health

[little jackal]

i dont even think i have a sleep schedule

[raven zephyr]

No try to keep it consistent

8/9 is optimal and a consistent schedule is important

anything is better than 2 though

[radiant spruce]

how to get rid off hand sweat my aim feels off

and i after that i feel my skill got decrease

[lilac carbon]

you can use antiperspirant for your hands or you can use a sleeve that has a thumb hole to cover your palm

[radiant spruce]

thx!

[knotty yoke]

everytime i do fuglaaxyz my shoulder are shaking

anyone know why?

[turbid fossil]

For sarscov2 transmission, how effective would it be to collectively breathe in facing upwards and breathe out facing downwards?

Assuming there isn’t too much upward airflow, wouldn’t this reduce transmission by a lot?

[red salmon]

any way i can get used to sleeping 6hrs? I dont feel sleepy or tired i feel normal but its hard for me to get out of bed

[mint spoke]

Your not gonna get up or feel like getting up if you have nothing to do

Try setting a task to do when you wake up

Like a shower or anything productive

[plucky haven]

@silent osprey is right, creatine timing is more based on saturation and can take several weeks to a month to top off. You may see benefits to aim training with taking it, but timing it before/after a particular session won't matter too much. I'm a huge fan of recommending it to gamers though because it has loads of cognitive benefits (@karmic parcel more information in my article - https://gamerdiet.gg/creatine/).

As far as speeding up saturation with loading protocols and spaced dosing goes - you are only shaving off a small amount of time from a few week to month process. Most people don't find it worth it, but if you want to you can certainly try to optimize it that way. I typically don't recommend it unless there is a big time crunch for whatever reason because they have an upcoming tournament or something.

[karmic parcel]

i never said it doesnt help

i just dont think its something you should be worrying about unless youre in the top 1% or 0.1%, and even then, we dont see people like tenz or s1mple taking it as far as i know

[mint spoke]

It can do more then just help your aim

[plucky haven]

You're right that supplements really are the last thing you should be worrying about. You'll see a far better return on your time and efforts by getting things like your nutrition fundamentals, sleep, exercise, stress levels, social life, etc. handled first. Supplements only give you that last edge once the other prerequisite boxes are checked. But if it is, we have some convincing data (it's the second most widely researched supplement outside of caffeine) about creatine helping out a variety of cognitive performance metrics (as well as other stuff like physical performance measures, which can trickle back into brain enhancements if it gets you to exercise more/harder). As far as how much trash is out there currently in the supplement market, creatine is pretty awesome all things considered.

[karmic parcel]

yeah i agree, you summed it up pretty well

[little jackal]

how long does it take to set a sleep schedule, i got told its like 6 months but i find that hard to believe

[strong wharf]

I switched my break sleep schedule to my school one in 3 days

[spare radish]

When I’m doing static dots and other flick exercises I notice I get a lot of tension in my forearm and bicep. Is this something that affects other people too? Curious what folks have done to prevent that kind of thing.

[valid oyster]

Can someone help explain why I lose focus in the sense that I just black out while aiming?
Anywhere, doesn't even matter if it's an aim trainer game
I see my target, track it and then it just stutters to a halt for me

[small ibex]

How do you all not get fatigued everyday? Like these past few days I just wake up and feel tired and slow all day long.

[heavy stream]

stretch, workout, maintain good sleep @small ibex

[small ibex]

i don't workout, but i walk, eat healthy, stretch, sleep well.

[heavy stream]

I mean yeah then maybe you're lacking physical activity / strength

[small ibex]

but would that lead to fatigue randomly? like I haven't been consistently having this bad of fatigue for a while.

[lunar pawn]

Low exercise and bad nutrition are pretty common causes

But if nothing in your life/lifestyle has changed at all and it persists it could be something else

[violet swan]

yo which vitamins should I take to be a better gamer 😎

[lilac carbon]

vitamin D

can get it free everyday

[terse willow]

how long should i wait to play games after i do static stretching

[restive trellis]

@violet swan that won't make you a better gamer.
@terse willow unless you are stretching too hard you should be able to play right after. Just make sure to warm up your aim before playing

[violet swan]

thought blueberries do sum shit

for like reaction time

[silent osprey]

there is like 1 test where kids were fed blueberry extract or something

realistically, just eat a good whole foods based diet and exercise regularly

unless uve satisfied that then looking at nootropic supplements is such a waste

[ocean bobcat]

This is kind of peripherally health related, but just curious if you guys have independent movement of your pinky? This seems to be mostly genetically determined. I do on my left hand but not my right and I wonder if it has any effect on aim. I noticed a lot of top aimers have independent pinky movement and it does feel like I can get in a position of better control on the mouse with my left hand than right (though of course the dexterity on my right hand is much better so I wouldn't switch).

Vote Green if you have independent finger movement and Red if not

[cedar elm]

can't do like the first pic... both pinky and ring finger curl at same time

[plucky haven]

In general, vitamins/minerals won't take you from 100% to 110%. However, if you are deficient in any particular one, correcting that deficiency will result in pretty quick restoration of lost performance (like going from say 70% back to 100%). The best way to know if you are deficient is to simply take advantage of your free annual physical and get lab work done to check. Playing the numbers game, there are quite a few vitamins and minerals most people are not getting enough of. The best solution is to simply work in as a MINIMUM 1 serving fruit + veg for every 1,000 kcal they are eating (so on a standard 2,000 kcal diet, eat a minimum of 2 fruit + 2 veg each day) - more won't hurt as far as maintaining peak health and performance. Supplemental MVI misses out on the myriad of other beneficial phytonutrients in whole foods. To make sure you aren't missing out on any particular nutrients , make sure you are also not eating the exact same ones day in and day out. Too many people fall into the broccoli + spinach trap and never eat any other veg. A good quick tip is to make sure you are eating multiple different colors within a week. Each color tends to be uniquely associated with a specific nutrient profile. So one day have greens, another day have blues, another reds, etc.

You also mentioned blueberries - they are pretty darn good. I hesitate to call anything a superfood, but they come close. Blue is a tough color to get in the diet in general, which is loaded with the underappreciated class of phytonutrients call anthrocyanins. Specific to brain performance though, we do have data in children that it can improve executive function and delayed memory performance. We don't have acute data in teens/young adults. In middle aged adults, we also have data that it ACUTELY enhances reaction time, episodic memory, and again executive function. Then we have tons of data that blueberries are awesome in older adults and clinical populations, but those don't really apply to us.

[violet swan]

Alright, thanks for the much longer than deserved response.
The problem I don't want to run into is like idk I don't want to keep adding things to my diet to the point where I'm just eating a lot of calories lmao and I have trouble with like rotating out & in things in my diet because most of the time I don't have the mental energy to think about it that much.. Like if I tried to I'd just end up not eating that day lol.

[ashen rune]

My ring finger moves a tiny bit when I move my pinkie all the way down

[violet swan]

Same but only on my left hand

[violet swan]

Like yesterday I had beans, rice, sauce, peas, and broccoli for lunch and dinner (didnt have breakfast) I guess I could just swap out the vegetable but like idk I'd feel like having beans and rice for protein n grains every day would be the stagnant thing then and idk what I'd replace it with and at this point I just give up and make the same thing lol.. Also I had some blueberries and raspberries last night.

I just stress out if I think about it too much

[turbid fossil]

is queal good to replace meals?

What should I supplement it with?

[lilac carbon]

I can do it with my right but struggle to do it fully with my left

luckily I'm right handed

[plucky haven]

Yeah the entire process can definitely be exhausting and challenging, you're not alone. Finding a couple staple meals that you can keep in your back pocket goes a long way. I like to start with just creating two menus that you like and rotating them (ABABAB or AAABBB, and some people also like to keep breakfast or snacks static - always having the same thing regardless of the actual menus). Once you have that down pat, you can slowly incorporate more meals as you get more confident and those existing ones are a habit. If you break it down like that - it becomes pretty simple:

A Breakfast - scrambled eggs w/ spinach and a piece of fruit
B Breakfast - yogurt w/ nuts and berries

A Lunch - turkey sandwich
B Lunch - chicken salad

A Dinner - rice/beans/avocado
B Dinner - egg fried rice w/ carrots/peas/green onions

A Snack - nuts
B Snack - fruit smoothie

That kind of thing (but inserting your own favorite foods that are also easy to make). It's no worries if it doesn't work out right away, because the great thing about nutrition is you can just sub out the problem foods for other alternatives on the next go around. Compared to other fields where if you goof on buying the wrong thing you're 100s or 1000s of dollars in the hole. Try to make it fun rather than a chore and actually find recipes you ENJOY eating, also always help.

If it's really exhausting and too much effort, then you can always look at meal preps as a solution, which are certainly cheaper than eating out and more nutritionally adequate, and only take a few minutes in the microwave. Or you can look at some hot/cold bars at grocery stores (like Whole Foods). Or just buy a rotisserie chicken and a bag of microwavable veg and call it a day, etc.

If you want some more specific stuff or you have some specific questions to you personally feel free to shoot me a message individually and happy to help out!

[plucky haven]

Meal replacement products can work if you have an otherwise pretty poor diet and are using it in lieu of the bad food you would be eating. Or if you otherwise wouldn't be eating and this is just a way to get SOMETHING in that is not half-bad due to like a time crunch situation. Your question shows some maturity - we have pretty clear data that products like this and Soylent, etc. can't really be used to cover 100% of our nutrition. In the hospital, when we work with people who can't eat and are on TPN (nutrients injected straight into your veins), they quickly deteriorate. The primary goal is to get them back to whole foods ASAP and that will help them recover better and prevent the serious complications that arise from extended TPN use.

Generally, you can make a nutritionally superior meal replacement beverage by just throwing a bunch of stuff in a blender. Typically, these meal replacement products are made by mixing pure glucose in the form of something like a flour or maltodextrin, with a protein powder, with some form of oil, and adding a multivitamin on top. It misses out on the extra goodies that come from whole foods. If this were the answer, then I could just eat candy bars, protein powder, oil, and pop a multivitamin and represent the epitome of health, which just doesn't work. So to get back to your question - add in some whole plants which will cover your fiber and phytonutrient consumption. That would be the bare minimum. A better beverage is just protein powder + nut butter + frozen fruits and veg thrown in a blender.

The over reliance on liquid calories like this will also have the tendency to cause dental issues and gut issues. You can chew some gum if your teeth are missing the chewing sensation. And you can look to include some probiotic/prebiotic heavy foods for your friendly gut bugs.

[silent osprey]

fwiw roast veg is like the stupid easiest way of getting a ton of vegetables into ur diet

one of the laziest meals u can make and its so good

just dont overcook em and ur g

[plucky haven]

Seconded. Could literally eat a whole bowl of roasted broccoli. Just throw in the oven with some olive oil drizzled and seasonings of choice.

