This and only this. Obv agree on the lol morality arguments for which drugs are legal and not.

Yeah, the double standards surrounding the topic are almost as ridiculous as those you hear when you listen to females discussing the specifics of gender equality.

ETA:

Sensei,

Sup? You haven't heard, posting random stuff in peoples logs is the new LC?

My heart says no, my head says Pummi's basically right.

Legislation should be based on evidence, not on feels.

As far as the drug legislation goes, it's still mostly based on Reagan era lies and hyperbole and nothing else.

It's quite bizarre.

Politics should be based on evidence, not on feels.

But that is not the world we live in. Voting is based on feels, thus the rest will to some extent follow suit. So the is some logic to the bizarre.

I think weed will be legal in a lot of western countries within 20 years. Tobacco and alcohol will never be banned again though.

I couldn't say "never" for tobacco. It's getting so restricted and smoking rates are dropping so much that I wouldn't be surprised if at some point in time, some government just goes "nup. that's enough".

Pummi,

I started the 'random stuff in logs is the new LC'. Trusss

Just been MIA for a couple of weeks, not being able to put in the hours here.

sorry to hear about the squats though

Ah, tobacco.
One of those smart drugs that definetely belongs amongst the few legal drug choices if we're going to divide drugs into legal and illegal ones.

- zero utility besides keeping addicts' withdrawal symptoms at bay
- only kills up to half of its users.
- only kills around 6 million users each year worldwide
- only kills around 600 000 non-users each year worldwide as the result of exposure to second-hand smoke.

Sounds good, right?

Drug legislation is so backwards that if you knew nothing about it and were questioned why do you think it is set up like it is, your answer should be closer to 'cleansing gene pool' than 'harm reduction'.

Legal drugs (nicotine, alcohol) are always gonna have more deaths than illegal ones (marijuana) because they are used more worldwide

Yes. And no. (btw, nicotine ain't that bad for you, it's more about the way people get that **** into their brain/bloodstream)

If all those smokers were to eat weed brownies instead, or to chew on khat / coca leaves I bet there'd be way less early deaths. And close to zero collateral damage.

I mean, relative to pretty much any other drugs known to humankind, tobacco and alcohol are quite bad for the user physically; increasing the risk of getting many cancers, amongst other things.

Unfortunately there's no real data on currently illegal drugs wrt drug-induced diseases, but I doubt many of them are quite as harmful for the user (or the non-users) as the currently legal ones.

You have to remember that many harms associated with them are caused by the dumb legislation, which in turn gave birth to the black market. Meaning, the problems weren't really there before the legislation.
I mean, cough medicine, that was given to kids, used to be laced with heroin and it was no big deal.

While I think absolutely no drug should be illegal to use, some of them definetely need to be marginalized a'la what's happened to tobacco recently.
I think gubmints are actually doing a pretty good job with tobacco for a change; spreading out actual true information and tightening the social pressure actually works, unlike outright lies and bans.
Who would have guessed.

I smoke sticks, chew stims, blaze spliffs, shotta sauce till im ****faced then skank in the rave in the mornin' slam shakes till i'm over-satiate still my health ain't gone skint.

and you know what? My lab work is mint.

That is very poetic.

Okay so I been doing pull-ups three times a week, and zero elbow issues. I been running 2-3x a week and close to zero issues (Achilles still freaks me out, sometimes tender when I wake up). I also quit on squats two months ago and my back is 100%. Started deadlifting again and feels great but super weak.

So I am going to make a run to get these goals knocked out by 40. The other day I saw my first signs of old man physique. Old man physique is defined as leathery cottage cheesey skin. It actually hits women much harder (look at Cindy Crawford abs). I have been blessed that it hasn't hit me, but I saw the very first signs on my abs.

I am 160 right now, so this pull-up goal should be in sight. And at the same time might as well work on this running goal. So maybe cut down to 156-158 and get both of these knocked out. Then bulk to 165 and try to get the bench and deadlift goal. Those latter goals, I think are going to be tough. No squat as assistance for deadlift.

I am currently wrapping up a three day a week intermediate pull-up program on iPhone app. Will do advanced starting next week and hopefully get the 20
there or else on to pavel pull-up. I have really enjoyed three days a week pull-up so hoping that accomplishes the goal. 5 day a week pull-ups not enticing.

For the running going to do this

http://running.competitor.com/2012/0...e-mile_30069/2

Some of the xtraining and long runs will be replaced with swimming and lifting.

Easy run @10 min per mile pace
5k pace 8:00 min per mile
1mile current pace 6:00-6:15
Goal 1 mile pace 5:30

W1D2 Easy run 30:00 3miles

W5D1 Pull-ups @181 total weight
5 11 8 5

Deadlift 255x5
Unilateral leg press
110+sled x 12
130+sled x10
160+sled x10
180+sled x8x2

Hypers +65 2x10
Legpress Calf raises 270 3x15
Ab wheel


Checking up on the pull-ups since this exercise and rows the most butchered around here.

Absolutely nothing wrong with those pullups.

I think you should do less pullups and more punching that bag there.

Pull-ups look fine to me. I will say that it's pretty weird that your gym had a -10 lb dumbbell.

Loco, how tall are you? You look larger (muscle mass wise) than 160lbs.

5'10".


Yes, I am all upperbody. Twigs for legs. The EVgonnaEV way of life.

11/7
W1D3
Easy run 35:00 3.3 miles

Skipped strides, it was raining. I did intervals Saturday, pooped. Upperbody tomorrow, so basically a recovery day.

11/8
Bench press 3x3 @235
Incline DB Bench 2x10 @75s
Cgbp 2x8 @165
W5 D2 Pull-ups @180 total weight
4 12 8 5
Tbar rows 3x10 @100
DB Hammer curls 2x10 @35s
Ab wheel

Did wrong day on pull-ups, will repeat this day. I am using a 15lb dumbell because the program had an intermediate and an advanced. Intermediate too easy but advanced too hard, so did medium weighted.




Don't even need big weights for this, just need strict form. Not sure what exercise some people are doing around here, theirs look like row shrugs.

W1D5

Easy run 45:00 4 miles + strides

Those Tbar rows are **** joocy

11/10
Deadlift 3x1 @285
DB RFESS 3x5 @55s
Unilateral leg extension 3x10
Leg curl 3x10
Seat calf raise 4x10

I have 8x200m @40s on Saturday. A little concerned, I am old.

What do you mean by 8x200m @ 40s?