EssentialNPC

@EssentialNPC@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why can't someone create a public alternative to health insurance in the USA?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is a not-for-profit health insurance company. I am not sure that it is a full mutual company, but they have no profit incentive. Consequently, they are by far the best health insurance we have ever had by a wide margin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weight Lifting: How are you supposed to know the weights of unlabled things?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I would mildly disagree. Knowing your numbers for a lift can help you estimate where you should be on related lifts. It can also help you very roughly gauge your progress compared to others. The mechanical advantage, friction, and other physical aspects of any given machine play a huge role for sure, but one can broadly make comparisons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weight Lifting: How are you supposed to know the weights of unlabled things?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That is some ingenuity! Smart move.

  I am lucky that I have been working with a trainer for a couple years, and she knows this info for every piece of equipment in my gym. It will get harder as I taper off working with her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weight Lifting: How are you supposed to know the weights of unlabled things?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  First, I am sorry for everyone just finding this question. There are many valid reasons for wanting to know the unloaded weight of machines, including just being curious. If you want to change up your routine or compare results between machines, you absolutely want this info.

  Some machines will have this information in fine print on the main instruction panel or some small label on the machine. You have to search for it.

  The most reliable way to know would be to ask the staff at your gym. A gym-employed trainer would be a great resource if they are off without a client. At my gym, I just put in a request that they level all of the machines with this info. It seems like a big quality of life increase for the cost of some printer paper and packing tape.

  Keep lifting heavy and pushing for the details you want. I know on my leg press sled, I absolutely want credit for the 105 lb. sled in addition to the plates I put on it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Locked out - Google's absurd security measures won't log me in⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You can believe what you want, I guess, but that does not change reality. The company also has a vested interest in marketing your account security. They also lose out when accounts on their system are compromised. It seems a bit ridiculous to say that only one of the two parties who have a vested interest in security here gets to set the rules.