[turbid fossil]

You should be able to train that to some extent I think

[violet swan]

Is it normal for me to find it harder to focus on like text on a board compared to like leaves on a tree, even if those leaves a good bit further away?

[upbeat cedar]

so i've been doing hand stretches recently, and i noticed that it hurt

not a lot, just that it hurts when i start stretching the first time in the morning

and after a really long gaming session it also hurts when i stretch

[full ginkgo]

So sorry if this is frequently asked but does anyone know some good shoulder stretches? I sometimes get some tightness while aiming and it throws me off a lot

Especially when vertically aiming

[heavy stream]

I've been doing Ws (your arms draw a W and you try to push them back & downwards) plus wrist extensor stretches recently - no idea if that makes sense but I think that's helped me

[open ivy]

https://youtu.be/rjMu52XEX0I

this is a good place to start for general mobillity and basic conditioning targeting alot of the impairments we see with prolonged sitting and gaming

In general as well - we have about 28 routines you can look through targeting every body part.

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

Warm-up routine for the wrist / hand, full body. Cooldown stretching routine and a regular wrist / hand conditioning routine etc.

[glossy chasm]

how can i fix my grip so that i stay more agile, flexible and accurate?

[cedar elm]

I have hard time trying to find proper chair height not sure are there any proper calculators or something to get it right

[violet swan]

just went back to aim training a few days ago, and my mouse hand hurts. should I take a full break for a few days or do very light training for a while just to get my muscle back in shape? now that I checked the pins, I'm doing the gmb wrists exercice, and my wrists are feeling better. I had no trouble playing today, just when I began doing today's aim routine, they started to hurt.

[burnt fog]

Been having alot of posture consistancy problems since i started playing valorant , my performance is fully dependant on my posture and how i sit , i take alot of time to find a comfortable sitting position , then when i get up i have to start all over again , any ideas what i can change or do to help me fix this ? ( this pic shows how i sit )

[violet swan]

your desk seems to be too high for you, your shoulders definitively aren't in a neutral position. Try getting to achieve this posture: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/664134326581067816/664490788188586043/vaheomhy3es31.png?width=915&height=559.
Also, you can try getting a TKL/60% keyboard so it doesn't get on the way of your mouse pad and you can keep your arms more straight.

[ocean cedar]

Is 3.6L of water a day bad? I don't know why but I tend to get a little nervous for some reason from time to time idrk why. But drinking water helps me stay calm

Also I only get like 25g intake of caffeine per day

[half cosmos]

i doubt too much water is bad

maybe you might put on a little weight

[ocean cedar]

Well I am really skinny, I do need that weight and eat a lot more I'm just too picky

[olive star]

need god week routine including breaks. I use dumbbells, push ups, situps, thats it

[burnt fog]

ty

[violet swan]

you should drink around 0.05L of water per kg. More than that is not bad, only if you get past 10L+

[cedar elm]

Dont remember where I read this... but human can like use 0.8 liters of water per hour. so I don't think 3.6l a day is that bad. It also depends if you exercise and so on

then again if you drink 3.6 liter in one go.. You might drown yourself

[plucky haven]

That's a bit on the high side if you aren't sweating a lot, but it shouldn't be a problem if you aren't experiencing any symptoms. There is a potential issue of diluting your blood too much called hyponatremia which you would notice things like nausea, headache, fatigue, etc. Ideally, your urine should be a light pale yellow and not be coming out crystal clear / looking like water. A quick rule of thumb would be half your weight (in lbs.) in fluid ounces to drink per day (so a 150 lb. person would shoot to have 75 oz. or 2.2 L) as a minimum and then you add in sweat losses from exercise.

[plucky haven]

Can you clarify your caffeine intake? We usually measure caffeine in mg. 25mg would be like a cup of light tea or 1/2 cup regular tea or like 1/4 cup of coffee. 25g would be lethal - 10g is usually considered overdose.

[turbid fossil]

uhhhhh that's maybe the problem with you getting nervous yea

[silent osprey]

Should probably add some electrolytes at least. Water will take minerals with it on the way out.

[ocean cedar]

Oh yeah I mwant mg

[ocean cedar]

Oh aightt

[ocean cedar]

My urine is usually really light pale yellow/crystal clear

tyty everyone

Also how do I know if I'm taking in too much caffeine?

[thorn haven]

For a person of regular body weight, 400mg of caffeine in one day is where you should cut it off. But like 25mg from a soda or something isn't much in the grand scheme of things

[violet swan]

anyone have any ideas to fix extreme cold hands when gaming? i know what causes it and fixing it at the source isn't really an option but i wanted to know some ideas to warm my hands up while playing

[thorn haven]

run your hands under warm water for like a minute while washing your hands

[lethal cloak]

Rub your hands together

[charred ravine]

depends on weight and sex

3 liters can be too much for some people

if you drink too much water, your kidneys can't get rid of the excess water and the sodium in your blood becomes diluted

[wicked pond]

is it bad for me to tense up my wrist while i play

[ashen rune]

If anyone has an adjustable chair, do they set their chair at vertical 90 degrees or a click or so back? I find that I have a bad habit of leaning forward, even when my monitor isn't that far away (and it's 27 inch lol)

[ocean cedar]

Alright thanks

[ocean cedar]

Okay got it ty

[gusty crater]

Not sure if this helps, but I wake up and right away chug a litre of water. An hour later I'm at work I have a small cup of coffee from keurig which is watered down imo, I drink some more water and then 2 hours later on break have another coffee. I drink water after that approximately 2 more litres till I get home eat and go for a nap {work nights}. I wake up and I have one litre of green tea with honey and cardimon and it's made light not very strong at all. I drink that while I aim train and play games for a bit then drink some more water and take vitamins eat and off to bed. If I exercise. I do drink more. The key part I noticed with caffeine is to drink lots of water to replenish the body and remove the caffeine I guess through peeing. Hope this helps.

[wicked ravine]

My brother was drinking too much water everyday (i'd say about 4 litres) and he suffered from overhydration; Headaches, nausea, general sickness etc. Drinking water is plenty fine, but as with everything, there is a limit.

[mint wasp]

@upbeat cedar pain whete

Where*

[upbeat cedar]

when i stretch, usually in my right hand, mostly index and middle finger

[mint wasp]

Idk if this applies to your hand pain, but I've been having lots of pain in my right arm and shoulder when playing and active therapy helps 1000x more than stretching

Really stretching is not good if its tendinopathy, progressive strengthening is much better

[upbeat cedar]

whats the difference?

[mint wasp]

Between stretching and strengthening?

[upbeat cedar]

yea

[mint wasp]

Stretching makes tendinopsthy worst cuz it compresses the tendon/muscle

You would have to know if its tendonitis or tendinopathy first

[plucky haven]

You'd know if you had too much caffeine - you'd get jitters/anxious pretty soon after. If you are only having 25mg, there's nothing to really worry about, that is a pretty small amount. If you are getting caffeine symptoms from that, it could be you are a hyper-responder. For cognitive benefits on a single task, 200-300mg is the high side of what you'd need. If you are looking to sustain your cognitive performance and alertness throughout the day, then actually splitting that up into 50mg increments every 4-5 hours or so has been shown to be superior. In either case, caffeine use for performance enhancement needs to be used STRATEGICALLY (like only on key days, training sessions, competitions, etc.). If you are blasting your body with caffeine every day, your body quickly becomes desensitized to the effects and you will no longer see performance enhancements. All you are doing at that point is staving off the effects of withdrawal, rather than taking yourself above 100%. This is a big issue in the literature, they frequently don't distinguish between habitual users or not, and don't standardize when the last dose was taken before the study.

Everything I said applies to isolated caffeine and cognitive performance. I would like to distinguish this with overall health, where tea/coffee (both unsweetened with nothing added) have been shown to come with numerous health benefits and nifty things like life extension. This can be somewhat of a tradeoff because you may want to drink lots of coffee/tea every day for health, but you will still become desensitized to the caffeine component and then won't be able to use it acutely before a competition. So you need to pick what's important to you. A nice alternative is drinking mostly decaf versions and then caffeinated versions for the ergogenic stuff.

[sacred hamlet]

I've been dealing with RSI off and on a lot, it doesnt seem to be playtime related. I'm considering to just casual out and play a super fast sens so I physically don't need to make any big movements anymore. Wonder if anyone has tried this

I'm talking 5cm / 360

[gusty crater]

wrist exercises and stretches? any links?

[charred ravine]

yeah exactly

[short lantern]

my back becomes super tense when i sit down

but only when i sit down to play games

• sitting up straight makes the middle of my stomach feel like its collapsing over itself

doesn't happen in wood chairs

the mid-back of my back has a sharp pain

i'm 17

[ocean cedar]

Okay I got it. Thanks!

[short lantern]

when i first get on and sit down im super loose and have very good control over my mouse and movement but my shoulders and back start to scrunch up terribly and my aim becomes frantic + worse

[quaint gorge]

Since i have been playing with my keyboard and mouse rather wide apart i suppose, it has done its damage on my shoulder because last night i could barely sleep since my shoulder was killin me. This is my setup now, how can i make less taxing on my shoulder, btw im like 23 so i guess unlucky lol

Mouse cord is taped to back of monitor also

[upbeat cedar]

strengthening is the hand exercises correct?

idk much abt arm health

[pulsar niche]

wouldnt hurt to visit a physiotherapist and evaluate your posture, like is your table too high etc

take a picture of yourself sitting

i would recommend a keypad since it looks like you need space, lots of people rotate their keyboards but that isnt that good either

[silent geyser]

Hello everyone, first sorry for my bad english
when i play competitive games i play fps mainly like CSGO,valorant,when encountering enemies and counter strafing, my left hand (keypad hand) shakes when encountering enemies, my right hand also trembled and there were spray errors but my left hand was shaking a lot, I can control my right hand a bit
I think it's my mentality, but sometimes in my head I always think I'm not afraid of the enemy, I always encourage myself to be confident but my left hand automatically shakes when I meet an enemy, I can't counter strafing the right way to dodge bullets, i often lose in pistol round, where the enemy jumps in my face in chaos, i have had it for about 2-3 years, i play fps game 2-3 games a day, but no improve
I hope to find a solution, I don't know if I should go to the doctor

[upbeat cedar]

neck pains started appearing

i stretched for a while and it disappeared

its a, sharp pain?
on my right side

[cedar elm]

had this recently. It was so painful that I actually had to hold my head with both of my hands to even get up from bed. Was just eating painkillers for 1 a week. Took 2 weeks for the pain to be completely gone. Even when it was sore I was trying to move my head to the sides gently to stretch a bit

[pulsar niche]

hard to say what the cause is, could be improper posture (forward head, shoulders raised unnecessarily high due to too high table etc) sleeping on a pillow that is too low or too high and other factors

looking at your discord bio have you ever tried to actually fix these issues?

losing grip strength sounds nerve related and at that point you need to start being serious, go to a physio and get your stuff together

[gritty crest]

how bad is sleeping 5hrs

[shrewd palm]

once or twice a week shouldnt be problem, but if you avarage 5h per night thats probably not enough

[gritty crest]

pain im gonna have to die

its cause of work and school ive been missing alot of it cause i overlseep 7hrs

[shrewd palm]

i dont think a period of less sleep is detrimental to you, but you probably wanna try to sort it out slowly, its quite hard to change your sleep habits all in one go

[gritty crest]

ah kk thanks ye its a delicate balance of not missing work or missing the bus for school at 5am

ive been missing work lol

but ye gotta try to get my body used to it

[upbeat cedar]

this is weird but

i feel like my right pinky and ring finger feels

irritative?

like slight burning but itch as well?

kind of cold as well?

idk how to describe it

slight sting, there you go

[pulsar niche]

sounds like an issue related to your ulnar nerve

[upbeat cedar]

hm... what should i do?

