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re: Dodgers 5 @ Blue Jays 4 Final - 11 Innings
Posted by Athletix on 11/1/25 at 10:31 pm to The Tiger322
ABS is wrong then, top down view had that ball off the plate a couple inches.
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re: Lower back pain - what to do next
Posted by Athletix on 10/14/25 at 5:39 pm to LemmyLives
quote:
Something else that piqued my interest: what are you thinking entering volleyball tournaments if you only work out 2-3 times a week?
Im in my prime bro. Volleyball tournament is easy activity. Or at least it should be
The knee injury/surgery has screwed me up pretty good. I waited about 4 months to do the surgery, and I was inactive during that time. Came back and have picked up more minor injuries on much lighter weights.
Butt wink for sure, always had it, and it never was a problem. I’ll clean up the technique on the squats or drop them until the lower back feels absolutely solid. I can’t live like this. Immobile and moving around like I’m in assisted living.
re: Lower back pain - what to do next
Posted by Athletix on 10/13/25 at 7:57 am to aldawg2323
Thanks for all the info guys, gonna drop in to a local PT and go from there.
Strength exercises for the lower back? I never really gave it focus before. Between my normal routine my lower back got plenty work. I took about 8 months off with the knee injury and surgery, came back tweaked my back squatting. Took time off tweaked it again on hack squat. Took more time off than this most recent injury. I’m hoping to have a plan in place soon to rehab then strengthen.
Strength exercises for the lower back? I never really gave it focus before. Between my normal routine my lower back got plenty work. I took about 8 months off with the knee injury and surgery, came back tweaked my back squatting. Took time off tweaked it again on hack squat. Took more time off than this most recent injury. I’m hoping to have a plan in place soon to rehab then strengthen.
Lower back pain - what to do next
Posted by Athletix on 10/12/25 at 12:46 pm
I'm in my mid-30s, in decent shape, and was exercising 2-3 times a week. Over the last year, I've strained my lower back muscles a couple of times. I had a knee surgery and pushed too hard and fast on leg exercises and "tweaked" my back a couple of times. I was pretty sure it was muscle issues, not the spine due to localized pain. I didn't experience any tingling or sharp shooting pains, just pain in the lower back muscles.
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago at a volleyball tournament. I felt the familiar "tweak" while jumping, and played the rest of the day on it. I knew I was gonna hurt, but 3 weeks later I'm not better--I'm worse.
The lower back on the right side has a steady pain level of 2. When bending or putting the lower back under load, it's about a 6 or higher. The problem is, the pain is starting to travel. It's wrapping around my right hip and starting to hurt towards the butt as of this week. I'm losing mobility instead of recovering.
My job is a desk job, no heavy lifting required.
Next step? Go to a GP? Go straight to a PT? See a specialist (recommendations BR)?
Kinda freaking out, I'm active and healthy 95% of the time. This shite is hobbling me bad
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago at a volleyball tournament. I felt the familiar "tweak" while jumping, and played the rest of the day on it. I knew I was gonna hurt, but 3 weeks later I'm not better--I'm worse.
The lower back on the right side has a steady pain level of 2. When bending or putting the lower back under load, it's about a 6 or higher. The problem is, the pain is starting to travel. It's wrapping around my right hip and starting to hurt towards the butt as of this week. I'm losing mobility instead of recovering.
My job is a desk job, no heavy lifting required.
Next step? Go to a GP? Go straight to a PT? See a specialist (recommendations BR)?
Kinda freaking out, I'm active and healthy 95% of the time. This shite is hobbling me bad
re: It's time to get rid of kickers in football
Posted by Athletix on 9/13/25 at 6:41 pm to goldennugget
Bad take.
Some great moments in football have come from fg kicks
Some great moments in football have come from fg kicks
re: Mass casualty shooting in Minneapolis at a church school 20 victims
Posted by Athletix on 8/28/25 at 7:49 am to OMLandshark
Absolutely tragic - I pray that their deaths lead to changes that will save more lives in the future.
Our local school already has contacted and implemented an escort for the kids to and from mass, and for officers to stay detailed outside the church. Figuring most departments should be slow mid day/ early morning, this would be cheap for schools to get police departments to pick up the detail. Most departments would probably offer the service free of charge.
