It's hard cardio and people do it for hours. I added basketball a few months ago and dropped 7 pounds in 10 days. Quickly eliminated that hobby. Some muscle cannibilization probably going on there.

Dwight Howard says hello though. But it's okay, he got DEM GENEZ.

you mean sprinting up and down a basketball court many hours per week makes it harder to squat heavy?

Dat ***** juicin.

good doco, snitch! i can still grahically remember where i was and who i was with for every world cup loss since i was four and at my grand parents watching captain kirk lifting the cup in 87.

I read this on the plane yesterday. Pretty fun read:
THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD
A new era of strength competitions tests the limits of the human body.

I had plenty of time to read it, as I was on the plane for almost 6 hours for a 3 hour flight... Also I was on one of those new planes (737?) that **** you even harder than usual with legroom because they have pleasant lighting and they think you will not notice. I can see varying opinions on cars, but **** planes.

Nah, but lever length (of tall basketball players) can. Of course does not apply to those of us normal (not 6'5"+) recreational hoopers. No excuse not to squat/lift. Even if you're tall like a hooper (DT), no excuse not to squat/lift.

Dem genez on elite level athletes is very true, supposedly D Howard can bench 345 or 365 with LLLLOOOONNNGGG arms.

D Howard bench press video. I don't have the sound here at work so not sure what he has on the bar.

yeah, sounds about right - nice car imo.

The 50/50 balance will matter more to someone who's really into driving. If you read a lot of Car and Driver, Road and Track, Motor Trend, etc... articles and have driven a lot of cars hard, this might matter more to you. Beamers are considered by many people to be the standard to which other cars are measured. But they cost a lot, especially when you start adding options in.

Sounds like a safe choice, but will be less interesting to drive than the others.

That surprises me. Try driving one the way you drove the Beamer & the Infiniti imo.

I'm a little surprised that you liked this one best, but if you end up liking it best, go for it.

Why not see how you like these others?

This might be interesting: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests
That particular test leaves out several of your potential choices, but you can search for reviews of all of the cars you're considering there. They do great work.

also, do the CR comparison of the cars you've narrowed it down to. You can look at all the details like owner satisfaction, predicted reliability, shoulder room, exterior dimensions, safety, horse power, 0-60 times, gas mileage (both EPA ratings and CR test ratings), etc etc etc.... basically everything you ever would want to know.

on another note i was just driving around town listening to my local hip hop radio station, when they played a couple A$AP Rocky songs (Hands on the Wheel, ****in Problem), that i thought were real good, but the radio edits were just lol ridiculous and completely butchered the songs.

I know it has to be a little challenging when every other word has to be changed or bleeped, but the edits to these songs were especially horrible. Would have been better just to have a bunch of bleeps imo.

Sounds like 6 months with no major issues is actually a good run for a 30+ yr old weightlifter squatting heavy and pushing it like you were. There is a reason older athletes need to inundate themselves with steroids (anabolic and corticol), GH, opiates, nsaids, and alcohol.

The human body just isn't made to take that kind of abuse, and pain is just the price you have to pay for quads of steel. The trick is knowing when to lay off so pain doesn't turn into debilitating injury. Or you could just go the G4S route, accept the pain, and find a good surgeon to put you back together again.

Yeah. Although I didn't test drive the 3.6 version which while being a really inefficient engine, will make it more interesting to drive at least.

I'd be willing to test drive it again since it's an Acura/Subaru dealer and I'm def going to test drive the Subarus again. But, I dno, just seemed less fun to drive than both the Infiniti and Volvo.

You're surprised? I drove my mom's 1986 station wagon for a few years after getting my license and let's just say it did not leave a good impression overall in terms of style/speed/fun/etc. But I guess it was safe. My impression of Volvos has at least completely changed even if I don't buy it.

Time. Audi/Lexus dealers aren't nearby the others and if I want the Volvo or Infiniti I should buy it in 2012. The Subaru and Acura it may not matter much. Having said that, I would like to test drive them too.

I'll check that out - thanks!

I've done a lot of that. Hasn't really helped a ton simply b/c they all rate really, really well in the things important to me.

S3 talk: after a few months having the phone I realized why people move off the standard keyboard and zomg SwiftKey is amazing.

swift key has one feature I don't like. I'm still used to iphone and want hitting space twice to be a period. Other than that it's pretty money.

Is anyone getting 50 Cent's Formula50? I think I'll mostly get it because there's a book signing at a nearby BN, but I'm curious if there's actually legit info.

50 Cent @ B&N

Formula50? Is that a cologne or something?

Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life by 50 Cent and Jeff O'Connell

Same guy apparently wrote books "with" Mario Lopez and LL Cool J.


Would be shocked if all three books didn't have basically the same content.

Excluding lulz I can't imagine a single reason anyone in this forum would get that.

Something is off there. He's doing what looks like 405 or something and very nonchalantly. They have to be 10lb plates or something.

Swift Key > Advanced > Quick "."

S3 folks:

Deciding between the S3 and the iPhone 5. Leaning S3 (have an android phone now), but it seems like a tossup to me. I'm worried about durability/screen cracking/dropping. Thoughts?

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Please nobody link to this 50 cent book in ytf's thread.

Comparable.

Get a solid case.

ETA: Gorilla Glass 2