Lurker > Sorozone

Moreno's defense is filthy.

Hot takes before the season:

-Suns win 65+ games, Booker has a case for MVP, and Suns win the title
-(Maybe not so much any more with the news of Adams)-Grizz only make the play-in and miss the playoffs
-Knicks stumble into the conference finals(and lose) after the Bucks or Celtics fall in the second or first round.
-Magic not only make into the playoffs- but make it the second round of the playoffs.
-Pelicans finish with a better record than the Lakers.

Eh, they do that a lot.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I think every chapter is always huge nowadays so maybe it doesn't apply to me as I always read the spoilers ASAP, but I feel like people who read spoilers, are gonna read them regardless, and the ones that don't aren't going to.

I've been reading spoilers since forever. Some of my fondest memories were when the spoilers were dropped for all of the big 3 back in the day.

So I started doing rotator cuff strengthening exercises to help stabilize my bench, and mostly to rid myself of shoulder pain. It's part of my regular arm and chest day and it makes a world of difference. It took about 3-4 weeks of consistency to get rid of the pain, and about 6 weeks in it has completely stabilized my bench.

Because of this I have started trying to get much deeper stretches in dumbell press regular and incline. Low weight of course, nothing crazy usually between 20-45 pounds, but holy shit has this made a difference in the level of soreness, and fatigue caused in my pecs.

In other words, if you don't do any rotator cuff strengthening exercises, get on that shit.

kuwab0 posted...

The Duo behind Westworld? Ewwwww

I mean season 1 rocked, and season 5 probably would have rocked if it didnt get cancelled, the other seasons are uhhh

Just raise your flag.

I feel ya, I'm constantly throbbing.

The playstations boards/games have the most degenerates on this site. It's really sad.

Well I really shit the bed on these early picks. Yikes.

Iowa vs Nebraska is going to be a real barn burner.

Hoping the dominos continue to fall and Nebraska somehow ends up first in the West.

My groin has been tender my last couple of leg days. Not entirely sure from what. Debating whether or not to take a break from legs. It's not hindering or anything, it's just really uncomfortable.

Kimbrel is legit bad.

He has no control and cant just blow by people anymore.

Fuck the Astros.

Tuesday cant come fast enough.

This person is way up their own ass. Fuck them.

Zithers posted...

the rangers won one (1) less game than the astros this season. also its a two game sample size. how is it surprising that the rangers could beat them twice

Yeah you can tell who are casual baseball fans.

The playoffs is always a crapshoot in baseball. It's part of the fun, and the frustration.

Legit had no idea it was a day game, glad I caught the ending.

Go Sneks.

Also love that it's still 100 degrees+ in Phoenix still.

Fun fact about the Suns roster. Kevin Durant is now the 5th longest tenured player.

Jacksonville
Detroit
Las Vegas
Cleveland
Buffalo
Washington
Tampa Bay
LA Rams
Arizona
Denver
Kansas City
Miami
San Francisco

Sad snake noises.

I'm not convinced on Detriots' bigs.

I think Orlando bare minimum make the play in this year.

This year seems crazy though, especially in the west. Feels like a good team is gonna be left out of the playoff picture. Spurs, Rockets, and Blazers are the only ones who feel like they can't compete, maybe the Jazz if Markkanen regresses, also if Wemby does turn out to be a generational talent, that can change things for the Spurs too.

I'm expecting the Kings to regress, but still make the playoffs. Pels, and Thunder seem like very exciting teams.

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GEKGanon posted...

Alright man, cool story.

Holy shit man, stop seething.

Still in the 250 range with my bench press. Almost didn't go into today, but I felt really good on everything today once I started. Really trying to cut down on snacking and have a smaller dinner now, but sometimes I smoke...and getting really hungry lol.

Colonel_Snitsky posted...

Lifting weights also helps with losing weight.

Honestly if someone is looking lose weight, and get in shape the fastest, it's lifting on a caloric deficient/high protien diet. It's really the only time a person can actually gain muscle mass while losing weight(for newbie overweight people who have never lifted in thier life). You won't see the results on the scale right away, but bigger muscles means they need more calories to be used/grow which can also lead to a better metabolic rate. I'll reiterate though your baseline metabolic rate isn't something you necessarily be concerned with, but it is an added benefit of gaining muscle mass.

ZannoL posted...

A lot of them focus a lot on lower body work, but their upper body is often neglected.

Which is funny because bigger delts give the illusion of a smaller waist.

pinky0926 posted...

It's simple. Legs are hard to train.

cuttin_in_farm posted...

Theyre also the least fun workouts.

I feel great after a good upper body workout.

Leg workouts just piss me off and make me feel not good.

See I'm the opposite, unless you mean hard=not fun. I find the legs easiest to develop.. And yes, that also includes calves. Obviously genetics play a role, that's true for any muscle size, but a killer leg days where your DOMS last an extra day or two are the best days. Because you know that next leg day next week you are hitting even more weight.

