Brett_Murphy said:
In many cases, the failure of an individual to deep squat cannot be corrected
Knurled. said:Brett_Murphy said:In many cases, the failure of an individual to deep squat cannot be corrected
And ass to grass squats are something you have to build up to in any case.
There was supposed to be a picture in that response but it didn't embed.
Before my belly decided out was an interesting direction to grow, I used to be able to tuck my knees into my armpits. Still could as long as I didn't feel like breathing. And yes, it really is easy to just jump to standing straight up from a proper heels down squat.
My ANKLES, on the other hand, do not tolerate squatting on heels. Did too many bad things to them when I was growing up, articulating that much is painful. But the standing joke is that Adidas shoes have the stripes at that angle so they line up with your tracksuit when you are squatting.
(Adidas, of course, stands for "All day I drink and squat")
...i just realized something. I have no problem doing deep knee bend standing up from squatting, but I can't push down a clutch or my knee screams in pain, like a knife in my kneecap. There's something do with the ankle's range of motion affecting my knee? I didn't realize that was physiologially possible.
Knurled. said:...i just realized something. I have no problem doing deep knee bend standing up from squatting, but I can't push down a clutch or my knee screams in pain, like a knife in my kneecap. There's something do with the ankle's range of motion affecting my knee? I didn't realize that was physiologially possible.
"The ankle bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the leg bone, the leg bone is connected to the hip bone" (/little kid voice)
Javelin said:Knurled. said:...i just realized something. I have no problem doing deep knee bend standing up from squatting, but I can't push down a clutch or my knee screams in pain, like a knife in my kneecap. There's something do with the ankle's range of motion affecting my knee? I didn't realize that was physiologially possible.
"The ankle bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the leg bone, the leg bone is connected to the hip bone" (/little kid voice)
> (while operating) "the red thing is connected to the... other thing. The other thing is connected to the... wrist watch.
Uh-oh."
TIL that the Panic Of 1901 was caused by the Union Pacific Railroad/E.H. Harriman/Jacob Schiff and the Great Northern Railroad/J. J. Hill/J.P. Morgan both buying up stocks of the Northern Pacific Railroad to gain control of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. NP stocks went from $100 to $1100 in a day and then tanked everything else in the market, before Harriman and Hill compromised to make a holding company for the NP, GN and CB&Q, which was shortly afterwards broken up by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Today I learned that a coal rolling Chevy diesel pick up truck that made LOTS of exhaust noise in addition to clouds of thick, black smoke can be out dragged race by a Honda Odyssey.
They passed me on the way to work.
I was on a 3 lane feeder road with a 40 mph speed limit and about a mile between stop lights. They blew by at 80+ mph. The Honda van was walking away from the coal roller truck and they got up to at least 100 mph. Pickup truck guy was major pissed and zig-zagged through traffic to run the red light.
I had to cheer on the Honda van even though they were both being extraordinarily stupid in morning traffic.
Just another day in Houston...
In reply to jharry3 :
The black smoke is semaphore for "I'm running poorly due to a bad tune!" plus an Odyssey has like 300hp and probably weighs 2000lbs less than a diesel bro dozer.
TIL that Sabaton's "Sabaton History" channel on YouTube has FIFTY-SIX videos as of this writing, all of around 15 minutes in length.
Every video is an educational video regarding the content of one of their songs.
Today I learned there is still dirt track racing available locally. I only need $1500 in safety gear I can't afford to go throw a fwd 4 banger around in the dirt.
RevRico said:Today I learned there is still dirt track racing available locally. I only need $1500 in safety gear I can't afford to go throw a fwd 4 banger around in the dirt.
But, but, lawyers!
RevRico said:Today I learned there is still dirt track racing available locally. I only need $1500 in safety gear I can't afford to go throw a fwd 4 banger around in the dirt.
How much do you think your daughter thinks the life of her father is worth?
W2W Racing is dangerous, even at the local level. Quite bitchin and look at some of the gear rental options available and the secondary market for still legal gear at decent prices.
In reply to Stefan :
Im not bitching, I'm happy there's still some sort of low entry racing locally after we lost autocross, rally cross, the 1/2 mile asphalt oval, and both off-road parks.
Fuel cells aren't even mandatory, so I get the point behind the fire suit, and new helmet, and spending twice on a roll cage than on the car itself. At least the fire suit and helmet could be reused. I just can't afford to buy a car and all the gear in time for the season, and there's no guarantee there will be a next season.
