general

[blazing granite]

nothing to do with respect, his videos are 1 minutes actual content, gimmiks, coffee and click baits. If he wants respect maybe he should put real content like in the beginning of his channel

[wooden totem]

I watch edgy robot voicechanger videos with guy fawkes mask

[opaque flax]

I watch Mr robot clips on repeat

[wooden totem]

(It's secretly really good content, but I'm gatekeeping the name)

[opaque flax]

Step 1. Identify the target and its flaws there are always flaws

Step 2. Build and prepare the malware

Etc., etc

I live for this shit or something

[wooden totem]

Malware is yucky

2 thumbs down even

[silver sky]

I love malware ❤️

[opaque flax]

Idk I’m quoting a clip

But barely

[blazing granite]

master of vm malware

[opaque flax]

M’alware

[silver sky]

https://tenor.com/view/windows98-memz-gif-9207842

[wooden totem]

Oh you love it? Name every malware

[silver sky]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Types_of_malware

[opaque flax]

The best one is the I love you virus

[rapid merlin]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creeper_and_Reaper

that reminds me of core wars from 1984 🙂

[silver sky]

Win32/Sasser is my favourite. The first piece of malware I got

[wooden totem]

That was on me, I set the bar too low

[eternal timber]

Doing atg squats

[wooden totem]

We're going back to 2018

[eternal timber]

Huh

[spark pasture]

what are some virtual machines i can use

[silver sky]

https://tenor.com/view/lucky-star-gif-21999946

[upper knoll]

xd

[silver sky]

VMWare or VirtualBox

[spark pasture]

thx

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @silver sky (current: #40 - 228)

[junior magnet]

https://tenor.com/view/ok-typing-getting-ready-tom-hanks-ahh-gif-13829834

[eternal timber]

Make it gojo and it might work

[silver sky]

I'll pretend I know who that is

[wooden totem]

You have to state your personal bias against one

[silver sky]

My personal bias is WSL

[eternal timber]

Blasphemy

https://tenor.com/view/gojo-domain-gojo-satoru-domain-domain-expansion-gojo-domain-expansion-gif-9293931794511875685

[wooden totem]

https://tenor.com/view/kyrum-anime-anime-hug-andre-anime-gif-1606636478578425777

[eternal timber]

https://tenor.com/view/freaky-freaky-smile-sukuna-sukuna-smile-freaky-sukuna-gif-4852549280133734300

[young cove]

just finished what will be my first room! Just gotta test it and make sure there's not skips available and then gonna upload it to THM! It's focused on privelege escalation and can be done if you've completed the Linux Pirv Esc room that's in the Jr. Pentester Path

[wooden totem]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1238478937923784784.gif?size=48&animated=true&name=yippee

[young cove]

it's Dexter themed :D

[devout palm]

Good night THM

[young cove]

night!

[eternal timber]

They have this on the bench bar as if anyone is benching this much

[devout palm]

https://tenor.com/view/hammered-wasted-drunk-hungover-cat-gif-17913919298720621770

[silver sky]

Are you sure?

https://tenor.com/view/light-weight-gif-21674454

[wooden totem]

I like how chatgpt phrased one of my answer

[eternal timber]

Ronnie is nowhere close to benching 1000 lbs

World record for a raw bench is just under 800 lbs

[silver sky]

Ronnie isn't benching no more

[eternal timber]

At least he burned bright

[modest thicket]

Pokemon fans: https://youtube.com/shorts/7YQrJnVySkM?si=LZLrRYBn5NjuhcC2

[sand trench]

have been told this before but if it was not stated shadow should not do it here they would have posted one of the test master or visa cards

welp it is time for the sleepy sloopy beep boops to meep moops

[upper knoll]

sleep well shadow

[upbeat pilot]

HELLLOO

yall sleeping?

[silver sky]

Yes and you just woke everyone by shouting hello

[upbeat pilot]

HELLLOOOO THM

HELLLOOO

CUZ I LOVE SHOUTING

[silver sky]

[wooden totem]

all iphone users got an automatic stress response activated

[silver sky]

I've got one better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heLuUd0VK2s

[grizzled wing]

the hammer room was hard, rated medium. it took hours

[wooden totem]

I don't think anyone in here has heard a missile warning irl before

[eternal timber]

At least you nailed it

[grizzled wing]

meh, i got most of the technique but a win is a win

i felt great when i did the multiple factor bypass, that room felt awesome

[wooden totem]

lowkey cool as shit tho (engineering perspective)

[grizzled wing]

got a badge from it so, i guess the pain was worthwhile

[eternal timber]

The joke was that it was a hammer room

😔

[grizzled wing]

ohhh. missed opportunity for pun laugh and enjoyment

fail

[eternal timber]

We’ll get em next time

[grizzled wing]

see my 🧠 is wrecked haha

[eternal timber]

Relatable

[grizzled wing]

thanks for the pun, i enjoy those

[silver sky]

I still have nightmares

[grizzled wing]

[ pun subscribed ]

[eternal timber]

Beautiful song

Hit a cord with me

[grizzled wing]

John Hammond is livestreaming playing games with Tib3rius

[oblique furnace]

hey uhh, quick question

[grizzled wing]

time lapse error

[oblique furnace]

i am currently on vacation, and im only gonna use my THM sub when i get home on 27th/28th

but i have the 14 usd for the sub

ik i can buy vouchers

but can i use vouchers on the same account that bought it?

[silver sky]

Yes

[oblique furnace]

sweet

goodie

[silver sky]

That will be because "no credit card for you" is not a valid credit card

[oblique furnace]

Bank took money from my account but Stripe says the card was declined

this happened like 5 times already

[silver sky]

Payment will likely reverse within 5-7 working days. If it does not, contact [e-mail] as the discord cannot provide support with payments

[oblique furnace]

each with different payment providers

[oblique furnace]

yeah ik

[oblique furnace]

all the other banks over here suck equally or worse with international payments

the one i have the least trouble with is Paypal

but you cant buy vouchers with Paypal

wait the bank gave it back wtf

idk

will probably fail again

[silver sky]

That will be the reversal

[wooden totem]

There's so much light pollution, my room is darker than the sky throughout the whole night

[oblique furnace]

and it did the exact same thing

yikes

stripe says card was declined but mercadopago says otherwise

i need a voucher because i am on vacation and i need the rest of the money

[silver sky]

Sounds like an issue with your bank

[oblique furnace]

it charged 88 reais, i have 120 saved up for the sub

whatever money remains really helps

each cent matters for me

[silver sky]

How about you just put the money aside for when you want to use your sub?

[oblique furnace]

most likely is

brazilian banks suck balls

for international shit

especially when ur under 18

mercado pago sucks the least and it's still horrid

inter won't pass a single international transaction no matter the gateway

nubank asks for app confirmation and then proceeds to reject the transaction anyway

and mercadopago is luck-based if the transaction goes through or not

tried again with my sister's banco do brasil card, same thing

aaaaaaaa

[boreal scarab]

@loud marlin https://www.reddit.com/r/Ender3V3KE/s/z70lxGYDFr

@silver sky go to bed

[silver sky]

I'm working

[boreal scarab]

Sleep on the job

[silver sky]

No

[boreal scarab]

Damn

[silver sky]

I'll have a quick nap in about an hours time and then get up for day ops

[boreal scarab]

[silver sky]

It's almost 4am

[boreal scarab]

See bed time

[silver sky]

No

[boreal scarab]

[silver sky]

Go to bed 5am. Wake up at 7:30, shower and out the door by 08:30

[kind hare]

hello

[silver sky]

I thought you was dead

[drowsy dust]

How do you function. What the Russian sleep experiment is this

[silver sky]

https://tenor.com/view/coffee-caffeine-jitters-futurama-fry-gif-23806168

[drowsy dust]

Wild man

[silver sky]

That's me!

