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Hell yeah, now that's how you squat.
My energy gets pretty bad if I'm at all dehydrated. Water/hydration is more important than almost anything else IMO when it comes to energy in the gym.
Hell yeah, now that's how you squat.
My energy gets pretty bad if I'm at all dehydrated. Water/hydration is more important than almost anything else IMO when it comes to energy in the gym.
Nice (and by nice I mean ridiculous) push press. You're really making the most of your leg drive. I see a lot of people not taking advantage of it.
Squat depth was fine. You were at minimum a couple inches below the knee.
Thanks Nick, since you brought it up I 100% agree. It just slips my mind occasionally. Lack of water directly affects my performance and I should have thought about it when throwing last week. Got to make sure I put my jug back in my car.
LOL Pat, I was being rhetorical about the depth question. It was more of a "please somebody try to call me out" than a "was my depth ok?" question. NO worries though, I appreciate the thought. My push press is ok, def need stronger triceps though. I can get it very close to lockout and right when the tris are supposed to take over, they turn into a bleeding vagina. Lots more work here. lol.
1/12/13 - throws
Training @ 2p
15.5# stone
standing x9, best 43
full spin x9, best 48
Talked with Jon O'Neil on Thursday or Friday about my stones. He mentioned I need a stronger block. Need to load my left leg a little more at the front and really focus on pushing my left hip back. So that was the focus on the standing tosses. I feel I definitely got this working, but seemed to have lost some height. Not a tough fix so I'm happy with these. On the spin, focused again on driving straight and pushing my right leg across my body while keeping my foot as forward as possible. Focus on holding the upper back and using my left leg block to "uncork" myself. Progress.
56# wfd x6-8, best 42
Trying to clean up my entry on these. Very chopping on my others. Watched a lot of vids of Vierra, Brock and others and noticed their entry is very smooth and relaxed. I feel like I fixed the entry but it threw off my timing of the sprint and the finish. More work to be done here but def made a little progress.
28# wfd x6-8, best 80
Getting tired by now, avg was about 75ft with a big one at 80. Feeling off on the finish, just not driving it down. Just need some more reps here with the new entry.
caber 20ft x100# x6, 3 turns
Never turned this caber before. Very little taper to it but a great practice caber. Same caber that Andrew Hobson and Mike Susmark used to practice with all the time. Nailed every pick, felt very easy controlled in my hands. Driving the caber was a different story. Ended up chasing it every time. Got it turned three times, but still felt off. Def need some more work with this but I have my confidence up now and I'm anxious to get after it again.
1/14/12 - de fsquat/me bench & hammers
Training#1 @ 430a
pulled out the Power Factor today, oh yeah!!!
Front squat (w/choked EFS monster mini bands) 185x2x4, 225x2x8
Floor press up to 345x1, 275x8
DB incline bench
Fsquats felt good, about 90% reps over 3ft/sec. Anxious to keep pushing these and get faster. Floor presses felt awful. The cold weather has my right elbow extremely stiff. As soon as I got to 275 on my way up I felt a very sharp pinching. Relaxed and massaged it and went up to 315 and it went away. On my way back down started feeling it again. So annoying. Hit the incline db press with 130s for my last set of 6 reps. Felt good to get that heavy with them, it's been a long time.
Training#2 @ 715a
16# hammer x12
14# hammer x4
Did rounds of 3x16 and 1x14 for 4 total rounds. Didn't pull out the tape at all, just focused on positions. Trying to smooth my entry up still so I go right into a relaxed 2nd wind. Also trying to drive my right knee forward as well as to the left. This helped as I was able to keep the hammer on my right side instead of allowing it to drift left (which is exactly what happened whenever I would drive my right knee in to the left). Focused on being relaxed and whippy. My finish is still off. It's very choppy and just looks like I'm trying too hard. I'm always coming out of my left hole and catching myself falling to the right. Need to center my gravity better to utilize full leg power on the finish, rather than just a finish that consists primarily of my right leg. Still work to do here. This is going to be a big season for me with hammer though. Seems I'm making pretty good gains consistently here.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
Was definitely wondering about you asking for a depth check on that rep, was super deep!
Training consistent and hard like usual mate. Going to get some good gains with all that work and attention to detail
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Squat 260kg (573lbs), Bench 150kg (330lbs), Dead 277.5kg (611lbs)
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LOL..my bad. You been getting haters over the depth recently?
Pat- nah, no depth haters, but I like to keep it real just in case someone wants to speak up. Had some goofy looks at the gym when squatting in my under armour leggings but they promptly stfu when I crushed that 500 paused. lawl. Got to say, squatting in the leggings is very comfy. Def something you can get used to, lol.
update time:
Hammer notes
Interesting, the one thing every one has in common is that on their third wind going into their finish. None of them drop their head back down. They keep it up, drive the right knee and pop the hip. I wonder if dropping my head down is causing me to bend at the hips just a little so rather than being able to sink hard, drive the knee and block hard.. instead I'm breaking at the hip, sinking, then my hips have an extra 2-3" to travel before I can hit the block hard..
relevant or not? We'll see at my next hammer practice.
