willstrickland

Don't eat too much these days, mainly fish. But I've had: Hunted and butchered myself: venison, elk, rabbit, dove, turtle, frog, squirrel, quail Exotic (for supermarket shoppers anyway): rattlesnake, black bear, alligator, moose, bison, dog (didn't know it at the time or no way would I have eaten it, fuckin' Koreans are crazy man) Sushi is the godsend though...barely seared albacore, yellowfin, mmm mmm.

Alright, I hate to admit this, but it's kinda scary so why not: I went to high school in the town where alot of the Dukes of Hazzard was filmed. The Railroad Track car jump in the opening credits? I drove across that every day. The Boar's Nest? Way out in the f'in boonies near a river I used to fish (and a cow pasture we used for our shroom supply). Crazy Cooter? Real name was Ben Jones, became the US Congressional Rep for our district and gave me my appointment to the USAF Academy. Other redneck shows were filmed there too...In the Heat of the Night, the cop station was actually our public library. The high school was my school, we were in a couple of episodes as extras, playing...whatelse...a crowd of high school kids. and part of Friday the 13th Part 3 was filmed there. Deliverance was filmed in the North Georgia hills and alot of the scary freaks they used in the film were actually locals from the area, like the albino kid, the two squeal like a pig butt pirates...it's still kinda scary in them thar parts.

I'm an engineer, what's your point? You wanna drop some science n shit...here ya go: Holding basic body conditions (body fat %, etc) constant: Since you weigh more, you should also have more muscle mass, thereby storing more glycogen and having more ATP at any one time. You'll also be storing more fat. So you may have to do more work, but as a percent of your energy stores, it's probably no different. You're looking at half the issue...it's like saying POWER=Work/Time, since your tall and have to do more work, just do it slower and it requires no more power. Well, if you need to generate enough momentum to stick a dyno, the "spread the work over more time" approach aint gonna cut it.

Do a forums search man...this was discussed here last week. The short version: Concessionaire monopolies are bad. Option 3 is best. RMI is putting serious spin on the issue to try to defend their monopoly. YMMV.

Hay-sooos, the lowly Falcons dropped to next to last with only 7200 cans. There's a lot of homeless folks in Atlanta...I know, they used to sleep in front of my house and rip-off our car stereos when I was at Ga Tech. So vote for the Falcons...and make sure you complete the confirmation screen/box after you click

Ok Trask. For the record: I'm an independent. Killed my first deer at age 12 with a Winchester 30-30 lever action. Second at 13 with a Remington Mod 600 .243 bolt action, 3rd-9th age 14-15 with Browning semi-auto .270 and Ruger Mod 70 .243, 10th age 16 with Smith & Wesson 7mm mag bolt action, 11th age 17 with S&W .41 mag pistol. What's the point? I didn't need anything resembling an "assault" weapon, in fact I think I could get off shots faster with the 30-30 lever than the .270 semi because of less recoil. Should they be banned? I don't think it will matter.Kennedy was waxed with a bolt action. Bolt actions are inherently more accurate, etc. And look at how many homicides are committed with small caliber pistols. It's a violent culture, and banning assualt weapons is like treating the symptoms rather than the cause. I find it amusing that Kerry would comment because he seems like the one least likely for your typical american hunter to identify with. He won't last long when the race really gets going. Gephardt's got labor behind him, but he won't last either. I would love to see Dean debate W though, I'd wager he can run mental circles around W. But then again, so could you or I.

Kissin their ass don't help pay the bill to keep this thing running. Give up some loot yo, and get your SHOCKER too.

Pete, you'd trust this weasely bastard?

I did it! The Falcons suck, next to last on the cans total. Mike Vick is straight sick yo. Call him the professor 'cause he be schoolin' ya.

Did you know that Wyoming is the LEAST populated state? I tried very hard to land a job that opened in Casper working for the Bureau of Reclamation right by Fremont Canyon....awesome crack climbing in Fremont, with Black Hills/Needles close enough, the Tower close enough, and ice close enough. The long winters weren't a factor because my other option was Fairbanks (where I am now) and winters here...well, you just acquire a new idea of "long, cold winter". So, yeah, I'd live there...but prolly not Laramie, and FWIW, I think Jackson blows the dog. Go to the Titties for a few trips, climb the good shit, and never go to Jackson again. Driggs, on the other hand, is a little more managable. One of my friends lived there for a few years and loved it.

First pitch of Blownout Direct at Beacon is kinda sandbagged. It's not hard, and has fixed pins, but it is weird and awkward for something that looks so straightforward. Man, I miss Beacon...it

Huh?