[pulsar niche]

did you read my earlier message?

have you evaluated how you sleep, posture on pc?

have you gone to a physiotherapist?

[upbeat cedar]

no not really, my sleep schedule

[pulsar niche]

no i mean your sleeping position

[upbeat cedar]

hm....

i usually go to bed while hugging a pillow

[pulsar niche]

like its not gonna get better if you keep going like this, only worse

some people will never change until they get a good scare

nerve damage or something

[upbeat cedar]

what's a good sleeping posture then?

[pulsar niche]

im not an expert so i cant say but you can figure it out by googling most likely, since you said you had neck issues i was thinking that you might be sleeping in a way where your neck is not properly supported/aligned with your body

or its a posture issue when you are playing games

[upbeat cedar]

i recently stopped playing games post hand pain and i think it is a posture issue

i play with a bent wrist

[pulsar niche]

take a picture of yourself in your playing position and post it here

[upbeat cedar]

and i put pressure on my pinky to be more accurate

And when i flick i use my wrist, but when im tracking

[pulsar niche]

i mean your whole body, not just your hand

but that already looks very bad

[upbeat cedar]

Should i stop playing entirely for a while?

[pulsar niche]

yes until you can figure out an ergonomic setup

[upbeat cedar]

I alr have classes to catch up on and i cant risk hurting my hand more

[pulsar niche]

you might need a new chair/desk

if you say you cant afford it tell me can you afford permanent damage for the rest of your life

[upbeat cedar]

Thanks a bunch man, i'll take ur advice and try and find stuff to fix posture

[pulsar niche]

np really take care of yourself and try to invest a bit to get this fixed, pins has some useful stuff too

games wont disappear

[idle sundial]

yo guys i'm just gonna leave a comment I made on a topic about limiting playtime
Okay so let me just make a counterpoint: you can make your own downtime. You don't need to brake records every day. You don't need to play against the clock like most people in this sub do.

I literally only go freeplay only on a couple of scenarios and use that as a form to practice breathing, eye focus and mouse grip/control. People who try so hard to break records instead of getting used to a scenario before trying to go for challenge mode are fucking crazy. It's just so counter productive. My idea is that people should only benchmark like once a week, and still I see so many people stuck in a voltaic ranks for weeks/months just because they put unnecessary pressure on themselves.

Still, limiting your playtime is crucial not to develop any serious injuries like you said, but you can still push for 2 hours a day if you simply take breaks in between sessions. Practice like 30 min in the morning, take 2 hours, more 30 min, take a break to eat, exercise w.e, more 30 minutes... But just don't put yourself against a timer for no reason, it will make you tense up and get an injury for nothing.

Edit: and when I say 30 min, I don't mean like 30 min straight. I usually do 10 min centering, take a lil brake, 10 min of target switch, brake, then do 10 of 1wall6targ or w.e. I don't feel any pain whatsoever because I'm not feeling pressured. If I make a mistake, I take the time to fix what I think I'm doing wrong. If I tense up, I let go of the mouse and try to relax, then go at it again. That's it I hope I'm not talking too much bs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FPSAimTrainer/comments/pt47jd/wow_i_have_been_reading_a_whole_lot_of_disturbing/ < this is the thread i'm referencing

[lone lance]

!rank

[valid oyster]

My hand unstable

shaky

belp

[lofty jay]

Hey guys, I've asked for some advice about preventing my wrist from tensing up. But now the real issue is the feel of control I usually got by tensing up. So when my arm is relaxed, it's actually harder for me to aim, and I don't feel in control of my mouse whatsoever. Does it go away with practice or I there's no hope?

[sacred hamlet]

If it hurts, stop. Don't risk long-term damage for short term gains. You may have to grind back a little bit of your level, but it's worthwhile if the alternative is being forced to take a truly long break because of actual damage

[sacred hamlet]

You can get used to anything tbh

[lofty jay]

Thank you. As a matter of fact, I’ve just tried changing my gripping style and it helped get the tension off my wrist and I finally felt the control over my mouse. Gonna grind till I get used to a new gripping style if it doesn’t hurt me in process

[real galleon]

I’m getting tendinitis really bad from work. Any way to stop it? Can’t take a break because it’s my job

[restive trellis]

You could get medicine for that @real galleon

[real galleon]

Interesting. I’ve never heard of medicine for tendinitis

[hallow axle]

hello guys this part hurts me, any treatment or links? dont know what should i type in google.

is this extensor digitorum?

when responding please tag me 😄 im already searching youtube videos

[gaunt dust]

@real galleon stretches and try to rest it as much as possible

You can watch 1HP videos on stretches

[fair drum]

is it weird i cant ftip anymore? idk i just cant grip the mouse like my fingers feel stiff when i use ftip now

[pulsar niche]

this is a good read https://stevenlow.org/overcoming-tendonitis/ i havent heard of any medicine the other guy is talking about though

[real galleon]

ty

[pulsar niche]

though before you commit to fixing it maybe visit a physiotherapist or something to get a correct diagnosis/help

[sacred hamlet]

I'm wondering if binding fire to my keyboard hand could reduce strain on the mouse hand. Anyone has experiencr with this?

[storm radish]

Im using it on some TS maps, bcs after few weeks break i cant really play them normally(my wrist is dead after 30 sec) But im still doing few runs normally to return.

[winged burrow]

Overthinking it @sacred hamlet unless u have some type of finger issues that are causing u pain with the hand u put ur mouse on.

[violet swan]

Every time I play Air Voltaic my eyes get tired and sometimes unfocus

I might just hop on it the next time I can't sleep lmao

[devout wedge]

my wrist and forearm on my thumb side get tired really fast after like 2-3 hours of playing doesnt seem to matter what mouse or mousepad I use and I play on 42.6cm overwatch

only 16 btw so its not like im a 40 yr old man

[devout wedge]

mine is similar

[winged burrow]

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

Stretching etc should help, if ur new to aim training though u might need time to adjust to the movement as welll!

[pulsar niche]

2-3 hours straight? or are you taking breaks

[steady wave]

i have no motivation to get on kovaaks, but when i do get on i can play for hours

how do i make myself go "right get on"

[devout wedge]

straight

[pulsar niche]

then thats expected.. take breaks

even more so if you tense your mouse hand/keyboard hand while playing

[fading pier]

you have to stop playing games

I have the same problem just as you, I don't wanna play kvk but when I do I play for hours

the problem I see is that games are in my way

that's one

and how I try to make me play kvk is to place myself in the worst position and say to myself you will lose if you won't train for shit like that and I die because I whiff with my aim/mechanics

but I would say the most good way to actually train is to try starting kvk every morning and play it for 10 minutes or however you want just don't push yourself and then go on a game warmup there if possible or just go play it straight up

but don't make a routine from that

just play it whenever you fell like it or not

[steady wave]

thanks sm bro :)) @fading pier

[fading pier]

np, I try my best to help

[fading pier]

Ah one more thing, so for example I found a problem with my aim like my flicks are getting inconsistent and stuff

I would recommend going playing kovaak for a month doing flicks and stuff

Because one day it's good, the other day it's bad

so yeah

xd

[steady wave]

yhyh :)

[violet swan]

U can consider kovaaks ur main game for a while, or just yeah consider it like a game. I used to hate training but now it has become a game to me so I just have fun on kovaaks while improving. Listen to some music, get a nice UI and nice sounds, a crosshair you like, and focus really hard on your wrist and arm movement while also focusing on targets, u will get in the flow. Also ask yourself questions on how to improve, participate in the community here. Every little thing helps to actually enjoy kovaaks

[gusty crater]

This 💯

[violet swan]

Indeed

[fading pier]

True

[waxen heron]

ummm... this may not be so much in relation with aiming but my back (especially lower) hurts when lying down. I think i have a fairly good posture when gaming. It hurts even more when I lay flat on the ground. I thought maybe i have weak core but I when I do core training it hurts even more. Any tips?

[violet swan]

U can do some stretching everyday for 5 minutes, and when i say stretching it's like cat/cow position, pelvic tilt, prone back extension. It will help for lower back pain. Also, training your core is useful but it wont really ease your pain instantly, after 1 month, u should see better results, because you will use your core instead of your back. Also if you sit behind your desk everyday all day u will have some back pain for sure, the only thing to do is add more sport and stretching to your day. also don't hesitate to go see a physiotherapist, u maybe have some articulations blocked. But yeah sport and stretching is the way, and also eat nicely 😉

[steady wave]

thank you so much bro :)

[limber adder]

@arctic moat i made up my mind

From now on I'm grinding heath

Health

I've held a sleep schedule for a long time so as soon as I get diet and excersize down I'll be good

R u down to join

I'll make Invica join VT again

Pretty sure he is also down

[fallen lake]

🙄

[limber adder]

@fallen lake

Imma go sleep

[arctic moat]

Good

[fallen lake]

sini...

[arctic moat]

I've already been doing all of that

[limber adder]

O shit

Invica has too

[arctic moat]

Cuz I used to do it before

[limber adder]

I'm just slow ig

I haven't held all three for more than a few weeks

Ever

Uses to do diet and workout consistently

[arctic moat]

it's tough, but you gotta remind yourself why it's important

[limber adder]

But shit sleep

ye true

[arctic moat]

and remind yourself of your goal

[limber adder]

Idk what my goal should be

[fallen lake]

ye

[limber adder]

I just want to feel like my health is good

[fallen lake]

why i here

[limber adder]

Motivation

[arctic moat]

do it to be fit and energetic

[fallen lake]

ive become caffeine user

[arctic moat]

that's fine tbh, just dont drink too much of it

[worthy cloud]

health grind

[inland crane]

how to sleep

[winged burrow]

Melatonin

[limber adder]

there is a sleep guide in #resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm0V_66IBvc&ab_channel=HealthyGamerGG

i really liked this approach tho

feel like it has helped me

[arctic moat]

1HP and me personally advice against Melatonin, it's bad to rely on a supplement to be able to sleep. It's a bandaid and absolutely not a fix.