[boreal scarab]

@mossy river @naive violet

[grim sparrow]

Done!

[rugged kayak]

typosquatting damn

[placid lagoon]

Imagine trying to phish a cybersecurity server

[rugged kayak]

if i had confidence like that

[pallid lotus]

Imagine thinking people in cybersec are immune to phishing...

[rare sigil]

Hi guys, can anyone recommend some good training on network analysis. Something along the lines of Chris Greer from packet pioneer

[placid lagoon]

that was way too obvious though

[modest thicket]

Wait does that mean I’m not getting a $50 gift card? 🤣 jk I didnt click!

[pallid lotus]

Oh yeah, they usually are with the Discord scams lmao

[rugged kayak]

i would say they at least have better awareness than your average person

[pallid lotus]

Still, you'd be surprised how often accounts in these servers get compromised by these things.

Lot of desperate people who do not have better awareness than your average person.

Lot of kids who think hacking is edgy

[pallid lotus]

One would hope...

A well thought-out spear phishing attack will take most people though.

[mellow narwhal]

Click here for a surprise! You won't regret it

[rugged kayak]

yes, but these are your generic scams

[rugged kayak]

damn 😂

[pallid lotus]

Yeah, talking more generally now.

[rugged kayak]

i can always do this

[mellow narwhal]

How'd you disassemble my link

[rugged kayak]

copy text

also hover over it

[pallid lotus]

On a totally unrelated note: have some doggos!
https://shibes.xyz

[mellow narwhal]

How'd you do that 🤣

The link was fine when I hovered

[pallid lotus]

Do what?

[mellow narwhal]

Sure

[pallid lotus]

It's just cute dogs!!

[mellow gull]

Adorable doggos

[mellow narwhal]

a cute singing dog

[pallid lotus]

Yes, shibes do tend to make a lot of noise.

Not as close to singing as huskies get though

[mellow gull]

Let them sing the songs of their people

[pallid lotus]

Right?

[rugged kayak]

i aint clicking dis

[mellow gull]

You dare?

[pallid lotus]

You'll regret it

They're really cute

[boreal scarab]

Muiri, you're an asshole. But I love you.

You live in my head rent free

[pallid lotus]

Never gonna give those up

[rugged kayak]

i know when someone is trying to convince me to do shady stuff

i will not give in

[pallid lotus]

Poor doggos 😦

[mellow gull]

I'm so disappointed in you Sloboda

[eternal timber]

Walking back from the gym. It’s 14 F rn

[rugged kayak]

you need to be more convincing

[boreal scarab]

"Matt, you should order Vegan, get something Vegan. Muiri won't be happy if you don't order Vegan"

[rugged kayak]

you are not the frist one 😂

[pallid lotus]

Welcome to summer in Scotland. Have an... ice... stay

[eternal timber]

Yeah but Scottish people have beer for blood

[pallid lotus]

... I'll see myself out

[pallid lotus]

How dare you. You take that back

... It's whisky

[eternal timber]

Ye ye

[pallid lotus]

Beer is basically non-alcoholic

[eternal timber]

I’ve refrained myself from drinking

[grizzled wing]

is Muiri Welsh ?

[eternal timber]

Until I achieve something major at least

[pallid lotus]

...

How dare you. You take that back.

[rugged kayak]

england scotland its all same no

i am about to get cooked

[drowsy dust]

Drinking a bit will keep you warm in that weather

Hehe

[pallid lotus]

Brewed actually

[grizzled wing]

i dont know UK accents very well, your accent is unique to me. maybe irish?

[pallid lotus]

Gonna sic a haggis on you

[eternal timber]

My nose is running rn lol

[grizzled wing]

ive had haggis before

block!

[pallid lotus]

Invernessian smh

[mellow gull]

@mossy river

[eternal timber]

Sinusitis and cold weather isn’t a good combination

[drowsy dust]

Wait until the icicles start ;D

[grim sparrow]

Done!

[pallid lotus]

Yeah, you're right lads. That's really not very convincing lmfao

[mellow gull]

[rugged kayak]

is this same dude?

[placid lagoon]

Same link

[pallid lotus]

They're all bots

[grizzled wing]

i dont know where that is. oh well

[eternal timber]

It’s so hard to breathe when cold air blowing on your face

[mellow gull]

stemm community bros

[pallid lotus]

Usually compromised accounts, ironically

[rugged kayak]

turn me into plum brandy also know as rakija

[eternal timber]

I took summer for granted

[pallid lotus]

Northernmost city in Scotland

[drowsy dust]

That’s something I always hated. Although that cold air do be hitting different when I breathe

[grizzled wing]

fuff is failing to find the .ico file

[grizzled wing]

oh okay. nice

[modest thicket]

What did u do in the gym

[silver sky]

smh how do you get them two confused

[crude stump]

It’s like there evil twin

[eternal timber]

Mostly legs today

[pallid lotus]

Better question... How on earth have you heard my accent @grizzled wing
I haven't spoken in this server for years lmao

[eternal timber]

Did about 2 hours and 15 mins

[grizzled wing]

leg day is my fave

[drowsy dust]

Legs at the gym just to hit legs on the way home

[modest thicket]

What is your split

[upper knoll]

Leg day is killer

[pallid lotus]

F*cking Welsh

[silver sky]

https://tenor.com/view/parler-chinois-parle-russe-incomprehensible-gif-16953991

[eternal timber]

Did atg squats, leg presses, RDLs, barbell rows, bicep curls, and lateral raises

[grizzled wing]

ah ha! it was your explanation on how to do your room (upload vulnerabilities ? where the room was lots of text of warnings etc)

[eternal timber]

I’m following a hypertrophy block

Program

[boreal scarab]

taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

[pallid lotus]

Oh. Yeah. Forgot I had to resort to a video tutorial on that one.
Worst challenge I ever built.

[boreal scarab]

And that's New Zealand lol

[upper knoll]

Yo how you doing lad?

[mossy river]

hawk tua

[grizzled wing]

i did not enjoy that room haha

[pallid lotus]

No, I'll bet you didn't. It was poorly executed

[boreal scarab]

Pretty good, had a headache all day, so was sleeping it off

[grizzled wing]

the text was lEeTcOdE like

[upper knoll]

Hope it’s gone away now for ya!

