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Re:Some suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians wi... by torstenvl on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @10:37PM (#17614683)
I think most people underestimate the amount of discipline that it takes to get good at something, and overestimate the amount of time it takes.

Truer words have never been spoken, across all kinds of domains. When I was a fat desk nerd and decided to become a Marine, I was surprised at how quickly I was able to transform my body and gain the required physical skills - once I found the motivation and discipline. Ditto for language study, programming, etc.

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Re:Some suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians wi... by ntumlin on Thursday July 26, 2018 @10:04AM (#17617596)
What did you do to train?
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Re:Some suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians wi... by torstenvl on Saturday July 28, 2018 @04:15AM (#17632190)
Intermittent ketosis with a 1500 kcal budget (net after exercise), a lot of pull-ups, elliptical, running. Weight training focusing on arms, chest, shoulders, some leg work.

I lost 25# over about 3-4 months while also being more muscular than I'd ever been. Ended up submitting my application with a 290 PFT score out of 300 (20 pull-ups, 100 crunches in 2 minutes, 19:32 3-mile runtime).

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