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QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 11:26 PM) I don't use my guns to kill people. Try again. but someone else COULD use your guns to kill people.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 11:28 PM) Cigarettes supposedly kill other people, which is why liberals again decided they just knew better and told people how to run their businesses. *sigh* good point. bad example. they do kill other people. the main crux of my argument remains. guns kill other people who DID NOT CHOOSE to have it happen. not so with drugs etc

ALCOHOL KILLS YOURSELF, CIGARETTES KILL YOURSELF, DRUGS KILL YOURSELF GUNS KILL OTHER PEOPLE will you stop with the ridiculous fallacious arguments???

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 02:55 PM) Is he to wave his magical politcal wand to make all his dreams come true? in this situation he has ALL the leverage in the world. there's pretty much no way for him to lose/look bad UNLESS he caves for no reason.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) Good lord no the sexy version of inception?

sooo i've been doing the new Les Mills Combat program (just dabbling in it to learn the workouts, starting for real January 1). Did one of the workouts yesterday that focuses on boxing and tae kwon do, with a little muay thai and karate thrown in for good measure. I had no idea what a good workout this kind of stuff is. Not a single pound of weight in my hand, and yet today my biceps, shoulders and upper back are more sore than they've ever been after P90X. This MMA stuff is solid.

Obama is such a p****! THIS is the number one issue I have with the guy. No damn backbone.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 01:45 PM) Because it will give you clarity as to what the hell you are doing in the first place? When you break up, many times both parties miss eachother. Neither of you want to miss eachother. So why should you continue to be apart? Because it needs to be done. right, agreed, and we are continuing to be apart. we're not talking every day, I'm not even going to see her again till after the holidays (she's going home to Cali). believe me, we're taking this slow and we're NOT just falling back into a relationship. Frankly, we're doing the same thing we were BEFORE the date, just now we both know where we stand. If at any point that changes, we tell the other what we need, and we do it. If that means a clean split, seeing other people, then so be it. That's what we agreed on.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 01:29 PM) Yeah, that would be weaker. But you probably should not be going on these dates and just have a clean break. meh, maybe, but neither of us wants that so why should we do it?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 11:28 AM) It seems to me that both of you are just too weak to do what needs to be done right now...and that usually ends badly. I don't think she is seeing anyone else. But I do think the things that caused you to break up in the first place won't just go away unless someone is willing to make a major compromise. Otherwise, the same thing that happened a month ago or whenever will probably just keep repeating itself until it ends more permanently. hmm... i feel like it would be the weaker choice to jump back into a relationship and pretend nothing's wrong... which would be extremely easy for both of us to do (she even said this)

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 11:31 AM) Maybe, things just work out better when you dont force them IMO. If someone is forced to "change" or speed up their process it causes friction which ultimately ends badly. It's better just to stay close and see what happens instead of trying to make something out of it at the wrong time. that's actually exactly what we're doing. sorry if I was bad at explaining that. Edit: yes, we'd both LIKE to get back together at some point, but we both know that's not now, and we don't have a timetable on it, so we're doing exactly what you suggested. We both realize the possibility is there that we WON'T get back together. Nothing's definitive right now, we're just playing it by ear.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 12:59 PM) We need to arm the Good Guys with guns to stop the Bad Guys who want to shoot other Good Guys defining Good Guys and Bad Guys prior to any specific incident is left as an exercise to the reader If the only way to stop gun violence in this country is to arm more and more people with guns, then there's something deeply, deeply wrong with this country. well...

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 12:05 PM) Honestly, you're going to have to get more specific. A 5.56 round is designed to wound, not kill. But that's not the only ammunition these types of weapons take, and I mean there is really no such thing as an "assault weapon". That label has been bred by a combination of fear mongering media and Call of Duty kids. Are you just talking about weapons that are plastic and/or black? Stuff that's scary looking? I dont get it. so then why are there 20 dead kids and not 20 wounded kids?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 02:48 PM) Forcing it to work to stay together will end in diaster. You cant force things or both people will eventually be unhappy with what they are getting in return. At some point both people have to be on the same page and willing to be with each other totally or something will tear it apart. yeah understood - i think that even if we're not on the same page, we're in the same chapter, probably only a few pages apart right now. and like i've said before, i'm willing to wait a little bit, work on me, focus on my life/career/goals, to see if we'll get to that same place. and I'd rather do that and know for sure, than look back and say what if.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 01:56 PM) My goal is to build muscle, lose fat and still have the energy to perform my job, which is high cardio/endurance. I don't want to necessarily bulk, but it's not easy for me to gain muscle while cycling so much. I also want the diet and workout to be sustainable. I'm trying to make a long term change. I drink protein shakes post workout and not a 4:1 recovery drink because I have to go jump on the bike for hours after working out. Would it be more beneficial to drink a recovery drink instead? Ultimately, I think I need to get a heart rate monitor to find out just how many calories I actually burn while cycling. Since my bike fitness level is high, it takes less effort to maintain speed as opposed to someone who rides less, so I assume. in my opinion yes. the recovery drink gets your blood sugar back to normal levels quickly, and repairs tired muscles faster. in addition, though, you'd want to have a complex carb - heavy meal post workout as well, before you start your job. to do the high cardio/endurance thing, you really need a lot of carbs. I usually have a big ole bowl of steel cut oats after a workout with some flax and chia seeds thrown in. Ends up being about 30 g protein and 100g carbs - all complex.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 01:27 PM) Austin, which is barely Texas.

