u/skeptic246 — reddlx

Johnnie was good but then..

So following a thread on here regarding Johnnie Walker Black Label, I got a bottle from the supermarket however on the shelf next to it was Bunnahabhain Stiüireadair, which was on my list to try, so I got both.
Black label was a pleasant drink, with enough initial taste complexity to keep it interesting but then the Stiüireadair was tasted.
This had so much complexity of initial taste that I struggled to make sense of it all, amazing drink and even more so given both of these were the same price.

u/skeptic246 — 3 days ago

▲ 2 r/workout

Physics of gym pulleys

On holiday visited a JD Gym earlier in the week for the first time, doing wide grip lat pulldowns I managed to reach about 80kg. Today same gym, only managed 40kg.

Looking at the machine setup, it had the option of using a bar to link 2 pulleys and thus I’m guessing reduce the lift effort. Today, I only used 1 pulley but I’m guessing the previous exercise must have been setup to use both pulleys.

What is the point/benefit of using a double pulley setup if it appears to distort your actual weight pulled?

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u/skeptic246 — 7 days ago

▲ 6 r/homefitness

Saving money whilst travelling

When I’m home I work a weekly routine of upper, lower, rest, upper, lower, 2 days rest in my home dumbbell gym, basically to keep each routine to around an hour.

As I’m travelling I bought a day pass to a local gym and did my custom upper machine focused workout, tomorrow will be lower at the same gym.

I’ve just realised I could save money by doing both upper and lower on the same day, a downside perhaps would be increased rest days.

Is there an issue other than session duration to doing this?

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u/skeptic246 — 10 days ago

▲ 13 r/mildyinteresting

Aloe Vera sunburn

Had to move my Aloe Vera plant away from direct sunlight as it managed to get sunburn in Scotland. Been a couple of days and the redness is definitely receding. Not sure what it is about Scottish sunlight but it’s definitely aggressive

u/skeptic246 — 2 months ago