What w0lf posted is pretty solid

It all comes down to discipline, determine a time you should go to bed and stick to it. Wake up during a reasonable time, get daylight (actually step outside) and if you do that consistently, you'll automatically feel tired when you're supposed to sleep.

Do the same for your eating habits, eat at reasonable times and not during the night. In fact, it's usually good to immediately start fasting when fixing your schedule, so you wake up hungry in the morning.

[winged burrow]

Alright

My irl friends usually tell me about melatonin, why I recommended it

But I can see where ur coming from

[arctic moat]

Also avoid all nighters, instead just go to bed when tired, but force wake yourself up at a reasonable time.

[winged burrow]

👍

[arctic moat]

A lot of people recommend Melatonin, doesn't mean it's actually advisable unless prescribed by an actual doctor

[winged burrow]

Yeh true, my sleeping schedule personally has been great though

Very on schedule

[arctic moat]

Glad to hear that, so has mine

:yay:

[winged burrow]

Almost asleep and awake same time every day

[arctic moat]

Mine deviates a little, but it's quite on schedule otherwise

[winged burrow]

Besides that, hope you been doing better & your mental health is going up @arctic moat

[arctic moat]

Appreciate that dcv, same to you

[novel whale]

wholesome vt moment

[limber adder]

In my experience

The most important factor is waking up at the same time every day

[limber adder]

44 min 5k

this is so hard

[limber adder]

after running once

@fallen lake

running is kind of demon mode...

[fallen lake]

🙏

[hybrid rampart]

Is there a point where smoking too much weed is like “bad” for you

[thorn haven]

😐

[iron musk]

how close r u to radiant

and what r ur voltaic benchmark ranks as an immortal gamer?

[limber adder]

Idk like 100 rr

I was radiant like a week ago

[limber adder]

ye

My friend made a twitlonger about how it was a really big problem for him

I don't know much about weed tho so that's all I'll say

[vast fractal]

Trying something new I read about, that's suppose to increase overall health and the feeling of being awake.

I'm now eating proper food instead of frozen pizza with lots of sugar and I'm sleeping 8 hours instead of 5-6 hours.

Will update in a few weeks time if this is a hoax or actually helpful.

[silent osprey]

I'd be more concerned about the fact ur inhaling carcinogens, than the drug itself

I mean you can obviously have dependency and addiction, but you'd probably know if you're asking that question anyway

Just don't let it get in the road of a productive and fulfilling life

I'd say try and avoid it if you're interested in life longevity fwiw, but it's not super high up on the list unless you're already eating well and exercising regularly

[iron musk]

@limber adder i cant see ur roles

[limber adder]

jade

i was immortal before i was plat in vt tho

[iron musk]

u should submit ur scores so u get the jade role

[limber adder]

why

[iron musk]

no that is why

[limber adder]

i dont wanna go through the process

of submitting stuff

my standards are too warped by knowing so many people that are a lot better

[iron musk]

man like w0lf

[limber adder]

so jade isnt impressive ot me

wat

[iron musk]

iz dat u yh

[limber adder]

ye

[iron musk]

come on g

[strong terrace]

may be not on topic, but i feel very dry after physical exercise, what could be causing this? can't find the exact issue on google

[iron musk]

ur sweat making ur clothes stick to ur skin probably

[hybrid rampart]

Hmm I see

[strong mason]

just bought stim free preworkout... quite interested to see if this still makes me feel like an effin animal

[pulsar niche]

edibles exist

[gaunt thistle]

my arm is so worn out i rested it for like 2 days and my control is so bad and after like 30 min of playing my arm became fatigued again fuckin hell

[crystal grotto]

for wrist stiffness, is it better to do the 9minute wrist warrior and forearm/wrist dumbbell exercises. or is it better to do one or the other?

[tropic talon]

Having a ton of pain in my forearm and bicep area when playing stuff that requires me to track with my whole arm is there a way i can fix this ? Any suggestions are appreciated

[gusty crater]

Dr levy has great videos for gamers

Also 1hp YouTube

@tropic talon @crystal grotto @gaunt thistle

[gaunt thistle]

ok

[oak radish]

Well in some cases with excessive weed smonkers theres something called Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome

and it can mess with brain development

I've been smoking constantly for 10 months now without more than a 4 day breaks and I notice my memory isnt like it used to be and I have almost no appetite if im not high

I'd say the more noticeable negatives will show more as I get older too

Oh and for context I'm 18 and started smoking in early 17's

[gusty crater]

I'm looking for some direction. Currently I am able to aim train and play games for about 3 hours. In between I try to do some stretches and exercises. But eventually my hand feels tired and exhausted and I'm unable to grip my mouse. What do I need to do to be able to prolong my grip?

[lean walrus]

any doctor available now?? i have inflamed wound

[arctic moat]

Probably better visiting/calling a local doctor

[fading pier]

if it's something serious then always call your local doctor

always reliable

[violet swan]

Can KovaaK's be used to train eyesight?

[thorn haven]

If by "train eyesight" you mean better hand-eye coordination, then yes

[honest river]

Don’t smoke too much weed pre-age 25

[jovial wedge]

Is there a specific reason for this? Asking for a friend

[honest river]

Don’t remember source, so take this with a grain of salt

Adults brains stop developing around 21-25, and weed stuns the development of the frontal cortex

So to be safe 25 is a good age, I think some dispensaries in canada have a age 25 limit

[thorn haven]

I love cooking my brain with weed 😍

[hybrid rampart]

Yeah i think i have that too lol

[violet swan]

Do i need to do all the routines in this guide?

https://bit.ly/2u8zZaF

just wanna do the ones that are necessary

[limber adder]

i feel the same no matter how much i sleep

idk if thats strange

[violet swan]

send more

stretching things

[gaunt thistle]

my arm has major fatigue is the only solution to rest it or is there any other treatments because 30 seconds into a session and my arm is already worn out.

[little jackal]

could my aim be shaky and wrist aim be poor cause im extremely skinny with very little muscle?

[umbral egret]

Why are my hands hurting? I don't notice it when I'm using the mouse but it hurts when I'm stretching could it be because I played Volleyball yesterday?

[gaunt dust]

Hydration? Depression? Diet? Sleep apnea?

Go see a doctor if it's serious

[tranquil cradle]

Technique: Are you over tensing, and hence using too much energy over time?
Body: Is it just the arm? If it is similar any part of the body, then might be worth a proper check with a doctor.
Otherwise, strengthening exercises!

[gaunt thistle]

yes i tense alot and no its just the arm

ive put ice on the elbow forearm and wrist and im resting it right now

[tranquil cradle]

Very similar to Scythe's question.
Technique: Are you over tensing, and hence using too much energy over time?
Body: Work on endurance/strengthening exercises to develop better control (and endurance) of the hand/wrist
Don't need a thicc hand, but the muscles need to have the endurance

[tranquil cradle]

If it is not painful you don't have to ice it. Work on a more relaxed grip (on a easier game mode/level first)

[tranquil cradle]

Could be due to other activity. Muscles/tendons can have pain signals when on stretch.
Muscles can be tight after activity especially if new level, or too much. Muscles will adapt to be stronger if it isn't overload though

!wrist
we need that command ^
https://youtu.be/JoedUZ4OpPY

[little jackal]

thank u very much kind sir

[devout wedge]

my arm and mainly my wrist and thumb get fatigued pretty fast even after doing stretches and stuff

[hidden wren]

Is there anything I can do to get rid of a crackling (?) wrist? I've had it for as long as I can remember and I've noticed it severly impacts my ability to track. With Smoothbot for example, I have no problems whatsoever staying on target, but my wrist seems to not want to go smooth and it'll make my crosshair jitter in front and behind the target sometimes. I've done the wrist stretching exercises but it's still there.

I can at all times make it crackle/pop when I rotate it. It doesnt hurt though.

[inland bone]

Im currently in peak performance with my mouse hand peaking in everything feels great, but somehow my left hand (keyboard hand) middle finger is shaking like crazy, 17yo never had it before not tensing up with any hand was prob. just overdosing on coffee

[tropic talon]

The base of my thumb hurts when i crack my fingers as well as when i bend my hand down wards should i be worried?

[limber adder]

Man

Running is so aids

My Shin started hurting after like 1.5km

2 maybe

And then i walked the rest so i don't get injured

@invica

What the fuck

[prime canopy]

How long does hand tendon regeneration take?

[trim belfry]

Eyes

how do I prevent kovaak from killing them?

[steady wave]

breaks @trim belfry

[trim belfry]

I took like a 5 minute nap and it helped

I need to be more careful

[limber adder]

Blink more

Also don't play in a dark room

And possibly adjust wall color or monitor brightness

[thorn haven]

Ambient brightness up, monitor brightness down, maybe look into seeing if less contrasty color schemes could help you as well

[silent osprey]

kovaaks sucks at this because youre kinda just always looking at one spot, and youre always looking at the same flat colour, or two colours if the scen has a skybox

would be cool if there were whole like scenery things going on

build ur own zoo enclosure to shoot air bots

[sonic seal]

can't you edit the walls and floors tho to a jpg?

[silent osprey]

no

[burnt fog]

been feeling alot of shoulder stiffness lately and been affecting my performance and muscle memory , is there any specific workouts i can do to fix this ?

[safe bridge]

fingers feel sored clicking in tile frenzy ? what i do for this

[violet swan]

what should our posture be when sitting down?

[violet swan]

dont play tile frenzy lol

[safe bridge]

[prime zealot]

idk what happened but after 3 days of not playing val my thumb and pointer finger begins to cramp frequently. It doesnt hurt much but it appears often

[prime canopy]

Never understood how people can take 5 min nap if 20-30min time i need to lie in bed to go sleep in a day.

[wide knoll]

Always do hand exercises 👍

[ashen rune]

Adjusted desk height a bit to test stuff while recovering from tennis elbow and it is not the play edge of desk digging into forearm suuuucks

I hear average desk height at tournies is like 75 cm or 30 inches and how I’m like 6’2” and that hurts

[umbral egret]

I need help I ate and choked now my chest hurts all day long already It hurts taking deep breaths and especially eating

[valid oyster]

Does improvement truly happen during sleep?

