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@cmblasko: No worries, I really appreciate you helping me out.

I’ll try keeping my chest out more and squeezing my shoulders, thanks for those tips!

I would say my physical condition is fairly normal. I’m 6’2’’ weighing about 171 lbs. I’ve changed my diet and started eating a lot more in order to gain weight and I’ve gone up about 6lbs since. I wanna try getting to 190. But in terms of muscles I have very little.

I should mention I have this one thing in my left shoulder where if I roll my shoulders all the way back and down I can feel and hear a faint “pop” in my left shoulder. It’s been like that for years now. It doesn’t hurt and I normally do not have back problems, but I don’t know what it is.

It’s reassuring to hear you say that squats are not the easiest thing because I’ve felt a bit embarrassed failing to do them right. In any case like you say I’ll try not to worry about it too much and if the back/shoulder problems do not go away I’ll definitely see someone about it.

@cmblasko: I should specify I’m doing just regular squats without any weight equipment. Which is also why it’s especially weird to me that I’m feeling a soreness and tension between the shoulders.

I’m trying to do exactly what this dude does at 10:15 https://youtu.be/zJBLDJMJiDE

It seems fairly simple but when I try it it looks all wrong. I dunno maybe I’m not going down low enough even though I think I am.

I’m supposed to do 2 sets of 30 three times a week.

What you mentioned about pausing at the bottom is a good tip, I should try and get comfortable and used to that position while focusing on the back.

So I’ve started doing bodyweight strength training at home, and I’m still trying to figure out how to properly do some of the exercises. I’ve never tried seriously training before and I have literally no clue what the fuck I’m doing.

Luckily there are plenty of good guides on the internet but I’m still struggling with proper posture and technique. Especially with squats, I feel like I’m majorly fucking them up. I’ve tried recording myself and comparing my posture to the training videos I’m following and I feel like I can’t get my back posture right.

I don’t think I curl my back any, it seems pretty straight, but the guys and girls I’m watching keep their backs more vertical when going down, while mine is more leaning foreward, if that makes sense. I also feel a lot of tension in my upper back specifically, like just between the shoulders almost and I don’t know if that’s an indication that I’m doing it wrong?

This shit is hard. I’m not giving up but it’s frustrating not knowing if you’re doing it correct or not.

@therealturk: Is this all a performance art piece?

I honestly think 2 plays better than New Order. Not by much but it feels a bit tighter. The lack of hit detection is a bit of a bummer, but eh.

37 hours into Yakuza 0 and I love it. I don't know if I want it to end. I have now played 1, 2 and 0 and this is quickly becoming my all time favorite game series. It's that good.

Also started playing Death's Gambit, it's pretty fun. Another 2D Souls-like but it seems solid.

Jagged Alliance really should have stopped with 2. It’s the pinnacle of squad based tactical combat games.

And yeah this looks bad.

People generally consider a sealed and unopened game as being new and no different from buying from an actual retailer which is why this is stupid.

There is no justification for the guy getting death threats or his family getting doxxed. The people doing that are disgusting and should get some perspective. So I do have sympathy for him on that. The guy stole reviews, he didn't murder someone. By all means people should call out his bs in that lame "apology" video but doing targeted harassment is fucked up.