1/15/13 - me deadlift/de ohp & stones
Training#1 @ 415a
Strict ohp to 265x1, miss 275, 225x5
Below the knee pin pulls to 635x1, miss 675, 585x3
Seated db ohp
Bb Yates rows
Bar twists
Hanging leg raises
Shouldn't be missing lifts but they felt strong. Need to make better judgements on when to call it. Pins were set at bottom (knee level) and I was standing on a 4" box. I like these. Really forces the lower back to stay strong to break it off the pins. Will go a bit lower next time, maybe stand on the box + 2" plates. Up to 115s on seated db ohp, nothing impressive but that's progress so I'm happy with that. Up to 365 on Yates rows. Wanted to go to 405 but its been a long time and was pretty fatigued already. Did extra row sets in lieu of db rows.
Training#2 @ 730a
Footwork drills for stone
*180 drills
*south African drills
*full spin drills
Focus on driving linear and crossing my right foot across my body, landing on the outside of my foot then slamming the left leg around hard while driving my right knee around and forward. Also worked on holding my upper body back. Feeling separated and getting comfortable in that position. Can feel the weight transfer into my left for a block. Improvements. No actual stone tosses.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
1/18/13 - de squat/snatch
Training @ 12p
Hang power snatch up to 215x2x3
19" box squat w/heels up 225x2x2, 275x2x4, 315x2x4, 365x2x2
band curls
First things first, I'm a proud father of two boys now. My awesome Mrs had our 2nd baby boy on 1/16/13 at 2:06am. He was 20.5" long and 8lbs 6oz. We named him Xander William Sullivan. Start to finish, labor was a shade over 3 hours, she did so well with it and I couldn't be prouder. Took time off of work until the 28th to spend with the family and get a good schedule in order.
Now onto the workout. Snatches felt really good. Just wanted to work up to a heavy double then do a few sets of it. Working on pulling it as high as I can and very little knee bend for the catch. Figured I could've gone up to 225 but I've never doubled 225 before and wanted to work with something comfortable for now. Will push a bit heavier next time. Really liking these as of late. Need to add in some cleans soon, maybe as a warmup for front squats, hmm.. got to figure something out. Was going light on squats and decided to try out the "heels up" method I've seen Vierra do in his training video, just to see how it felt. I liked it. Going to add this in on a semi-regular basis.
1/21/13 - me fsquat/me ohp
Training @ 12p
Front squat up to 495x1 [pr], 405x5
12" log press up to 300x1 [pr]
Great session today. 20# PR with more in the tank. Shut it off at 495 but am shooting for 525 by the end of March. Cut it a tiny bit high as I was worried about slapping the bar off the pins. I should've just moved the pins down but oh well. I still hit parallel so I'm ok with it. next time I'll drop a bit lower though. Log press felt good. Need to get more leg involved, def had an issue locking it out. Was fun to do something different for ohp though. Was supposed to be speed bench today and heavy ohp tomorrow but switched it up. Will do speed bench and speed deads for my next session.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
Geez man. You make a heavy snatch look easy. It's like you're just throwing it up there. Was that first deadlift just to acclimate to the weight? I always do a quick deadlift before a clean attempt so the weight isn't a shock when I go for it.
I've always been interested in snatches, as well as clean & jerk. How does it feel on your shoulder?
I also just noticed this thread is now tagged as a Pro Journal. Shit man, moving on up in the world!
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Yeah and congrats on the new baby!
1/23/13 - de deadlift/de bench
Training @ 1245p
Flat bb bench (w/ dbl efs mm bands) 135x3x4, 155x3x4, 175x3x2
2" deficit deadlift singles 275 275 315 315 365 365 405 405 405 405
ring rows
ring push ups
ring dips
Bench felt good, didn't feel like setting up the minis so I just kept the monster minis setup that I already had attached. A bit more top end than I was expecting but I kept it fast nonetheless. Deads felt really good. Went up to where I could feel it slow down and just did 4 singles at 405. When I got to 365 I noticed I was breaking off the floor slow. Focused on really being aggressive on the pull. Remove the tension from the bar, then boom, violent pull. Carried over well on the heavier pulls and felt faster than usual. Going to keep these in the mix.
Anything on the rings are tough. That is all.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
What's the benefit of a deficit deadlift? Yes I could google this but then we couldn't have these lovely journal discussions..lol
lol.. leg drive brah.
I'm weak and slow off the floor.. also lack aggressiveness off the floor (which I just discovered last sesh). Deficits improve all that (except the aggressiveness, that I just have to be mindful of).
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
How much lower is the bar for those? I'm slow off the floor too. I have a hard time just remembering to take the slack out of the bar before my pull.
I stand on plates typically, which makes it 2" lower than usual. I've also stood on 4" boxes and 6" boxes, though I feel 6" is too high to get any carryover.
My problem is I take the slack out of the bar and go right into a slow pull, instead of taking the slack out of the bar and exploding. Big difference and I feel my deadlift has suffered recently because of it.
training update:
1/26/13 - snatch/clean
Training @ 1030a
Power snatch from floor up to 225x1x4sets
Hang clean up to 275x1x4
That's it. Wanted to do some heavy box squats but my 2 year old was being a handful and I just didn't have enough time. Also wanted to get out and throw a little but rained all weekend. Ugh. Looking forward to getting to work with some implements soon. Deloading next week but will still throw a little.
