone keep track of micronutrients on there diets? anyone know a "diet" with the lowest possible calories to fill the DV of all micronutrients? (asking for a freind XD)

[violet swan]

I'm feeling like I've either hit a mental block for my games (Apex, and Valo, Valo I'm trying to improve in) or my mind has gone downhill, generally feeling burnt but wanting to improve. Any advice? (sorry if this is vague, my mental/focus feeling like it going downhill and I wanna actively improve in Valo since I'm bronze in that but hit diamond in apex at one point)

[hollow geode]

1. Play through it 2. Take a break, usually what most people do during a mental block or mechanical plateau. Play other games, do other things, it’s that simple.

[hollow geode]

Are you doing full body workouts 4x/week? Or is it a P/P/L or upper lower split?

[violet swan]

ill try playing through it

[silent osprey]

A multivitamin

Tho that's probably the least healthy mindset anyone can have regarding diet

Eat diverse whole foods and take a multivitamin, then start worrying about calories

Extreme defecit cuts are really not good

Hyper unsustainable and there is a food chance you fail or quit

[rotund hare]

ik

but he wants to figure out what foods fill all the micros

then add untill he has the right amount of calories

[hollow geode]

Just focus on reaching a calorie intake of -100/-250 from maintance

If he wants to cut just focus on reaching protein intake

[rotund hare]

ye after platue change his calorie in take or his output and take it slow yeah...

whats a good food for for zinc?

[paper rivet]

For a few years now I’ve had a weird issue with my left hand wrist , there’s like a tendon or something that seems to be popping in and out and it never used to hurt but now it does , also it only pops in and out when I do wrist extension exercises , the red area is where I can see the tendon or something popping in and out and it hurts there

Any advice for what I should do?

[karmic parcel]

try wrist and grip strengthening exercises

[plucky haven]

It's really tough to be clinically deficient in any micronutrient due to fortifications of food products these days. As long as you are not eating a diet that is chronically less than ~1200 kcal, and it is suitably balanced, you won't have to worry so much about specific micronutrients. In general, the less calories you need, the more nutrient dense your foods have to be. As your calorie needs grow (like with increasing amounts of exercise), you get a lot more latitude with your diet. I've worked with athletes needing 6000+ calories in a day. For them, I really don't care (OK I kind of care) if they eat a whole pizza if their remaining 4,000 calories are quality.

Your most micronutrient dense foods are your fruits and vegetables. As a general rule, I like to say have at least one serving of each for every 1,000 kcal you are consuming (with a minimum of 2 each). If you are getting at least that much in, you won't be deficient. Now, recommended daily allotments per US government were built on population averages and the amounts needed to not die. Not dying is a very different standard than peak health or performance. If you are good with 'not dying' then that will get you by and honestly be better than most Americans, but if you want to optimize you're gonna need a bit more.

Supplemental micros only really make sense for specific clinical deficiencies (like iron deficiency anemia, etc.). Otherwise, eating a good balance of whole foods is best. If you want a specific cheesy recommendation, I like to tell clients to 'eat the rainbow' when possible. Each color of whole food plants have a unique mixture of micros and phytonutrients. If you want to get them all, then eat them all. When I'm being lazy, I have a smoothie I make where I just toss one of each into it and chug it for breakfast and call it a day.

(If you're curious it's: apple, avocado, kale, spinach, carrots, tomato, banana, frozen berries vs. some citrus, oat or almond milk, and some protein powder)

[open ivy]

Hey all - 1HP is doing a stream about misconceptions of mental health in gaming and an open ended part of the stream where OUR NEW CLINICAL PSYCH will do his best to answer as many questions as possible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRr1bxpcXao

Tilt management, emotional regulation, stress tolerance, etc.

[frosty mica]

hi is there a vod demonstration of the wrist/posture guide? I'm having difficulty understanding how to do 1 and 2 of the posture correction routine

[winter fiber]

Glad I’m not the only one struggling with that

I’m just trying not to strain my wrist more than I have

[radiant sparrow]

Hello Gamers I have a questions reguarding arm rest. Do you guys aim with support from your chair arm rest or not?

