Same energy:

In episode 2F09, when Itchy plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes that same rib twice in succession yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we, to believe that this is some sort of a, a magic xylophone or something?

So when you say your BMI is 30, are you a strong 30 or a fat 30? And have you plateaued in your strength gains from resistance training, or are you stronger than you were a month ago?

Personally, I find it easier to cut when I have the fitness to be able to burn a ton of calories through exercise: being able to run 30 minutes straight, being able to put in a high volume weight lifting workout, etc.

So if it were me, I'd lean towards pausing the cut and just getting stronger and fitter on the same weight, so that the next round of cutting, a few months from now, is easier.

Then again I've never been able to maintain a cut for more than 2-3 months, so you should be aware of my bias.

Got me a new Lemmy account, now that lemm.ee is shutting down. But I'm @[email protected], back with a 5/3/1 question.

As background, when I started this program 2 weeks ago my training maxes were set to:

Bench: 180 lbs
Squat: 335 lbs
Deadlift: 385 lbs

I'm going into my first 1+ week and I'm confident I'll be able to bust past 5-8 reps on most of the 1+/95% sets this week, based on my 10-rep sets at 90% this past week.

So I have to ask: what's the protocol for joker sets? I know Wendler kinda hates them, but I'm still kinda convinced I might have selected too low of a training max.

If I bang out 6-8 reps of my 95%, should I add 10% and attempt 1+ reps of 105%? What about 115%?

Or am I just getting ahead of myself, and shouldn't push those limits until I get comfortable with the program?

Late to this thread, but I've found that it goes well with fresh watermelon, muddled mint, and lime. Play around with the sugar/acid/alcohol ratios that you like, and find something that works. I usually do:

2 oz Singani
1 oz lime juice
4 oz watermelon juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
2 to 6 muddled mint leaves

I find that when I use fresh juice, I can get good texture if I shake it, even without egg white or other foaming agent.

I usually serve in a Collins glass with ice, but sometimes I'll serve up in a coupe or Nick and Nora glass.

Not if you want it to stay extra virgin

Also, he is a great writer with fantastic pacing.

Absolutely. Pretty much each one of his comics uses the right number of panels for the core idea, including the use of different sizes panels as necessary to improve the overall impact of each panel, and to control the pacing. Like this one.

PBF is still my favorite comic on the internet, about 20 years after it was first introduced to me.

Shotgun gauge is wonky, so it's not a given that the number would just be a diameter in units they are familiar with.

Yeah, it's not intuitive that bigger gauge numbers = narrower diameter unless you've specifically worked with wire or shotguns before.

That still makes no sense. Is the commenter surprised to learn that a 0.223 inch caliber is approximately 0.223 inches? That a .45 inch caliber is about .45 inches? Yes, that's how units work.

Yeah, anyone who has biked in city streets will tell you that the buses are much wider than even the big SUVs.

That's because he can draw with intricate detail when he chooses to, if the joke calls for it:

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/atlantis/

He even adds a ton of detail/shading to simple shapes to give it a more realistic look:

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/preserves/

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/shocked/

Or he sometimes juxtaposes simple facial expressions on more detailed drawings:

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/obscenery/

And it's pretty great when he just adopts another art style:

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/executive_decision/

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/punch-bout/

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/prank-dragon/

He's legitimately a great artist.