We all look alike, so I just embrace it as a generic Asian slur.
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Haha, to a lot of people Asians do, but when I went to Japan/China/Philippines/Korea/Vietnam, the difference between all of them became really obvious. Filipinos probably go without saying here, but even the difference between Chinese and Vietnamese, Japanese and Korean, etc. can be really obvious, ESPECIALLY when someone displays stereotypical traits.
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Gook post…
Yep, stereotypes exist because, stereotype…
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As a Korean, I can confidently state that all the nationalities Flappinit mentioned all look very different.
But it’s ok- my parents often tell me that they cannot distinguish one white American from another, especially if they have a similar haircut =D
Especially if they’re bald or shaved their head!
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I’ve always wondered how other races view whites. I feel like, as has been said, when you pay attention, Asians can be told apart, as can black people, Latinos, etc.
My short, stocky, African American friend’s father in law asked him if he was Somalian when they met. (I live in a small, very white town.) Never understood the inability to make those distinctions but at least they can provide some amusing (and awkward) moments.
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Idk about others, but my parents and most of their friends are some of the most racist people I’ve ever seen. Basically, “American” or “white” is synonymous to dumb (think dumb blonde) and African Americans (“black”) are synonymous with lazy criminal.
Whatever “racist” assumptions Americans make about Chinese food at least a good portion think it’s delicious 
I think it has to do with how many different faces you’ve been exposed from a young age.
My parents grew up seeing the exact same ethnic features (for lack a better term) until their early 30s and are now heading into old age, so they don’t have good eye-sight. I am not surprised that they have a hard time distinguishing non-Asian faces.
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I’ve read that the part of the brain responsible for distinguishing between faces develops at a very young age. Because of that, if someone isn’t exposed to different ethnicities much at those ages, the brain literally is not capable of distinguishing them as they grow up. The same is apparently true of distinguishing between some sounds too, if they aren’t learned and experienced regularly when very young, they will never be learned.
Someone smarter than me may come along than tell you this is all crap, it’s something I read a very long time ago from a source I can’t remember.
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“Chinese food” is delicious, but it’s as close to actual Chinese food as Taco Bell is to Mexican food, or Olive Garden to Italian food. Lots of fats and carbs makes things yummy, and us 'Muricans love us some heart disease.
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I’ve consistently been in the 94s this week so looks like 2000 is a surplus. My tracking must be really off since I was maintaining a lower bodyweight and with less activity at 2000 (eating mor crap at and eyeballing.at that)
@Voxel I was honestly hoping things would “balance out “ … guess not 
Am I missing something?
Consistent weight gain is the target! So this is progress. This is PR territory. Keep going!
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It is and I’m happy about that (I don’t look too fluffy)
I’m just a bit bummed it’s at an intake I’d previously maintained on. I like eating 
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Then eat more. You say 94 pounds like you aren’t still tiny. 110 would be much better for you. PLUS IT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO EAT MORE.
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Very good. You didn’t come off happy. Also if you’re consistent, that means things have in fact “balanced out”.
The more you starve your body, the quicker it will gain weight on lower calories. Your metabolism slows down because your body is holding on to everything it gets with dear life. That is an effect that gets worse the longer the starvation mode lasts btw.
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Sprints and plyo
10x(5kbs-45lbs+(1squat jump +1broad jump)-25lbs)
6x(10high skips+60-70ish m sprint)
Technique: hs walk
- felt good going in, really focus on explosive power, wanted 10 sprints but was slowing down significantly, still suck at hs but getting better, didn’t feel like I worked too hard but I still feel quite tired-like when I do low rep heavy weight stuff, so I guess I’m doing it right???
As others have mentioned, and I believe we talked about before, the calories out aspect of your metabolism is affected heavily by calories in. I’ve maintained at 2700 and 2200. Same bodyweight. I felt as if I was equally active, my step count was the same. But I was doing more with my body at the higher end. This is why, manipulating weight up or down, initially responds to small perturbations but after a while the body catches up to what you are doing and pulls on the brakes.
And you should celebrate any weight gain. Or at least try to. As you acknowledged in that 5/3/1 log with behavioural science you must work on changing your language. Eventually, you’ll believe yourself.
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Good job shutting down your sprints once you felt you were slowing down. Quality is more important than quantity. 10 reps at 60-70m is way too much. Even 6 reps is a lot. I know I’ve said this before, if your goal is strength, sprints need full recovery (~1min per 10m) and they should be done before swings or squats
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I figured jumps come first. The swings are to help me fire up my glutes and hamstrings and generate power before jumping
There are some general rules to exercise sequence. I’ve never seen jumps or swings before sprints. Usually you perform your workouts: fastest to slowest, largest to smallest, most important to least important. At the same time you want to organize the exercises so that fatigue is minimized so performance output can be maximized. From following this log, I can guess your rest intervals between the first 10 sets of jumps were inadequate and there would have been a performance drop between set 1-3 and set 8-10. Subsequently you would have been fatigued for the sprints, which are more dynamic and require more fine motor coordination than your jumps.
You performance would likely be improved throughout the workout if you organized it as follows:
Warmup (include any light glute activation drills your require here, same with skips)
Sprints 5 x 60, rest 5+ minutes between sets
Broad Jumps, unweighted, 3-5 sets of 3-6, rest 3 minutes
Squat Jumps, weighted okay but unnecessary, 3-5 sets of 5, rest 3 minutes
Swings, 3 sets of 5-10, 2+ minutes rest
Handstand practice (could go before swings if your hips need rest)
This would be considered a high intensity day requiring 48-72 hours of rest to properly recover (depending on your work capacity)
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Okay, I’ve spent some time reading through this log. Interesting. I don’t imagine what I say is different from what anyone else has said so far, but maybe it’s good to have another female voice in here again.
As all the patient commenters have said, it would be good to get professional help. Clearly you’re very future oriented as you describe your fear of “letting yourself go” if you let yourself eat more food in the present. But have you truly considered the consequences your future self must face if you carry on like this? As suggested, this could very well kill you, which terrifies your parents. It’s not normal to crave sticks of butter. That’s not even about performance goals – it’s about sustaining your own life. And you can’t get stronger when you’re dead. Alternatively, you’ll eventually acquire stress fracture after stress fracture due to your hormonal imbalances – I’m guessing you don’t have a period right now (sorry if TMI). Those aren’t conducive to your goals either. Do you want your older, crippled self to look back on this with regret? Because that’s what’s going to happen. You can fight your body only until you can’t.
Weight fluctuations are normal, and maybe that’s what you’re experiencing now. However, I imagine your body is instead craving those few pounds of weight gain. You’re not gaining for an unknown reason. If you’re tracking as meticulously as you say, then your metabolism has likely downregulated to hold onto as much as possible for survival. You’re not going to “spiral downward” in the future because you already are RIGHT NOW via stuffing yourself only with fibrous vegetables, walking a crazy amount, etc. to make sure the number on the scale stays the same or trends downward. These aren’t “random factors” like you say. Though I think these things are clear to you, and instead you choose to ignore them. So, I’ll end that rant.
Anyway, I know you’re concerned about future powerlifting goals, or so you say (your goals seem contradictory). Let’s consider some incredibly strong women in powerlifting, like Stefi Cohen or Jen Thompson. They’ve been at this for a long time and for good reason. They would never let a variable so in their control – nutrition – lead them astray from their goals. They’d be dumbfounded by your approach.
This log has been a lot for me to absorb since recently joining. But I think we have some similarities, and I would hate to see this worsen.
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