I usually have my whole arm on my desk, but I was just curious since I was in the market for a new chair and standing desk.

[silent osprey]

Exercise = cognitive improvement

[sudden sundial]

only if you can still get support for your back from the chair

[dim stirrup]

What's the best way to strengthen wrists and will it help with pain symptons?

[heavy stream]

tbh my workout lacks structure, I do whatever excercises I feel like so ig it ends up being a full body workout

I pretty much always work my shoulders or back because otherwise my shoulders, back or wrists will hurt

[hollow geode]

This is a question directed at 1HP (don't know if I'm allowed to ping) but, in your wrist strengthening video, you recommend doing a set of 3x12 daily as part of a routine. Isn't that excessive? I've heard of people doing high rep - low weight eccentrics daily, but not the opposite. Essentially it's a heavy slow resistance protocol no? Therefore, wouldn't it be more effective for the exercises to be performed every third day, or even every other day, since tendon synthesis peaks at 72 hours?

[keen folio]

Guys pls help im constantly wake up at 4am while go to bed at 12pm and cant sleep anymore(but want) for a 5 days help please

[fading pier]

@mossy heart mm yes I think you can help him there

with the quick and simple solution if you know what I mean

[mossy heart]

are you taking any kind of medications? defintely see a doctor, but for me i found that taking a hot shower before bed actually REALLY works at making you feel sleepy

a long release melatonin will also really help you get to slepe

it wont knock you out but it'll help bring in the sleepy feeling

[fading pier]

and yes and if that wont work use sleeping pills and jack daniels

[mossy heart]

ahahah that's what i did

it worked

[fading pier]

that scarred me for life

my dude

[thorn haven]

reset your sleep schedule

[novel whale]

morning sunlight and afternoon sunlight make sure it hits your eyes

[silent osprey]

ye just stay up until u go to bed at like 8pm or something or whatever

then u can fix ur actual sleep problems from there

(exercise, mental, meal timing etc)

[keen folio]

@silent osprey @novel whale @thorn haven @mossy heart thx guys for all ur advices!!!!

[mossy heart]

If its bad, then drink enough of some kind of spirit that you feel tipsy but not drunk

I didnt sleep for 4 days straight a while ago and spent like 6 weeks only sleeping half the time

I have developed some techniques that work, even if they aren't pretty

[solid stump]

what's sleep's impact on improvement?

[novel whale]

big

[north bison]

am thinking of a new chair to get. Big question is, should I get a piano bench because on my old chairs i almost never use the back portion of the chair or do I invest into an office chair which can support my seating style?

[late ridge]

Ive been getting this mild pain every so often directly above the pisiform bone(i think thats what its called, the circle bone thing on ur wrist). I took like a week break and it felt fine but after awhile it kinda came back. Is there anything I can do to help with that like stretches or something? I'm planning on taking a longer break this time but im wondering if there's anything else I can do

[gray mist]

What you do outside of training in your sport/game accounts for at least 50% of how fast you improve (i think).
Sleep, food, water, and rest should all be prioritized.

[turbid fossil]

Guys is this normal:
Left eye has good sight and sees everything clear on all distances, but sees everything a bit more blue.
Right eye has poor sight and can only see things clear on short distance, but sees the colors much more vibrant and living.

also my right eye can see things in the distance much more clearly when I pull on the skin next to it by the way.

and when I do that, it keeps its color vision

[solid stump]

i'm pretty sure that eyes usually compensate for eachother's weaknesses by stitching the vision together

[sudden sundial]

I dont think it’s a regular thing tho

[sudden sundial]

Maybe look into moving some stuff around

Like chair/desk height, positioning of kb n m

[thorn haven]

That's definitely not normal, go get that checked out

[turbid fossil]

Is there good discord server for asking that?