Snatches felt good. Getting a good bump and explosion before dropping under the bar. Still a bit of a press-out. Feeling faster and thats what counts. Hang cleans felt ok. Still trying to get a feel for the better form. Watched a lot of oly vids and noticed how they pull the bar into the crease of their hip before the 2nd pull. Tried this and things turned out much much better. Worked up to a few singles at 275 without much issue. Still more work to be done. I'd like to get this number up to 365 or so by mid-season.
1/29/13 - wfd
Training @ 1215p
49# wfd
*one turn x10, avg 46
*full x8, avg 47, best 51
28# wfd x6, avg 79, best 84
These felt good, especially after not touching a wfd for over 2 weeks. Training has taken a back seat to the new born and my 2 year old so it was really nice to get out for 30-40 minutes and get some reps in. Focus was a dialed back sprint with a huge finish. I tend to juice my sprint so much that I either lose position for the finish or I slow the implement down for the finish and in either case, the distance significantly decreases. The one turns were a good warmup. Was able to really focus on catching it high and accellerating through the low point. The full tosses with the 49# felt great. Very easy and slow first turn, about 70%ish sprint with a big big finish. The 51ft toss was pretty nice. Did the same thing with the 28#. Really have to dial the sprint back on these. On my last toss I tried to really get after the sprint and I lost the position for the finish and just dropped the weight. Dialed the sprint back to about 80% and really hit the finish hard for a nice 84'5" throw. That's more like it. Anxious to start getting out there more often but things have to slow down at home first so I can get back into a normal routine. Until then, I'm pleased with how things have held up.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
1/31/13 - hammers
Training @ 1245p
16# hammer x2 + 14x1 for 8 rounds
Started with a couple winds to get loose and went right into throws. Knocking some rust off as it's been nearly 3 weeks since I last threw hammers. Still missing the finish on these. I feel so blocky and indeliberate vs fluid and smooth. Need to watch some videos and reassess what needs to be done. Also I feel that pushing my right knee forward to speed the ball up (vs pushing my right knee to the left side) is shortening up my orbit and I'm losing distance because of it. Going to go back to how I was doing it before when I hit the 130s. Sometimes you've got to take a step back before you realize you were on the right track. Moving on.
2/1/13 - hammers
Training @ 1215p
1x16# hammer + 1x14# hammer x 13-14 rounds
Started off with maybe 4-5 sets of just winds to loosen up. Core is absolutely fried today from hammers yesterday. I knew I was only going to work on my finish today so I didn't need to worry about speed or anything else. Just get long, loose and get a smooth finish. I'm very confident I accomplished this today. Also focused on keeping the ball on my right side. As soon as it started drifting left, my finish got sloppy. So after the first wind, I really pulled my right elbow back (thanks Mike Pock) to set the low point off my right side. After watching Dan McKim's videos, I also did this with the 2nd wind, though it's a bit harder to do while getting long at the same time. This set my low point good on the first and seconds winds. After that I pushed my right knee in to my left side to drive the ball through it's low point and focused on getting very long. Nothing new here. This is where the epiphany happened. Instead of dropping my head back down to the horizon, I tried to keep my chest as high as possible the entire time the ball was dropping on my right side and moving in front of me. I just sunk my hips, drove my right knee to the left side and popped my hips up. Had some really good throws. Didn't care about measuring any of them, I'd say most were in the 105s range because they were so slow but man did they feel good. I'm very anxious to spend another 1-2 sessions drilling this new setup and finish then really put some heat on it. Happy with this session.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
2/4/13 - de fsquat/me bench & stones
Training#1 @ 5a
Front squat 225x2x4, 275x2x6
Flat BB bench up to 365x1, 315x6
Ring push ups
Ring dips
First day getting back into it in the morning. Training in the garage for now until things are running smoother with the baby. Makes it tough as I've got to be extra quiet with the weights as to not wake up my 2 year old so things took a little longer. Fronts were supposed to be for speed but weights started clanking loud when I really kicked it up so I focused on exploding out of the hole and just slowing down towards the top. Felt pretty good. Thought about going to 315 but didn't feel like changing weight. Bench felt solid, felt like maybe 90-95% or so. I think I could've gotten 8 with 315 but I couldn't bench in the rack becase of where I have my log press positioned. I've got to do some rearranging. Ring dips after ring pushups are miserable.
Training#2 @ 1230p
15.5# stone
*standing x12, avg 44, best of 47
*full spin x16-20, avg 50, best just shy of 52
Progress, finally. On both standing and spin. Decided to hold my upper body back so long that my left side block is what caused my shoulders to open up. That created a HUGE whip and sling-shotted the stone out. Very happy with this. Focused on the same thing with the spin. Got lower and loaded my left more for the sprint of the spin. Focused on getting my left around and holding my upper body back as long as I could. Also focused on not exploding until both knees were facing forward. Still some work here but definitely some progress. Looking forward to throwing stones again on Thursday.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
You got any favorite videos on youtube for oly lifting form?
Last edited by Invain; 02-04-2013 at 07:05 PM.
You are a great example of consistency an hard work man. Always so much effort being put in and you get the results to match. Inspiring bro.