[modest thicket]

Legs, pull, 1 upper push. What about the rest of the week

[grizzled wing]

hey, thats my password

[eternal timber]

When you find an otherwise good playlist but it has Taylor swift songs in it

[silver sky]

Nothing wrong with Taylor Swift

[grizzled wing]

swift

[silver sky]

I was listening to some in the CAT vehicle

[boreal scarab]

Oh yah it has

Took Tylenol, was barely on my computer and just napped all day

Till my grandfather rang his damn bell and woke me up

[upper knoll]

Icl I napped today but that was after loads of cooking

[grizzled wing]

i had a small nap as well

[eternal timber]

This is what I have for next time

[silver sky]

Bulgarian Split Squat = elite

[upper knoll]

I do a lot of those

Also I think I’d die if I added more weight to a push up

[drowsy dust]

I - I - I - I work out-

[silver sky]

Let me introduce you to rucking

[upper knoll]

Tf is that

[eternal timber]

Hopefully the cold freezes my acne off

[modest thicket]

Nice man. Those are super anabolic days

[silver sky]

The joys of being a teenager

[eternal timber]

I am not a teenager

[silver sky]

[upper knoll]

Oh I can carry extra weight on my back and stuff

I’m just heavy enough for my pushups rn

[crude stump]

Bench cargo ships

[silver sky]

I personally prefer cars

[grizzled wing]

i prefer bikes

🚴

[drowsy dust]

Electric bike

[karmic hemlock]

Just attempted the pickle rick challenge room

I've never felt so smart and so stupid at the same time

[eternal timber]

Is it a paid room

[karmic hemlock]

Not sure actually

[karmic hemlock]

It's free

[eternal timber]

Oh sick

[mossy river]

Honestly pickle rick is a very CTF mindset type of room

[karmic hemlock]

Maybe that's why i struggled

I don't have much CTF experience

[grizzled wing]

i did that room last year

[karmic hemlock]

I knew to check the website with inspect and use nmap and gobuster and all that

and i got the 1st flag

got lost after that

[mellow narwhal]

i'll try out pickle rick

seems interesting

[karmic hemlock]

I tried using burp suite, didn't get much out of that

[mossy river]

Yeah, pentesting and CTFing are different skills because you have to look at really strange things doing CTFs 😆

[karmic hemlock]

I really don't have much pentesting or red team knowledge at all outside of vulnerability scanning and basic enumeration

[grizzled wing]

the start for these are similar but then break off into their own set of skills

[karmic hemlock]

Sometimes I'll watch the video and the person decides a tool they're going to use or a place they're going to check and I wonder how they knew to do that

Makes me feel slow sometimes lol

[grizzled wing]

i feel that way but it just comes down to watching and reading the walkthroughs enough to get a feel for what to do next when you see something

[karmic hemlock]

True, I guess it wouldn't be much of learning if I knew everything the instant I looked at it

Would be a killer ability to have though

[grizzled wing]

good to get in habit of

export IP='10.10.x.x'
so you can use the IP without needing to type it everytime

nmap -sC -p- $IP

its nice to just watch someone hack a room and just see it, get more familiar

[karmic hemlock]

Definitely

I'm gonna keep on the grind and keep notetaking

[drowsy dust]

https://tenor.com/view/writing-four-pen-smart-trick-pen-trick-indian-life-hacker-gif-12138624

Yeah I’m a pentester:

[karmic hemlock]

I want to get that nice security engineer job somewhere

[grizzled wing]

as i am going back on my notes, i realized i did not do a great job like i am now haha

[karmic hemlock]

Yeah I was going to go back on mine and make edits too

[mint dirge]

I really just watched this like I was playing Wheel of Fortune lmao

[karmic hemlock]

What's your process for doing that? Do you just go through the rooms all over again?

[grizzled wing]

i am practicing my ffuf skills

[karmic hemlock]

Or do you simply elaborate on points that weren't well touched on in your notes?

[grizzled wing]

i try to go back and redo the room and elaborate my notes.

[karmic hemlock]

Noted

[grizzled wing]

but most of the time i am just learning and not practicing

[karmic hemlock]

I think that's my issue as well

I'm not applying things as often as i should

[eternal timber]

Well THM is there for that lol

[karmic hemlock]

I need to do more CTFs

[grizzled wing]

i like to be lazy and make bash scripts to have ffuf or gobuster run for me so i just enter the IP

[karmic hemlock]

My foundational knowledge of concepts is excellent but my technical ability behind using the tools is very messy still

[karmic hemlock]

Do you use verbose in all your nmap scans?

[mint dirge]

Just starting my pentest path, little to no knowledge so starting very fresh myself

[grizzled wing]

i switch up my nmap commands, depends on what i am scanning

[karmic hemlock]

Good luck dude, you're gonna learn a lot and do great things

[drowsy dust]

Yeah, it’s a lot of fun

[grizzled wing]

🖋️ testing journey begins ...

[mint dirge]

yep!

[karmic hemlock]

Do you have any examples?

I'm kinda just throwing -sT or -sC and -vv on everything i scan lol

[jolly aspen]

Greeeeeeeeen

[neon belfry]

I didn't sign in for one day how can I get my strict bag

[karmic hemlock]

DUDEEEE

[grizzled wing]

🍟

you made it !

[neon belfry]

*streak

[jolly aspen]

You can add -v’s mid scan by pressing the v key

[karmic hemlock]

I'm now part of the bell pepper gang

🫑

[jolly aspen]

DUDEEEE

[grizzled wing]

my usual is nmap -sC -sS -p- $IP -v

[jolly aspen]

I’m always slapping a few V’s on there because I like the verbosity

[karmic hemlock]

Thank you, I'm going to borrow it if you don't mind

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @grizzled wing (current: #63 - 136)

[grizzled wing]

the -No for the operating system

[drowsy dust]

I normally use nmap -sV -A -O ip -p-
Cause I’m a mad man

[jolly aspen]

Constant feedback

[karmic hemlock]

Unironically my first time using nmap in a challenge room i did this

[jolly aspen]

And a peek at the ports before the final results while its version checking

[grizzled wing]

$IP to use the IP

[drowsy dust]

You much be an arch nerd

Setting your own variables

[grizzled wing]

i tried reading the nmap online source material , way too much info

[karmic hemlock]

nah, sudo endorses nano editor

[grizzled wing]

i like to be lazy, type it once

[drowsy dust]

SUDO SUIIIIIIIIUUUUEEEEEEE

https://tenor.com/view/cristiano-ronaldo-ronaldo-ronaldo-siuuu-ronaldo-the-goat-sewy-gif-17616218981871012597

[jolly aspen]

export T=“10.10.10.10”

[grizzled wing]

$T

[mint dirge]

lol

[drowsy dust]

I feel you

What does the green pepper mean 😅

[jolly aspen]

That’s plagiarism

[grizzled wing]

you are closer to the root flag

[mint dirge]

how do the discord roles work? most of them just update and sync with thm? did the verify command to get my fancy blue color haha

[karmic hemlock]

Dude I need a new headset

Haven't used my desktop in so long I forgot how much this headset sounds like a tin can

earbuds are so much better

[grizzled wing]

[Sn]

am i right?

[mint dirge]

buying my steel series headset with battery packs and charge station changed my life

no regrets

just had to sell a kidney

[grizzled wing]

yep, i was right Sn = tin

[karmic hemlock]

I'm telling y'all if i get into this scholarship program at school that grant money is going towards only the finest equipment for my cyber learning

[jolly aspen]

I’m just out here in the raw with my piezo speakers

[grizzled wing]

standing desk, decent chair is my recommendation

[drowsy dust]

BRO a standing desk! I’m jealous

[jolly aspen]

Lounge chair and command center screens

Standing desk with treadmill

[drowsy dust]

As someone who chronically sits all day I need a standing desk

[jolly aspen]

Or elliptical, for the knees

[karmic hemlock]

You stand all day while you work?