[thorn haven]

You shouldn't be asking people on discord, you should be consulting a doctor who is professionally qualified to help you out instead of a bunch of people like me talking out of our asses with a PhD in Google and youtube

Just go to an optometrist and get your shit checked out

[fading pier]

Yeah so I am a qualified doctor, @turbid fossil you are mentally unstable

(dont take this seriously)

[mint wasp]

Yo anyone's had ulnar nerve problems before? When I lay my arm on my desk to play or even bend my elbow I get tingling around my shoulder and lat

[turbid fossil]

Yes I don’t trust you on your medical advice, so I ask for discord where there is the doctors that do have doctor skills

[thorn haven]

are you like incredibly antisocial or something? you shouldn't be trying to get shit diagnosed by people over discord, go to someone in person where they can help you out the right way instead of trying to get doctors on discord

[turbid fossil]

I just dont like going to the opticien

[thorn haven]

get the right diagnosis and treatment instead of trying to do shit online

[turbid fossil]

Its for old people

[thorn haven]

I'm trying to help you out

ok whatever

[turbid fossil]

Old people with glasses

I don’t want glasses

[silent osprey]

Rofl

[turbid fossil]

@thorn haven so I understand you don’t want me to visit the doctors discord, but can you still give me a link?

[fallen glen]

Not a bad idea to see an ophthalmologist annually even if you don’t wear or need glasses. Insurance etc. factors in, many policies cover annual eye exams though. Just like getting an annual physical, it’s all about prevention and being able to trend things if they change

If you have health insurance and aren’t sure what your policy guidelines are just give them a call and they’ll be able to get you the information you need. It may even be free. I know with my insurance an annual physical, an annual eye exam, and a semi-annual dental exam are free

[sudden sundial]

I dont even know if theres a "doctors discord"
But you might aswell ask reddit if this is what you're gonna do instead of actually going to see a professional, who's job is to understand what it is you have and help you understand aswell, and then help you solve your problem if possible

Instead you'll probably end up being told to pour bleach over your eye to drain out the blue colour you get.

[sudden sundial]

Definitely not, people are literally born, needing glasses already, often people dont know themselves they need glasses because they dont have an image to compare to
My brother was short sighted for years around the age of 10, before he found out, and then got glasses

If you dont like the idea of wearing glasses, contact lenses do the same job, and surgery is an option aswell I believe

[fallen glen]

Yeah one example being lasik which has helped a lot of people with their vision. If you’re having an issue with that you’d need to see a doctor in order to determine whether or not you’re eligible

Again, an ophthalmologist is probably a good doctor to see. Whether that’s for routine exams or your current situation. They can point you in the right direction from there

[thorn haven]

lasik is temporary though, in the early days it lasted for ~10 years but I think they've brought it up to 20 now

[turbid fossil]

thing is I don't think I have bad sight

my sight is fine

just only in my left eye :/

not in my right eye

and well the blue'ish tint thing doesn't matter that much, only for the vibrancy of things. If I look at a field of flowers through my right eye it just looks so much more beautiful

but other than that its fine I guess

[sudden sundial]

You dont know if it matters or not. Maybe in the future, it will lead to something.

You wont know if it matters or not, until you actually see a proffessional

And you cant make that judgement yourself, unless you're a professional

Maybe people are just born like that or whatever, and it really doesnt matter too much, but how will you know for sure?

[thorn haven]

that's called a lazy eye

[sudden sundial]

Think they meant the blue is only in their left

[thorn haven]

I was talking about where he said his sight is fine in his right eye but not fine in his left eye

[solid herald]

is there any foods that help with cognitive health?

[spark jewel]

like a specific food? like eat this = get good?

[solid herald]

just for cognitive health doesnt have to be for games

[sudden sundial]

Oh igy mb

[spark jewel]

tbh there isnt really one that boosts "cognitive health". Id say, drink water. people forget and it cuts cognitive function down. perhaps instead of what foods you can eat, think about eating on a consistant schedule so your brain always has energy to burn

[gray mist]

How do I find out how many hours of sleep I need/should get?

