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  • As someone who never expected to become a gym rat I second this.

    I started lifting as a purely whimsical decision with a mate and some dumbbells in his backyard.

    I’ve now been a powerlifter for 6 years (minus a year due to work related injury) and it’s truly my happy place, am I sad? (Stronger) Am I angry? (Stronger) Am I happy? (You guessed it, stronger).

    Not only does lifting grow your body, but also your mind. I may have permanent function loss, but I work around it, and I’m building back (slowly) and stronger than before.

    Hardest part is getting started, followed by keeping with it.

    My DMs are also open to those who are unsure where/how to start.















  • CaptKoala@lemmy.mltoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    10 months ago

    As someone who’s done shift work the overwhelming majority of their career, fatigue is worse than being drunk.

    30hr sleep debt has you feeling horrible, struggling to focus, 40hr sleep debt has you acting drunk, feeling worse and bordering on dozing off.

    I had a week long caffeine withdrawal once due to not realizing how hard I was leaning on caffeine to get through each day. Week off came around, stopped all the coffees and spent most of my week of sweating bullets, shaking and in pain. Never again.