Best Raw Lifts
Squat 260kg (573lbs), Bench 150kg (330lbs), Dead 277.5kg (611lbs)
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Heading to the IPF Raw World Champs Suzdal, Russia, 2013
Nick, I like watchign Klokov, Akkaev (sp?), Misha, etc.. Just type in Klokov on youtube and watch a few and look at the suggestions. Some incredibly powerful and talented lifters. Now, regarding technique: if you want to do a comp or train the olympic movements so that you're actually good at them, get with a coach. They are incredibly detailed movements. Something as simple as curling your wrists into your body during the movement can make a huge difference as to when your hips come in contact with the bar and that can make a huge difference in the power of the 2nd pull.. lots of variables.
Thanks HJP, just moving along. Happy with how everythings progressing as of late.
training update:
2/5/13 - me deadlift/de ohp & wfd
Training#1 @ 5a
Strict OHP up to 275x1, miss 295, 245x4
Deadlift off 6" blocks up to 655x1, 565x5
Yates rows
Probably should have done some ab work too but whatevs. Workout too about 2 1/2 hours in my garage just dicking around taking way too long between sets, haha. 275 felt strong so I wanted to hit a PR at 290 but realized I don't have two 2.5lb plates at home (I keep one at work for prehab type stuff). So I said F it and went big with 295. I think I got it to eye level. There wasn't a chance. Oh well. It's only the 3rd or 4th time I've done strict OHPs in the last 4 months so it'll start coming along now that I do them more often. Workout called for DE ohp but I wanted to get something heavy in there. The 655 is a PR from 6" blocks, previous best is 635. Pulling from 4" blocks and 6" blocks are harder than pulling off the floor (for me at least). Very happy with this. Hoping to pull 655+ from 4" blocks next heavy session then drop to a 2" deficit before finally pulling from the floor again. Also pulled everything beltless today. I need to start hammering my lower back again. When I was pulling near 7 last year I didn't put a belt on until I got to the low 6s and I've gotten away from that. Yates rows felt great, 335 for sets of 8, upper back feeling good.
Side note: my right knee is being a dickhead. About 2 months ago it started popping while squatting, as I was coming out of the hole. A deep sounding pop, but no pain whatsoever. I've always been told that if it pops, but there is no pain, there's nothing to worry about so I never thought anything of it. After speed front squats yesterday it stopped popping and just got really stiff and achy. Today, it's still stiff and achy and now it feels like I have no inside/medial knee support. It doesn't hurt at all, just feels extremely loose and stiff. No tenderness, no swelling, nothing. Also feels like I'm much more susceptible to hyperextension. Did a bunch of bw squats, lunges, step ups, etc this morning and no pain at all. Not even a tiny bit. When I push my knee in, it just feels like there isn't anything "stopping" it from pulling apart. I'm not sure if any of that makes sense or not. Maybe I'm just being dramatic over something that feels off. A buddy of mine suggested that the popping was a tendon that was "off" it's groove and now it's back in the correct groove but it's looser from being stretched out for the last couple months and just needs to tighten back up. Any thoughts on this from guys with knee injuries? Duncan, Craig, Shawn? Any insight would help. Thanks fellas.
Training#2 @ 1215P
49# wfd
*one turn x8, best of 44
*full x8, best of 49
56# wfd x6, best of 43
28# wfd x6, best of 80
Really feeling the fatigue from yesterdays squats and this mornings pulls. Just didn't have that big pop. Watching video, everything was on point. Positions looked good, applying force at the right times, just wasn't that umph behind it. Not a bad training session, but not a great one either. Was really hoping to get a couple out past 45 with the 56 but just too tired. Took about 3 throws to get used to the 56 after throwing the 49 so much recently. Not bad, just took getting used to. Def can't "walk through" the throw with the lighter stuff, haha. Need to get it moving sooner. I tend to "lay off" the sprint with the 49 and the 28 so that I can into a better position and nail the finish but with the 56 it's moving too slow, haha. Sped up the sprint, hit the position and dropped about 5 out past 40, with 3 of the 5 at 42-43ft. Hammers tomorrow. Knee felt good throwing, wore my EFS knee sleeves.
2/6/13 - hammers
Training @ 1245p
16# + 14# hammer x approx 8 rounds
About 3 sets of winds to loosen up. On the way to the field stopped at Sports Authority and picked up a ligament support brace as my knee is still bugging me. Just stiff and tender, nothing big. Going to rest up this weekend. Need to get back on an active recovery program to prevent this garbage from happening. Wanted to get out in the garage this morning to do some jump rope, foam rolling and ab stuff but the lil guy was up all night with some colic issues and just couldn't drag myself out of bed, haha. My wife is a trooper the way she takes care of him, nursing him and still nursing our 2 year old. Props.
Anyways, took the first toss with the 16# and I knew it was going to be a positve day. First one went 115ish with nothing on it. Focus today was less of hip drive and more of pushing the hammer with my right arm. Nate Burchett has told me to do this for a long time now and I just didn't understand what he meant until last week when I threw hammers. I inadvertantly pulled the hammer with my right arm on the downswing and it transferred to a fast and big finish. I do a great job at countering the ball with my hips, but I wasn't getting any real drive on it. Today I wanted to work just that. Still kept long and focused on keeping the ball off to the right. Had some really good tosses. Need to take a lot more throws to get my timing down. A couple tosses were late on the pop and a couple were early. Went 135ft with the 14lb hammer and 130ft with the 16lb hammer on the ones that I did nail the timing. The 125ft toss near the end of the video had some serious heat on it until I lost the finish. Really looking forward to pushing this when I'm not as fatigued as I currently am, lol.