Our local school already has contacted and implemented an escort for the kids to and from mass, and for officers to stay detailed outside the church. Figuring most departments should be slow mid day/ early morning, this would be cheap for schools to get police departments to pick up the detail. Most departments would probably offer the service free of charge.
re: The CWS | LSU to Finals!
Posted by Athletix on 6/18/25 at 9:52 pm to MickeyZofko
I love my team, STTDB ya know... but I feel bad for the Hogs, it wasn't supposed to end like that.
re: Curiel’s faith
Posted by Athletix on 6/9/25 at 1:18 am to CBarkleytruth
Bumping this to say his walk up song lights that fire in me every time. We live in a secular world that promotes and values everything that Christ is not. Money-fame-B*tches-me-me-me. To hear "Worship Christ with the best of your portions" blaring over the speakers as a walk up song is some good stuff for the soul. Ya boy is deep in the stands - hands raised - belting out each lyric - everytime.
Rain delay dried the fields out
Posted by Athletix on 6/8/25 at 6:48 pm
re: This is the last time I’ll do this.
Posted by Athletix on 6/8/25 at 6:44 pm to scottiemac
Find a shady spot and drink another tickets worth of beer. It’ll be ok baw
re: The crowd tonight
Posted by Athletix on 6/8/25 at 6:41 pm to ChampGolds
It ain’t my fault if I vomit on the bleachers. Timed my in the slot buzz for 1730
re: The great washing machine debate: UPDATE: I gave up.
Posted by Athletix on 6/5/25 at 10:23 am to SlowFlowPro
Basic repairs on washers and dryers should be a must have skill for functioning men. Can you turn the water off? Can you unhook the hoses? Can you turn the washing machine on its side? If yes to all, here’s the hardest part. Can you YouTube and find similar issues with the model you have? If so >90% chance your issue could be fixed with basic tools and <30 minutes of work. Hardest part was unhooking everything and moving the appliance to a workable spot.
I’ve extended the life on my washer and dryer many years with basic repairs. Thanks YouTube and basic common sense
I’ve extended the life on my washer and dryer many years with basic repairs. Thanks YouTube and basic common sense
re: Lost 10+ pounds!
Posted by Athletix on 5/14/25 at 7:16 am to BluegrassCardinal
Love threads like this! Keep working at it - you’re doing something that is truly life changing in the best kind of way.
Thoughts on taking the next step - imo.
*Weigh yourself daily - get a good trend over weeks and months. Don’t let day to day or even week to week swings slow your momentum down. You’re knocking out the “low hanging fruit” and losing weight will be easy at your current weight. It will slow down and that’s ok. Trend it.
*Take pictures monthly - as stated above the dopamine hits of weight loss will go away. Take pictures because your body type will start changing as you build muscle, but the scale may trend flat.
*Eat more protein - .8 to 1g per pound of your desired weight. I used a simple rule to look at labels and decide if that food is worth me eating. For every 100 calories is there 10g of protein. 2000 calories - 200g of protein. Grab a bag of pasta serving size 200 calories and 6g of protein - it’s a no go, I’ll never hit my protein goals eating this. There’s an exception to this - fruits and veggies. I eat them as much and as often as I want.
*Eat all the *fresh fruits and vegetables you want. No processed or canned stuff (added sugar)
*Track calories - do it. This will show you more than anything the importance on food choice. After a couple weeks it’ll take next to no time tracking - and you’ll know without doubt why you are or aren’t seeing results. Tracking gave me more freedom and less chance of just giving up on my good eating habits because of 1 or 4 bad days. For example I eat pizza last week, and I knew I was going to. I went light on lunch and gave myself a 1000ish calorie cushion to absorb that dinner. I ate like 1800 calories of pizza. Yep - it was awesome and I overate my *target calories for the day. This took me from cutting 400 calories for the day to a surplus of 400, and it’s ok…. I had extra energy the next day to hit the weights and got a solid workout with added volume for all my lifts. A lot of people will give up after binge eating for a couple days. Track it. Then get back on the plan. All is not lost.
To me incorporating these things will take you from another fad diet fling to building a healthy lifestyle.
Edit to add one more important point.