People need to lean into the comfortability of it all, not run away from it. The soreness of walking around all day, you just get used to it. lol

I fucking love leg day. Having my quads and ass all nice a tight. Nothing better.

Yeah I dont get it.

Thick thighs are very attractive.

Yes.

Weight loss is 100% based on what you eat. Exercise can definitely help too, and has other beneficial properties so you might as well do that too. Abs are made in the kitchen is a saying for a reason. Everyone has abs, and there are benefits to strength training your abs, but you don't need to to any core exercises to get abs, they are just there, hiding behind belly fat.

Fitness and dieting industry is toxic in this aspect. There is no hidden secret, no super duper secret sauce. It's literally just watching what you eat. No need to do a fancy diet that you found online, read in a magazine, keep eating what you are eating...just eat less of it is the best diet you can do.

People just get mad because they don't realize that this a process. Progress doesn't happen in a day, a week, 3 weeks, it starts happening at a consistent basis usually around 6 weeks in. There are other factors like water weight, salt intake how much you move during the day. Do you sit a desk all day? Or are you doing hard labor for 10 hours a day?

People who complain about metabolic rate have no idea what they are talking about. They don't even know their own metabolic rate, and it's not something you even need to know.

I mean in my perfect world they would shorten the regular season, then re-seed after the WC round, then extend the division series to best of 7.

Leonhart4 posted...

I mean the D-Backs this year and the Phillies last year were barely above average teams

Once again I'll just reiterate this:
Sorozone posted...

Arizona's record is also a bit misleading, they have an insane difference between when Moreno starts and plays compared to when they don't. With that being said, hopefully his hand is ok.

On paper and they appear average, but Moreno in the starting lineup/starting catcher they are 50-32, and without are 27-40, a full ERA point lower when he catches, and they score one more run per game with his bat. He is been in out and all year due to injuries. I think people forgot that the Dbacks, were neck and neck with ATL and LA for the first couple months of the year, then Dbacks got hit with injuries, including Moreno.

No idea about Philly last year, but this shit just happens because it's baseball. 83 win Cardinals team for instance.

I just don't think any amount of tweaking to the format is actually going to give anyone advantage outside of maybe making the series longer, but no one wants that.

All this format talk is annoying. Tbh.

If they need to do anything, re-seeding would probably be the best bet, but it's baseball, one of the most luck based sports you can play. They condense a 162 game season into a series of 5, 7, and 7(If you come in as a top team, obviously the wild cards do a best of 3 too). No amount of reworking the format is going to reward the top teams because all the teams that got in, are statistically the best teams there so of course there is going to be wonky results. It's baseball.

Been slacking this week, but got my squats in yesterday. Can't hit 315, anymore, but still hitting 300. Under 170 now, so hoping to still be 165 by the end of the month.

Too much of anything is bad for you. This isn't news.

Arizona's record is also a bit misleading, they have an insane difference between when Moreno starts and plays compared to when they don't. With that being said, hopefully his hand is ok.

Need more info. How long have you been lifting?

Going from that to that in a 3-4 years seems completely normal even if you aren't going on a consistent schedule. That to That in 6 months to a year, yeah I'd say you were probably taking something.

Yeah, he should have never came back, but the NBA, or sports in general doesn't have the best track record when it comes to this shit.

Might be because I'm a homer, and I'm reading too much into the pre-season, but the Suns depth is remarkably much better than last year. The second unit looked really good against essentially the starting team for Denver in the first half last night.

I'm drinking the kool-aid.

Lance lynn getting ass blasted by homeruns.

Did better than I thought last week.

Kc
Bal
Atl
Chi
Cin
CLE
NO
MIA
LV
DET
ARI
PHI
BUF
LAC

Mavs lose to Real Madrid, lol.

Not as funny as when the Suns lost to the Adelaide 36ers last year, but still. Portland could still drop to New Zealand too.

Hoping for a Rangers/Dbacks WS now. Twins would be fine too, any one but Houston. Hoping the Twins make the comeback.

Oh yeah go Sneks. Dodgers definitely over performed this year with this ragtag group of players, especially their pitching, but they really need Freeman and Betts to show up here, absolute no-shows.

Oh Gen 8 is S&S. I'm an idiot.

Oh well, looking forward to the results.

Super spoilers.

1095 We getting info on God Valley

Lore Piece is best Piece.

Broncos are bad.

Suns offense smooth as butter. Looked insane with Booker, Beal, and KD on the floor.

Caroll's idol being Ichiro makes complete fucking sense now. It's like watching him, but he actually wants to hit homeruns.

Michigan looks great.

Notre Dame does not.

Classic Kershaw post season performance. Actually, probably his worst.