u/throwawayGreenland

My nutrition book says:

>Ketone bodies provide an alternative fuel source during starvation, but when their production exceeds their use, they accumulate in the blood, causing ketosis. Because most ketone bodies are acidic, ketosis disturbs the body’s normal acid-base balance.

>To spare body protein and prevent ketosis, the body needs 50 to 100 grams of carbohydrate a day.

>ketosis (kee-TOE-sis): an undesirably high concentration of ketone bodies in the blood and urine.

Is this correct?

23M, 5ft5/165cm, 50kg/110lb

I have been going to the gym for the past 3 months, I gained 8kg/17.6lb, there is this 14 yr old kid that I met, who told me he started lifting weight for like 4 months and he has a better physique than me.

I asked him about roid usage and he said no, I mean just looking at him his physique doesn't look exceptional, he looks like he goes to the gym, and in my case I look skinny and u cant even tell if I go to the gym.

I am wondering if it is an issue with the way I exercise?

For example, lets say I bench press 5kg (11lb), 3 reps on 1st set and 1 rep on 2nd set, after that I have completed my bench press exercise for the day.

I keep doing bench press on the same weight (5kg/11lb in this example) until I can bench press 10 reps on both set with the same weight, then I increase weight.

I try to go as hard as I can, until muscle failure.

I dont like spending a lot of time at the gym, I go 3 days a week and follow this full body program from Will Tennyson (I have modified it a bit)

• Dead hang till failure
• Scapular/failed pull ups (2 set, 2nd set till failure)
• Squat
• Bench press
• Barbell row
• Romanian dead lift
• Barbell curl
• Inverted row
• Farmer's carry
• HIIT exercise bike (5 mins)

Please advice

I need these certs for my job, and the country I am residing in has Coursera plus for cheap in comparison to the country that I will be going for the job.

I am fine with paying for one month, my only concern is that if I get these certs quickly it might get flagged, and if I will have access to course material afterwards.

Was using my HP 15s 16gb ram laptop plugged in while suddenly screen went black, tried pressing power on button but it does not work only the indicating lights turns on for few sec, even holding power button down does nothing, after few days I took it to an official HP shop and it started working again as if nothing was wrong with it.

Technician said everything seems fine and told me not to use it while it is plugged in (I am in India and there are voltage fluctuations) and to charge it only when it is below 10% and till battery is full.

now after few days same issue has happend again, It was not even plugged in, and screen goes black like crashing, not like an instant everything goes black.

Update: it was a motherboard issue, got it fixed for INR. 2,500 (roughly $30) working fine so far

23M, tier 2 UP, currently in India but grew up in UAE.

FYI Not a chain smoker, smoked around 4 cigs for the 1st time, like months ago when I was in serious stress, more dangerous than the cigs was the fact that I was walked 3km quite late at night in UP, without my phone.

Anyways, I went out to buy meds, and was in a lot of stress, so I thought "meh let me smoke one" so I got the gold flakes normal Rs.14 , was smoking and the pharmacy was just a few steps away, so I find this small lane that connects the road with a few houses, keep in mind my house is in this area, like 5 mins walk.

I was smoking and saw an uncle walking around I guess chanting some protective spell, anyways I had just finished my cig and he comes up to me and asks me what I was doing and to put out my cig.

I put it out, and he asks me why I was smoking, I said I was in a lot of stress and that this was my first time smoking, and he tells me he is a lawyer.

Man my anxiety shot up, anyways he asks me about my problems I say family member is sick, have done hospital visits, which is not a lie but a thing that happened few months back.

He asks me what my father does I lie that he works in office and has his business and he had some brain problem (my father is a Doctor and worked in UAE , and he did have a stroke) stupid of me to mention brain issue should have said heart issue.

He asks where I live, my hand started pointing towards my house and I turn it the opposite direction mid air, he mentions an area in that direction, but since I never lived in India and don't know the areas I just nod.

Then he asks me about sibling and if I have an elder brother I say no, asks me if I have a sister I say yes and he asks if she is younger I say yes,

again very stupid of me since I do have an older brother but he is in UAE, and I do have an older sister, but I am the one who looks older, so it may very well look like it is only two of us with me being the elder brother, here in India 🤦‍♂️

He asks me if I pray, I say 5 times, (Not religious haven't prayed in ages) then tells me some Islamic stuff

Then shows me a video on his phone of a Islamic preacher telling about a chant that gives 100hp and how I should do it.

Well when he was done, I just left quickly, the only smart thing I did, was remove my glasses when I was smoking, I have very iconic glasses, I had hung it on my t shirt, and while talking to him, I put it in my pocket.

After that I went to a stall ate kebab, bought meds, and when I was going back home I had constant anxiety, saw an other kebab stall

I didn't think it would be a good idea to keep eating from rando road side stalls, but I had anxiety, so as coping mechanism, I ate it and man the kebab there was good.

Thankfully, I pulled my thigh muscle, so not going to the GYM for a while and now I have to change my route and wear a mask 🙄,

and also pray to lord Dora that I don't cross paths with this gentlemen and don't get any brain parasite with all the random road side stall kebabs that I ate.

Again he did not seem like a bad person, he did ask me if he could do anything to help, but he was quite interrogative and not something that I needed today.

I wish my family was from Noida, or any other Metropolitan city in India instead, where I am currently there is not a lot of people my age, and definitely not liberal.

Listening to Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind, and Marshmello x Lil Peep - Spotlight, hope anxiety dies down. 😒

Pulled my leg muscle, thought of doing suitcase carry but it shifts weight toward leg.

Did knee raise on captain's chair, the only issue is that after I get tired from doing them I just drop my entire body on the floor and land on my legs, which causes strain on them. No matter how much I focus I end my making this mistake.

Any other ab/core exercise that doesn't put any pressure on leg?

These ones

I have previously been using JBL Tune 500 Wired On-Ear Headphones

I have been using JBL Tune 500 Wired On-Ear Headphones that I bought in UAE for 2 years, and it broke.

Currently in India and I need an earphone, that has clear audio for learning French and Music.

Should be durable enough.

I use it mainly on my laptop

Please give suggestions

I was at the gym and saw captain's chair, so I was wondering if adding any ab exercise will be beneficial or is it a waste of time.

I am following this full body workout 3 days a week. (From Will Tennyson, but I added/changed a few things)

Also I am not doing some of the exercises since I pull my leg muscle

• Dead hang till failure (around 60s)
• Scapular pull ups (2 set, 2nd set till failure)
• Trying to do as much failed pull up as I can ( 1 set till failure)
• Dumbbell front raise ( High rep, 1 set till failure)
• Dumbbell lateral raise ( High rep, 1 set till failure)
• Dumbbell bent over shoulder extension ( High rep, 1 set till failure)

These above exercises are for shoulder rehab and also for pull ups since I will be joining the army, right now I can't even do 1 pull up

• Squat (Not doing atm)
• Bench press
• Lat pull down
• Romanian dead lift (Not doing atm)
• Barbell curl
• Inverted row (Not doing atm)

I do them 2 sets, last one till failure.