Angry foot massages...

Well, called the foot massage

Little did we know, it was Akigumo's Erogenous Zone.

And somewhere in Akigumo's mind, a lookout yells "unable to maneuver!" while Hamakaze's getting an incapacitation badge.

I want some foot massage from Hama-chan too

Takeshi22 said:

I want some foot massage from Hama-chan too

Even after seeing how Akigumo react? O_o

I like how the speech bubble is just atmospheric bg tone.

MikeyPhalanx said:

Even after seeing how Akigumo react? O_o

I'd hope none of us are as unhealthy as Akigumo.

First thought was as painful as that looks it looks like Akigumo is getting to rest her foot on a nice Hama rack.

Second thought was what if sleeping Akigumo kicks out in reflex from the pain?

Jarlath said:

I'd hope none of us are as unhealthy as Akigumo.

still worth it regardless

homegrownhero said:

still worth it regardless

Not for Akigumo. It'd be worth it for anyone else, though.

Narration: The pain was on the level of taking heavy damage.

... Either Hamakaze has an absurdly strong grip even for a destroyer-class shipgirl, or she somehow has an instinctive knack for finding the "right" nerves to induce massive amounts of pain without causing actual damage to the body (as long as she refrains from pressing too hard on the aforementioned nerves, lest they be genuinely damaged).

MarqFJA87 said:

... Either Hamakaze has an absurdly strong grip even for a destroyer-class shipgirl, or she somehow has an instinctive knack for finding the "right" nerves to induce massive amounts of pain without causing actual damage to the body (as long as she refrains from pressing too hard on the aforementioned nerves, lest they be genuinely damaged).

I think it's more that Akigumo's muscles and tendons are knotted up something fierce, so when Hamakaze massages, all the tension comes out at once.

If she's pressing on nerves, she's just doing it wrong.

Jarlath said:

I'd hope none of us are as unhealthy as Akigumo.

Hi yes, Akigumo is probably better off than I am. At least she gets out of the house more often than someone who is just a taxi driver for the family.

Also, I only eat about twice a day.

Emerald_Acid said:

Hi yes, Akigumo is probably better off than I am. At least she gets out of the house more often than someone who is just a taxi driver for the family.

Also, I only eat about twice a day.

Death by foot massage aftermath? Worse ways to go.

Emerald_Acid said:

Hi yes, Akigumo is probably better off than I am. At least she gets out of the house more often than someone who is just a taxi driver for the family.

Also, I only eat about twice a day.

Eating twice a day isn't unhealthy. In fact, I remember someone writing an article about how two smaller meals is supposed to be more healthy for a modern, low-exercise lifestyle, and how, if he ever had to go out to eat to meet with someone, he'd make that his only meal of the day. (Basically, the idea is a diet where you eat more vitamin-rich foods, and fattier foods is OK, you just plain eat less.)

Honestly, it seems that for most people (i.e. people who aren't trying to build mass or lose a large amount of weight) that you should eat at the points that you feel hungry; or rather, that you eat at the points that satiate you the most. If you don't eat breakfast, but snack a lot during the day, then maybe you should eat breakfast - there's no evidence showing that eating breakfast specifically does anything, metabolism-wise or anything - it's just a factor of feeling hungry or not.

There's some evidence for those periodic fasting diets, and for eating a lot of small meals, but it really still comes down to stopping you over-eating from feeling hungry. I don't eat breakfast (beyond a morning coffee), and I'm reasonably healthy.

Comes down to the ol' calories in v calories out, I guess.

Paracite said:

Honestly, it seems that for most people (i.e. people who aren't trying to build mass or lose a large amount of weight) that you should eat at the points that you feel hungry; or rather, that you eat at the points that satiate you the most. If you don't eat breakfast, but snack a lot during the day, then maybe you should eat breakfast - there's no evidence showing that eating breakfast specifically does anything, metabolism-wise or anything - it's just a factor of feeling hungry or not.

There's some evidence for those periodic fasting diets, and for eating a lot of small meals, but it really still comes down to stopping you over-eating from feeling hungry. I don't eat breakfast (beyond a morning coffee), and I'm reasonably healthy.

Comes down to the ol' calories in v calories out, I guess.

When you eat affects the metabolism, however.