Last edited by JSully; 02-06-2013 at 05:03 PM.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
2/7/13 - de squat
Training @ 5a
19" Bench box squats w/heels up 185x2x4, 225x2x4, 275x2x4, 315x2x6
step ups
band shrugs
I thought there was more but that's it. Haha. I've got two 6" boxes I use for block pulls but I don't like squatting to a 12" box. I'm building 2 4" boxes now that I can also use for box squats so I'll be doing either 16" or 18" box squats here shortly.
2/9/13 - strongman training
Training @ 815a
12" log up to 280x1, miss 300, 230x5, 280x1
Meldey 250# keg, 250# sandbag, 850# tire x 50 ft with runbacks x 2 sets. 1st = 2:23, 2nd = 1:51
Back still toasted from the heavy pulls on tuesday. Took a lot of effort to clean the 300 and just didn't have any push in it. Dropped down for some reps then took a stab at 280 again and it was cake. Medley was vicious. Keg and Sandbag were pretty easy but finishing with the tire was miserable. Wore a belt for the whole medley for the first round and couldn't catch a breath when doing the tire. Took it off halfway and finished. On the 2nd round I took the belt off on my way back to the tire and had a much better finish.
This was fun. Going to try to do something like this every Saturday for my conditioning. SM contest coming up on 3/2. I'm not even expecting to place, just going to hang out with a bunch of friends and see where I stand. Not going to kill myself 3 weeks before my HG pro debut.
Contest consists:
Last man standing log press starts at 210#
32# Crucifix hold
Car frame deadlift for reps (estimated 600ish)
110# monster db for reps
620/250 Yoke/farmers medley
225 keg, 225 sandbag, 240 husafell, 750 tire x50 ft w/runbacks medley
Should be fun.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
2/13/13 - me fsquat/de bench & wfd
Training#1 @ 520a
Front squat 315x2x2, 365x2x2, 405x2x2
Flat BB Bench 185x3x3, 205x3x3, 225x3x3
Ring dips
Took last couple days off to let a cold run its course. Feeling about 85% today. Kept my belt off on the front squats. Supposed to be max effort, however, didn't want to push my knee issue too much so I kept it about 80-85% ish for a few doubles. Wrapped knees up at 365, felt good, no issues. Bench felt fast and poppy. GMS went well, worked up to 365 and ring dips are starting to feel good.
Training#2 @ 1150a
49# wfd
*1 turn x8, avg 43, best 46
*full x6, avg 47, best 49
56# wfd x6, avg 43, best 44, lowest 42
Good work here. Focus again was working accellerating through the low point on the finish. I'm about 50% on these. It's easier to do with the 56 because it's moving slower. Speed feels good on the 49. I need to get consistent with the 49 at about 55-57 for it to transfer to a big throw with the 56. Feeling a bit sluggish from training this morning. Wanted some time with the 28 but had to get back to work. Next week will just go from the 49 to the 28 for a few tosses. Stones tomorrow.
Jake Sullivan
6' - 280lbs - 29yrs old - Professional Highland Games Athlete
curently off-season
HG training log = road to pro
youtube channel = www.youtube.com/xtra0t
2/14/13 - log press/de deadlift & stones
Training#1 @ 530a (see the trend, getting later and later, lol)
Log press up to 300x1 (tie PR)
2" deficit deads 315x1x3, 365x1x3, 405x1x4
Weighted ring rows
Lying leg raises
Need to get my ass out of bed earlier, despite the gym being in my garage. One thing about training at home is it's awesome to see my kids when they wake up in the morning before I head into work. Really enjoying that time with them. That's why I need to get up earlier so that I'm done before they wake up instead of 10-15 minutes after.
Log press went well, definitely better than last time. Worked on the clean specifically, to be more efficient. Instead of just pulling and going, I pulled it to my knees, dropped down, took a big breath and kept it right at my sternum then pushed elbows up. Clean was 100% easier than last couple times I've gone for 300. The press on the other hand was belghh. I'm not too worried, just a little fatigued and still getting over the cold. Deads felt great, snappy. Not terribly fast but not slow either. Worked on getting into place, pulling tension out of the bar then an aggressive hard break off the floor. Felt good.
Training#2 @ 1210p
17# stone
*stand x10, best 39ft
*full spin x6-8, best 47ft, avg 44ft
Stone is actually 17.3lbs but we'll call it 17 for good measure. Not sure if it's fatigue or what, but stands just sucked a huge one today. Just couldn't get any separation. Doesn't help that when throwing wfd yesterday my left rhomboid/lat area tightend up and it still hasn't loosened up yet and I can feel it every time I breathe. Didn't cause me an issue for the spin though. On the spin I really focused on holding my upper body back until the very very last split nanosecond. Had some pretty good results. Last throw was 47ft (barely) and I'm happy with that. Watching the video I can see that I like to start my transition too early. I think if I kept "sprinting" for another 1/4 second that I would have more bodyweight over my right, transferring to my left for a bigger block. Regardless, this was a good breakthrough day for me with the spin. Holding the upper body back is just such a big deal. Feeling good about ostone and looking forward to the next practice.