*Track and progressively overload your lifts- it is very easy to underestimate your reps in reserve and get into the habit of pushing the same weight on bench press for example week after week. If you track, you can add a rep or 5 lbs or even a set. Don’t do cheat reps though. Good form - nice and controlled
Apps I like - MacroFactor for food tracking. Push for workout tracking
There are many apps that will help you track. These are the ones I like
Thoughts on taking the next step - imo.
*Weigh yourself daily - get a good trend over weeks and months. Don’t let day to day or even week to week swings slow your momentum down. You’re knocking out the “low hanging fruit” and losing weight will be easy at your current weight. It will slow down and that’s ok. Trend it.
*Take pictures monthly - as stated above the dopamine hits of weight loss will go away. Take pictures because your body type will start changing as you build muscle, but the scale may trend flat.
*Eat more protein - .8 to 1g per pound of your desired weight. I used a simple rule to look at labels and decide if that food is worth me eating. For every 100 calories is there 10g of protein. 2000 calories - 200g of protein. Grab a bag of pasta serving size 200 calories and 6g of protein - it’s a no go, I’ll never hit my protein goals eating this. There’s an exception to this - fruits and veggies. I eat them as much and as often as I want.
*Eat all the *fresh fruits and vegetables you want. No processed or canned stuff (added sugar)
*Track calories - do it. This will show you more than anything the importance on food choice. After a couple weeks it’ll take next to no time tracking - and you’ll know without doubt why you are or aren’t seeing results. Tracking gave me more freedom and less chance of just giving up on my good eating habits because of 1 or 4 bad days. For example I eat pizza last week, and I knew I was going to. I went light on lunch and gave myself a 1000ish calorie cushion to absorb that dinner. I ate like 1800 calories of pizza. Yep - it was awesome and I overate my *target calories for the day. This took me from cutting 400 calories for the day to a surplus of 400, and it’s ok…. I had extra energy the next day to hit the weights and got a solid workout with added volume for all my lifts. A lot of people will give up after binge eating for a couple days. Track it. Then get back on the plan. All is not lost.
To me incorporating these things will take you from another fad diet fling to building a healthy lifestyle.
Edit to add one more important point.
*Track and progressively overload your lifts- it is very easy to underestimate your reps in reserve and get into the habit of pushing the same weight on bench press for example week after week. If you track, you can add a rep or 5 lbs or even a set. Don’t do cheat reps though. Good form - nice and controlled
Apps I like - MacroFactor for food tracking. Push for workout tracking
There are many apps that will help you track. These are the ones I like
re: How much fiber are y’all getting?
Posted by Athletix on 5/8/25 at 2:21 pm to Odysseus32
I hit 15-20 no problem eating fruit with my protein. I’ll supplement with a gummie to get over 30 if I’m consistently coming up short of 30g.
I will get a lot more if I eat the low carb tortillas they will sky rocket me. 70 calories 17g fiber 6g protein. While cutting (right now) these little tortillas do wonders for making me feel full and enjoying my meal.
I will get a lot more if I eat the low carb tortillas they will sky rocket me. 70 calories 17g fiber 6g protein. While cutting (right now) these little tortillas do wonders for making me feel full and enjoying my meal.
re: Another diet thread, ketovore edition
Posted by Athletix on 5/1/25 at 7:44 pm to Mushroom1968
How do you guys give up fruit and feel good about it? I mean vegetables kinda suck taste wise, so I get how we can stop eating those (but they are just straight up good for you to eat). But cutting out fruits??? For 100 calories I can eat half a pound of pineapple that’s tastes better than any candy, and it’s packed with vitamins and minerals.
Keto does some good by eliminating carbs, because now you can’t eat hardly any junk food. But it’s like throwing the baby out with the bath water when you decide to cut out probably the healthiest categories of food.
Do keto but eat fruits and veggies. You’ll get more fiber and live longer (imo).
Keto does some good by eliminating carbs, because now you can’t eat hardly any junk food. But it’s like throwing the baby out with the bath water when you decide to cut out probably the healthiest categories of food.
