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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Lin-Manuel Miranda
« on: October 24, 2010, 04:41:00 pm »Methinks 'tis very good.
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Methinks 'tis very good.
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Art & Sheeeit / Re: Jackson Pollock
« on: October 20, 2010, 09:39:36 am »
I hate how people think all of his art is just random splashes. :-/
I remember hearing mention of a study which compared his paintings to randomly produced paintings by people, and Pollock's elicited very different emotional responses. I will have to look it up...
I remember hearing mention of a study which compared his paintings to randomly produced paintings by people, and Pollock's elicited very different emotional responses. I will have to look it up...
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Bios / Re: Animals
« on: October 19, 2010, 01:51:14 pm »doggy vert<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljRayHV6Di8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljRayHV6Di8</a>
If I were there I would have yelled "GET THAT SHIIIIIIIT" right before his run-up.
I thought that video was going to have something to do with cows.
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MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT & SHeeT! / Making Of Deliver Hope
« on: October 15, 2010, 01:45:49 pm »
For those who have not seen it, Deliver Hope is the live action trailer for Halo: Reach. Watch it here:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRlWLDWhGI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRlWLDWhGI</a>
The (short) making of is pretty cool: http://www.giantbomb.com/how-the-halo-reach-live-short-was-made/17-3377/
The (short) making of is pretty cool: http://www.giantbomb.com/how-the-halo-reach-live-short-was-made/17-3377/
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MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT & SHeeT! / Re: Favorite Movies
« on: October 15, 2010, 10:55:22 am »Well obviously, lol. That was like his breakout movie I believe.
My favorites are:
1. The Notebook
2. Sisters of the Traveling Pants
3. Hannah Montana: the Movie
4. Sex and the City
5. Toy Story 3
everyone should watch these movies
I thought you were being ironic, but then I saw Toy Story 3, which is a legitimately excellent film, so I do not know what to make of this post.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / CNS Testing
« on: October 12, 2010, 06:11:13 pm »
http://www.urban75.com/Mag/java7.html
I hit 78 this morning, and I am averaging 73 this evening.
What about all ya'll?
Edit: Got 80
I hit 78 this morning, and I am averaging 73 this evening.
What about all ya'll?
Edit: Got 80
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 12, 2010, 04:37:10 pm »
Great atmosphere in that video. The clouds and music and your stance go really well together, good shit.
My only problem is the implications of there being 6 Andrew Darquis. The world can only support so much bumness.
My only problem is the implications of there being 6 Andrew Darquis. The world can only support so much bumness.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Measurements
« on: October 11, 2010, 07:05:17 pm »
Chest: 42" +1
Legs: 24" +1.5
Neck: 14.75" +.75
Upper arms: 13.5" Same
Forearms: 12" +.5
Hips/Ass: 40" Same
Calves: 15.25" -.25"
Waist: 32" -.5"
Wrist: 6.25"
Ankle: 9"
Not bad for 3 months, I suppose.
Legs: 24" +1.5
Neck: 14.75" +.75
Upper arms: 13.5" Same
Forearms: 12" +.5
Hips/Ass: 40" Same
Calves: 15.25" -.25"
Waist: 32" -.5"
Wrist: 6.25"
Ankle: 9"
Not bad for 3 months, I suppose.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: October 11, 2010, 01:06:57 pm »1525
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: no bounce, need bounce
« on: October 11, 2010, 11:03:43 am »Yesterday, played frisbee golf with my brothers for ~2 hours. Lots of walking around and some running to make sure we didn't lose discs in the woods. Hadn't ever played a full course of disc golf before. It was fun but man do disc golf discs fly different than ultimate ones. Still hadn't gotten the hang of it by the end.
No scratch handicap?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: October 11, 2010, 08:19:48 am »
That video is fucking sick, man!
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Frank Yang Returns to the Gym
« on: October 10, 2010, 09:40:29 am »Hopefully he will start coming out with badass workout videos again.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: vag's journal : Age vs Vertical
« on: October 09, 2010, 04:58:52 pm »
THE RATIO TECHNIQUE BIG EXPERIMENT:
BLUE = current
RED = pending
GREEN = done
9 October 2010
PHASE 1 - Cycle 2 - Stim Workout
Bodyweight@session : ~196
Injuries/aches : none
Soreness : none
Stim : 1 redbull 30 mins before lifting
MSEM SQUATS ( rest between reps ~45sec , rest between sets ~4min ):
3x1 : 209 - 209 - 209
3x1 : 231 - 231 - 231
3x1 : 253 - 253 - 253
209 & 231 sub-parallel , 254 half-squats.
Focus on form+depth ( controlled descend + looking slightly down ). Very happy with the 231 sub-parallel set.
MSEM BSS ( at smith machine , rest between reps ~20sec , rest between sets ~3'' )
3x1@220
3x1@264 , ( 3-rep-PR , all time PR is 2x286 )
220 was insane , free leg touching ground , going up rather explosive , "light weight"!
264 was great too , good form & speed up.
SINGLE LEG STANDING CALVE RAISES:
1x5@110
1x5@132
1x5@154
1x5@176
Great workout , caffeine + taurine + MSEM FTW!
very nice man!!
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MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT & SHeeT! / Re: 172 hours trailer
« on: October 09, 2010, 02:16:06 pm »
I have heard of this guy before. Fucking badass.
I am so impressed by people who go out on their own to do things like this; I loved the movie Into the Wild.
I wonder what sort of psychological or philosophical changes people undergo as a result of these sorts of experiences. Especially people who are "sane" beforehand, not like that crazy fucker who swam the Amazon.
I am so impressed by people who go out on their own to do things like this; I loved the movie Into the Wild.
I wonder what sort of psychological or philosophical changes people undergo as a result of these sorts of experiences. Especially people who are "sane" beforehand, not like that crazy fucker who swam the Amazon.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: squat form check
« on: October 05, 2010, 02:09:28 pm »Well you better believe it makes such a dramatic difference...
If you think about it, this takes away so much from your leg strength potential because you can't use a weight that's actually challenging for your leg strength. You use a weight that's challenging for your form, while the legs can cope with that weight with no problems whatsoever.
That's a lot of lost training stimulus.
That's a very interesting part , im not sure how exactly it goes.
So there's a huge deficit betwen smith and free squats , like 50lbs in the 6-rep range.
But how much of it is it because of the thin-olympic bar and how much because of the balance/help the smith machine gives?
Id like to hear what Andrew has to say about that...
Well, in most smith machines, the bar alone does not weigh 45lbs, I think it is usually closer to about 25lbs, so that accounts for a portion of the discrepancy.