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Ab Soul - Dude came out so strong and he was part of TDE…I still don’t know what happened

Juelz Santana - He’s still one of my favorite rappers but I think he just couldn’t beat his demons or put in the work. I think he could’ve been as big as Wayne

Earl Sweatshirt - So talented when he blew up at 16 but too “odd”/uninterested in being mainstream

Joey Badass - I think we all thought he was destined for greatness instead of midness

Lupe Fiasco - Man just couldn’t come back after Lazers

Jay Electronica - I was never a huge fan but he had talent & the hype machine was so real

Wacklemore - I absolutely hated his music but no pun intended I thought he’d stick around forever with the way the critics all glazed him

Hopsin - lmfao

I love all varieties of Quest bars and I used to particularly enjoy the chocolate chip cookie dough an oatmeal chocolate chip varieties, but lately the chocolate has tasted exceptionally bitter to me and almost has a hint of "burnt rubber".

Has anyone else experienced this change? I do believe my taste buds are pretty broken after getting covid a few years ago, but I still love all their other bars...

I'm currently considering joining the LASD reserves and was wondering if anyone either has experience or knows anyone who can speak on the pros and cons?

I’ve heard several arguments that people will all just work on their own personal creative art projects and become lifelong learners who get back to the “important things” in life like community thanks to AI removing the need for work and allowing for things like UBI & especially UHI.

I have a hard time believing people will even care about creating their own art if no one else would give a damn about it at all since AI would feasibly provide far superior alternatives. As an (often unpaid) artist myself, I think the joy of even my art would be dampened if absolutely no one else had any interest in it because AI could create something greater. Art is about connection for me.

Beyond that, it seems insane to think people would just turn into “lifelong learners” who are motivated by nothing but their thirst for knowledge. People’s attention spans and interest in real learning has already plummeted thanks to social media and AI. People almost always opt for the quick and convenient over the painstaking and factual.

Lastly, why would we suddenly value relationships again? Western society seems more insular than ever. I can’t imagine people doing anything but mindlessly consuming whatever endless entertainment AI shits out and doing nothing productive but never-ending goon sessions with their AI porn and sex robots while living in a bubble of empty hedonism and indulgence.

Can someone tell me where I’m wrong about any of this and give me some faith in humanity? How could the current trends of isolation, quick dopamine fixes, & TLDR culture go into reverse instead of hyper-speed?

"There's no such thing as overtraining, just under-eating and under-sleeping."

"You don't wanna fry your CNS!"

"It's almost impossible to actually overtrain."

There's obviously a lot of bs out there about "overtraining", but what exactly is it wand what does it consist of? I've heard quite often from the "evidence-based" crowd that it's not actually the central nervous system that gets "burnt out", and that something could be happening to the parasympathetic response. I've also heard it's almost impossible to "overtrain". Too much stress, not enough calories or sleep, and too little rest for a muscle group are of course all real.

That said, isn't there a real impact on your nervous system from hard sets to failure multiple days in a row? Even if my sleep/nutrition/stress-management are all dialed, I can still hit a point where pushing myself to the limit too many days in a row leaves me unable to do so. Is this best measured by HRV or some other metric?

I'm working on my 300 m, and I used to break it up into 3 sections:

1 - accelerate all-out for first 100 m

2 - keep the pace even around the curve

3 - pick up again and try to accelerate as best I can the final 100 m

However, I've also been told it's possible to do it like an "all-out sprint" and basically just focus on going as fast as possible the whole time. This seems to have me running my last 100 m far slower than ideal.

Do I just need to improve my endurance or is the 300 not necessarily "all-out"?

I recently got a deep tissue "bodywork" massage with cupping and it took me out of commission for a good 48 hours. I felt sick and had such bad DOMs I couldn't train. I tried doing a pretty regular sprint workout maybe 72 hours later and still felt like my muscles weren't quite ready for any intensity.

Has anyone else experienced this before?