[gray olive]

no doubt about it, applies to pretty much any skill that the body is forced to grow, mentally or physically, take for example going to the gym and building muscle, in an oversimplified version, you go to the gym and tear your muscle fibers through lifting, you eat protein to give your body the tools to repair those muscle fibers, then you sleep which is where the process of actually rebuilding those fibers stronger and better actually occurs, if any variables from this formula is missing you will have problems, same idea with aim training

[jovial wedge]

Tips on falling asleep anyone? Can't remember a time I've easily done it always hours of staring at the ceiling

[thorn haven]

Yes, good sleep is incredibly underrated

[paper rivet]

Yo I have pain in my left wrist where I circled after doing wrist flexion exercises, and it pops right there and u can see something move where I circled when I do wrist flexion exercises, does anyone have advice for what I should do? I’m not sure whether I should continue doing the exercises to try to strengthen it or if I should go see a doctor

[gray olive]

had a friend with a similar issue, don't know what your experience is so i can only speak from personal but he had to get it surgically removed, was benign so there was no harm but nonetheless, i would go see a doctor before anything else

[unreal helm]

I've used these elbow bars to battle my tendonitis. Works wonders and especially when focusing on the eccentric part of the exercise slowly. I'll show a pic of them and a link to them if anyone needs them

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0848MZZ19/ref=dp_iou_view_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[worldly plinth]

i don't know if this is the right section to ask this. I was wondering: do cold hands affect your aiming performance? if yes, how to fix it? i always have very cold hands during winter gaming sessions

[violet swan]

does aynone know why my hand hurts when i play kovaaks

its like that part below all my fingers

not my actual palm but like

between the center of my palm and where my fingers start if that makes sense

its only when im playing kovaaks its never in an actual game for some reason

this aprt

how do i tense less ;-;

oke ty

[uncut kernel]

Don't care about your scores for now and only focus on not tensing

[violet swan]

ty

[fringe rune]

Should I do incline barbell or dumbbell bench press

[thorn haven]

Yes. Typically what I do is I'll just wash my hands with warm water but leave my hands in the water for a bit to just warm my hands.

[thorn blade]

anyway to get rid of a ganglion cyst

i had mine for a few years now

[thorny dew]

So I got my finger hit with a ball while playing volleyball and now it hurts when I touch the upper joint , but its not swollen and I can move it. It hasnt gotten better for 2 days, anyone have an idea?

[worldly plinth]

gonna try that

[thorn haven]

Might just be a sprain or bad hyperextension, bad sprains can take 2-3 weeks before they're back to normal

[thorny dew]

ye, its gotten a little better today, but will prolly take a while

[thorn haven]

If it doesn't get much better over the next 7-10 days then go get an xray, but it's probably just a sprain and you'll be fine

[thorny dew]

okay thanks!

[mint spoke]

Palm grip helps a lot

Also I feel like I tended because I was over estimating how much I need to grip my mouse

[mint spoke]

Sprain

You are probably fine

[thorny dew]

Tyy

[mint spoke]

As long as there is no swelling

Did it have a thumping kind of pain for a little

[violet swan]

i claw

palm is hard to control

[mint spoke]

How extreme is the curl in fingers

Like is it relaxed claw or really high up on the mouse

[violet swan]

IDK

[thorny dew]

not sure, but I dont think so

[thorny dew]

basically none, I dont think there is any at all

its the joint closer to the nail

thats the healthy one^^

as for the pain, the finger doesnt hurt while doing nothing, when moving it, it also doesnt hurt anymore.

what hurts is touching the outer side of the joint, the inner one doesnt hurt

[modest hinge]

is it possible to use fingertip grip if i have a but shaky fingers (due to sport) ? although i have a problem with moving wrist to the right, is tenses up automatically. (i have some suspicious that it's because of my vertical pinky, but it looks like not)

[fading pier]

Bro my left wrist hurts so much

Even the fact i dont use it

[gloomy ore]

whichever you get a greater stimulus from and with less discomfort/pain

[sage jay]

don't take the fake addy cracked gamers

[little jackal]

does anyone know wrist excersizes to strengthen/build wrist muscle

[silent osprey]

pick heavy things up

[honest river]

Then put heavy thing down

[wide knoll]

My wrist starts hurting just 15 minutes after doing some of these routines but for other routines I played I went for 1 hr without it hurting

Is that like a sign that I'm improving, that the current training is harder or is that an issue with my wrist

[pulsar niche]

its not a sign you are improving at all, are you playing too much with not enough recovery? if you have never aim trained before your wrists might not be conditioned enough for this type of stress

[strong mason]

Ok

Stim free pre-workout is not enough for me

Haven't had a good workout all week

Maybe means I should actually stay on stim free for a month or so... Sadge

[wide knoll]

I've done other routines a lot before. Almost 1 1/2 -2 hrs

[violet swan]

I have wrist problems. Whenever I move my wrist side to slide my wrist cracks and clicks. It doesn’t feel smooth when moving it.

[violet swan]

Im trying to do some pushups but my wirst hurts a bit after a few days.

How can I avoid this? Is it spmething that gets better after a while? Is my positioning bad?

[pulsar niche]

why dont you go and get a diagnosis from a doc/physio?

[pulsar niche]

i would get low floor parallettes to keep your wrists in a neutral position during pushups

your form could be bad or your wrists just arent conditioned enough

[violet swan]

is it ok if I keep doing it everyday?

[pulsar niche]

keep doing until you experience wrist pain? no

[thorn haven]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/584408497584734218/896478695303282698/FBM0oW0XECAPPt-.png?width=935&height=701

[pulsar niche]

lightweight vertical mice when

[maiden seal]

Can taking melatonin impact the quality of my sleep?

[dense violet]

Yeah, it's got some common side effects

[stray pike]

Because of my personal medical history I have difficulty sleeping without it. Melatonin is what your body is supposed to naturally produce when you sleep, in this light I would consider it closer to a vitamin than a drug. Not a medical professional by any means so grain-of-salt this to your hearts content.

[silent osprey]

what

there are a ton of vitamins that your body will never produce

either way in typically functioning people, taking exogenous melatonin is generally not a long term solution

your body will just produce less of it as a result

finding ways to increase melatonin production from inside the body makes a lot more sense

all the usual life choice stuff of screen time, meal timing, exercise etc

good nutrition, especially stuff like b vitamins, magnesium, DHA omega3

[dense violet]

Melatonin can have some bad effects on drowsiness in the mornings, nightmares

[gaunt dust]

[loud plover]

According to my corrective exercise specialist coach, I have sufficient range of motion in my wrist, and satisfactory radial and ulnar deviation, yet when I'm aiming, especially tracking targets that change directions that require me to make small corrections, I tend to just have a moment where I completely spaz out and just flick way too far. I also have shaky aim when tracking such targets, and struggle to stay smooth and steady. What can I do to improve this?

[gaunt thistle]

guys i have tingling on my right arm but no numbness or pain

[thorn haven]

When is it tingling? If it only does it while it's on the desk then you might have your arm in such a position that you're sitting right on top of a vein and you're cutting blood flow

[thorn haven]

Probably smoothness and just staying relaxed and trying to not get overwhelmed by bots

[gaunt thistle]

nah even when im just doing nothing, but it happens more when i use my mouse yk playing n shit

theres no numbness or pain at all its major tingling

[uncut kernel]

supposedly melatonin also makes the color of acne scars darker, so use in moderation if you have bad acne

[red salmon]

im having problem with cold hands since fall started and its an issue and idk what to do since i have to sit either in really hot room or just have cold hands

[uncut kernel]

Hand warmers

Walmart and target sells

[gaunt dust]

Is your wrist/hand angled towards the right

[violet swan]

does anyone elses wrist get shaky when their wrist is getting closer to the max range of motion? dm me to reply or ping me pls and thx

[red salmon]

@uncut kernel dont have them in my country, any natural things i can do that can help?

[uncut kernel]

no hand warmers? I have no idea then, I just know the US and most Asian countries have

[pulsar niche]

early sign of nerve issues possibly (you even say it happens more when using your mouse so its very likely nerve related), how is your posture while gaming?

remember that arm tingling can originate from above the arm, from shoulder/neck area if your posture is poor

[fading pier]

cold weather go brrr

aiming with high sens sucks

[pulsar niche]

go do some cardio

cold gone

[fading pier]

in 1:49AM?

lmao

[pulsar niche]

yup

[fading pier]

of course

[pulsar niche]

10 minute sprint

[fading pier]

diamond pushups

fuck it

andd

I just achieved no recoil in r6

let's go

[gaunt thistle]

my posture is fine

[pulsar niche]

take a picture

[gaunt thistle]

of what? my back or arm?

@pulsar niche

my back is straight

[pulsar niche]

your whole body, like i said nerve issues can originate from neck/shoulder area and you will notice it in your hands

"my back is straight" says nothing if during gaming you have forward head/rounded shoulders for example

[violet swan]

.

[pulsar niche]

@gaunt thistle is it a specific area in your arm that is tingling?

that would help

[gaunt thistle]

under the elbow all of it

sometimes tingling goes to the feet

right now my knee is tingling

and my arm

but the arm is consistent

[pulsar niche]

okay that sounds really unfamiliar to me, both knee and arm tingling

elbow sounds like ulnar

[gaunt thistle]

i cant really take a pic i wrote down what it looks like

[pulsar niche]

i would go to a physiotherapist tbh

[gaunt thistle]

my back is straight with shoulders a bit forward right arm is flat on the table with my wrist sometimes a bit tilted to the right my left arm is in a position where you hold a 90 degree angle keyboard and they are both around a 24 inches apart

ulnar what?

[pulsar niche]

ulnar nerve

@gaunt thistle look up radial tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome

[gaunt thistle]

ok thank you

[pulsar niche]

i mean look them up and if it seems to match your symptoms go to a physiotherapist or actually try to fix the cause

tingling is not a dangerous sign but you dont want to get it worse

[gaunt thistle]

okay

[tardy elk]

what is the ideal table height??

I feel like mine is too high

[thorn haven]

It depends on your height, but whatever desk height allows your knees to bend at 90 degrees with your feet sitting on the floor and to have your back straight with a 90 degree bend in your elbows is considered to be a good starting place

[violet swan]

Will 3-6 hours of sleep everyday effect me gaming wise ?

[surreal orbit]

There's a lot of medical conditions that can cause shaking, and some anxiety-related conditions as well. Without knowing what's causing it, it's hard to say.

[surreal orbit]

Your desk height should be about level with your belly button so that your arms can rest comfortably at your sides/on armrests

[surreal orbit]

Yes, negatively. There's a lot of really solid research on the impact of sleep on performance, as well as lack of sleep on poorer performance and increased injury risk.

We've got some good resources here:

https://www.1-hp.org/blog/hpforgamers/dr-kevin-ho-daniel-bonnar-everything-sleep-performance-and-pain-in-esports-hpforgamers7/

https://www.1-hp.org/blog/hpforgamers/how-to-get-your-best-sleep-sleep-and-gaming-performance-part-3/

[violet swan]

@surreal orbit thank you!

[surreal orbit]

Welcome!

[solid quartz]

damn, it seems like i get a bit dizzy if i play Pasu and focus too much on the movement.

is that normal?

[tardy elk]

lmaoo took the advice and i already beat my high scores

tyyyy

[surreal orbit]

:D

Welcome!

[surreal orbit]

Some folks can get a bit of vertigo from games. I can't play Fortnite for too long before I get dizzy, personally.