[grizzled wing]

i like to mix it up,

[drowsy dust]

Bro has a schedule

[grizzled wing]

(ha i typed that before your question)

[mint dirge]

IKEA desk all the way

[grizzled wing]

i go to gym for the exercise

[mint dirge]

ewww

you said exercise

[drowsy dust]

We don’t do that here

[jolly aspen]

I work at the smith machine

[grizzled wing]

standing desk for the 🍑 break

touch exercise >> Artefact

[karmic hemlock]

W gym

[mint dirge]

does running to the bathroom count as exercise?

[karmic hemlock]

mine closed again this week because of the snow 😭

[grizzled wing]

sure

[karmic hemlock]

I got 3 workouts in and then got cut off once more

[jolly aspen]

Do squats with that desktop tower

[grizzled wing]

3 workouts per week is the minimum for the US exercise guidelines

[karmic hemlock]

my desktop is too light

it weighs like 20 lbs

probably less

[distant musk]

Hello everyone! I would like to subscribe to the TryHackMe subscription version, is there any way I can receive the 25% discount? I had been taking care of a sick parent for the last part of December first part of January. Please let me know if there is a code I can receive.

[drowsy dust]

They have a student discount you can take advantage of if you are a student

[mint dirge]

^^

[jolly aspen]

Sets of 45 rep, add some jumps

[karmic hemlock]

45 reps is crazy 💀 I'm training for gains not endurance/cardio

[grizzled wing]

13-30 is the science recommended amount of reps for muscle gain

[mossy river]

More reps for gains, less reps for stength

[jolly aspen]

Can still get gains. Lactic threshold, king

[karmic hemlock]

When I go to gym I go for back squatting my body weight for 10-12 reps, 3-4 sets

[jolly aspen]

It’s a bit more complicated than that

[drowsy dust]

My head broke what. Isn’t that the same?

[mossy river]

Huh? 😆 Where are you getting these numbers from?

[distant musk]

no sorry I am not a student but I had received a few emails saying to take advantage of the 25% discount unfortunately I was not near any emails at the time...

[karmic hemlock]

I want Jabba's workout routine lowkey, I bet bro is a unit

[grizzled wing]

this PhD
https://www.youtube.com/@RenaissancePeriodization

[mossy river]

Sorry it means more reps lower weight or lower reps higher weight

[drowsy dust]

Aww dang, sorry to hear. I’m sure they won’t give a discount out but you could always try and contact support via email

[distant musk]

do you have the support email address by chance?

[drowsy dust]

Ah, I’m not a gym bro so I wouldn’t know :P

[jolly aspen]

It’s about activation. Power lifting and strength gain is heavily CNS activation

[karmic hemlock]

Lifting heavy >

[grizzled wing]

central nervous system, its so central

[jolly aspen]

and nervous

And systematic

[karmic hemlock]

If I wanted 30+ reps I'd just do calisthenics at that point

[drowsy dust]

Jabba can you send the support email bot command in for Habs please

[mint dirge]

might be worth trying @distant musk

[jolly aspen]

You’re not strong until you can do 200 reps of your desktop computer

[mossy river]

Hypertrophy is usually up to 15. Anymore than that and I don't think it really matters past that point, i.e. you won't be getting more gains.
I'd prefer linking to a specific video because there could be context that is important

[karmic hemlock]

Squats? I think I could get close honestly

[jolly aspen]

Proximity to failure is a better determiner.

[drowsy dust]

I’ll find it

[opaque flax]

I’m about ready to just go live in the stone ages

[jolly aspen]

As well as total muscle activation.

[opaque flax]

And give up all my tech

[sharp citrus]

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[jolly aspen]

A fellow Luddite

[distant musk]

Thank you @Artefact!

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @drowsy dust (current: #383 - 15)

[opaque flax]

Here

[drowsy dust]

[e-mail]

No problem

[grizzled wing]

Dr. Mike mentions it a few times throughout his videos, so there is not a specific one i can point to , however he is a legit PhD in Kinesiology and states the science shows 13-30 reps is recommended. i sought out this channel for the science

[sharp citrus]

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[karmic hemlock]

I guess I've never really experimented with high rep workouts because I was never taught that way in HS

[opaque flax]

As a heads up you can just type ./socials email

[grizzled wing]

./fries

./shake

[drowsy dust]

Thank you, I was wondering what the command was 😅

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @opaque flax (current: #132 - 59)

[opaque flax]

./burger

[karmic hemlock]

Then again, considering it was for football i could see why we were going for high weight and low reps

[opaque flax]

If you just type ./ you’ll see a list of commands

[blazing granite]

./whisky

[drowsy dust]

Bless you

[grizzled wing]

./ice

[opaque flax]

./moscow mule

[sharp citrus]

TryHackMe

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Ollie Unix Montgomery - Rest in Peace, 5th of January, 2023

[grizzled wing]

thm{chat_flag_won}

[mint dirge]

lmao

[drowsy dust]

Lol

[jolly aspen]

The numbers vary. Because it’s hard to communicate a specific sensation or level of activation in muscle tissues. So numbers provide quantitative values. But sufficient amount of total fiber activations and proximity to failure is the secret sauce

[karmic hemlock]

Anyway R0n1n I'm willing to try your method the next time I work out

I'll grab a kettle bell and do low weight squats for 20-30 reps

[jolly aspen]

I was partially kidding haha

I’m not doing that many reps of anything unless it’s for really intense lactic tolerance

[karmic hemlock]

lactic tolerance?

[drowsy dust]

Just take a hot shower

[opaque flax]

Ay yo

[grizzled wing]

Tums for lactic muscles haha

[mossy river]

Do it

[silver sky]

DO IT

[mint dirge]

lmao

[silver sky]

https://tenor.com/view/doja-cat-star-wars-gif-25078126

[grizzled wing]

no permissions for it

[opaque flax]

Im well aware nothing will happen lol

[jolly aspen]

Yea, misnomer. But essentially the blood buffers acidic buildup from lifting etc. There are ways to increase this ability

[opaque flax]

I know permissions are gonna stop me lol

[mossy river]

You do it, then I do it 😎

[mint dirge]

If you just do it...no way they can stop you!!

[opaque flax]

Pls no ban me 😦

[mint dirge]

lol

[silver sky]

I actually know Dr Mike

[opaque flax]

Personally?

[karmic hemlock]

On a real note does anyone here have advice for increasing the amount of pull ups I can do?

[grizzled wing]

like the hard lemonade joke?

[karmic hemlock]

I can do 8-10 honest ones but i wanna be able to do more than that

[jolly aspen]

Yes

[chilly veldt]

Morning

[drowsy dust]

A string and a donut

[grizzled wing]

hi bella

[mint dirge]

Tie some bacon to a string, and hang above the bar

[karmic hemlock]

I aint a big back bruh 😭

[mint dirge]

lol @drowsy dust

[drowsy dust]

😂😂😂

[jolly aspen]

Mixing in Negatives, and lower rep higher weights

[drowsy dust]

We were thinking the same lol

[chilly veldt]

A big elastic, you know those training ones

[silver sky]

We are acquaintances

[karmic hemlock]

I gotta get my calisthenics up fr

[mint dirge]

after each pull up, just say "I aint a big back bruh" in a motivational voice

[opaque flax]

That’s pretty cool tbh

[jolly aspen]

Do the 8-10 then increase total reps with negatives

[silver sky]

At least it's not crossfit

[blazing granite]

@karmic hemlock you changed colours since the last time I saw you, congrats!

