Equipment Crew- Part IV

[urbanlifter]

Nice pic. I'm glad it finally warmed back up some. I can almost deal with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.

In Ohio you would see people wearing shorts and sandals if it were 50°, they would be talking about opening the pools early with mid-70's LOL

[Domicron]

In the midwest here the weather is always up and down. so people will see a high of 55 or even 60 sometimes and go out wearing short sleeves and no jacket. and then they realize that it gets to 60 degrees for like 15 minutes and then gets cold again.

and then they complain about it; this is Kansas: the weather always does this

[Stasher1]

Lately we've had 35-40° mornings and 65-70° afternoons. Commuting on the motorcycle has been rough. I can dress for the morning temps and sweat on the ride home, or dress for the afternoon temps and freeze my balls off on the ride to work.

[Domicron]

in college my freshman year (virginia tech) i had a morning class and the temp was right around freezing. walking from the dorms it's rough because you had to cross the drill field which was like a wind tunnel.

my 8am class got out and we were all bundled up walking outside where people were wearing shorts and t-shirts giving us funny looks.

and then i found 5 dollars.

[daniel327]

El Nino is gone & La Nina is going to do nothing more than create low pressure & suck hurricanes into the Gulf like a magnet.

El Nino is on vacation on the western side of the Pacific. It's been stupid hot over here, with temps up to 116.

[Domicron]

El Nino is on vacation on the western side of the Pacific. It's been stupid hot over here, with temps up to 116.

116 is pretty rough. how humid is it?

i've been to Vegas in the summer when it gets that hot. it's not super enjoyable but i find it's easier to bear since it's so dry

[keyboardworkout]

and then i found 5 dollars.

What did you sepnd it on?

[Synthetickiller]

El Nino is on vacation on the western side of the Pacific. It's been stupid hot over here, with temps up to 116.

I've heard it gets really humid down under. If that's the cause, I wish you the best... that's high heat. Around 100F w/ high humidity, I have issues working in that climate, but most people do.

116 is pretty rough. how humid is it?

i've been to Vegas in the summer when it gets that hot. it's not super enjoyable but i find it's easier to bear since it's so dry

It's that way with cold temps too...
When I lived in Colorado, temps dipping into the negatives were far more bearable than here around 40°F with high humidity. People come down here in the winter to escape the snow & cold weather & get hit with bone chilling dampness. Dry climates aren't harsh enough, lol. I take that back, they are horrible for your sinuses.

[Synthetickiller]

Is the general consensus that bodyweight leg curls are harder/better than using a GHR?
I'm tempted to sell my floor GHR when I have the space & just buy one bodyweight leg curl instead.
Thoughts?

vs

My post was put to bottom of the previous page, so no one saw it. I don't feel like making a thread about it as a general consensus is only needed, lol.

[keyboardworkout]

My post was put to bottom of the previous page, so no one saw it. I don't feel like making a thread about it as a general consensus is only needed, lol.

You can't do preacher curls on the floor model. ;-)

[daniel327]

116 is pretty rough. how humid is it?

only 81% ATM

[Domicron]

only 81% ATM

that's gross.

remind me to visit in the winter instead of the summer...

first time i landed in Hong Kong the captain announced that the humidity was 100%. made me want to just stay on the plane and fly back

[ubernoob]

In Ohio you would see people wearing shorts and sandals if it were 50°, they would be talking about opening the pools early with mid-70's LOL

When does your SS bar arrive?

[urbanlifter]

REP's bar came today, and today is leg day! Stuck at work but I'm sure I will get some pictures posted up later on tonight. Hope to get up to 300lbs on it this evening, we will see how it holds up

[matrix563]

[Synthetickiller]

You can't do preacher curls on the floor model. ;-)

True

only 81% ATM

Nasty! I thought it was humid here, but at 116F, that's insane. You must only see people an animals at dawn & dusk, lol.

[Synthetickiller]

You can't do preacher curls on the floor model. ;-)

True, but then I can't justify a dedicated curl station!

only 81% ATM

81% at that temp is crazy. Do you only see animals & humans at dusk/dawn?

that's gross.

remind me to visit in the winter instead of the summer...

first time i landed in Hong Kong the captain announced that the humidity was 100%. made me want to just stay on the plane and fly back

It hits 100% humidity often enough. You don't need a moisturizer here.

