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Hi everyone, I suspected I had sleep paralysis two days ago, it happened around noon. I wasn’t exactly sure if I dreamt of sleep paralysis or I am actually having one. But regardless, when I opened my eyes and feel my body paralysed, I glanced to the right and saw my bedroom curtain blurry but bathed in sunlight, no creatures however. I instantly knew it was sleep paralysis. I tried to lift my head up but my body muscles were inactivated, the more I try to get up the tighter my muscles and heavier the weight on my body gets. I was scared at first but later knew it was nothing supernatural but just my body being disrupted. I told myself and smirked in my head, tried to wriggle my toes and little and I went back to sleep and it was over in less than 30 seconds, I felt scared at first but I became totally fearless (not sure why though haha) when I decide to control my mind over my body to defeat the paralysed muscles and overcome SP. I feel that the human mind is the most powerful element, if u let yourself to be scared, u will be even more scared and things spiral out of control from there. If u stop yourself from being scared, u will snap the shit out of your SP in less than 30 seconds just like how I did it. Have u guys experience sleep paralysis before? How was it like?

I've been overweight my entire life. Both of my parents had sh*tty genetics and I inherited 100% of all of their sh*tty DNA (it's the main reason why I'll never conceive kids).

I've been contemplating weight loss surgery for a while now, even before I've put on extra weight. Even back in 2018, I was thinking about bariatric surgery, and I weighed less then. I decided against it because it seemed too extreme and I figured proper exercise and diet would be enough.

I've been semi-regularly going to martial arts gyms since 2012. I used to do Jiu Jitsu & Judo, then Boxing, then Powerlifting, then MMA, and here in Korea, Kickboxing. Never lost any weight at all. The number NEVER went down on the scale! Not that it matters or anything, but part of it might be because I have a minor medical condition called Hypothyroidism.

I remember joining a cardio gym shortly after high school in 2006 and having my personal trainer flirt with me and make inappropriate comments towards me, whether she was on the clock or not. It was uncomfortable, because I was 245 lbs (111 kg) back then and even that felt unattractive to me.

In 2013, I first started keeping a daily food log and counting calories (spoiler: it's useless and stupid to do so). I was 275 lbs (128 kg) then.

In early 2019, I remember hitting 300 lbs (136 kg) for the first time and I felt awful about it, because I've never once been a glutton or an overeater.

Now I'm at my heaviest at like 315 lbs (145 lbs), at least.

I'm 181 cm in the morning waking up, and 179 cm at the end of the day.

I f*cking HATE this body of mine, because literally not a single thing about it works right! After years in martial arts gyms and absolutely nothing to show for it, weight wise, I've decided I might as well just get the stomach sleeve surgery since I'm not getting any younger or taller. Doing the surgery will mean I can probably can't do martial arts again or will gain much muscle, but chances are, it's a moot point.

Personally. I just don't see them as worth your time if you're already squatting and doing pullups. Squats gives more overall benefits and trains the legs more completely.

Deadlifts don't provide as much leg strength or development but are just as if not more neurally taxing. Taking away from squats. Yet just Pullups develops back strength and muscle development better than deads without the downside of Deadlift recovery.

As far as carryover to sports and general life, squats and pullups have more benefit. Pretty much the only carry over from dead this is for deadlift variations and moderate grip strength gains.

If you have it somewhere in your routine for getting some hinge work, stretching the hammies with some lightweight stiff legged, that makes sense. But going heavy as possible and making it a focal point of your routine just isn't worth it.

Deadlift hits a lot but doesn't do anything quite as well. Grip strength. Pullups gives you more. Back development. Pullups give you more and better recovery.

Rear leg development. AtG Squats give you more and shift to front squats hits the upper back better than deads. Other that specifically hinging deadlift provides no unique benefit to any meaningful degree yet taxes you so much.

Using deadlift as a once in awhile strength test a couple times a year to see the progress in your strength program. That has value.

Light deadlifts for the stretch. That has value. Tho Jefferson Curls do a better job for that specific goal