[karmic hemlock]

Negatives as in assisted?

[blazing granite]

🥦

[grizzled wing]

🦖

[jolly aspen]

Also slow decent on all pull-ups

[karmic hemlock]

Thanks dude!

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @blazing granite (current: #57 - 145)

[grizzled wing]

im getting closer to that many reps

[mint dirge]

that is a fantastic dino buddy

[jolly aspen]

Kind of. Jump up to top portion of the pull up. And lower yourself as slow as possible

[chilly veldt]

I need to get out of bed, it's 0422 and I gotta take the train at 0500

[grizzled wing]

yep, GNU Rex is cool guy

[silver sky]

I was meant to be asleep until 7. I'm awake now, an hour and half sleep ready for the day

[karmic hemlock]

I see what you mean now, I thought you were talking about those machines you can add weight to that basically "assist" you in the lift

[silver sky]

Nothing wrong with those

[chilly veldt]

Yeah, 3 hours for me...

[grizzled wing]

how much sleep does a wide boi need?

[blazing granite]

@chilly veldt how was the presentation with your boss?

[jolly aspen]

You can do that to increase reps. But if you do keep intensity as high as possible so slowly add assistance

[karmic hemlock]

I use them for dips after my first couple sets of unassisted

[drowsy dust]

General question: Is there a way I can work out my whole knee in one exercise.? Mostly wanna strengthen the stabilizers because my knees hyper extend

[silver sky]

I usually get 4-6 hours

[silver sky]

No. The knee is supported by different muscle groups

[mint dirge]

real question i didnt see an answer so i wanted to ask again, how roles/color changes work in here?

[grizzled wing]

that is few in my world but whatever works for you

[chilly veldt]

Well, let's just say that if someone comes to offer me a position, I maybe wouldn't mind taking it

[mint dirge]

all of them!

[jolly aspen]

If your focus is rep count. Then you want to get the count in. Even if that means adding a little assistance at first.

[karmic hemlock]

How long you been going to the gym for R0n1n?

If you don't mind me asking

[drowsy dust]

Rip

[grizzled wing]

Ohm's matter

[karmic hemlock]

You have a lot of solid advice

[jolly aspen]

6 years and I’m a PT

[grizzled wing]

solid as a rock

[karmic hemlock]

That's awesome dude! I used to have a PT when I lived back in NY, it was pretty cool

[grizzled wing]

PT = physical therapist?

[karmic hemlock]

personal trainer

[grizzled wing]

ah

[drowsy dust]

As far as I know they have a bot here for that doing slave labor. They also have mods that assign certification roles if you can prove you have it

[grizzled wing]

train.self()

hack.self()

[mint dirge]

i thought it meant potato tester

[karmic hemlock]

This is how i do things now

[blazing granite]

I hope you get so many offers that you can review all of them 😉 🙂

[jolly aspen]

I coach swimming. So pull-ups are a big thing

[grizzled wing]

swimming is good sport

[karmic hemlock]

Y'all should see me on a bike machine or treadmill

my endurance is so dog💩 lol

[mint dirge]

okay. wouldnt mind getting with a mod at some point then.

[grizzled wing]

i like those machines

[karmic hemlock]

I went on the bike one day a couple months back and got tired after just a minute of hard pedaling

[drowsy dust]

Ping one online and ask if you can dm them for a role 👌

[karmic hemlock]

I haven't been on the bike since

[silver sky]

Quadriceps, hamstrings, calf, gluteal and popliteus all support the knee.

I'd recommend Quad Clenches, Short Arcs, Straight Leg Raise, Buttock Kicks, Hamstrings Clenches, Long Arcs, Buttock Clenches, Knee Marching, Kick Backs, Heel Raises and finally Sit to Stand for knee strengthening.

[grizzled wing]

i like the jacobs latter

and stairmachine

[karmic hemlock]

R0n1n, would you be able to look over my routine some time and tell me how i can improve it?

[drowsy dust]

Thank you ❤️ I’ll do this

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @silver sky (current: #40 - 229)

[grizzled wing]

green username buddy system

hack the planet and calories

[silver sky]

Or ya know, a qualified PT might be here 👀

[karmic hemlock]

I'm using an app called Liftoff that let's me track my workouts and it has routines on it but idk if mine are any good

[mint dirge]

shot a message to @hasty sand

Thanks @drowsy dust

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @drowsy dust (current: #368 - 16)

[jolly aspen]

For sure

[grizzled wing]

have you hacked the app? seen where your data goes?

[karmic hemlock]

Nope, they can have it, I'm nothing of a special gym prodigy lol

[silver sky]

You could ping @mossy river and ask. Given they are about.

[grizzled wing]

you can ask to be a mod? thats cool

[jolly aspen]

Even chat gpt forms a decent rounded workout. The challenge always comes down to weak points and developing a plan to level them out

[silver sky]

No

[grizzled wing]

aw

[drowsy dust]

No problem, just next time make sure to ping them here first before dming because the rules say we need to

[mint dirge]

@mossy river any chance you can help me out?

[drowsy dust]

just don’t want you to get in trouble :P

[grizzled wing]

i feel the sensation of hunger

[mint dirge]

yikes, mustve forgotten about that

[silver sky]

All community staff are selected based on character, standing in the community and their actions and are voted in by other community staff.

[mint dirge]

lmao

[mint dirge]

yeah that wouldnt be good

[grizzled wing]

ping stomach

64 bits of hunger ..

[drowsy dust]

Are community staff paid?

Or just volunteered based?

[blazing granite]

no

[silver sky]

No, unless they are THM staff

[jolly aspen]

And their strength, resilience and temperament with the ban hammer

[drowsy dust]

Nice

[silver sky]

But that's a seperate role

[grizzled wing]

time to be offline. chat later hackers

[karmic hemlock]

I did use chatGPT to order the exercises themselves for me but I'm moreso concerned with weight and rep range

[drowsy dust]

These guys are really passionate about the community then. I applaud that

[mossy river]

Hm?

[drowsy dust]

Jabba blesses our presence

[jolly aspen]

For weight, prioritize form. Think about the movement and ensure you aren’t compensating with other muscles to increase the weight

[mint dirge]

@drowsy dust mentioned being able to request certification roles based on if i can prove i have it. in addition the stuff the bots do. was reaching out to see if i can do that

[mossy river]

What certs do you have?

[mint dirge]

and what the process is like

[jolly aspen]

It’s like American gladiator but with computer obstacles

[karmic hemlock]

What do you think is a good % of body weight to rep for bench gains? Like a good 10-12 rep range?

[silver sky]

Form is more important than weight

[mint dirge]

nothing much, still in the beginning of this path. ISC²:CC and CySA+ currently is what I have.

Starting studies for Pentest+ in addition to studying for some OpenText Certs for my job.

Then afterwards working towards Linux land is my plan

[drowsy dust]

https://tenor.com/view/baldi-baldis-basics-mogged-mog-rizz-gif-11774215665411580343

[silver sky]

Have you tried the Pentest+ Path 😉

[jolly aspen]

You want to be big or strong?

[mossy river]

O jabe added CySA+ to your account, we don't have ISC from what I can see

[mint dirge]

Thats what Im starting today

[silver sky]

😎

[mossy river]

https://tryhackme.notion.site/Certification-Roles-17eabddf65c7803882f7dff0aa9a4fbd

[mint dirge]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[twin ridge]

Gave +1 Rep to @mossy river (current: #6 - 1448)

[drowsy dust]

Oh wow that was easy

[jolly aspen]

What does everyone think about the OpSec certs?