[silent osprey]

u dont

feel it out

generally your body will wake up when its ready to

[thorn haven]

7 minimum

[silent osprey]

tho sometimes people oversleep naturally

the length of time u can sleep the longest without waking up and feeling overslept or tired or whatever

is probably a good place to start

[gray mist]

Sometimes I feel good and refreshed with as little as 3-4 hours, other days I can sleep up to 12-13 hours and feel like it's not enough. It doesn't feel like there's a consistent correlation between the amount of sleep I get and how I feel the day after which I find odd.

[turbid fossil]

Yes my right eye is maybe a lazy eye

[plucky haven]

The number one diet most consistently rated for cognitive health is the Mediterranean Diet. There's nothing magical about it to be honest, and you don't have to follow it strictly, but some of the core focuses of the diet are great for the brain. Specifically - healthy sources of fat (fatty fish, olive oil, nuts/seeds, eggs, avocadoes, etc.), fruits and vegetables (berries are especially potent), inclusion of fish. These nutrients are conducive for supporting the brain structure itself, the day to day fueling requirements, and the repair capacity. @spark jewel is also right that water is probably the best bang for buck in terms of cognitive health if you are someone going from chronically dehydrated -> well hydrated.

[velvet fjord]

Recently, I'm having issues with my right eyelid being weaker/lower than my left eyelid. I talked to my optometrist and she just said its something about left eye being dominant. Should I talk to a different doctor about this? I get enough sleep too.

[spark jewel]

research says 7-9. that being said, everyone needs different hours of sleep. try a self experiment and dont set an alarm (when you can) and see how many hours you sleep naturally. try 3 days or a week if you can. another ways to find is track how you feel after x number of hours of sleep on a scale of 1 -terrible and 10-amazing. get a week or 2 worth of data and you can adjust from there. what do you think?

[tranquil cradle]

Just a reminder for everyone:
While some of us on the discord might be more qualified than others in the medical/health space, we at most can give general advice akin to what may be on Youtube channel or website.
To have proper medical/health advice you need someone to have assessed you properly - a consultation.

General rule, if something is not improving, or if you are unsure --> Please seek professional help.
You can always start with a local health professional in your area/country.
(The 1HP team exists since not all health professionals understand or have experience in gaming/esports)

[gray mist]

That sounds good, I'll try this. Thanks!

[spark jewel]

for sure! keep me updated 😄

[scenic peak]

Anyone know a way to help with Eye fatigue while training?

[turbid fossil]

Make brightness of screen lower / lower blue
Make environment lighter
Look away from screen and do something else once in a while

Also drink enough water pls

I sleep 4-5 hours on weekdays.

Should I compensate for this by sleeping 7-8 hours in the weekend or should I stay closer to maybe 6 hours?

[thorn haven]

You should compensate by creating a schedule that allows you to at least sleep 7 hours a day every day

Sleep isn't something you should be trying to skimp out on

[spark jewel]

im with @thorn haven on this one...4-5 hours imo doesnt seem enough esp if you need to use the word "compensate" its true that you can try to recover your sleep debt but it is not effective to keep trying to run that schedule. sleep is huge for your brain function it is not something you want to skimp on. you may be doing things, but i highly doubt you are doing it effectively ...

to get good at esports it is even more important that we break it down back to basics bc we are dealing with thinking and cognition

[spark jewel]

take breaks and slowly increase training time

[turbid fossil]

I can’t

[turbid fossil]

Can’t up the amount of sleep for the weekdays, so I should just try and get like 7-8 hours on weekend?

I get its not optimal

But I’m just tired no matter how long I sleep lol

Doesnt really make a difference for 5 hours or 8 hours usually

[spark jewel]

cant or wont?

[turbid fossil]

can't

not looking for psychology

[sudden sundial]

I doubt this, but ig you know best..

[turbid fossil]

I know it probably matters for my health

but for my feeling, it's literally the same

that's the thing

I don't know what I'm supposed to do for my health

[sudden sundial]

You dont have anything to compare to, if you randomly became rested right now magically, you'd probably feel better than you currently do.

[turbid fossil]

How would I become rested?

sleep more?