Some people just don't have any energy in the mornings without breakfast, so they have to eat then. I, personally, don't eat breakfast because my metabolism hasn't woken up by then, and eating any breakfast more complex than just shoving a slice of bread in my mouth will result in a nasty stomach ache. Inversely, I don't tend to feel tired from not eating recently, so especially in high school, I would just go without eating until the afternoon.

Conversely, eating later at night has the problem of digestion being more efficient while you sleep, resulting in the body actually absorbing more calories from a late-night meal, while you are also sleeping through the "energy burst" where you might burn off those calories.

If you're talking about "feeling full", then that's why you want to eat fiber. Sugar is high in calories and digested quickly, making you feel hungry again, making you reach for more sugar. Fibrous foods are digested more slowly, making you "feel fuller longer", which is why things like salads are high on most diet lists. (Just watch what you do for dressing - Ranch is basically 100% fat.) Fruit in general, for example, is high in sugar and calories, and orange juice is, contrary to popular opinion, worse for you than a sugary soda, however, a fibrous fruit like strawberries balance that out with tons of fiber, and get put into plenty of "superfood" lists.

NWSiaCB said:

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I subscribe to the "in moderation" approach. I really don't watch what I eat, and have once spent over a year where my only diet was fast food without any detriment to my physical performance. If you are active enough and you don't overeat during your meals you should theoretically be fine. The only problem is that we generally don't eat for hunger, but with great influence on the conditions surrounding our meal such as the serving size and when people around us are full. Not to mention there is a significant delay between our body being full and the message reaching our brain to start feeling satiated. This also influences how the speed of our consumption influences how much we have to eat before we feel full. Tricks like drinking water before a meal or putting down your utensil between bites work pretty well in my personal experience.

Definitely traps are the fruits and salad dressing. People complain about "high fructose" sugars, well where do you think fructose comes from?! I've seen some really crazy salad diets that are equivalent to any fast food meal. I think a big problem with the health and dieting tips is that a lot of people are listening to "nutritionists" who are fake dietitians rather than understanding the basic science behind it, and they don't realize that unless you are regularly inspected by a professional like athletes or soldiers are, no one can really give you hard fast answers on how much you need and when too much is too much. Ultimately it comes down to self control and commitment to maintaining a diet as a lifestyle and not a phase. To me, vegetarian and vegan diets are crazy because no matter how much time you invest into watching your consumption, it really is impossible to be as healthy compared to having a more diverse diet. Plus who wants to spend more time thinking about food than we have to?

As far as timing, I too don't eat breakfast. I don't know who thought of breakfast as the "most important meal of the day". Eating puts you in parasympathetic mode which generally would hinder your performance during the day, evidenced by a lot of guys vomiting in the start of training programs because they eat breakfast then immediately have to run a couple miles which the body can't work both systems to it's full potential. Generally my largest meal is lunch, and a very small and early dinner. Although if I am eating from a limited food source such as what we have in a truck or in our bags, then my largest meal will be dinner and eaten right before going to sleep. During the day I will just periodically eat whatever calorie bar is supplied and mainly drink a lot of water. Some guys make powdered fruit juice in their camelbacks, but to me I think it dehydrates you more than anything unless you make it really light in concentration. Then again, I'm not really a salty sweater so I don't need the extra solutes.

ezekill said:

And somewhere in Akigumo's mind, a lookout yells "unable to maneuver!" while Hamakaze's getting an incapacitation badge.

What kind of moron drives a DD without Last Stand?

Emerald_Acid said:

Hi yes, Akigumo is probably better off than I am. At least she gets out of the house more often than someone who is just a taxi driver for the family.

I'm "lucky" to have a job that's basically straight up physical labor. I remember some dude making a joke once that they should market it as a new fad workout and call it 'Box Fit'. The shocking thing though is that some guys do this everyday and STILL somehow manage to get fat. I swear they must be going home and like guzzling vegetable oil or something.

Mithiwithi said:

I think it's more that Akigumo's muscles and tendons are knotted up something fierce, so when Hamakaze massages, all the tension comes out at once.

If she's pressing on nerves, she's just doing it wrong.

I think that's the point: She's unknowingly doing it wrong because, as she previously admitted, she never had any real practice with any massage technique, and has only read about them recently from some book (whose reliability and/or usefulness cannot be ascertained).