[drowsy dust]

I had to send my cert in lol

[karmic hemlock]

Can I be both? 😂

I guess strong, I'd like to gain some weight in the process though. I'm 5'7 145 lbs currently, would like to get to 150-155 without a high body fat %

[jolly aspen]

I think if they open up privileges then you have to submit it…

[drowsy dust]

Ah

[mossy river]

If the role doesn't give you access to the Discord server, i.e. the advanced channels, we don't verify it.
If we have reason to believe you might not have the cert you're requesting, we also ask to verify

[mint dirge]

Makes sense

[mossy river]

Also, any certs we can verify, i.e. OffSec certs, we will do that ourselves

[silver sky]

aka if I said I have every certificate there, they'd question that

[drowsy dust]

Now I’m wondering what my pentest+ unlocked. Guess I’ll never know now lol

[jolly aspen]

If you are regularly going to the gym and not gaining weight, then you need to eat more

[silver sky]

It's true

Need to be in a calorie surplus

[karmic hemlock]

I guess it's the retail job that's screwing me over

I eat like 2300-2500 calories a day and bulking is still slow

[jolly aspen]

We all have a basal body weight essentially. For me to maintain being bigger I have to eat more than I enjoy

[drowsy dust]

See you need to be a big back bruh

[chilly veldt]

Yeahhhh... So I had a counter proposal meeting Tuesday, which went a little like this:
I was asking for a minimum of 3638 USD a month, as that's what I need to survive
They said the highest they can do is 3206 USD a month, with possibilities to earn more by working more hours, so I can reach 3638 USD, though I already work 40 hours a week, and they said they couldn't see my worth

[karmic hemlock]

Shit I guess so lol

[jolly aspen]

Add shakes in the middle of the day between long periods of no food

[silver sky]

What is your macros per meal?

[mint dirge]

oh my..

[karmic hemlock]

I have no idea about the macros in all honesty

[drowsy dust]

1 whole chicken shall do

[silver sky]

Are you not tracking them?

[karmic hemlock]

Nope

[silver sky]

💀

[karmic hemlock]

I should, but I stopped before because of mental health issues

[silver sky]

What are you eating?

[jolly aspen]

It helps. Even for just a month to get an idea of your protein and carb intake.

[karmic hemlock]

that was years back though

[mint dirge]

When the WIDE Boi gives you the skull and questions you...

thats rough buddy

[karmic hemlock]

Nothing good currently

[blazing granite]

if they can't see it, they are fools, you practically run the place 🙂

[silver sky]

So you trying to bulk, but you are just eating junk?

[chilly veldt]

Yeah

[drowsy dust]

BRO EAT

[jolly aspen]

I bet if you start adding a protein shake daily to whatever you are eating you’ll see some result. Without having to get too deep into macro tracking

[drowsy dust]

Mouth breath or something

[mint dirge]

I read somewhere just eat a whole chicken

[silver sky]

HOW MUCH A MONTH?

[drowsy dust]

filter breathing

[karmic hemlock]

let's see, today I ate 2 PB&J for breakfast, a hefty bowl of chicken and rice for lunch, and for dinner I had a bowl of chicken & veggie soup

[drowsy dust]

Yes

Chicken

[karmic hemlock]

probably a snack somewhere in there but i dont remember

[chilly veldt]

I currently get paid 3035 USD a month

[silver sky]

Yeah lets not just give random advice on nutriction from untrusted sources

An entire chicken is not healthy

[karmic hemlock]

I'm jealous

[mint dirge]

lol i was just referencing what @drowsy dust had earlier said

[silver sky]

That's actually more than me I'm on about $3000 a month at home.

[drowsy dust]

1 whole chicken

[polar spoke]

🐔

[mint dirge]

Oh my

Chickenman!

[chilly veldt]

If I change job right now, I can earn 6500 USD

[eternal timber]

I’m lowkey unemployed rn

[drowsy dust]

My dad would eat a whole chicken 2 times a day when he was going to the gym

[mossy river]

bestie remember when you said you'd buy me a bmw m4 comp

[karmic hemlock]

change job 💯

[eternal timber]

Do it!

[mint dirge]

sounds like a no brainer

unless theres another reason youre sticking around?

[jolly aspen]

If you want gains with heavy weightlifting. You want to be consuming protein around 2g per kilo body weight

[polar spoke]

are these US salaries? or just in USD?

[silver sky]

I'm currently on $600 a day tho

[chilly veldt]

But then again, if I change job, I wouldn't get my education papers, so I would have to fight for salaries in the future

[karmic hemlock]

So for me that's around 130g?

[chilly veldt]

Just in USD to make international

[polar spoke]

i see

[silver sky]

I am actually paid in $

[karmic hemlock]

Do you have any recommendations for protein shakes that don't get chalky

[chilly veldt]

I am paid in DKK

[eternal timber]

I get paid 2 pennies a month

[silver sky]

Shake harder

[drowsy dust]

I like powdery milkshake mmmm

[karmic hemlock]

I tried I swear 😭

[mint dirge]

Currently, after insurance and taxes I sit right under $4k. Just added retirement with employer matching so I dropped slightly.

[eternal timber]

Get a blending bottle

[polar spoke]

transparent or better flavored whey proteins arent chalky at all

[jolly aspen]

Best not to expect enjoyment from them

[karmic hemlock]

I got a tub of body fortress chocolate protein powder

[chilly veldt]

Oh btw wide, we calculated how much my wide coworker has to go down in calories to lose 1kg a week

[jolly aspen]

Just chug it fast haha

[karmic hemlock]

😔 noted

[silver sky]

Oh yeah?

[eternal timber]

Yum

[silver sky]

Or try clear whey

[chilly veldt]

His calorie deficit lays at 2160 calories to lose 1kg a week

[jolly aspen]

I have some I like, but they’re never really enjoyable tbh.

[eternal timber]

I have a lot of things to buy when I get money that is

[polar spoke]

tried this recently, it's pretty decent: https://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Labs-Grass-Fed-Protein-Isolate/dp/B0C9MWB85P

[silver sky]

tbf I would recommend something but it's really expensive so

[polar spoke]

not perfect but not chalky

much more... milky i guess?

[karmic hemlock]

I'll take the recommendation once i get scholarship money to spend

[eternal timber]

Do you blend it with milk?