[sudden sundial]

If you could swap between them, then you can judge it

[turbid fossil]

I did that during the holiday

didn't do anything for me

[sudden sundial]

There is multiple hours between, and it's not instant

[turbid fossil]

last year was full online lessons, I swapped a lot back then

I forced myself to sleep 6-7 hours for ~2 weeks with no improvement

[sudden sundial]

Think right now. Mousepads wear down overtime, and it's not instant, but many people dont know their mousepads are worn down too much because they dont have a mousepad to compare too. Now w sleep it's the same thing, except your energy needs to be "changed" more often, and you cant really easily compare the 2 between eachother because you cant have a 2 batteries for your body's energy to change between

swapping to a newer mousepad, might not always make you do better at all, and maybe do even worse, you need to use it for a bit consistently and get used to it before it actually makes a positive difference

It usually doesnt make you play poorly not swapping/sleeping less, but the amount you actually improve overlonger term is much better

[turbid fossil]

Ive only once switched mousepads from random crappad to aqua control+ and it was fine from the very first second

for sleep

I have tried sleeping more

it just doesnt really do anything for me

not anything that I can feel

[thorn haven]

You can't compensate for a chronic lack of sleep by sleeping well for a couple days a week, but it's better than having a chronic lack of sleep for 7 days a week

[spark jewel]

just saying its all connected. I know you didnt want psychology so ill just talk some science. looking at maslows hierarchy of needs humans need to satisfy basic needs like food, water, shelter, air, and rest before we can do higher level order of things like thinking abstractly, being cognitively flexible, or even regulating our emotions. All of these things higher order functions are critical to being alert and successful in esports.

To me, its kinda looking at a slowly sinking ship and someone asks "how can i make my boat go faster?". we cant address the speed if the ship is sinking as the ship is limited by its leak not its masts.

[silent osprey]

If ur sleeping that long and still not feeling any better you might have sleep apnea out something

Idk much about it but it seems to be a cause of stuff like that for some people

[prisma rock]

i only get like 3 hours of sleep a night...

been having trouble sleeping for 4 years now

if i go to bed anywhere between 9 - 12 i keep waking up at 2 am fully awake

then i sleep at 8 or 9am and wake up at 12pm ..

[spark jewel]

hmm sounds like u may want to see a sleep specialist unless u arent being affected by it

[restive trellis]

If you just stay in your bed for hours you are probably thinking about something and that keeps you from falling asleeep. And 3hours is far from enough.

[finite orchid]

Question what if I slept only 7 hours today, but I feel completely fresh right now when I woke up..

[restive trellis]

8hours a day is an mean. Some need 7h, some 9h. It's totally fine as long as it's not too low.

[prisma rock]

I do overthink but when i lay down but still like I'm always exhausted from the lack of sleep i get lol

[restive trellis]

Then you could see a sleep specialist, but I'm pretty sure that would fix the symptom and not the cause

[prisma rock]

he'd probably tell me to take some melatonin or give me pills to sleep or something

basically fixing the symptoms yeah

[wary silo]

do protective eyewear help protect myself from losing eyesight while on the computer?

[novel whale]

it can reduce strain

look at something far if you want to keep your eyes healthy

staring at your computer all day can cause myopia

[scenic peak]

what is the best pivot point for your aim arm? forarm or elbom?

elbow**

[spark jewel]

they prob also tell you that you might have to change some of your behaviors and make more healthy sleep habits. we can address symptoms with short term fixes or we can get to the root with some behavior and thought changes! i wished everything was as easy as taking pills sometimes...it would make my job SO MUCH EASIER! orrrr id be on a lot of pills lol

[prisma rock]

sounds like you'd be on a lot pf pills lmao

[prisma rock]

i know that this would be the solutions they'd give me so it's mainly why i didn't seek help

[spark jewel]

all jokes aside, i think its awesome to be open and honest with professionals about what you want and dont want. its our responsibility to find the best options for you. most often sleep is about behavior changes and healthy habits, not pills 😄

[ripe valve]

It can take time if your body isn't used to it. Especially if there are mobility deficits holding you back

[candid ivy]

when i stretch my index finger it feels hurt a lot around in the red circle, how to i fix that, i tried watching youtube but it still hurt, happened a week ago and still hurt till today