How much does your top-end speed fluctuate when you measure it? It seems like anytime I get faster, I'll hit a new number for a few weeks before dropping down another 0.2-0.3 mph here and there. Is this normal?

How big of an advantage would someone on a TRT protocol of 200 mg/week have over someone who is gifted genetically at their prime in their 20s? 100 mg?

I was trying to get through this one earlier and it seems like the man's just spouting pseudo-intellectual "profound" nonsense. Did anyone take anything positive away from this episode?

For the FBI physical, can you pause or rest in the “dead-hang” portion of the test? The site says they must be a “continuous motion” but “no kipping or swinging”. Does that mean you must keep moving at all times without even pausing at the bottom of the lift?

So I had a uniquely high stress day yesterday but felt amped and I hit a PR with 5 sets of weighted push-ups to failure last night. I slept little because I had to be up early and also had a stressful morning so my HRV was 18 despite normally being more around 50-80. I proceeded to do some max velocity sprint work at the track because it as the only time I could see my sprint coach this week.

Would this likely have had a detrimental impact on my performance, or does stress like this only matter if it's chronic?

It seems like the media is bombarding us constantly with the miracle benefits of GLPs and the thread on here about "fitness goals" showed so many people here are mainly aspiring for leanness and weight loss. What keeps you from doing so? Money/insurance coverage? Side-effects? The desire to do it without help?

I personally would never do it because I'm more prone to under-eating as is, but curious as to what holds people back if their goals are weight loss related.

I'm exceptionally lean (single digit BF % at 6'0 and around 160 lbs) and my max BW pull-ups and push-ups have stalled out. Would a slight caloric surplus increase my numbers even though my weight would marginally increase from the added calories? I'm thinking that I may be able to gain more quickly with simply adding a 200ish calorie surplus to keep things moving. I'm trying to do as many pull-ups in a set as possible and as many push-ups as I can without stopping.

Has anyone had success in a similar situation?

For me, and it's been a hot topic on here lately, it's eating enough. I'm one of those guys that was just always extremely lean since childhood. I've had abs my whole life and have had ab veins, glute striations, and even glute veins for close to a decade. I make great progress when I'm dialed in on hitting a surplus, but I often spin my wheels due to under-eating.

Beyond that, I occasionally go a bit too hard with my training when it comes to cardio and end up needing to sacrifice volume (which isn't helped by my occasional under-eating).

What are all your biggest barriers to your goals?

I've seen a lot of posts on here and advice throughout my career that you should "create your own work" and "take fate into your own hands". The thing is, aside from the oft-repeated story of Sly selling and starring in Rocky, it seems so rare that self-created acting work leads to industry progress.

I know many, many actors who have created their own shorts and even a few indie features. I can't name a single one who improved their career from it.

If anything, I'd think doing some dumb Tik Tok comedy bits might be the best way to improve your career because you might get more auditions or better reps due to your following. Am I missing something? What self-created content would be the most beneficial in 2026? I just can't help but think no one's watching your short film, even if you somehow manage to get it made and make it good...

I know I sound like a major downer here, but think a lot of actors (myself definitely included) are very desperate to believe they have more control over their careers than they do, or that more hard work will lead to more results.

I can't even believe how many people I know who are leaving the industry. This includes people who supported themselves entirely form acting a few years ago through, including some who starred in feature films. Even many agents and managers are leaving or retiring here in LA. Throw in the looming threat of AI, and I can't help but wonder if this is even going to remain a career path for anyone. I've even heard the old "verticals are the future". Dreadful writing aside, I've had verticals asking to agree "not to enhance my performance, physique, or face" with AI. If people are doing that for vertical auditions, how much longer will self-taping even last?

I'll always be acting, but I think my professional aspirations are now more than a bit tempered. Any thoughts?

I know this is a contentious topic, but I've been lifting by taking every set either to failure or occasionally 1 RIR for the past 18 years since I started lifting. I tend to respond better to intensity than volume, and I seem to do my best hitting each muscle group 1x per week like in the average bro-split. PPL and higher volumes never worked for me. What exactly is the issue with failure training?