Do keto but eat fruits and veggies. You’ll get more fiber and live longer (imo).
re: Why do people take so long to work out
Posted by Athletix on 4/22/25 at 7:46 pm to athenslife101
I LOVE and i mean it, I f*cking love the stretch I get going slow on the eccentric for most movements. It's taxing and I've had to come down (alot) off some weights, but my joints feel good and the soreness is high for the lack of reps.
I gotta take breaks though or no way am I gonna bury a hack squat to the stops for 10 reps if I dont take 2-3 minutes off in between.
Israetel and the usuals got in my head about lifting slower and controlling the eccentric - and it finally stuck. I'm convinced I'm building muscle at a higher rate (with less injuries) slowing down and doing less movements over a longer period of time.
I gotta take breaks though or no way am I gonna bury a hack squat to the stops for 10 reps if I dont take 2-3 minutes off in between.
Israetel and the usuals got in my head about lifting slower and controlling the eccentric - and it finally stuck. I'm convinced I'm building muscle at a higher rate (with less injuries) slowing down and doing less movements over a longer period of time.
re: What y'all eating for lunch?
Posted by Athletix on 4/21/25 at 1:04 pm to Baers Foot
Stealth Health, Exercise for cheat meals (e4cm) or other recipes on youtube.
A couple very low calorie sauces have made cutting alot easier.
The most filling meal I've found is lean ground meat with taco seasoning. Low fat cheese and some guac over a low carb tortilla. Throw some homemade low cal chipotle sauce (10 calories), and I've got a burrito that runs ~ 400 calories with 40 grams of protein. Tastes great, solid macros, fills me up 10/10
A couple very low calorie sauces have made cutting alot easier.
The most filling meal I've found is lean ground meat with taco seasoning. Low fat cheese and some guac over a low carb tortilla. Throw some homemade low cal chipotle sauce (10 calories), and I've got a burrito that runs ~ 400 calories with 40 grams of protein. Tastes great, solid macros, fills me up 10/10
re: Curiel is an awesome get here....But his walk up music is the worst thing I've ever heard.
Posted by Athletix on 4/19/25 at 6:18 pm to Islandboy777
Everything that has breath, praise the Lord
Worship Christ with the best of your portions
I know I won't forget all He's done
He's the strength in this race that I run
-lyrics to song
Went to my first game this year on Thursday, heard the walk up song and caught the chills. Kanye may be a crazy l, but this song is a couple years old and is an awesome song.
Worship Christ with the best of your portions
I know I won't forget all He's done
He's the strength in this race that I run
-lyrics to song
Went to my first game this year on Thursday, heard the walk up song and caught the chills. Kanye may be a crazy l, but this song is a couple years old and is an awesome song.
re: State pauses work on Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal project. 'You just can't afford it.'
Posted by Athletix on 4/6/25 at 1:05 pm to Baers Foot
quote:
Thread about the future of LA's coast not gonna get more than 2 pages, but a dumbass issue like trannies or straight bakers forced to bake a cake for gays would get 18 pages.
We are not serious people.
Yes, we are entertained by the drama and plight of others. Swipe - on to another tiktok reel
re: How many of you OT baws actually tithe 10% of your income to the church?
Posted by Athletix on 3/10/25 at 1:49 pm to redneck hippie
quote:
My parents tithed 10% from their pre-tax earnings my whole life. We attended ‘small town’ Baptist church in southern Oklahoma.. We were solidly middle class, not rich but had a nice home and cars.
I remember times the church would come to my dad asking for more when they needed it. Kinda pissed me off, knowing the church was full of wealthy retirees, drs and lawyers…but they always had their hands out knowing dad would come through, for the Lord and all that.
Why be pissed? Who will be the one to judge your father? God alone will, and he will do so by looking into our hearts. Your dad as described sounds like he gave for the right reasons, because in his heart he knew he could and intended for it to be used to further the Lord's message.
If funds are misused, it should absolutely be addressed and people held accountable. However, if this is a concern it would probably be best to find a church you could trust to use funds more responsibly.
I tithe around 10%, but not all of it goes directly into the plate each Sunday (Catholic). I give monthly to a couple organizations, but also to different fund raisers in my local parishes. I give back because I am fully capable of doing so. No way on judgement day could I sit in front of the Lord and justify all the wasteful spending, while giving so little. As I type this I think I need to find more charities in my area to give to.
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