[peak monolith]

is it normal for my fingers to cramp up

when gripping my mouse

ever since i've started using the xm1r

my thumb and between my fingers

have been cramping up

[prisma rock]

the normal course of action is to be honest and open with whatever your problem is with professionals after all they're professionals in said field for a reason but i don't think healthy habits are my issue like i'm trying to be an olympic athlete so i eat well workout very regularly so on

but some of things i'm dealing with aren't actually that easy to solve sadly some of the things i've been through aren't things people can relate to

at all

and that's not even an understatement or me looking for pity

[prisma rock]

could that be a strain injury ?

i could be wrong and i have no experience but maybe?

[candid ivy]

no it feels pain

[prisma rock]

strain injury causes pain

[candid ivy]

how do i fix it then, i can't aim comfortably

[prisma rock]

resting and not doing actions that will cause uncomfort or pain or seek professional help because i might be wrong

but usually in Taekwondo when stretching or doing anything if you move incorrectly or do something incorrectly you get an injury

just rest and not do anything that'll case more strain or pain on said area

some ice might help

paracetamol might help

[candid ivy]

thanks for reply, that's help a lot

[prisma rock]

no worries ! hope you get better soon !

[candid ivy]

thanks!

[real musk]

Do any of the 1HP guys have knowledge of the hands (preventative exercises for all the areas of the hands for injury)

[brave cradle]

am i the only one that consumes copious amounts of caffeine? like 3x 300mg drinks a day

ive been doing it pretty often for like a year at least 2 a day for almost a year

[novel whale]

nope

[brave cradle]

prolly bad im guessing

but i think its an addiction at this point where if i go without it i feel terribly tired and unmotivated

[lone vine]

Anyone have advice on how to stop arm and wrist tension when aiming. I have a big problem with my grip slowly getting tighter and tighter on m1 and my mouse as the time goes on, but luckily this seems to be isolated to aim trainers where I don’t get a chance to reset my aim. Might be mental block about resetting aim = less score but I really don’t know. Thanks in advance for any input!

[small temple]

you aren't alone. a lot of people use caffeine for improved functioning, and it easily gets out of hand. how would you describe caffeine affects you? do you feel different if you "overdose"?

im assuming you drink coffee

[brave cradle]

i drink these high caffeine energy drinks, they have 300mg each and i drink one everytime i feel i need it. which is like in the morning, in an early afternoon slump, and then at night if i intend to stay up to play. but recently ive been skipping the nighttime one and going to bed early

[small temple]

sry, i got trouble understanding the exact details

each drink has 300mg of caffeine?

[small temple]

if thats the case, it's a lot of caffeine, and at the same time your tolerance is pretty high aswell. i would argue that the energy drink itself is the most unhealthy part here. but yeah, back to the point. is there an issue here that you want to address? so far I'm hearing that you are worried about the consequences of the caffeine.

[brave cradle]

@small temple yea im just putting it out there cause i feel it could have long-term negative effects and i wanna avoid that and try to cut it down to like 2-3 cups of coffee instead

[small temple]

@brave cradle got it! long-term negative effects is still quite a broad term, if that makes sense, and I suggest digging deeper into that. Often times we know what's unhealthy for us, but the long-term benefits don't weight as much as the short-term reward, here the feeling of wakefulness and burst of energy after drinking that delicious caffeinated soda. What could help is a change of mindset, for example: "how can I benefit in long term with choices I make today"

For resetting the tolerance: I've been hearing it takes around a week for most people. First days will most likely include some headaches, so be ready for that. Speaking from personal experience (used to drink 8 cups of coffee a day): I highly recommend taking no caffeine at all during the time you reset. It helps you understand how it feels to be without it completely. Side note: I also noticed my addiction was connected to me drinking while playing so I made sure I had water and tea on my table at all times. I'm not sure this is the case for you, but could be.