TIL (or rather, over the course of this week) that my newer, waterproof AppleWatch is shocklingly good at tracking my swimming in the pool- something that I'm quite thankful for because I'm terrible at being able to keep track of how many laps I've swum- my mind just wanders too much over the course of each lap that I'll forget what number I was on (in general- will forget if I just finished lap 10 or this was lap 10, for example). The Watch tracks everything incredibly well, and can even detect and record what stroke I'm doing and gives a report of the distance swum using each.
I'm really hoping my parents get me the bluetooth swimming headphones I have on my Amazon list for my upcoming birthday- being able to swim laps with music streamed from the watch would be fantastic.
My daughter asked me what color the coronavirus was. I told her it was smaller than light so it couldn't have a color. That had me curious about just how small the virus is. So, I learned that:
1. It takes a bit of work to phrase a question so Google understands that when you are asking how small a coronavirus is, you mean that literally.
2. The coronavirus is about 100 nanometers diameter.
By comparison, purple light is the shortest wavelength, at ~400 nm. That would mean the coronavirus is four times smaller than purple. That last sentance sounds like a type mismatch error.
Ashyukun (Robert) said:TIL (or rather, over the course of this week) that my newer, waterproof AppleWatch is shocklingly good at tracking my swimming in the pool- something that I'm quite thankful for because I'm terrible at being able to keep track of how many laps I've swum- my mind just wanders too much over the course of each lap that I'll forget what number I was on (in general- will forget if I just finished lap 10 or this was lap 10, for example). The Watch tracks everything incredibly well, and can even detect and record what stroke I'm doing and gives a report of the distance swum using each.
I'm really hoping my parents get me the bluetooth swimming headphones I have on my Amazon list for my upcoming birthday- being able to swim laps with music streamed from the watch would be fantastic.
Today I learned that I finally want an Apple Watch.
MadScientistMatt said:That would mean the coronavirus is four times smaller than purple.
That is the most amazing sentence I've read in a long time.
In reply to Woody :
I've never regretted getting mine (though technically the current, newer one was a present from my parents), especially when it comes to workout tracking. It's great for visualizing how much I've exercised and tracking it, but the swimming features honestly surprised me in a very good way. The Dancer is interested in trying out my old one to see if it will make it easier for her to run her dance classes by allowing her to control the music from anywhere in the studio instead of having to be near the iPod attached to the stereo. I love it in the car for texting (the voice recognition isn't perfect, but works pretty well for most non-obscure words and lets me carry on a text conversation with the Dancer while driving without ever pulling out my phone or typing. And they can hold a decent amount of music themselves so you can leave your phone behind when at the gym/pool if you have a pair of Bluetooth headphones paired to the watch.
The i3 is in for some warranty service and periodic maintenance-I've got a brand new (< 2000 miles) six cylinder 2020 X5 for a loaner.
It's a nice SUV if something of that size and trim will work for you-- too nice to be hauling dogs and horses.
What is does have is all the tech bells and whistles, which I guess is what folks are looking for in a $70k stickered SUV?
LED fog and head lamps, HUD, wifi, wireless charging, "gesture control"-- wave your hands around to operate the center display, CarPlay, rocker lights that paint patterns on the ground, active cruise control, blind spot warning, lane departure warning, etc.
The most intriguing/disturbing feature though is something called the "Active Driving Assistant". If you choose this cruise control mode you will see what is essentially "I've got it" symbology appear in the HUD and it will steer the car down the road as you keep at least one hand on the wheel. It will keep at it until you either don't keep enough contact with the wheel or it gives up, at which time you get beeps and flashing yellow lights on the wheel and corresponding alerts on the HUD.
I don't think it's just me, but it's not a terribly comfortable travel mode, keeping your hands on the wheel while it struggles slightly against you, not driving quite as smooth as you think you could do better-- feels like riding with a driver who can only see 8 feet in front of the car.
I'm kind of amazed that the sticker price for this option is only $1700, but can't say I'd pay that for it.
Also, the sticker equipment listing includes refrigerant as "Included".
The feature my wife noted though was the heated arm rests and steering wheel to go with the seats.
Oh, and the kidney grills are comically large.
TIL that in addition to grizzly bears, black bears, Lynx, wolves, moose, and various other mammals that live across the street from my house, the BIGGEST wolverine I've ever seen does too. He has been what has sounded like an exorcism the last few nights as he has been murdering bunnies.
Grizzlies are one thing. We have an understanding. These guys are 75 lbs of vicious sociopathic bear beaver murder machines.
When he looked at me from the porch this morning it was a definite "NOPE NOPE NOPE" sprint back inside.
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