You can do vertigo accommodation/adaptation exercises to help with that

[toxic hatch]

is it a really big issue if my monitor is less than an arms length away from where my head is? over the last few years my eye sight has become significantly worse towards being short sighted and im not sure how much the fact that i sit around 20inches away from my monitor is effecting that since my eyesight was seemingly fine before i started spending more hours on the screens. 😳 👉 👈

[humble parcel]

ok my circulation is so shit after 10 mins of gaming my hands are fucking FROZEN

and advice I hit the gym like 4 days a week but even so my hands still get REALLY damn cold while gaming

[thorn haven]

provide yourself with cpr

[rough otter]

Anyone know why whenever I stand up too fast I l lose most of my fucking vision for a short time? Or should I just see a doctor

[thorn haven]

It's just blood pressure rapidly dropping for a second

It's pretty normal, no need to go see a doctor

[rough otter]

👍 just pretty annoying having to battle to not fall over every time I stand up

[thorn haven]

Well if it's every time then you should probably review your diet/sugar intake and make sure you're not eating a strict diet of fucked up shit

It happens to me occasionally, but it shouldn't be regular

[rough otter]

I have extremely minimal sugar

I hate sweet things

[thorn haven]

Well you gotta eat/drink something to help put some sugar into your body

it's not healthy to have low sugar

Even if it's just a gatorade or a cookie or something

[rough otter]

Idk fruit has alot of sugar in em

So does milk

[rough otter]

I feel that would just be unhealthy to add onto that

[thorn haven]

You don't need a ton of sugar unless you have some condition

Even just a little 12oz gatorade that you sip on with a water

As long as you have something, it can be whatever you want

[rough otter]

Yeah I have fruit

Sugar drinks just gonna ruin your teeth

Not sure sugar is the cause

[fringe rune]

What are some nice habits to do before going to bed for 30 minutes ? (cause I heard that you shouldn't look at any screens for 30 mins before sleeping)

[thorn haven]

Chew sugar free gum or brush your teeth

Problem solved

[silent osprey]

i used to get that issue pretty often

doubt its related to sugar intake, if anything the lower my carbohydrates the less ive ran into it

speak to a doc who can actually measure ur levels of whatever

[rough otter]

What would sugar free gum do?

[rough otter]

👍 think it's related to iron. And that would check since I have issues with iron

[silent osprey]

see a doc anyway, too much iron can be really dangerous

[rough otter]

I have to little iron in my system

[silent osprey]

yeah but confirm it is what im saying

[rough otter]

Which I am seeing a doc about atm so I think it's related

[silent osprey]

o ok

ask em and see what they say i guess

[rough otter]

I'll bring it up

[surreal orbit]

If it's genuinely from nerve damage, a neurologist is the right person to talk to about that

[surreal orbit]

Great question for an optometrist! Do you bring that up with them when you go to your annual eye visit?

[surreal orbit]

Generally, that's from something called orthostatic hypotension. It basically means your blood pressure can drop when you go to a more vertical position. Before standing up, try doing a few calf raises and seated marches to improve lower extremity circulation

[surreal orbit]

https://www.1-hp.org/blog/hpforgamers/coldhandswhilegaming/

[surreal orbit]

Also if it happens literally every time, it's worth talking to a doctor about why your blood pressure is so low. One of the things that can often be is just low blood volume, which is partly addressed by increasing your overall fluid intake (water is best! unsweetened tea and electrolyte beverages like Nuun are also good. We have a whole hydration tier list if you want to see it).

It can also be more common if you've been sitting too long. Try fidgeting/changing position a little more often and see if that helps.

[humble parcel]

thank you!

[rough otter]

I'll try that thanks 👍

[rough otter]

It doesn't happen every time but more often than not. I tend to drink alot of water in the day.

[surreal orbit]

Could also be electrolyte-related. Give Nuun a try, it's low sugar and a good flavor with some electrolytes

[ionic grove]

My shoulder and elbow feel fatigued after a short amount of playing, could this be a result of me lifting my arm? And how to fix?

[rough otter]

thanks

[violet swan]

Is it worse for my posture/ergonomics to have my elbows raised laterally, or to have my shoulders raised? I'm currently on a table that's a bit too tall for me and I can definitely feel some shoulder discomfort creeping in.

I kinda goofed and got a desk too tall for me lol

I of course wanna replace it with something better for me ergonomically but I just wanna know how to best live with it in the meantime

[devout wedge]

Anyone got advice for trying to fall asleep with a nasty cough?

[violet swan]

@devout wedge glad you made it to sleep

[fallen mortar]

So I've been feeling this tiny tingling sensation and weakness on right wrist is it carpal tunnel? or my wrist is just weak?

[red salmon]

@fallen mortar idk how ur wrist can be weak

[pulsar niche]

stop whatever is making it worse any further completely for now, go to a physiotherapist ideally to get a proper diagnosis

it sounds nerve related and weakness is not a good sign

so dont stress it any further

[ripe valve]

If you aren't supporting your forearm it could definitely contribute to your shoulder fatiguing faster. It could also be because your muscles don't have enough endurance to play for as long as you like. Try this routine out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoedUZ4OpPY&t=262s

[ripe valve]

Ideally your elbows are less than a palm width away from your sides. You can make your chair higher then use a foot rest so your feet still have something to rest on to meet your higher desk height

[ripe valve]

I'm going to preface this with saying this is not our area of expertise. You should go see your family doctor if the cough is really bugging you. If you want my opinion then it depends on if you are producing a lot of phlegm or not. If you are then elevating your torso higher can help with draining. If it is not producing a lot fo phlegm then drinking tea and other liquids before bed may help.

Go see your doctor

[ripe valve]

It depends on where the tingling is. Even if it is a nerve being compressed strengthening your wrist will help with the tingling too. Try this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoedUZ4OpPY

[fallen mortar]

I guess I'll rest and use a brace probably a pinched nerve but its the 2nd time it happens and I only aim trained yesterday for like 5-10 min last time it happened when aim training too and I've been cutting down the hours I used to do like 2hrs max with 15 min breaks but now I cant even do 10min x2 a week without feeling like the wrist its being used too much :/

[dense violet]

If the issue is getting worse like this I'd implore you to just take a straight up break from aim stuff

lessening the hand usage while still using it can make it worse and these types of injuries often can heal very slowly so any strain in the day can offset it

[fallen mortar]

Bet thanks for the advice I'll do that :)

[pulsar niche]

you probably started too hard with aim training, your wrist wasnt conditioned to deal with that stress in the first place

[rigid sinew]

guys what should i do, my medial side of lower arm hurts

like this position

like this position

don't mind the red spots cause i poke it with a pen to make it feel better

[pulsar niche]

you play like that? your forearm and elbow hovering in the air?

[rigid sinew]

not entire forearm but the elbow do hovers in the air

[violet swan]

why does the left side of my neck hurts when i play kovaaks

never ingame just kvk XDD

realyl fucking annoying and distracting

[turbid fossil]

Today when I woke up in bed in the morning I lied awake a bit since I woke up an hour too early.

When trying to get back to sleep I felt a pain on the right side of my belly, just below my lowest right rib. (Kindof hugging the rib). It mostly hurt when I moved. Over 2 minutes or so the pain faded away.

Now later this day I felt it again, although much softer.

Is this normal? Or is it a sign of something bad? Like a sore muscle or something or a malicious tumor?

[violet swan]

Yo. Want to become a Vaaks main. But scared of getting wrist injury or smth. If i take a break every 20 min for around 3 min, to walk around, look at far distant objects and stretch + a 20 min break every 2 hrs to do like 5 min stretch and rest and shit. Will i be "fine"? Or at least avoid getting something serious.

Obviously every body is different, and I do not tense while playing, at all. I am thinking of maining Vaaks for about 1-2 months or so. Possibly 3.

Thanks 🙏🏻

[peak monolith]

Can someone help me figure out why my arm randomly starts having tremors

whenever I play valorant or csgo

i never have this issue in any other game

im not sure whether it's tension or some underlying problem, but it's making microcorrecting fast and accurately as well as smoothly tracking in csgo and val

difficult

[violet swan]

sup

my left thumb hurts alot

what should i do?

i tried traditional stretches but arent working

[mint spoke]

Is this routine ok Wake up around 8:30am Eat breakfast 9:00 Get on kovaaks 9:25 get off 11pm go to sleep 11:30

[fringe rune]

How much is the difference in sleep quality of 30 mins of no electronics before sleep to 1 hour of no electronics before sleep?

[novel whale]

i would assume not that much difference

really u just need a dark room and flux ;D

[prime zealot]

how many times can you eat painkillers in a day?

[velvet spindle]

Read thw back of the box and it will tell you, I know that paracetamol is no more than 8 for 16 or over

[eternal sail]

as many as you like

[soft temple]

Are there any exercises that could help me strengthen my wrist

[west bay]

I got a burning and dry eyes when playing Kovaak.
I'm staring too much?

[tender nacelle]

yeah, take breaks for a bit and stare at something further away like out of your room to rest your eyes, u can put eye drops to water ur eyes too that helps

[soft temple]

ty

[west bay]

Ty

[uncut kernel]

Anyone know if progressive overload applies to exercises for your wrists/arms?

[violet swan]

what's the healthiest grip style?

[somber wave]

ty

[somber wave]

hold your mouse comfortably and it will be healthiest one i guess

[rough otter]

sometimes get some upper back sholder pain in my mouse arm that forces me to stop playing games for a bit

what would be causing this and how can I help mitigate this

[violet swan]

why the fuck is my finger bent like that

i either never noticed or it happened after exercise rn

but i doubt id never notice it

will it go back to normal if it just happened?

talking about my pinky finger btw

it's also a lil bit like that on the other hand

also i noticed a bit of finger fat loss

[prime zealot]

my guess is its normal

some people ive met have it too

[violet swan]

nice nails 😄

[gray grail]

Are naps healthy? I feel sleepy very often and I feel like it would help to get in at least one hour of sleep through naps after school/work, but my dad tells me that it will make it harder for me to fall asleep at night. Any advice?

[uncut kernel]

Is it actually harder for you to fall asleep at night? Some people can sleep fine after a long nap. I personally can't sleep if I take a long nap, so if I get tired I take a power nap, 15-25 minutes. If I'm really busy throughout the week I make it a priority to try sleep at least 8 hours at night and take at least 3 power naps throughout the week. Power naps help especially when I can't get those 8 hours

[violet swan]

omg thanks

[violet swan]

do u think it could make me underperform

[prime zealot]

people probably have itbecause of how they grip their pens/pencil and etc

i think its alright

[jovial wedge]

Looks bad. Might have to get that amputated

[violet swan]

Thanks!

I'll look into that

[real musk]

I think I have early arthritis in my fingers. What are some prevention things I can do? I think its because of the way I hold my mouse. Fingers aren't tensed, but definitely stiff for a long period of time. Going to switch my grip from now on.