[obsidian vigil]

Does anyone have some experience regarding smoking weed regularly and aiming? I first thought it fucks up my reaction time but as long as i dont smoke beforehand, its fine

[lone vine]

It doesn't necessarily reduce pure reaction time per se, but it has significant effects on bodily kinematics. Your dosage can affect motor functions speed and error rate. Source: https://doi.org/10.2466%2Fpms.1977.45.3.935

but thats only while under the effects of thc, it doesn't have a "lingereing" effect past the point where your liver clears it out of your system in 60-120 mins

[sudden sundial]

I've never heard of that happening to anyone, I have xm1r and I dont get anything like that

[peak monolith]

it went away dw

I think it was just my hand readjusting or smth

idk

[dreamy rose]

so i use claw grip and just got an xm1r but when i used it i found that it feels most natural in a 1-3-1 grip. the only problem is that my pinky is pretty sore which i’ve never had before. could this be a normal part of switching grips or should i go back to normal grip to avoid injury

[sudden sundial]

From trying rn, for me I think the pinky kind of half hangs onto the mouse, not being comfortable or relaxed, or even having much of a grip
Might just be me tho, since I've for the most part always been 1-2-2

[dreamy rose]

i’ve always been a 1-2-2 as well this is the only mouse i feel this way with, i perform a lot better with the 1-3-1 but the only issue is it’s been bothering my pinky the last two days

[thorn haven]

Is your hand sort of narrow?

[dreamy rose]

20x10 cm

[peak monolith]

i lied

my thumb is aching again

[tulip token]

try a different grip, and stretch before playing ig

[small shale]

Thoughts on taking creatine before or after aim training? I'm a bit more knowledge on weight training and I feel that a good diet and proper supplementation (like what people do when working out) would be hugely beneficial when trying to hit new high scores

[winter abyss]

doesn't matter when you take it afaik

[small shale]

Is it something that you take consistently?

[silent osprey]

creatine is a saturation based thing

timing is not relevant

it also takes like a month to reach saturation

[small shale]

Do you take it once per day?

[silent osprey]

i take it with my protein shake on workout days

[small shale]

Cause i've read you can speed up saturation by increasing the number of times you take per day

[silent osprey]

which rn is every second day

[small shale]

I see

[silent osprey]

well, id assume increased saturation speed is just a product of intake x time

[small shale]

I took it 3x throughout the day for 4 days. It is supposed to speed up the saturation process

yeah exactly

[silent osprey]

probably dont wanna take a weeks worth in one day for the sake of ur kidneys

[small shale]

xD

True

but I've found that 3x a day was good

[red salmon]

could my workouts make my aim worse on few days for example?

[small shale]

Depends on if you workout before or after aim training

[silent osprey]

if you're not new to working out, no

probably makes you better if anything

as long as youre eating enough with regards to energy

maybe if you're doing some stupid bro split and completely smashing ur arms

but just do a better split at that point

[red salmon]

i meant in terms of soreness

since my arms feel sore and even day after in worse

[silent osprey]

r u new to working out?

[red salmon]

nope

[silent osprey]

wtf

i dont get doms at all

unless i introduce something new

except my quads but im not leg aiming so whatever

[turbid fossil]

If you’re sickish/caught-a-cold’ish should you keep cleansing your nose everytime it fills up?

Also I travel in train so I should constantly blow nose in train? People may look weird think I have the covids.

Though I know some other train people do it as well though I guess it can be ok

But still is it good?

Or should we keep the nosejuice in the nose?

[wary iris]

crying rn

[thorn matrix]

Hey @here we are going live talking about healthy snacks for gamers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1pR2pVQ8EI&ab_channel=1HP

[violet swan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1pR2pVQ8EI Come watch this guys! :D

[karmic parcel]

why would you take creatine for aim training?

[small shale]

Because if you think about it aim training is just weight lifting but with the small muscles in your wrist, arm and hand

Aim training is still using muscle and if anything you should be taking more care of that muscle since its a small muscle. Small muscles are a lot more injury prone since they havent been developed as much as the large ones

[karmic parcel]

once youve been aim training for 1-2 month, your muscles probably arent gonna grow or strengthen anymore anyway

[thorn haven]

creatine isn't just used for the muscular water retention aspect, it also helps with mental clarity and awareness

[karmic parcel]

ive heard that, but so does staying healthy in general. you dont hear about everyone taking creatine, because it isnt necessary. if someone wants to take it thats fine, im just curious because it feels unnecessary and kind of arbitrary.