[polar spoke]

the flavored varients were a lot better

w/ milk is ideal

[eternal timber]

Don’t tell me you use water

[drowsy dust]

Milk is a must

[jolly aspen]

I just go with water

[karmic hemlock]

I use milk, I'm no animal

[polar spoke]

put powdered milk in your milk so you can drink more milk per milk

[silver sky]

Yeah lets not spend that on expensive protein powder

[drowsy dust]

GET OUT

[jolly aspen]

Pure water is better

[silver sky]

Nothing wrong with water

[eternal timber]

Just throw it in a blender if nothing works

[drowsy dust]

😂

[jolly aspen]

Especially if you’re counting macros

[eternal timber]

Tastes gross with water

[mint dirge]

I hear it builds character

[silver sky]

Water is good if you want less calories and are tracking macros

[jolly aspen]

You’ve got the wrong stuff

[karmic hemlock]

I need more calories

all the calories i can get

[mint dirge]

I heard that a lot growing up, I have lots of character by that standard

[eternal timber]

Nah

I got nothing rn

Jokes on you

[jolly aspen]

GNC wheybolic Girl Scout cookies is legit

Thin mints

Legendary

[drowsy dust]

😨

[karmic hemlock]

Calorie calculator says 2400 is my maintenance

[eternal timber]

Protein powder is extremely overrated anyway. Just fix your diet

I need pre workout

That makes me tweak

[karmic hemlock]

I crave pre

[eternal timber]

Ekkovision is so good

Bit pricey however

[jolly aspen]

They generally aren’t accurate. If you are not gaining weight or feel tired in workouts or plateau, then add anouther 100 calories

[karmic hemlock]

I'm jk i dont use pre, I wish i did though

[clear jackal]

Calculator can only do so much, you'll either need to get actual medical tests done or do a bunch of trial and error to guesstimate your maintenence

[jolly aspen]

Same for the opposite

[drowsy dust]

I haven’t heard Creatine once yet

[karmic hemlock]

Creatine

[eternal timber]

Second option is more convenient and accurate

[eternal timber]

No way

[drowsy dust]

We getting jacked

[silver sky]

Only use pre on rare occasions

[eternal timber]

I’ve been taking creatine for over 2 years

[jolly aspen]

Yea. It’s beneficial for everyone

[karmic hemlock]

Ok serious question

[eternal timber]

Creatine also helps with you cognitive function

[jolly aspen]

Boatloads of. Evidence for brain health

[clear jackal]

Wouldn't necessarily say more accurate, definitely more convenient

[karmic hemlock]

Would creatine increase the quality of my workouts?

[clear jackal]

Yes

[drowsy dust]

It’s amazing

[karmic hemlock]

I guess I needa get some

[clear jackal]

It's the most studied supplement, you can read a lot of literature

[silver sky]

Yes, it'll also allow you to put on mass too

[eternal timber]

It’s more accurate since you know exactly what amount your maintenance is

[jolly aspen]

It can. Creatine is naturally occurring in most protein sources

[karmic hemlock]

I've been raw dogging workouts with literally 0 supplements for probably well over a year

[jolly aspen]

They are 1-3% maybe

[karmic hemlock]

Progress has been slow

[eternal timber]

Buy Turkbuilder and GO2 max(this is a meme)

[mint dirge]

@drowsy dust can i add you on thm?

[clear jackal]

Trial and error is by definition not more accurate. Getting a medical test done is going to produce a more accurate value

[jolly aspen]

It’s something else other than supplements. Supplements is the last tier to work on really

[drowsy dust]

Sure I’ll dm

[mint dirge]

ok

[karmic hemlock]

Sleep, diet? probably both

[jolly aspen]

Yep

Sleep is essential

Diet essential

[karmic hemlock]

I have figured out I need to have a full meal and then wait an hour before going to the gym

If i do it on a near-empty stomach, or right after i eat, i can't do sh

[jolly aspen]

For me I just go whenever haha

[eternal timber]

The process is different from the result lol. The final result you get will be accurate. I’m also fairly sure medical resting metabolic rate tests do not take into account your daily activities and are generally not a 100% accurate either

[jolly aspen]

But after a big meal it’s a struggle

[karmic hemlock]

I've tried that but i definitely notice a significant difference when i have a meal vs when i woke up and went on an empty stomach after barely any breakfast

I also try to shoot for early afternoon (12-3pm) because that's when I'm at peak energy

Tried morning workouts, can't do em

[eternal timber]

Couldn’t really find a study about metabolic tests

Bummer

[jolly aspen]

The last part is gaining the sensory feedback and coordination to feel the workout. If you are trying to gain strength it takes practice to build the coordination and muscle fiber recruitment

And for strength dev is not about going to failure

[clear jackal]

Never said 100%, let's not move goal posts. The initial conversation was using an online calculator with trial and error versus getting a medical test. The medical test is going to be more accurate.

[jolly aspen]

Hypertrophy you will have fatigued muscles. But for strength development, you want them fresh and performing. Often much longer breaks between sets. And lower reps for this reason. It’s about moving the larger weight once, not so much many times

[karmic hemlock]

I guess I'm training for hypertrophy then

I want to see growth more than strength

[jolly aspen]

That’s why form is important base. Otherwise you’ll have a lot of weight to injur yourself

[karmic hemlock]

Once I fill my frame out I'll focus on strength

[mossy river]

Do both Jake

[jolly aspen]

Build a rotation

[karmic hemlock]

Should I do like 1 week strength, 1 week hypertrophy?

[jolly aspen]

A few weeks higher rep, to failure then as you lower reps and increase weight over a few weeks you move to strength development

[eternal timber]

I wasn’t referring to online calculators when you said trail and error. I assumed you were talking about adjusting your calories and logging your weight until you determine your maintenance

[jolly aspen]

A few weeks of each

Periodization is the term you can search for

[silver sky]

Mifflin-St Jeor Equation/BMR online is not accurate. You need measure BMR through a calorimetry device for 100% accuracy.

You can use online calculators for a rough guide but it can be affected by lots of variables

[jolly aspen]

Depends on your training schedule but you can do 6 week, or 9 week or anything really

[karmic hemlock]

is MyFitnessPal a good app for tracking macros or do you guys have other recommendations?

[karmic hemlock]

I typically do a 3-4 day week

[silver sky]

It's a premium feature if you wanna track anything other than calories.

[eternal timber]

Yeah it’s good

I could give more advice but it could lead to needless obsession

[silver sky]

But yes it's a good app

[karmic hemlock]

Is it? They must've changed that. Last I used it, it tracked macros but not micronutrients

I'm gonna redownload it and see how I do tomorrow

[silver sky]

Personally I use RP Strength's app

[jolly aspen]

Yea so, break it into 2-3 week chunks. First 3 weeks 10-12 rep, adjusting weight to keep rep consistent. Then decrease rep to 8-10, increasing weight. Then 6-8 reps, 4-6, then 2-4. Each 3 week interval adding more weight as you reduce rep. When you get to <6 rep ranges back off on going to failure and add more rest between sets of 3-4 etc

[clear jackal]

Cool, glad we were able to identify the disconnect.

[karmic hemlock]

Gonna screenshot this so i can save it for tomorrow

I'm gonna redo my routine

[clear jackal]

It's fine, it makes it easy, but you'll likely see more success if you have a battle buddy and track wherever you want.

[eternal timber]

About to have coffee at 10 pm

[karmic hemlock]

Menace

[jolly aspen]

I’m a big fan of the 7 compounds. But they really can be not great if you don’t perfect form first

[karmic hemlock]

I need an accountability partner for sure

[eternal timber]

Indeed

[karmic hemlock]

I've been trying to push my buddies to go to the gym with me but they sit and play 2k all day

[eternal timber]

But you also practice your form by doing them

[silver sky]

Make new friends at the gym

[eternal timber]

I just wear headphones and stare menacingly at the gym

[silver sky]

https://tenor.com/view/bjj-jiu-jitsu-takedown-chokehold-martial-arts-gif-26300970

But then again, I go to a fighting gym so I get to know people up close

[clear jackal]

I also wouldn't focus on "I need to do x specific thing" when starting out fitness wise. It's more important to just start moving.

