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  • At your age, what surprises you the most about yourself?

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  • Absolutely! I admittedly fell for this for many years as a runner, but these days I do just some light/moderate squats, leg extensions, curls, alongside sprints/inclines, etc. and it's made a big difference! Especially in stability.

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  • I'd like to suggest they may be more complementary than strictly achieving the same, which seems like why most studies suggest trying to perform a mixture. Of course, something is better than nothing relative to your interest and limitations! (eg, arthritis, joint issues, preexisting conditions etc.)

    Speaking only for myself, I definitely feel the best mentally and physically when balancing the two. And if I happen to take a break from both, boy, does my mental state nose-dive within 2 weeks.

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  • This is very good, and it's also worth noting that the benefits can also come from aerobic exercise; and if your joints or back are an issue for waking/running, consider cycling or swimming. Ideally, I think one would do a mixture of both resistance training and steady-state cardio; then later, if fit enough, some HIIT. Worth noting I think that when it comes to something as intensive on the body as going through chemotherapy, strong studies suggest pretty big benefits, which would apply to anyone with energy-based issues, presumably.

    The beauty of light aerobic is that to get the benefits of increased energy, you can need only do light aerobic activity that is (a) easy to recover from, and (b) increase mitochondria count, and (c) lowers your weight which translates to a myriad of downstream benefits including less energy consumed at baseline throughout your day.

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  • I was told exactly the same thing years ago but admittedly never followed up with the Endocrinologist (many reasons). Like I was surging LH, but the response in the nethers wasn't there.

    The good news is bloodwork on a later routine visit showed my T levels seemed pretty normal.

    Out of curiosity did your endocrinologist have any theories why this disruption between messaging and production was occurring?

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  • I feel like I'm you about two decades behind, so this concerns me lol. I've always been thin, always high metabolism, and generally have a ton of energy.

    However I will say: The first time I've experienced true, relentless fatigue was with raising a child lol. You just can't turn your brain off and consistent, quality sleep tends to be a thing of the past. There's just damage done when you get that much consistent sleep loss. You can't just "catch up" without some damage being done, I think.

    My goals to age as best as I can (and know that I will inevitably fail at some point) is to remain pretty physically active especially in terms of aerobic exercise. I'll stick with my whole foods plant-based diet that has worked well for me for going on 20 years now, and doing my best to lower my stress with hobbies and family, etc.

  • At your age, what surprises you the most about yourself?

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  • What do you mean? Yeah I'm not one to suggest people need to be roiding up or anything, and usually low T levels is indicative of some other upstream issue whether deficiency, lack of fitness, socialization, exercise, etc., but it's worth checking with doctor.

  • Do you think standard batteries like A, AA, AAA, C, and D, 9V etc will eventually become obsolete?

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  • I was looking into them! Basically I'm just trying to utilize what I already have with my kobalt batteries for odd-end projects and camping, etc. The price-to-performance for the XTR line that has the 21700s just isn't justifiable for my use-cases.

  • Do you think standard batteries like A, AA, AAA, C, and D, 9V etc will eventually become obsolete?

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  • I've only recently stumbled on 18650's potential (lol) by using the 4Ah Kobalt 24v batteries for some experiments with solar, 12v loads, and inverters. Holee hell nuts. Theoretically around 44amp continuous draw in 4Ah arrangement (though I'm aiming to be well under 30 in most circumstances).

    Also need to mod kids power wheels with these.

  • Trump considering firing Kash Patel, report says

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  • One by one all the "house" minority pawns will be pushed out.

  • Why do humans enjoy petting animals?

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  • Would making software with old hardware expectations work as a way to write lightweight software?

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  • As a general rule you can have versatility, or efficiency but not both.

    You can have legible coding or efficient coding but not both.

    Memory is comparatively cheap, which means labor hours is comparatively more costly; so why spend time optimizing when you can throw together bloated boilerplate frameworks and packages?

  • Eric Swalwell enters California governor’s race

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  • Hmm.. I tend to like his no-BS approach with giving it back to Republicans, but I'm not yet sold overall.

    Porter was long my hope but unless it was smear, she's been revealing herself to he a bit like Klobuchar. Though I also know stress can be massive during these things.

    I actually liked Tom Steyer quite a lot during the 2020 primaries, placing him well ahead of most contenders and far above Biden.

  • DAE in their 30s/40s/50s not really feel like an adult?

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  • Many of the traits of childhood are wonderful and you should cling to them. Sense of wonder and curiosity, goofiness, don't take yourself too seriousky, adventure, physicality, etc.

    I think I get what you're saying, that sometimes one wonders if relative to some of your peers of you're "achieving" enough. That's a trickier question because some introspection from this is good.

    • Are you truly content?
    • Is your future somewhat secured? (forward-thinking with finances, career, health). Or are you doing the more reckless Yolo teenage thing? (this aspect of being a child, especially if one has kids, I'd say isn't good lol).

  • Where to make local friends?

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  • They really are! I've brushed against these climbing communities before and long been drawn to go (for many reasons haven't). Why is this? Why does it seem like this attracts chill people?

    Lately I've realized I need to get back into some sport again, whether that's pick-up soccer, racquetball, climbing or something... Good for the soul. Too old for hockey now, I think lol.

  • Where to make local friends?

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  • US army veteran who received Purple Heart deported by ICE to Mexico

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  • They aren't the first, and won't be the last. It's so fucking sad.

  • Ocasio-Cortez notes Schumer’s role in Democratic failure that got ‘nothing’ in shutdown fight

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  • I haven't look into it with any depth, but I kind of feel recall elections should be possible especially for US Senators.

  • Locker room talk that

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  • Went back to a rural area near where I grew up in the north east having since moved out west for many years and, wow, the locker room talk is strong.

    Growing up, my dad always said, "the south is 10 years behind us, culturally, and west is 10 years ahead."

    I very much get it.

  • yeah

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  • I thought she was running for her mom's seat but I'm glad she's not. If she wants to run for local to prove herself then go for it. Lots of people follow in parents footsteps and it makes sense.

    That said, I fully support progressive Saikat Chakrabarti running for Pelosi's House seat (against Wiener who is an AIPAC candidate...)

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    For younger generations, what was it like growing up with the internet?

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    'I am absolutely voting for Donald Trump': Undecided voters react to Biden's debate performance

    www.reuters.com /world/us/us-presidential-debate-some-undecided-voters-see-disastrous-biden-night-2024-06-28/
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    Undecided voter focus group leans toward Trump after debate

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    UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron

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    US public support for Israel drops; majority backs a ceasefire, Reuters/Ipsos shows | Reuters

    www.reuters.com /world/us-public-support-israel-drops-majority-backs-ceasefire-reutersipsos-2023-11-15/
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