Yeah, burned it mid Sept. It was surreal at night...tree trunks glowing with embers, sparks and embers swirling around in the sky, wild.

I thought the same thing while onsighting it. Linked it with the 2nd pitch of the route below it...climbed off the ledge, placed a piece, made a couple moves, downclimbed back to the ledge, climbed a little higher and placed another piece, went "damn, ain't gettin no easier, better punch it" and then two moves higher it's perfect hands...Ahhhhhh!. Second time I climbed it, knowing that fatty handjams are up there, and it's really a short pitch, it didn't seem like a sandbag at all.

Kid looks ok, leave him be.

No worries, cause those places suck anyway! Been to all three. (Actually RRG has a few good trad lines, and there is great fishing at Rifle.)You could include Gunks, Foster Falls, Obed, Little River Canyon...hell, tons of stuff in the SE is way steep. For me, I still find that it's the forearms that go before the ability to pullup and lockoff. It's funny that you mention AF, that's were I climbed the "hardest" route I've done. Funny because it wasn't nearly as hard as some things I've been on that were rated much lower...like two numbers lower.

Bob is right on the money. I've recently read that there is also a third fiber type that is kind of a hybrid between fast/slow twitch. Apparently, you can also convert fast twitch to slow twitch. These different fibers are one more good reason to use periodization. As far as power, how much pull-up type power do you need? What's the most you'll ever be pulling? Bodyweight+30lbs probably. (If you're doing drytooling campus moves at 20,000ft with a 40lb pack and 10lbs of clothes on, you're a hardman anyway and definitely don't need my input) The point is that pulling isn't going to be what shuts you down, finger strength/forearm endurance is. The rare exception might be a long super steep handcrack with perfect bone-locker constrictions.

I've found that the lat pulldown machine doesn't work well for me. It's too easy to initiate the movement by leaning back. And for some reason I just can't pull as much weight on it as on a bar. When I want to do more than bodyweight, I use a weight belt with the chain and plates and the regular pullup bar. I've also found that using grips that are 90 degrees from a normal palms-away position (so your palms are facing each other, thumbs pointing back at you) is helpful and a good approximation of pulling from handjams. It also seems to spread the stress on your shoulders around. Another variation I've started is taking the rope attachment for tricep extensions, and tossing it over the pull-up bar. Because of the metal connector in the middle of the rope, one hand is a few inches higher than the other...do six reps, flip it so the other hand is higher and do six more. This is a decent approxmiation of pulling on ice tools since you are gripping the rope and locking off with your higher hand. I started doing pull-ups again as part of my workouts. After what amounted to over a year off from climbing, I could only muster 14 in the first set and only 10 in the next two (used to do 4 sets of 20). Now I'm doing sets of 12 and decreasing rest between sets as well as adding sets. Once I get back to six sets of 12 with 1-2 minutes between sets, I'll start adding weight on the weight belt. That should be around the time I go to the next phase in periodization anyway, so the reps will go down and weight way up. (End of weak chestbeating) If you can't do one, most gyms(climbing) have bungies you can attach to your harness or under your feet for assitance. Some gyms (regular) also have a machine called the Gravitron for pullups and dips which gives you assitance. You kneel on this platform and it's counterweighted with a nautilus weight stack...choose your amount of assistance to 5lb increments.

So Puget, I gotta know: After you're done slobbin' Kristol's sack , who's next in line...Kondracke, the stuttering fucking idiot; Barnes, the tubby self-righteous bastard; or Donaldson, the rugster himself...and does Sammy D at least take that snaffle pelt off his noggin before he gives you the facial? Do you really expect to get "objective" journalism from a publication that is essentially "This Week's Republican Talking Points and Agenda" ? A link between SoDamnInsane and Al Q wouldn't surprise me at all, but again: Do you think Americans are more or less likely to be attacked by terrorists today compared to before we went into Iraq? for me the answer is clear.

Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans: 3-5mg Regular Cup of Joe: 90-150mg Shot of Espresso: 100mg Source: Caffeine Stats 30 to 50 beans approximately equals a cup...maybe the sugar in the chocolate makes it seem like they're stronger?

Is Molly's assitance aid?

Free those hills girl!!!

I like my copy of White Blood Cells better, it's a little more raw, but Elephant is cool too. Ball and biscuit is a pretty good tune. It's a shame that the corporate radio programmers have played Seven Nation Army to death, but ....oh wait....you aren't talking about the White Stripes? Gus Van Sant? Wasn't that guy the lead singer in Lynr'd Skynr'd?