[jolly aspen]

Bench, squat, deadlift, military press, barbell row, dips, pull-ups.

[jolly aspen]

Consistency above all

[karmic hemlock]

Well, my gym is still closed tomorrow because of the ice storm, but Friday I'm gonna get back to it

Thank you all for the advice though, hopefully when I get back to it I can apply that knowledge and get better results

[clear jackal]

I can personally recommend Soflete training programs, but free 12-week Sprint Triathlon plans are great too. Make sure to hydrate and stretch. Probably the most important thing.

[drowsy dust]

Aww they are hugging so cute

[blazing granite]

I did ju-jujitsu but no the brazilian one, I did the real one 😂

[karmic hemlock]

Hydration is my nemesis, really gotta work on that one

[silver sky]

BJJ is the real one what are you on about?

[clear jackal]

Hydration, sleep, and mobility are super important

[jolly aspen]

Oh man. Take sips after each set

[clear jackal]

Japanese

[silver sky]

Ew

Kana

[karmic hemlock]

That's the thing... the past few weeks i haven't been bringing a water bottle 💀

[drowsy dust]

Krav Maga

Death

[clear jackal]

Believe me, tearing a muscle or tendon is nightmare fuel

[jolly aspen]

Lift with the senses not the ego

[silver sky]

I also practice this

[karmic hemlock]

I'm gonna start though, I got a reusable water bottle over the holiday break

[blazing granite]

I know krav maga

[silver sky]

I practice Krav Maga, BJJ, Muai Thai and Judo. But I used to train Systema

[karmic hemlock]

Alright guys I'm logging off for the night

Need a proper 8 hrs

[eternal timber]

Didn’t see deadlifts at first and was about to say something lol

[karmic hemlock]

See y'all tomorrow

[eternal timber]

Gn

[drowsy dust]

Goodnight Jake from State Farm

[eternal timber]

Like a good neighbor

[drowsy dust]

Lol

[drowsy dust]

What one do you like best?

[jolly aspen]

I am also headed out. Got a few rooms to wrap up tonight

[drowsy dust]

Enjoy

[blazing granite]

I'm Israeli citizen of course I know krav maga, also I did ju jujitsu shima

[silver sky]

BJJ ngl, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-ijJSrH7MVQ

[civic oak]

Took a while, but finally completed the free roadmap.

[drowsy dust]

First I’m hearing about shima how is it ?

[karmic hemlock]

Bro is him

[drowsy dust]

Lol that video

I wanted to learn BJJ but I thought I would start with something more natural so I started out with Krav Maga. I would need to learn how to combine both techniques if I were to learn both and that would be something to get my head around

[silver sky]

It's quite easy

[drowsy dust]

I hear some people get messed up because of the different stances or like chambering for example

But yeah I’m sure it’ll be easy

Just need to try it out

[blazing granite]

it sticks to the origins of ju jujitsu

[drowsy dust]

Neat, I’ll check it out more

[clear jackal]

BJJ is hard at my height with terrible flexibility

[drowsy dust]

Use those limbs bro

[cloud quiver]

Congrats , great job 🚀 🔥

[clear jackal]

That and I would outweigh my sparring partners by at least 80lbs

[drowsy dust]

😳

Are you like 7 foot

Basketball player

[karmic hemlock]

Bro is a unit

[clear jackal]

6'5" 300lbs

[drowsy dust]

Just build like that

Holy!

[clear jackal]

I'm fat

[drowsy dust]

Nah you’re just bulking don’t mess with me like that bro

Wait until you start cutting

[clear jackal]

Nah my bf% is pretty terrible

I've also take a year off of all athletics due to head injury

[drowsy dust]

Oh damn

[karmic hemlock]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only compact human being here

[drowsy dust]

Wym by that? You a Prius compact?

A mini cooper

[karmic hemlock]

I'm essentially a prius in a server full of F-150s

There was a dude in here a week or so ago who was 6'7 250+

[blazing granite]

my sparring always ended up in the floor, because I'm short and a I used his strength against him. The bigger they are the hardest they fall 😂

[eternal timber]

Jesus

Bro is really a moose

[drowsy dust]

LOL WHAT is everyone here MASSIVE

[karmic hemlock]

I think so dude

[drowsy dust]

I’m scared

I’ll hide behind you

[eternal timber]

I lost 1 lb this morning

yay me

[karmic hemlock]

Ain't much of me to hide behind 😂 I'm only 5'7

[blazing granite]

I'm 1,57 meter but deadly 😂

[clear jackal]

'tis true, a buddy and I were going at it and I got flipped, made such a loud noise slapping the ground the whole gym stopped

[drowsy dust]

I guess you’re hiding behind me then bruh

[karmic hemlock]

Guess so bruh

[drowsy dust]

Time to pull out the converter

[karmic hemlock]

It's about 5'2

[drowsy dust]

😂😂😂😂

[karmic hemlock]

Rex, thank you for making me feel tall dude

[vital creek]

What did I woke up to

[drowsy dust]

Good morning

[blazing granite]

I'm ok with my height I don't need more

[vital creek]

You guys talking about bodyweight?

[drowsy dust]

We were yeah

[karmic hemlock]

I've come to like my height too, I make jokes about it a lot but I can't imagine being super tall

It seems inconvenient

[dusky vine]

Can someone tell me about dark web sites?

[drowsy dust]

Some people are crazy and get surgery to increase their height

[blazing granite]

they are dark 😂

better have your dark theme on

[drowsy dust]

We can’t talk about illegal things here. But you can access those websites on the tor network

[eternal timber]

I love how you can just copy past documents into obsidian notes

[chilly veldt]

They use a darker color of background with white text instead of white/light background with black text

[eternal timber]

“I can’t help but here is how to do it”

[karmic hemlock]

I could never. I'm not worried about any game I'm missing out on for being short.

If anything I've come to see it as a perk that shallow people avoid me over it

Saves me some time and heartbreak lmao

[drowsy dust]

Lol hey I didn’t tell them how to get to the website just the tool for the network ;)

[eternal timber]

I wanna be 6’5

[eternal timber]

I’m just messing around

[blazing granite]

it's only illegal if you do illegal things there, no everything there is illegal

[drowsy dust]

Fr, it’s a blessing

[chilly veldt]

Anyone got Feb 14 plans?

[drowsy dust]

I agree

[eternal timber]

Are you asking me out

[mossy river]

Best to leave enforcing the rules to moderators 😄

[eternal timber]

I’m kidding

[karmic hemlock]

Does sitting in my room and wasting away like any normal day count

[chilly veldt]

Narh, I asked my friend out

[blazing granite]

I do only metrical 😂 but that sound like tall. I have no intention of being tall

[chilly veldt]

It indeed is plans

[drowsy dust]

Oh I’m not enforcing them, I hope I didn’t make that impression

[karmic hemlock]

Unfortunately, I have plans

[eternal timber]

Was gonna send this to my gf but we broke up

Oof

[karmic hemlock]

It's about 2m

[blazing granite]

hell no!!!!!

[drowsy dust]

Love you Jabba

[karmic hemlock]

It is indeed very large for a human

[eternal timber]

That’s about 196 cm

[chilly veldt]

I invited my friend out yesterday

[karmic hemlock]

Sorry my math was a little off

[chilly veldt]

So we going on a 4 course dinner

[karmic hemlock]

I forget 6'7 is 2m

[eternal timber]

Can I come