Bstrong86, I generally do 2 muscle groups a session, and normally all my work outs are rather high intensity, I tend to super set a lot. Ive been looking for something new simply because I generally cycle through the same basic routines Ive been doing since highschool, I really just started doing various grips and slow reps ect. and its been great. I should do a month or so of just intense body weight stuff.


ericownsyou5, I just started working legs to any real extent and have also seen real improvement in a lot of areas. I am really annoyed however because I cant squat worth anything, im not sure if my form just sucks but putting 45s on each side is pretty much as heavy as I get. The leg press machine how ever I can go five 45 plates each side and do sets of 10 so I know my legs aren't weak. I guess just time and patience will tell. As soon as I get a work out partner im sure they can help me in that area as well.

Det, TEACH ME TO SQUAT. hahaha, I have never been much into bar bench press to be honest, I prefer to use dumbbells instead, Ive maxed out at my gym since their dumbbells only go up to 100. I used to think my chest was probably the strongest thing on me and that when I lost my body fat it would look incredible, but its seriously lacking. Im not sure if this is because ive dislocated my shoulders so many times and some how when I do chest I overcompensate or something but its built a fire in me to focus on my chest and figure out how to sculpt it.

I have been thinking of doing a body building competition in the next two years to have a fitness goal. Guess we will see what happens.

funnily enough, anytime i try to speak with detmer he is busy trying to speak with qz who is going cycling. nice alibi!

I love the modern political concept of collective blame. A few assholes in one hospital fluff up and the whole political system is to blame. My dad gets phenomenal care from the VA and crows about it at every opportunity. As do two of my co-workers. Your mileage may vary, thats how the world is sometimes.

I'm not sure when objectivity died in America, but I doubt if it was the VA that killed it.

I'll be 50 this year, which means I've been out of school for 33 years... but we always had a resource officer in high school. I live in Canada, where stuff like this rarely happens - but I can tell you that our SRO headed off a LOT of problems before they had a chance to become problems. He was a friend, not a cop. He'd give you a lecture if you needed one, but more often he was chaperoning trips, wandering the halls telling jokes, making sure kids felt valued and included, and generally keeping the peace by, well, keeping the damned peace. We never had an issue, largely because he was such a great presence at the school. He bridged the gap by being fair and just, and by just taking the time to notice things. I don't see how an SRO could be anything but an asset, but I don't think they should be placed specifically to combat school shooters. They should be there to head off the school shooter long before he/she gets to the point of pulling a trigger.

I also don't think having weapons of any kind in a school is a good idea. If an SRO is armed, I guess that's one thing as he/she is trained to handle the weapon in a combat situation. But it's still a weapon that can be grabbed and used by someone else. And allowing anyone other than an SRO to bring a weapon into a school is just sheer idiocy, IMHO.

I mainly do cycling; I'm at 335km in the last 4 weeks according to Strava; I'd like to get that moving average up to 400km or more now that the weather is better.... 100km/week isn't actually very much =/

Specs Det? How much do you lift?

Sometimes I drink 40's instead of regular sized beers - but I cant do as many reps.

not that there's anything to read (at least not interestring stuff).

one of the greatest threats to functioning free-market capitalism today is not "unions" or "socialism" but rather the rise of monopoly power.

bring back detmer and tan!

you forgot to lock it.

I'm banning Detmer!

Idiot! You will come to regret this decision.

You have to examine the counter factual.
In this case the counter factual is rail. If the pipeline doesn't get built then the oil will be transported by rail instead, this is well known.

Rail is statistically far less safe and spills far more oil per barrel transported than pipelines.

Seems silly to me to block pipelines on the basis of safety when they are the safest mode of transport.

http://static6.businessinsider.com/...-next-up-is-indonesia.jpg

This resource is a bit old, but you'll find lots of great info in it... Page 11 in particular starts to talk about refining. Keep in mind that a lot has changed since 2005, but the basics are useful:

http://www.api.org/...lgas/upload/oilprimer.pdf

Some of the key takeaways are that there are MANY markets at work here. Various type/qualities of crude oil, various types/qualities of refined oil, further markets in petroleum based products. Add on the changing transportation system/market, changes in regulatory/taxation over time and the fact that many of these deals are long-term contracts...

And yes, you end up with a system where a company may have a 15-year contract to import something to country A (maybe they don't have their own crude supply, i.e. not vertically integrated) while company B is also exporting something similar under another deal (maybe they are a vertically integrated crude supplier with periodic excess crude vs. refining capacity). What is appropriate on the spot market at any given time is not directly related to the import/export levels of longer term deals, etc.

I am vastly oversimplifying it, of course, as this is one of the most valuable and strategic business and political markets in the world. We didn't even go into the pure politics side of it...

More resources:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/...ergy/crude-oil-market.htm

oh, and here's one I didn't even read because OMG it gets more technical than I care for. (i.e., I'm lazy):

http://www.oxfordenergy.org/...em-BassamFattouh-2011.pdf

you banned Alana?

you jerk

We should see who is the best looking earther.

so if pdm does ab fs you get to act.