On an unrlated note, I came home from work the other day and was told that my 2 year old was "flipping the ottoman". At first I was like "wtf?", and then I was like.. "HELL YESSS!!!!"
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2/15/13 - hammers
Training @ 12p
16# hammer x2
20#hammer x6, avg 114, best 117
16# hammer x6, avg 122, best 125
14# hammer x6, avg 133, best 139
16# hammer x2, best 128
First off, I skipped squats and o-lifts this morning. Still feeling meh from the cold but kind of run down and hitting 3 days in a row with the weights is miserable so I just chalked it up to a recovery day and hoped I would show some progress with the hammers.
As usual, ran through a few sets of winds to loosen up. First toss went out to 118 and I thought it was going to be a good day. Took the 20-16-14 as rounds and went 6 rounds total. Towards the end I realized I was hitting the right positions and doing the right thing, but wasn't trying to keep the ball to my right side. Throws felt good, just something was off. Took a couple throws really focusing on pulling my right elbow back on the 2nd wind to keep my low point good and throws got better again. Had two throws at 139 with the 14# hammer. Very happy with that.
Last two throws of the day and I wanted to get a couple bombs out there. Sped up a bit but was very mindful about the low point on the first one. Felt great, but slow, and went 128. The next one felt absolutely amazing. Had it going ridiculously fast and then got a little anxious and finished early. Ugh, frustrating. That would have been a big throw as it was flat as hell and still went 128. Oh well, next time. Very happy with the 20 and 14# tosses. Just need to remember to keep that low point on my right side. Anxious for next hammer sesh.
Jake Sullivan
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curently off-season
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"Yet my conscience presses me on": JQA and the Cost of Conscience
John Quincy Adams, whose 246th birthday is tomorrow, often used birthdays as a moment to take stock of what he had and had not accomplished and what his priorities were. His conscience, and his sense of duty to make himself useful to his country and worthy of his family's heritage, focused his reflections on the part he had fulfill in his limited time and his capacity for doing so, even when duty to his own conscience cost him (and often his family) a high price.
One of the most compelling occasions of this takes place in 1841, as Adams, who having successfully navigated the Amistad case, considers his larger role in the growing anti-slavery debate. In this striking diary passage, Adams fully lays out the stakes and comes down on the side of conscience and duty outweighing any personal sacrifice:
"The world, the flesh, and all the devils in hell are arrayed against man, who now, in this North-American Union, shall dare to join the standard of Almighty God, to put down the African Slave-trade—and what can I, upon the verge of my seventy-fourth birth-day, with a shaking hand, a darkening eye, a drowsy brain, and with all my faculties dropping from me, one by one, as the teeth are dropping from my head, what can I do for the cause of God and Man? for the progress of human emancipation? for the suppression of the African Slave-trade?— Yet my conscience presses me on—let me but die upon the breach.—"
This led to a renewed war by Adams in the House of Representatives against the increasingly oppressive "Gag Rule," for which Adams was reviled, threatened, and harassed both inside and outside of Congress, much to the distress of his family.
Want to hear more about Adams and the cost of conscience? Tomorrow, I will be one of the speakers at the annual wreath-laying ceremony, held at noon at United First Parish Church in Quincy Center, better known as the "Church of the Presidents," the long-time church for the Adams family, and the final resting place for both John and Abigail Adams as well as John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams. The event is free and open to the public.
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His department has just $20,000 to spend on education. The Education Ministry this year devoted $3 million to environmental education thanks to European donations, but officials say poor coordination often stymies joint efforts.
In the Israeli-controlled part of the West Bank, managing environmental damage in rural areas is nearly impossible, and getting Israeli approval to building landfills and recycling plants far from Palestinian cities can take years.
Nader Khatib, director of the Palestinian office of Friends of the Earth Middle East, said the West Bank has only one environmentally safe landfill, in the north. Besides the planned but still unapproved one outside Ramallah, the Israeli administration said it has approved construction of another dumpsite in the south that will be shared by Palestinians and Jewish settlers.
Khatib predicted trouble, saying: "If the Israelis dump their garbage there, that's totally illegal because the settlements are illegal."
Despite the holdups, Khatib saw some reasons for optimism. He said Hebron Polytechnic University has a new environmental engineering track. Other schools near Ramallah and Nablus have had master's degree programs for water and environment since the 1990s.
"The Israeli occupation will not continue forever," Khatib said. "In the long term when there is an independent Palestinian state, I think about the future generations of Palestinians, who are entitled to live in dignity, harmony and a safe environment."
Sami Backleh, who teaches nature courses at al-Quds University, already notices a change. He says it's easier to get Palestinian government support for environmental workshops and summer camps for children.
As for his students, "Ten years back when I would say I want to go hiking, people asked me, 'what's that?'" Backleh said. "Now, there's hundreds of groups every week."