[deadwoodgregg]

SK, are you okay? Serious bad weather over your way.

I guess thejosef is there as well.

Hope you fellas are safe.

[thejosef]

SK, are you okay? Serious bad weather over your way.

I guess thejosef is there as well.

Hope you fellas are safe.

We're fine. Thanks for checking bud. Tornados hit down the road about a mile from my workplace.. Ugh. Looks like they hit New Orleans pretty good too. SK texted me earlier and he's good. No damage to his place that he mentioned. Man, anybody live in a catastrophe-free city? I'm almost ready to bail on Louisiana.

[Synthetickiller]

SK, are you okay? Serious bad weather over your way.

I guess thejosef is there as well.

Hope you fellas are safe.

We're fine. Thanks for checking bud. Tornados hit down the road about a mile from my workplace.. Ugh. Looks like they hit New Orleans pretty good too. SK texted me earlier and he's good. No damage to his place that he mentioned. Man, anybody live in a catastrophe-free city? I'm almost ready to bail on Louisiana.

Yep, we're good. Everything was north & south of me.
Anyone east of us, watch out, seriously! This storm is nothing to mess with.

It was a mile!? Holy hell!


The one in New Orleans East is either a strong EF2 or an EF3 tornado (136mph to 165mph). Looking at the video, it wouldn't surprise me if it was an EF3. There was golf ball sized hail in pockets all over the place.


For anyone not familiar with our area, EF0/EF1 are the highest rated tornadoes we get. An EF3 is unheard of. Usually, they are above I-10. It's rare to see them this far south.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/...-homes-n717956

We'll probably make national news tonight.

I'm going to go over my house this week & look into reinforcing certain areas. This sort of thing has me just a little freaked out.

[thejosef]

Ok, I just google mapped it.. 6 miles from my work. (Felt like a mile! Lol.) Still, waaaay too close for comfort!

SK (and everybody else), make sure your homeowner's policy is up to snuff.. that's about your only prayer when they come through..

[Domicron]

glad to hear everyone is safe. had a close call with a tornado a couple years ago...can get very scary...

[AttyGuy]

Vintage

[matrix563]

Vintage

actually this is from the 2016 remake lol. the vintage one is coming in the mail!


glad everyone is ok. tornadoes suck.

[Synthetickiller]

actually this is from the 2016 remake lol. the vintage one is coming in the mail!

I had no idea they remade Voltron. I might have to check it out.

[KBKB]

Page 3 bump.

These photos are from last Sunday's hike. It was a 7+ mile loop (which took us 10 hours!) that led us past a cool balanced rock, on to the highest point in the Superstitions, and back down Hieroglyphic Canyon.





This is a photo of Weaver's Needle, taken from the summit of Peak 5057, the highest point in the western Superstitions:

[keyboardworkout]

Beautiful pics. Superstitions look really green.



Anyone else not always seeing embedded pics?

[rthawker]

Anyone else not always seeing embedded pics?

Yeah, me too. What's up with that?

[KBKB]

Beautiful pics. Superstitions look really green.



Anyone else not always seeing embedded pics?

FWIW, I'm not seeing my own photos that I posted here. (Though I did when I first made the post.)

And... I think I see why...

When I right click on one of those broken-photo icons, and pick "Open image in new tab", I see a "Connection refused page". The URL begins with https, but should actually begin with http. I don't think there's anything that I can do about this as a post author since I specified http (and not https) in the photo links. I think that forum.bodybuilding.com is (incorrectly) doing a http --> https mapping when trying to find the photo.

[grumpytude]

FWIW, I'm not seeing my own photos that I posted here. (Though I did when I first made the post.)

And... I think I see why...

When I right click on one of those broken-photo icons, and pick "Open image in new tab", I see a "Connection refused page". The URL begins with https, but should actually begin with http. I don't think there's anything that I can do about this as a post author since I specified http (and not https) in the photo links. I think that forum.bodybuilding.com is (incorrectly) doing a http --> https mapping when trying to find the photo.

I know lately I have been having the same problems posting photos here. I can see them one minute then after they "poof" disappear. Never to return....Same with my avatar I keep uploading it- then it just disappears. any clue?