2013 Off Topic Thread

[SPX]

(I turned it into a single speed about a year ago)

Why do people do that? I've never understood the motivation.

[SPX]

What absolutely kills me is people who drive to the gym to walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bike, it is complete insanity.

Well if you're running, running on a treadmill is a lot easier on your body than running on the street, so that is sometimes the reasoning. If I'm going to run, I can definitely handle it better on a treadmill. As for the stationary bike, I throw 20 minutes in after weight training. I don't think I'd go there just to do that specifically, though.

I get lifting, because you pretty much have to do that in there.

That's pretty much what I think of when I think of the gym anyway.

[SPX]

You need to try cycling, much much easier on your joints.

I definitely prefer cycling as far as enjoyment goes, though I don't have a bike right now and don't really have the money to buy one. But I think that running is probably better in terms of increasing my endurance (I get much more winded while running) and if I'm ever going to do a triathlon I have to be able to run.

[SPX]

Dayum

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/5/6/...onald-mma-news

That's pretty crazy. Gotta feel bad for Miguel. He reigned as champ over the WEC for fucking ever couldn't quite put it together in the UFC. Honestly, I think he got screwed a bit with the matchmaking. His only losses in the UFC were to Demetrious Johnson (and I thought he WON that fight) and Michael McDonald . . . both championship contenders. No shame in losing to them. Torres could've had a place in the UFC but it seems like they wanted him gone for some reason.

that's pretty funny/scary. As I have gotten older, I have come to realize that getting hit in the head is no joke.

I can't remember his name--the guy who won by knockout via a thousand elbows to the head a little while ago--but he just said fuck it and quit recently because he did a bunch of research on concussions and didn't like what he came up with.

[Ludo]

I can't remember his name--the guy who won by knockout via a thousand elbows to the head a little while ago--but he just said fuck it and quit recently because he did a bunch of research on concussions and didn't like what he came up with.

Nick Denis.

[SPX]

Yeah, that's him. Considering the timing, I have to wonder if that KO influenced his decision. He had to go back and watch that and say, GodDAMN!

[SPX]

Y'all here about this insane shit in Cleveland?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...141444873.html

[Ludo]

Yeah, that's him. Considering the timing, I have to wonder if that KO influenced his decision. He had to go back and watch that and say, GodDAMN!

Maybe. He did only fight one more time after that, and retired about ten months after knocking Sandoval the fuck out.

[MMA_scientist]

Why do people do that? I've never understood the motivation.

I did it because the deraulliers were shot and the bike is worth $50, but i like it. It is also fun for cruising and it is a good training tool.

[Svino]

Y'all here about this insane shit in Cleveland?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...141444873.html

http://fox8.com/2012/07/19/source-au...errys-remains/

(Note the name of the "Cleveland resident" who gives the first quote.)

[SPX]

That's kind of funny, but really, there is nothing funny about this situation. The whole thing is fucking horrible and, it takes a lot to get me really worked up about shit, but I really feel for these girls. I mean, what a terrible fucking thing to happen to you.

[SPX]

Steven Soderbergh on the state of cinema:

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/stev...inema-address/

[SPX]

Apparently the CIA tampered with the Zero Dark Thirty script:

http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/201...dists-for-cia/

[Vandelay]

Y'all here about this insane shit in Cleveland?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...141444873.html

Yep. I live about 20 minutes outside of cleveland. This happened on the west side, while I live on the east side though. Guess the girls had been missing for about 10 years or so. Don't remember their names at all, but I was also in middle school around the time they disappeared. Weird that no one suspected anything or ever acted on their suspicions if they did have any. I mean its hard to imagine someone being able to be that secluded or private without anyone ever asking questions or being nosy or hear/see anything.

[Vandelay]

Same here. I was in a car wreck where I hit my head and remember nothing for about a 4 hour gap. Not only that, people said I was saying off the wall things the entire time........that's why this Torres video didnt really shock me

Concussions, individually, aren't that bad most of the time...as long as they are given the proper time to heal. It's when they start to accumulate when they become dangerous.

[Luke]

Shane Carwin retired from MMA

[poopoo333]

Shane Carwin retired from MMA

I wonder if he gassed out during his announcement?

[SPX]

Yep. I live about 20 minutes outside of cleveland. This happened on the west side, while I live on the east side though. Guess the girls had been missing for about 10 years or so. Don't remember their names at all, but I was also in middle school around the time they disappeared. Weird that no one suspected anything or ever acted on their suspicions if they did have any. I mean its hard to imagine someone being able to be that secluded or private without anyone ever asking questions or being nosy or hear/see anything.

That's some crazy shit, man. I really feel super bad for those girls. I mean, 10 years of being locked up in some house with old nasty dudes raping you? That's like the very definition of fucked up.

[SPX]

Shane Carwin retired from MMA

I figured that was going to be the case.

[SPX]

Well, I cut the cord again. Turned in my cable box today. Shit's going to save me like a hundred dollars a month.