2012 Off topic thread(basketball,movies,etc whatever)

[MMA_scientist]

Yeah. I think that the only reasons to be a cop are:

1. You are particularly idealistic and have a genuine desire to serve and protect.

2. You want a job that will let you be a dick to people and abuse your authority.

or

3. You want a stable career, but don't have a college education. If this was me though, I'd just go big and join the military.

Well, for me, when I briefly considered it, it was because I thought it would be more fun and would sound cooler (FBI motherfucker freeze) to people. Then I spent a day with an actual special agent in the FBI and that was worse than being an accountant.

[SPX]

Then I spent a day with an actual special agent in the FBI and that was worse than being an accountant.

How so?

[MMA_scientist]

How so?

The office was just real quiet, and he was in a cubicle, and he never left the office. FBI raids, apparently don't happen very often. I am sure there are other types of agents, this guy was a sex crime investigator, and as far as I could tell, all he did was paperwork.

[edman5555]

Yeah that makes sense to me. I would think most of the research for any investigation would take place behind a desk. There is one other benefit to being a cop though. Pension + benefits. You can retire fairly early if you want to.

[Mr. IWS]

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhDZY5nKr7lRaLbGxz

The comments are great on this vid too.

[MMA_scientist]

^^ that's hilarious. He just pops out of his chair and starts blasting.

[poopoo333]

As for the cop talk: two of my powerlifting training partners are cops. One is 5'6 240 lbs, looks like a musclebear. One is a 6'2 330 lb guy that is the K9 guy. They are both cool as shit, and from the way they talk they are cool cops (don't give tickets for dumb shit, let people go for stuff, not even pulling someone over for expired tags..just telling them at a stop light, etc). It kind of puts a dent in all "meathead cops are dicks".




Also, I went to that gym last night. Last night was all BJJ. It was fun..I liked it and am going to go back. It was all no gi. We did a crazy warm up which was all conditioning (it might not be that crazy but it was tough), then we did guard passes, side mount stuff, side mount to mount to arm triangle stuff, and just rolled starting in certain positions. They seemed to be going over things they had trouble with at NAGA last weekend. Scientist...are rash guards worth it? I was wearing a gray t shirt and it was really uncomfortable after a bit, every bit of it was soaked in sweat..and I saw a lot of the others were wearing them both long sleeve and short sleeve.

[MMA_scientist]

Also, I went to that gym last night. Last night was all BJJ. It was fun..I liked it and am going to go back. It was all no gi. We did a crazy warm up which was all conditioning (it might not be that crazy but it was tough), then we did guard passes, side mount stuff, side mount to mount to arm triangle stuff, and just rolled starting in certain positions. They seemed to be going over things they had trouble with at NAGA last weekend. Scientist...are rash guards worth it? I was wearing a gray t shirt and it was really uncomfortable after a bit, every bit of it was soaked in sweat..and I saw a lot of the others were wearing them both long sleeve and short sleeve.

Glad you liked it. Will be nice to have someone else on the board that trains. Rashies are worth it, but just get a cheap one, no need to get a grappling specific one at this point (you may want one later so you look cool at comps). My favorite cheap brand is Starter from wal mart, which I but like 5 at a time.

I have been doing a lot of no gi lately, re-discovering my passion for it (it was my first love, but I dumped it for the more dynamic gi game).

[SPX]

Anyone here ever play the game Snatcher on SegaCD?

[poopoo333]

Glad you liked it. Will be nice to have someone else on the board that trains. Rashies are worth it, but just get a cheap one, no need to get a grappling specific one at this point (you may want one later so you look cool at comps). My favorite cheap brand is Starter from wal mart, which I but like 5 at a time.

I have been doing a lot of no gi lately, re-discovering my passion for it (it was my first love, but I dumped it for the more dynamic gi game).

Yeah, that's what everybody else was wearing..the starter brand. Short sleeve or long sleeve..does it matter? I am pretty sure I am going to start needing to bring a towel to dry off and an extra shirt to wear on the (kind of) long drive home. And yeah, I used to train in gi, so some of this was hard. I was drilling and grappling with a girl at first, and with her shaved sweaty legs......now I know what Joe Rogan means when he freaks out about how "MIKE, THEY ARE VERY SWEATY AND SLIPPERY. IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO SEE IF HE CAN GET THE SUBMISSION!!"

[SPX]

Random question:

Presuming everyone works equally as hard, what's more important, natural talent or expert training?

For instance, is there a trainer in the world who could make Leonard Garcia a significantly better fighter? Or if GSP trained exclusively at a 2nd rate gym, would he still be champ?

You get the idea. Discuss.

[poopoo333]

I'm sure it goes hand in hand, but natural talent is probably a huge factor. It's kind of difficult for me to elaborate on though.

[zY|]

GSP did train at a 2nd rate gym when he became champ.

Leonard Garcia, no.

Natural talent by a lot, IMO. Granted, he still needs to be getting OK training, at least. 2nd rate, not 3rd or 4th.

[poopoo333]

On this subject...how about physical features for something like wrestling/BJJ? I guess this is more for someone like scientist. I was wondering.. I have the shorter legs/arms..thicker back/shoulders etc etc you know the deal..but I am actually real flexible. I feel like I am never going to ever be a real good guard player..it seems like most of them are a little bit longer/thinner

[SPX]

I'm sure it goes hand in hand, but natural talent is probably a huge factor. It's kind of difficult for me to elaborate on though.

GSP did train at a 2nd rate gym when he became champ.

Leonard Garcia, no.

Natural talent by a lot, IMO. Granted, he still needs to be getting OK training, at least. 2nd rate, not 3rd or 4th.

Yeah, could be. We definitely have seen how fighters hit a ceiling, regardless of what kind of training they receive.

But we also see how much TUF guys progress after they get with a really high-quality camp.