[violet swan]

#1 thing to do if you're concerned is see a doctor

[violet ginkgo]

So i my school has health test and i found out that i have a long eye minus
is there a way to reduce it idk if you can reducei t tho

[thorn haven]

Cunts fucked sadly

[violet swan]

yea

[verbal fractal]

my thumb hurts when I claw/figertip grip my mouse, any tips?

[lilac carbon]

I have aching pain in my forearm and wrist so I wanna stop aim training for a few weeks to recover, but I wanna know if playing my game still without aim training will prevent my arm from recovering.

[violet swan]

change grip gg

[supple flume]

The bigger problem with tech use is that people tend to engage in 'bedtime procrastination', whereby they use tech for longer than they intended, thereby reducing their sleep opportunity and getting less sleep.

[supple flume]

Here's a good napping lit review for athletes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8238550/

[wintry shore]

for the past 3 days ive been spending atleast 4+ hours on kovaaks, my wrist genuinely doesnt hurt should i just stop just in case? I dont want to and i dont feel hurt at all but idk it just doesnt sound right when i put it together. Today I did have a big breakthrough, i was bronze 2 all of last month but today i went from bronze 2 to silver 2 with only 2 scores not being silver and a few gold scores. Ive been rapidly improving but i dont know if i should keep up the 4+ hours or not.

[gloomy grail]

It might sound stupid, but how to stop waking up in the night?

[pulsar niche]

4 hours a day?

[novel whale]

stop eating 2-4 hours before bed and don't drink water before going to sleep these are two that i know of there could be other factors as well that might affect your sleep and you can even eliminate those by yourself if you know what activities you do before going to sleep there are also problems that only your doctor might know

[gloomy grail]

Well

I drink a lot, before sleep as well

So it might be this

I'll def check it, thanks

[wintry shore]

yeah.. why?

[wintry shore]

wdym my level, I’m a dignified nova that just hasn’t submitted his vods yet

trust

[novel whale]

aim trainer main

[violet willow]

a bowl of yoghurt wil fix the problem 😃

[thorn haven]

Doesn't fix it, just ends it without a solution

[mellow orbit]

yo guys i have a question have any of you ever had eye strain before and how did you get rid of it

because ive had it for 3 weeks

and have been playing like 1 hour a day then not using any electronics for the rest of the day and that doesnt fix it

[sacred crag]

Not sure about eye strain, but I've had headaches from using electronics for too long, these are some problems that may cause it: brightness too high, too close to monitor, not enough ambient light

[mellow orbit]

thanks for trying but yeah ive already tried lowering the brightness i always have my window open ive moved my monitor back as far as it can go and i play w blue light filter

i guess ima jus have to go to the optometrist to see what they say

[glacial karma]

Hey gamers, has anyone gotten it seems like elbow pain, almost feels like a tendon starting to hurt from aim training, i am quite the gamer so i throw my arm around a lot and what would you guys do to fix it

[mellow orbit]

is your chair high enough so youre sitting properly

cus that used to happen to me when my chair was too low

like my arms were in line with my sh oulders

[mellow orbit]

boys rip we not allowed to go to the eye doctor

the canadian government cut it cus they dont want to spend money on eye care right now

[pulsar niche]

i wouldnt play more than 1 hour a day, 4 hours is insane

[fading pier]

I keep going for 8 hours

2 days in a row

the results... I love them

[wintry shore]

^^^^^^^

[west elbow]

ive been dealing with extremely cold hands for a long while while i play, any tips i currently have a heating pad on my lap and i rest my hands on it normally after every so often or when it becomes unbearable

and even if my house is hot i still deal with extremely cold hands

[wintry shore]

just warm up your hands

[mellow orbit]

use your hands more often theyll warm up

[neat herald]

You can try doing wrist/hand stretches, it helps me get the blood flowing and gets rid of cold hands

[modest hinge]

uhm rn i use flex. claw grip, but sometimes i use my old fingertips grip for a short period of time and that's instantly dmgs my forearm what is the reason for that ?

[winged burrow]

Bad positioning? Are you asking why you go to ftip or why the ftip is causing you damage to forearm?

[strong terrace]

i seem to only be able to blink manually during my aimtraining. is it normal? how should i go about fixing it?

[modest hinge]

second one

[raven belfry]

my lower back hurts sm

[thorn haven]

scoliosis, schedule an operation for tomorrow STAT

[fallen mortar]

Fully healed now 😈

Dont know what to do I was playing on 25cm but I guess I use my wrist too much when playing mid/high sens

Kinda hard to be accurate with arm movements and high sens.. any tips? That could be the reason, I probably just wasn't playing right and overused my wrist

[uncut kernel]

You can use any sens, just don't play with bad posture like a lot of ulnar or radial deviation. Also, make sure you do a quick stretch before you play and a longer stretch after you're done gaming

[vast fractal]

Do people play with their feet planted on the floor? My desk is too big for that, I want a bit of a lower desk or something for my feet to rest on, they kinda hang a bit in the air

[cedar elm]

I try to plant my feet but my feet keep sliding.. so I usually keep my legs just like around my chair below the metal thingie a bit like curled. I think you can get some sort of stool or something to have your legs on. I just get up from my chair every 1-2 hours

[vast fractal]

Ye, I do that too sometimes 😊

[novel whale]

put a box or something

[ornate turret]

i have an issue with wrist positioning - so I've been struggling with my wrist for a while now and I developed an unhealthy habit for my "mouse" hand
how can I lower the strain on my wrist

[fringe turtle]

For some reason, my hands are slightly shaky which hasn't really been an issue in day-to-day life, but when I try to aim train, it impacts my performance (especially in precise tracking scenarios). Anyone had any experience with this/have any solutions?

[fallen mortar]

so arm gaming with high sens should be fine?

[uncut kernel]

No you should strengthen your wrist and don't hold with your wrists turned when your just holding it

[limber adder]

@arctic moat

i just hit

a giant pb

4:30 min better

than my old

on my 5km run

up goood holy shit

[arctic moat]

Good stuff w0lf

Gonna make fitness channel actually

[limber adder]

yoo

[ornate turret]

so how do I prevent resting my wrist on the mousepad

while moving the mouse(fignertip grip)

[sand tartan]

is resting my wrist one the mousepad bad?

[novel whale]

no

just know that if your hand is comfortable and no pain at all there's no need to change anything

[violet swan]

hey so when I aim train for a period of time while using my wrist to aim I sometimes feel pain in like my upper forearm ish but it goes away after i just chill for a bit is this anything to be worried about its also not like bad pain jus eh

[violet swan]

I kovaaked for a little and played for like 7+ hours on a tac fps and my shoulder is started to hurt doe's anyone think it could be positioning ?

[violet swan]

think it's the 7 hours

[violet swan]

this is the first time I usually play long periods I just started switching my positioning a little while ago

Anybody know how to fix a hurting pinky?

[violet swan]

tensing hand probably

Maybe!

But it's only my pinky

[violet swan]

do you grip you're mouse really hard ?

Maybe'

I don'rt mean to but I am trying to ifxi it']

[violet swan]

makes sense just try you're best to focus cause honestly I used to grip my mouse hard and tense my hand thinking it made me better but in reality it makes you worse in the long run

Oh!! oki thank you!!!

[violet ginkgo]

how to get rid of anger issue lol

[ornate turret]

yoo do you crack your fingers from time to time ?

I read it's like "oil" for the joints

[prisma rock]

i crack them all the time

literally when i stretch at the beginning of every taekwondo class i take

some people say it's bad others say it doesn't do anything

[obsidian vigil]

Anyone has experiences with using windows night mode on a low strenght to prevent head ache?

Like it doesnt really looks yellow, just isnt as bright anymore

[thorn haven]

It won't make you worse unless it makes it harder to distinguish color changes. And it's better for your eyes as well

[ornate turret]

anyone else experiencing the thumb not executing the desired motion sometimes?

[ornate turret]

my hand is shjaking when I try to grab smthing

[mint spoke]

Does your monitor not have any sort of blue light reduction?

[ornate turret]

both are viable options, why not?

[mint spoke]

I was just wondering as that helps and may work better

Never used night mode on windows though

[ornate turret]

are u using full brightness?

on monitor?

[mint spoke]

Yeah but I don’t get head aches

[maiden seal]

you could get the yellow tint glasses

Idk how the windows nightmode works but, if its a traditional overlay it might increase inputlag and decrease fps

[violet swan]

Afaik it does increase latency

[soft temple]

Woke up today and felt pain on the left side of my torso

a few hours later it went after but instead my back hurts

now

does anybody know why this might be?

[jovial wedge]

Hmm did you get shot in the side and did the bullet come out through your back?

[soft temple]

No xD

[jovial wedge]

Ah no clue what it is then sorry

[ornate turret]

if you feel like you have stiffy fingers and can't move them freely in all directions and whatnot - maybe give this a try? i might be buying some for myself too

[ornate turret]

Anyone tried anti arthritis gloves for the night to keep the blood in the hand flowing and not waking up to stiff hands?

[rugged ginkgo]

gtfo

[ornate turret]

just wanted to leave it here

[red salmon]

can cold hands impact my aim?

[ornate turret]

yea it leads to not "feeling" anything you touch

gotta warm the mup

[warm crow]

Hey, anyone can recommend ergonomic chair for around 100-200 euros? I don't really know what to look out for when purchasing one. I'm about 177 cm tall.

[red salmon]

https://www.amazon.com/BERLMAN-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Headrest-Computer/dp/B08XQF69HR i like this one

[fallen mortar]

Somewhat healed I guess wrist feels normal no pinch or anything but I cant grip as tight anymore is like I lost 40% of my strength

If I go mid/highsens my wrist will get fatigued in minutes if I go low sens I'll start doing this random flicks and miss by a ton is like I have no control

[turbid smelt]

Is it normal to have a sort of pain/numb sensation in your index finger from clicking the mouse ? Its been affecting me for a few weeks and at first I thought I should just take a few days off and it would go away, so I did but the problem still kept happening. Anyone have any solutions?

[astral flower]

have you been doing stretches and exercises to help?

[wary silo]

how do i stop having back pain

[ornate turret]

you know the answer

[violet swan]

go to gym and do stuff for back to work against sitting the whole day

[soft temple]

How long should I take a break from gaming to prevent something like rsi

cuz my wrists have started to occasionally hurt even when im not gaming

[fallen mortar]

No I guess Im going to do that everyday I did some yesterday for like 15 minutes and honestly my wrist felt a bit stronger

[ornate turret]

u should test your mobility of figners and wrist and see if something cracks anywhere. And then and then go to the doctor

[violet swan]

is there a certain amount of hours I shouldn’t go over daily in kovaaks ? , I want my wrist to be in a good state but I also want to grind kovaaks

[plucky otter]

Roughly one hour is a good limit, because there’s no real reason to go over it. Listman (2021) is an academic paper which looked at 500,000 Aim Lab users and found that people who practiced more than an hour didn’t show long-term improvement any greater than those who only did an hour.