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The Rise of Lena Dunham: From the NYC Art Scene to Hollywood Lightning Rod
The Rise of Lena Dunham: From the NYC Art Scene to Hollywood Lightning Rod
This story first appeared in the Jan. 18, 2013 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Lena Dunham breezes onto the Girls set in a converted warehouse on the far west side of Manhattan wearing a printed dress by cool-girl label Opening Ceremony — its long diaphanous skirt has a central split that reveals pale legs in black short shorts. On this day, she's directing the ninth episode of Girls' 10-episode second season, which bows Jan. 13 on HBO.
It is an inhumanely hot mid-August day,the kind of temperature that unleashes the baked-in stench of New York City gutters. But Dunham — her pre-Emmy pixie hair pulled off her neck in a tiny ponytail — is composed and completely happy in her outfit, even if the button sat the top of her sleeveless dress are puckering slightly across her breast line. Purchased on an "insane shopping bender" during a Los Angeles jaunt when she stayed at the home of her Girls co-showrunner and good friend Jenni Konner, this dress is not something Dunham's underemployed, sartorially challenged Hannah Horvath would have the wherewithal or wallet to pull off. But one of Dunham's signature attributes is utter contentment — inexplicable to some — in her own skin, even at a scale-tipping by-Hollywood-standards size 8.
"I've always loved clothes, as much as that might shock people," she says. "A lot of people are like, 'What? You can't be a size 8 and love clothes — how does that work? You have to wear a burlap sack.' "
Actually, Dunham frequently is naked in Girls' often humiliating or awkward sexual encounters. The second episode of the season opens with a topless Hannah having sex with her new boyfriend — an African-American Republican played by Community star Donald Glover — her naked breasts bobbing up and down. "Yep, there are a lot of scenes that are pretty nude," she says matter-of-factly. "They're nude emotionally; they're nude physically. They're not always sexually nude, which can be even more awful because then they're nude without context."
Asked if she's self-conscious about putting herself and her body on display for millions of strangers, she shrugs: "Um, no. My parents really valued expressing yourself and placed a premium on that for everyone's reason for living." Pressed further, Dunham admits that a certain amount of her naked abandon "does not come from a place of confidence and is a compulsion. And I'm sure I will be working that out in therapy for the rest of my life."
STORY: Lena Dunham Loves: Taylor Swift and Free Clothes
At 26, Dunham has become the object of intense admiration for her relentlessly honest depiction of the millennial hipster generation in post-crash America, effortlessly winning fans from Judd Apatow and the late Nora Ephron to The New Yorker editor David Remnick. That she seemingly has leapfrogged the requisite dues paying slog that precedes many success stories is viewed as both incredible and incredibly annoying — accusations of nepotism have been a familiar refrain (even though her art-world parents hardly would qualify as "Hollywood").


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A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy was released from the hospital today, five days after taking a line drive to the head that caused brain surgery on a epidural hemorrhage, a brain contusion and a skull fracture.McCarthy has been in high spirits throughout the way, joking about his fantasy football roster on tweeter, today asked his lovely wife, Amanda, a question that apparently he's been wondering to find out for a long time. WELL IF BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ISNT THE BEST TIME TO ASK ABOUT A THREESOME THEN IM FRESH OUT OF IDEAS — Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) September 11, 2012 Unfortunately for Brandon, his wish was not well recieved by his wife. @bmccarthy32 I WILL strike someone with a brain injury — Amanda McCarthy (@Mrs_McCarthy32) September 11, 2012
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Danny Woodhead RB SD 1 month ago
Woodhead, whose 2014 season ended in Week 3 when he suffered a broken fibula, indicates that he feels good as the start of the Chargers' offseason program approaches, the team's official site reports.
"I feel really, really good," said Woodhead, who was limited 15 carries for 38 yards and five catches for 34 yards in three games last season. "I really do. As far as the injury goes, that is something I'm not even thinking about." With Ryan Mathews having departed via free agency, a healthy Woodhead is now in line to reprise his change-of-pace duties in the Chargers' 2015 backfield, which also currently includes Branden Oliver and Donald Brown and figures to be bolstered in the upcoming NFL draft.
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Woodhead, who suffered a broken fibula Sunday, is headed to IR, according to Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
With Ryan Mathews still out, Donald Brown figures to be a busy back for the Chargers in the coming weeks, with Branden Oliver on hand in a backup role. In any case, the team is certainly going to add running back depth sooner rather than later, with Marion Grice a candidate to be promoted from the team's practice squad and/or a free agent addition possibly on tap.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 8 months ago
Woodhead (ankle) suffered a severe high ankle sprain and a fractured fibula, meaning he'll likely require season-ending surgery, FOX Sports 1's Alex Marvez reports.
The diagnosis hasn't been confirmed by a Chargers beat reporter, but the San Diego Union Tribune suggests that the injury is likely serious. With Ryan Mathews (knee) already expected to miss the next few games due to a sprained MCL, Donald Brown now figures to see even more of the ball. Brown, who had already replaced Mathews as the early-down back, is positioned to assume Woodhead's role on passing downs. Undrafted rookie Branden Olivier is the only other running back on the roster, but Marion Grice will likely be signed from the practice squad.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 8 months ago
Woodhead (ankle) is slated to undergo further testing on his ankle Sunday night, Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Woodhead was carted off of the field Sunday against the Bills after sustaining an ankle injury on the Chargers' opening drive and upon his exit, the team's only healthy running backs for the rest of the day were Donald Brown and Branden Oliver. More on Woodhead's status as we know it, but the San Diego Union Tribune suggests that his injury could be fairly serious.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 8 months ago
Woodhead (ankle) has officially been ruled out for a return to Sunday's game against the Bills.