ptac throwing it down!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) Charles Whitman killed 16 and injured approximately 30. That was in Texas. Not sure where you are going with this. he doesn't either.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 12:21 PM) There is such as thing as too much...you can damage your kidneys with routine protein overdosing. absolutely. oddly enough, to pack on muscle, you really don't NEED a protein macronutrient level higher than 25% (again, generally speaking). High protein macros are pretty much just used to drop body fat, since it just keeps you from eating carbs. That's pretty much the dirty secret behind that.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 12:00 PM) For skinny people that have a very hard time packing on muscle or weight of any kind. Truth.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 11:58 AM) This is not at all accurate. It is a diet myth. It is based on a study that showed muscle protein synthesis peaked in the acute setting at about 25g protein. More is still better. There are more informative studies showing that timing of meals as well as even quality of food do not result in significant physique changes. If you focus on good macronutrient ratios, you will find that little else matters. i think you're right, but only to a point. people don't get to looking like fitness models by eating whatever the hell they want whenever they want it as long as they hit their macros. i think it's a gradient, and the more specific you are, the better your results. HOWEVER, we're talking about only the elite of the elite. For the average person just looking to get in better shape and lower their risk of illness and injury, you're probably right.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 11:50 AM) I work out in the AM - I need protein in the AM because of this. pre or post workout? even post workout ideally you'd take in something that has a 4:1 carb to protein ratio

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 11:13 AM) Also, for your body type/style, you need to use a carb /\ protein ramp. Morning = High Carb, Low Protein Afternoon = Mid Card, Mid Protein Evening = Low Carb, High Protein for whom is this NOT the case? out of curiosity

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 10:29 AM) Raised Catholic, but not much of a believer in a man made God. I believe that the primer mover represents what people believe is God. If the big bang was that prime mover...than to me, the big bang represents God. I have no problems with people believing in God, being spiritual, or whatever it takes to make them peaceful people. I don't even care if they use it in speeches, or for a way to speak about mourning, etc...so long as you don't use it as an opportunity to recruit or allow it to sway objectivity when science says otherwise. For an example of this, see Carl Everett claiming dinosaurs never existed. If you allow your religious beliefs to blind you to that extent, then I do have a problem with you. I have no problems with Obama's comments. None at all. I find it hilarious that people make fun of Scientology for their "insane beliefs" of an alien race, call it a man made religion, etc...yet most of these same people believe in a ghost floating in the sky from a different man made religion. Let me ask what's more likely, a God like extraterritorial race, or an invisible benevolent guy floating in the sky, watching on as things this mass shooting took place? Case rested.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 01:02 AM) I'm 6'1/185 lbs. My goal is to be lean and muscular. Brad Pitt from Fight Club. I'm a bike messenger. I average about 50 miles a day of varying efforts. I'd guess about 15 of those miles are a hard effort (20-22 MPH) and the rest are modest effort (14-16) MPH. As I've aged, I've gotten soft on top while my legs are really muscular. I'm like the opposite of your typical dude that works out. I've always eaten generally well, but I've recently started to work out too. I started doing the standard P90X routine, but the cardio days were wearing me out. Now, I don't do plyometrics and Ken Po. They just kill my effort on the bike. I've been doing the Chest/Shoulders/Tri work out on Monday and Friday, the Back/Biceps on Wednesday, Stretch X on Tuesday and Thursday (flexibility to improve cycling is one of my goals) and Yoga on Saturday. Every other week, I do the Back/Bicep twice and the Chest/Shoulder/Tri once. I was eating low fat, high carbs and moderate protein. I didn't think I was gaining enough muscle, so recently I've switched to something like this: On the days I "weight train," (M,W,F) my diet is typically: 60G whey protein shake after morning workout (8AM), Cliff bar (11AM), modest portioned lunch of left overs from the night before. I usually try to do 40/40/20 protein, carb, fat (2PM), Cliff bar (5PM), Dinner (8PM) is usually whole wheat pasta, chicken breast, veggies, or chicken tacos, corn tortillas, rice, guac, black beans with another 60G protein shake. On the days I only stretch, I stick to a similar diet, except the protein shakes are much smaller (20G). On Sundays, I rest and eat what I want, but I eat fairly well. I don't count my calories. I know I need to, but it's hard to tell how many I need due to the biking. My cycling fitness level is high, so I burn fewer calories, I think. Is my diet ideal for what I'm trying to achieve? Too much protein? Any suggestions? I know it's tough to judge without knowing the calories or my metabolism. If it helps, I've always been the type of guy that will get fat if I don't exercise or eat fairly well. 1) how old are you? 2) your body can really only process about 30g of protein at any given time, the rest just gets peed out... so the 60g protein shakes are a bit of a waste to be honest.