In fact, 30 mins a day is enough to give you 90% of the maximum long-term improvement rate

There are limits to that analysis, but it’s still pretty compelling evidence that you’re likely better off just practicing for 30-60 mins and then doing something else with the rest of your time

[pallid cloak]

Is this arm position okay

[sacred hamlet]

looks good but you'll regret that chair in 5 years

Remember that a lot of pain comes from lack of stretching and mobility. Take breaks, get up and move around. Work out.

[sacred hamlet]

Learn to recognize when your arm is strained. Usually this is stiffness. Try to take frequent breaks. If you feel ANY pain - stop immediately (idgaf if you're on fire that day). That's gotten me from "death by RSI" to "grinding when I feel like"

[winged burrow]

I aim train 1-3 hours a day depending on my mood but if I feel any sort of stiffness anytime I just stop there and give a day break or so.

[open ivy]

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

Hey all 1HP here - we are live right now to help the community learn a little more about mental performance, tilt in gaming 🙂 Come hangout in the stream or discord stages

[arctic moat]

https://youtu.be/yCUfUuzjaVc

https://discord.gg/WDBD5Wpm?event=898275358464438313

[spark jewel]

https://www.modelthinkers.com/mental-model/97

[pulsar niche]

i would keep it more parallel to your body and not flare it out like that, might develop scapular winging for example

and yeah maybe try to invest in a more ergonomic chair

[final venture]

can someone show me how this looks like in real life, i can’t understand the illustration

[novel whale]

palm facing you, pull one finger down and stretch

i think it's just like that

[final venture]

i should feel a stretch right? cause i don’t feel much stretching’s being done when doing something like this, do i just apply more force or just do it for longer

[dreamy epoch]

Hey can somebody give me some advice regarded to my posture

I basically feel like my hands are staying too low so I have to raise my chair, but when i raise my chair I feel like my neck is going forward and makes me feel uncomfortable plus gets me a bad posture. Also my monitor is at its max height

[shadow basin]

i have same issue

[dreamy epoch]

;(

[violet swan]

why has my reaction time went up by 10-20ms I avg 160-170 before it was 150 and I'm starting to think It could be sleep or maybe diet or even possible eye problems

[normal falcon]

these 3 things impact on your reaction time 100% sure

[violet swan]

man :<

[normal falcon]

since i started to exercise, following a good diet my body just bumped down my reaction time

i went from 200 ms to 170 ms

[violet swan]

idk how to fix these

[normal falcon]

you can't exercise? or like try to eat good food?

even going out for a walk on a sunny morning helps your reaction time

[violet swan]

I'm might start running I try eat good food but I lost alot of weight and before I was eating even worse food and had a good 150-160ms

[normal falcon]

just make sure you're not hungry, if you exercise properly you can pretty much eat everything you like

that's what i do at least

keep us updated about your progress on running tho

i would love to read it!

[violet swan]

I'm down but I don't know how much I'm gonna run ill figure something out

[normal falcon]

just don't force yourself too much, remember consistency is the key

[haughty niche]

There’s apps that can help you. For instance run/jog for 90 seconds and walk for 60. Id recommend walking for a mile to start off

It took me about half a year to run a sub 7 min mile. And I was averaging around 10 mins per mile

[bright locust]

should i keep my shoulders back while sitting? it feels too forced when i do what the infographic says in the pinned messages

[lone heart]

does anyone know what to do about my ocd which tells me if i lose in a fight all these bad things about myself which drives my mentality down and makes me play worse and worse

[pulsar niche]

you probably need to go to a professional to get proper help, if for any reason you cant then look up mindfulness meditation

it sounds like pure ocd to me but we cant diagnose you

[pulsar niche]

anyway i highly recommend trying to get proper help first because this could be fixed relatively quickly instead of battling it on your own for years

[fringe rune]

Should I try to make my sleep schedule the same for the weekends?
Like I have to wake up early on weekdays, so should I just wake up at the same time on weekends?

[ripe valve]

Ideally yes, then if you need it have a nap later on. It will help with that feeling of hitting a wall on Monday

[ripe valve]

I would definitely recommend some professional help here. @spark jewel is awesome but I am obviously biased.

[ripe valve]

It is hard to tell without a picture but if you are really straining it could be from a mobility deficit in your shoulders. Take a picture of yourself from the side and I can help out more!

[violet swan]

I shouldn't be knocked out by just eating one mcdonald meal right?

I get extremely tired after meal often, i know carb and heavy stuff makes you sleepy, but should it be this sleepy? I cant focus at all after meal, maybe it's from lack of sleep

[silent osprey]

maybe both

idk, shit food makes me super lethargic

[bright locust]

that's fine, should i leave my shirt on?

[ripe valve]

Please do

[silent osprey]

ROFL

[lone heart]

Thanks Kiku

[fallen mortar]

Ok so Im here again😔 I started doing stretches and it did help with getting my strength back and also 15 min break after each hour of gaming but out of nowhere I'm back to getting fatigued is like my wrist doesn't want to play is such a weird feeling I can't explain it I don't know if its my grip or posture(I've never had back pain or anything like that in my life ever)

Thats how I grip my mouse also with like 85% of my arm in so is not like all the pressure is on the wrist

[fallen mortar]

Have also felt that the speed and reaction got worse by a lot only on the right hand tho dont know what to do alr took a break and got recovered but now it happens again

Thinking about switching to controller or left hand any advice?

[fallen mortar]

6-7hrs on M-F and 8hrs to sometimes 9hrs on saturday and sunday

[fallen mortar]

So I tried putting my elbow on the arm rest... is sitting like that good?

[silent osprey]

if you have other mice, see if the problem persists

might need to adjust chair/desk height stuff also

mandatory diet/exercise/go outside/sleep better stuff but ur probably aware

[bright locust]

sorry im a bit late, but here's some pictures of my posture

relaxed

shoulders back

i feel a bit of a stretch on the area between my neck and shoulder, and thats whats making me break my posture after a few minutes

[stable egret]

I recently hurt my wrist while doing aim practice and I don't want to make it worse but on the other hand I need to play an aim requiring game this weekend. İs there a way to avoid making my wrist worst while still playing competitively?

[sonic tangle]

8 on schooldays

[young robin]

Have like an ache but not really painful feeling above elbow on arm I think from doing lots of speed training on low sens lately. Any stretches or idea what that is.

Think it might also be due to TS practice where I'm holding down mouse 1

[winged burrow]

Take breaks when you start feeling any signs of aching

[stable egret]

thank you will do

[winged burrow]

I aim train 1-3 hours almost everyday but the second I feel any sign of aching I stop the routine completely and take a day or so break.

[stable egret]

Make sense

[olive terrace]

man

[ripe valve]

The way your chair is formed is forcing your shoulders into an odd position. Yes I would want your shoulders to be in the shoulders back position more but the top of the chair prevents that from happening. Swap chairs or stick with relaxed, it's not a big enough change that I would say you need to be in shoulders back

[cedar elm]

I've been wondering this for a while.. When I stretch or more like just do each morning a warm up for my hand and wrist... my hand/fingers just are shaking for a while and not sure why that happens

[foggy sundial]

Hello! I had tendinopathy the past weeks and today everything feels like it should again. I only got a very very minor pain in my wrist still.

When and how do you guys think should I get back into training again? @thorn matrix

[modest hinge]

Hi, my hand is always tensing during small dots scenarios or 180 switching, i have some suspicious that it's because of my sitting ... like the elbow is about 10cm below the table in normal position (straight down)

[thorny dew]

can you send a picture?

[novel whale]

https://youtu.be/H_v5VdEDrHs?t=121 same applies in pc

put some pillows or something make your elbows at the very least comforatable in a 90 degree angle

not necessary but that's just the general rule

find yourself a comfortable posture

[fallen mortar]

so I realized what the problem was.. I somehow started playing wrist without even noticing :/ I really don't know how it happened or when... currently relearning arm and my aim is a bit better than before but like 70% more consistent than wrist, all my scores are always the same so I just gotta focus on imrpoving

[pulsar niche]

might take a bit to unlearn the habit, id also try a smaller mouse

i dont know if weight is relevant but it wouldnt hurt you to eat a little bit more

[fallen mortar]

yea Idk I eat a lot I just dont get fat I probably should start working out

[pulsar niche]

thats what a lot of people say but your perspective might be skewed, it feels a lot to you but if you count calories it might not be as much as you thought

or you eat "a lot" in a single sitting and stop for the day

[modest hinge]

ehh there is noone nearby who can photo me, i can try to photo only elbow *

[thorny dew]

so you said your elbow was under the desk?

that shouldnt happen

look at point 5

on the right

[modest hinge]

I tried...

as u can see, if i relax my arm the elbow will be literally under the table

i can lift up the chair but then there will be no way to get chair under the desk, because of height of chair's shoulders

or is that would be ok to be a bit far from desk ?

[thorny dew]

Im not 100% sure, @thorn matrix is this fine or not?

[thorn matrix]

If you're going to sti that close you should take the arm rests off the chair and raise it higher, use a footrest if you need it

[modest hinge]

the problem here is the construction, arm rests hold the back of the chair

"desk is a bit far" means that

[thorn matrix]

Hmm gotcha then you probably will have to pull back and kee the arm rests at desk level or get a new chair

[spark jewel]

sorry i got to this so late! having that pattern on the weekend would make it easier to transition on the weekdays. sometimes you can use the weekend to catch up. just think about how you feel on monday when you try to transition back and see how that affects your productivity!

[lone heart]

is wrist aiming bad or something i usually use wrist because i came from minecraft pvp

[red salmon]

why do i have a shoulder pain always when i play for longer periods 30+ mins and im not even tensing my mouse, relaxed claw grip

[night patrol]

limiting yourself to only one "type" of aim is not as good as using arm and wrist aiming combined, the arm for the range of motion + the wrist for precision

[zinc axle]

is it normal to feel some tension in the elbow when doing a hipfire scenario on highish sens? lol

[violet swan]

if i take xanax can it affect my performance?

and things such as my reaction time?

[silent osprey]

yes

[violet swan]

fuck

[north violet]

after almost every scenario, i have pain in my hand and wrist and i have to take a break for a minute. i hate this because fundamental list lasts 120 minutes for me, not 60 minutes. even if i take a break for a few days, this situation happens immediately when i start. my mouse is logitech g102, i'm holding it too tight, could it be causing pain? i can't play without holding tight, it's a habit.

[night patrol]

probably because your table is too high and you grip the mouse too tightly to still have control over it

Also, i also have a problem about posture and all

My Table is too tall and my Monitor is too small

my feet just barely touch the ground

the result of that is, if i (for example) change my keyboard position, then my aim either gets "faster" but unprecise or "slower" but precise in a very limited Range of motion

any tips to fix this?