[thorn haven]

it's just to supplement what people don't get from their diet because it's basically impossible to eat normally and get your 5g of creatine from your diet

[small shale]

Yeah exactly. Also your muscles with still def get sore. Especially when trying to to push for better stats. I did forget to mention the thing about mental quickness (thanks @thorn haven ) Also to be a generally healthy person a normal balanced diet is good. But not everyone is trying to push for crazy stats in aim training. You don't see pro or even semi pro athletes just eating a normal balanced diet. They take so many supplements to keep them at the top of their game.

All that to say is creatine is helpful when trying to improve in aim labs. You defiantly don't need it but it will probably help you reach the kind of skill you want to hit faster

[peak monolith]

how do you guys calm down

when playing games

whenever i play val, i have this weird feeling in my shoulders and arm

and it fucks me up

[sudden sundial]

You mean as in a type of stress in your arm? Or do you mean like more mental

[storm verge]

id love to know how people dont rest their forearms on the desk/pad when they play and only lightly have their wrist touch

like yall really hold your arm up off the pad/desk slghtly?

[silent osprey]

i think ppl who naturally gravitate to that probably have shorter upper arms

purely anecdotal observation

[storm verge]

thats kinda what i was thinking, i got long ass arms so it makes no sense

[silent osprey]

but my elbow literally rests at my waistline with neutral shoulders

so i cant do it with even the thinnest and lowest of desk

[storm verge]

at wasitline? @silent osprey

like elbow is all the way back?

i have my desk at 27" and thats the lowest i can go to fit my legs comfortably

if i lower it to 26" i can kinda do it but my legs get crushed kinda lol

[tropic talon]

I need some help with how i use my mouse when playing I only really use forearm wrist and fingers my elbow is off my desk but for some reason from my bicep to my shoulder it hurts alot idk why any pointers would help

[lilac carbon]

I can do it if I raise my chair high enough

I aim better if my arm is lightly rested on my desk though so I don't do it usually

[storm verge]

okay this helps, ill just focus on ergonomics then and try to best achieve 90 degrees

although its kinda tough with my arm length

[lilac carbon]

I'd just get as comfortable as I can

cause you'll aim better when you're not subconsciously shifting your body

and somewhat distracted due to the discomfort

[storm verge]

so so true i rose my desk recently and now i constantly think about adjusting llol

and my body. wise words man thanks

[lilac carbon]

np the 90 degree thing is like a general baseline but everyone is different so better to adjust to suit your needs

not to mention your setup can affect what will be comfortable as well

[storm verge]

yeah so true

and im tired of constantly adjusting everything now, ill just find an ideal comfortable spot thats not bad for my body and stick with it

[little jackal]

i have a question about consistency, my duo is pretty consistent, sits around im1-2 level and when he gets 2 hours sleep he doesnt throw but he does worse, but when it comes to me i sit around im3 at peak and diamond when bad, but when i get 1-2 hours less of sleep i end up throwing because i cant aim and go double neg? could health affect how bad you are depending on lack of sleep and what not?

[novel whale]

short answer: yes

[little jackal]

ok

thx

this is probs a very stupid question but how long would it take from having very poor health to taking care of myself to get consistent

[novel whale]

no idea but the psychological effect of starting that routine will make you feel motivated and day by day you'll get better as long as you're consistent with it

it's up to you to know

varies from person to person

[little jackal]

yeah

i just hope it takes months not years

[raven zephyr]

it will take a month or few to really fix a sleep schedule, and you'll see big improvements in health in the first few months, and more will happen over longer periods of time, it'll just take longer

[raven zephyr]

kinda like this graph about pushups but it's kinda applicable to health in general, especially starting in poor health

[little jackal]

wait thats amazing, thanks alot man. so dont change my sleep schedule every 2 weeks?