Posts by ChopperDave

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dude. where did you see the second season of house of cards? o_O

I don't follow. They announced season 2 is coming if that's what you mean. The trailer for it is on IMDB.

The first seasons of both House of Cards and Sherlock. Good stuff.

I did. It's about as bad as you expected from seeing the trailers. I still think it's better than Chronicles but that's not a very high bar. Pitch Black is still the best.

Close enough.

http://www.gdconf.com/

Early registration is now open. Who's going this year?

This is the only film I've seen in 3D where I felt the 3D actually improved it (and it didn't make me nauseous).

While I'll admit the film was really good and everyone should go see it, I'm not really in the same boat as everyone else thinking it's the most amazing thing ever. But maybe that's because I'm cynical and nothing really blows my mind anymore. That or I went in with high expectations (especially since I've seen Children of Men) and got what I expected.

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I think you answered your own question.

Better late than never. I may pick this up again, but given that it's not going offline 'til next year I guess I'll stick with Torchlight 2.

On a side note: did anyone here pick up the console version? The demo was pretty solid but a I played the PC version extensively so I felt like I was just re-treading familiar territory and wasn't convinced I should get it.

No, you're not alone.

I was kinda surprised it was Scott. It seemed way more like a Coen Brothers movie. Either way, looks great.

"What are you doing?"

"Killing monsters."

I got hard.

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Speaking of which, what kind of gloves do you recommend to lift weights?

None. Build up those callouses. If your palms sweat too much and you feel the weights slipping then buy chalk. But I doubt you'll need it.

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I could barely sleep last night my upper chest muscles were aching so much. I hope this gets less painful?????

It does. I hope you stretched when you were done.

For those of you who want to massage the muscle, you may want to look into getting a foam roller to iron out your trigger points. They can really help, especially if you have a particular muscle that's tight or in pain.

I wouldn't recommend HIIT on a daily basis -- if you do it properly it's pretty taxing on your body, so I'd do it every other day at most. HIIT on your non-lifting days is a great strategy for getting some cardio in whilst also burning off some fat. LISS cardio would be better for a marathon but it can also be detrimental to your efforts to maintain lean mass, so be cautious you don't overdo it.

If you haven't been running in a while you're gonna remember just how awesome shin splints are.

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by using some sort of plier on different parts of the skin. I don't know the correct English name for it.

Skin caliper.Those things are notoriously unreliable. You not only need a hight quality one (electronic != high quality) but someone who actually knows how to use it properly and consistently, which is a toss up. Your best bet is to try and find a place near you that does hydrostatic weighing. I use it and it gives extremely accurate results (down to .01% BF).

If you really want to get your caloric intake and macro split on target you need to know your BF%. Once you know that read this thread to find out how much you should be eating:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981

Though the formulas in there work better when you're a little bit leaner. So maybe when your BF% gets under 20 you can really start honing in on the diet. Until then common sense can go a long way .

Something tells me that vigilante mask will lead to no good...

Trailer thumbnail looks like RAGE. Not exactly what I wanted to come to mind.

Netscape, Lynx, ZSNES....love the golden age of computing. Sure hope you're rocking Windows for Workgroups.

Oh man, I really need new furniture. Haven't bought any since I moved out of the parent's house, so all I've got is gaudy, ancient hand-me-downs. Think it's time to make an investment. Shit you not my couch is older than I am.

Hey HP, was that dog free after rebate when you got that stand at IKEA?

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Don Mattrick didn't actually write that.

I don't believe you. It was so eloquently written it could only have been him.