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[Illimitable Man (IM) @SovereignIM]

They will underestimate you. They will dismiss you. They'll withhold respect, and try to cut you out. You won't get upset. You will conceal your irritation, and demonstrate competence until you are unmistakeable. Like dominoes, they fall in stubborn recognition. You will conquer.

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

To win in life, you need a certain level of stubbornness in you. Not arrogance. Not noise. Stubbornness. The kind that keeps showing up after disappointment. The kind that refuses to quit because people stopped clapping. The kind that says, “I heard no, but I didn’t hear God.” Life will test your hunger, your faith, your discipline, and your patience. At some point, talent won’t be enough. Motivation won’t be enough.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

A rule that will lower your anxiety: Don’t replay conversations you can’t change, and don’t pre-live ones that haven’t happened. Focus on the next right action. Most stress comes from living everywhere except the present.

[Dean Turner @DeanTTraining]

I’ll be telling people all 2026:

1-2 servings of Air Fried Potatoes a day keeps the excess body-fat away

They might literally be the greatest hunger hack in the history of hunger hacks

Only a FOOL would fail to include them as a STAPLE in their diet

[EmpSel @EmperorSelassi1]

RT @blakeaburge: Major cheat code in life: Understanding you can reinvent yourself at any time. New habits, new standards, new friend group…

[Dean Turner @DeanTTraining]

Attention Leg Press Users:

Propping hips forward via a yoga mat/foam roller can be a great way to effectively recline the seat in the event that the machine doesn’t allow you to

This will help you reach depth and challenge the Quads without pelvis beginning to tilt

TRY IT

[Jimmy Heaters @CathPoaster]

new grads often ask me what they should be doing so they don't fall behind in the ai space. there's a lot, but its honestly super manageable. become intimate with model internals. proof based linear algebra. non-convex optimization. this is stuff you could've done in undergrad. it definitely takes some time and work, but its doable. have taste, have opinions. train a small model, then train a big one. vLLM internals, tensor parallelism. hand roll kernels. cluster orchestration. do you have opinions on synthetic data? why don't you? SFT, PPO, you should know this. learn Triton. everyone is reproducing papers now so you need to be doing more. do you know the semi supply chain? where are the bottlenecks? hardware, man, hardware. your little gpu rig erector set in your basement isnt gonna cut it. build a cluster, a big one. pretrain a 800B model. now postrain it. serve it to millions of people. you should be able to beat deepseek on some benchmarks now. its a lot to take in but it all snowballs. this what job security looks like from now on. do you want to work in tech or not

[Dean Turner @DeanTTraining]

Traps are the new Abs

If you need help building them, let this thread be your guide:

[CHOPMONIE 🦅 @Chopmonie_1]

I always come back to this Speech once in a while....that talks about 3 rules in life

[Fitness Endeavor @HustlerzTrench]

Feeling Tension in Your Neck and Shoulders? Try This Quick Routine

[Karl Matt Button │ Apex Fitness Adv. @KarlApexFit]

Every exercise falls into one of 6 movement categories:

⚬ Squat
⚬ Hinge
⚬ Vertical Push
⚬ Vertical Pull
⚬ Horizontal Push
⚬ Horizontal Pull

Master the categories first.

The exercises are just tools.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” - Marcus Aurelius

It's a rainy day outside here, not ideal, but the fire is rolling, there's some good coffee & focus time...and how incredible it is to be alive.

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

The diet that helps to prevent cancer also helps to prevent heart disease. By living and eating more healthfully, we can increase our chances of living a long, healthy life. https://t.co/4Vob6RwDQg

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects? https://t.co/oo19tVi9MU

[Dean Turner @DeanTTraining]

If you…

- Have an Adjustable Bench
- Have a set of Dumbbells
- Have literally nothing else
- Want to train 4x per week
- Have no clue what to do

Here’s a Workout Plan for YOU:

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭: 𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗔
Exercise 1: Flat Dumbbell Bench Press — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 2: Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows W/ Pronated Grip — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 3: Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 4: Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows W/ Neutral Grip — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 5: Seated Dumbbell OHP — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 6: Seated Dumbbell Curls — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 7: Overhead Dumbbell Triceps Extension — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮: 𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗔
Exercise 1: Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 2: Dumbbell RDLs — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 3: Single Leg Dumbbell Calf Raises — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 4: B Stance Dumbbell Glute Bridges — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 5: Floor Crunches — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟯: 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝟮 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗢

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟰: 𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗕
Exercise 1: Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 2: Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows W/ Neutral Grip — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 3: Flat Dumbbell Flys — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 4: Chest Supported Machine Rows W/ Pronated Grip — 2x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 5: Standing Dumbbell Lateral Raises — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 6: Seated Dumbbell Hammer Curls — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 7: Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extensions — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟱: 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝟮 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗢

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟲: 𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗕
Exercise 1: Dumbbell RDLs — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 2: Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 3: Single Leg Dumbbell Calf Raises — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 4: B Stance Dumbbell Glute Bridges — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR
Exercise 5: Dumbbell V Ups — 3x5-10 @ 0-1 RIR

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟳: 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝟮 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗢

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬

If you do NOT trust your ability to gauge RIR accurately, take sets to ~0 RIR/Failure to ensure you’re not sandbagging sets

Should you elect to do so, be sure NOT to take any 50/50 reps (reps you’re not sure you’ll get) on exercises like Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats/Dumbbell RDLs to avoid ending up in a susceptible position

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧

3-3+ minutes rest between WORKING sets is ideal. 2 is fine but that is the ABSOLUTE FLOOR!!!

1-2 minutes rest is fine between WARM UP sets.

[JT | Jerry Teixeira @jerryteixeira]

Elbow pain? Most people rest until it feels better.

Soon as they train hard again, it comes back.

Rest isn’t the fix. The right isometric load is.

Two protocols in here. One for tennis elbow. One for golfer’s elbow.

[THE REAL 💯D👀KS💯 @trinity2pointO]

I literally think 90% of shoulder press machines out there feel/hit better when you sit facing it.

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

If you are a self respecting man, do not ride around or let your family ride around in a sedan.

The data is clear and you cannot argue it.

You are nearly 2x likely to survive an accident in a full size truck / SUV over any other class of vehicle.

[IRIS C2 @C2IRIS]

@XorNinja Most Mac users operate with access to high enough privilege as it is.

So the number 1 LPE route in the Mac world remains to be pop-up to ask for password masquerading as an app that commonly does that.