Woodhead was carted off the field in the first quarter with what looked to be a severe ankle injury, so it's no surprise he'll be held out the rest of the contest. The Chargers will likely send him in for tests to determine if he suffered any sort of dislocation or break, either of which would sideline him for further weeks. Donald Brown will be the bell cow for the remainder of Sunday's game for the Chargers, and could continue to occupy the top spot on the depth chart if Woodhead's injury proves to be significant.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 8 months ago
Woodhead (right ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Bills, according to Ricky Henne of chargers.com.
With Woodhead having been carted off Sunday, the Chargers are now down to Donald Brown and Brandon Oliver at running back in Week 3.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 8 months ago
Woodhead was carted off the field early in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Bills with what appeared to be an ankle injury.
More on the exact nature of Woodhead's injury. The Chargers are now down to two healthy backs - Donald Brown and Branden Oliver.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 9 months ago
Woodhead had eight carries for 32 yards and caught four passes for 28 yards in Sunday's win over Seattle.
The big news is that Ryan Mathews left the game with a knee injury. Woodhead would likely see additional carries if Mathews is out for an extended period of time, but he's still a better option in PPR leagues though, as he probably wouldn't be used at the goal line much.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 9 months ago
Woodhead had six carries for five yards and one catch for six yards Monday night.
The Cardinals are especially tough against the run, so Woodhead's struggles don't mean much. We'd like to have seen him targeted more in the passing game, however.
Danny Woodhead RB SD 10 months ago
Woodhead had six carries for 24 yards and one reception for reception for five yards in Friday's preseason game against the Seahawks.
With Ryan Mathews sitting out, Woodhead got a few extra carries, working in tandem with Donald Brown. Now that he has both Mathews and Brown to contend with, Woodhead may have a hard time matching his 106 carries from last season, though he still figures to dominate the third-down workload.


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The Great American Whitetail Collection, featuring two monster bucks from Kentucky and Illinois, was on display last weekend at the National Scholastic Sportsman Program (NSSP) National Convention and Summit Awards Banquet in Metropolis, IL. "There was a steady stream of traffic to see the whitetails," said Barry Ranney of NRA Youth Programs.
Bill Poole, Director of NRA's Education & Training Division, is hopeful the NSSP and NRA can work together to expand YHEC. "Advisors from schools in surrounding states met to discuss implementing YHEC in their home states," said Poole.
NRA Board Member and former Redskins great Dave Butz was also at the weekend's events. Butz met with attendees, signed autographs, and served as a motivational speaker at the Summit Awards Banquet.
Jointly sponsored by NRA, the Summit Awards Banquet honored outstanding NSSP Chapters, individual participants, and affiliates. NRA staff presented awards including Partner of the Year, Chapter Event of the Year, Top Gun Award and Conservationist of the Year, presented by Dave Butz.
Both Ranney and Poole expect great things from the budding NSSP partnership. As NSSP Outdoors President Cliff Flournoy put it, "We at NSSP Outdoors have surrounded ourselves with some of the best outdoor professionals and educated minds in the country to help bring education and conservation to the front of this program."
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BERLIN Greece's international creditors have spelled out the spending cuts and reforms that Athens has to introduce before it can receive vital bailout cash, according to a draft document obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The measures - which range from getting tougher with tax evaders to cutting prescription drug budgets - reflect the international community's growing distrust of Greek politicians and their history of backsliding on key reforms.
The cuts are part of the large austerity package that lawmakers in Athens passed over the weekend amid violent protests and riots. The country's international creditors - the other 16 countries that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund - are now insisting that they have to be implemented before Greece can get a second, euro130 billion ($172 billion) bailout. Without that money, Greece will be forced into a disorderly default on its debts by the end of March that could seriously disrupt Europe's bank finances and the world's financial markets.
"I can understand the pain and turmoil in Greece," said Olli Rehn, the European Union's economic and monetary affairs commissioner. "But at the same time, this is the framework which has been decided," he said.
"It is really in the interest of everyone in Greece and Europe now to make this work and avoid a disorderly default of Greece, which would have devastating consequences," Rehn said.
Debt-stricken Greece faces a euro14.5 billion ($19 billion) bond redemption deadline which it cannot afford to pay on March 20 and will therefore need the bailout in place by then.
The detail and number of the demands is evidence of the growing mistrust between Greece and its creditors. The country has been criticized in the past for not putting into practice reforms that were either promised and not delivered or enacted into law but never enforced.
This time, the international creditors want to see tangible results and have insisted on a total of euro2.6 billion ($3.45 billion) in cuts that need to be implemented before they transfer any more money.
Included in the measures are a euro1 billion ($1.32 billion) cut in what the country spends on medicine in its state health service, and a euro300 million ($398 million) reduction in the defense budget. Reducing central government and election-related spending will also reduce spending by euro270 million ($358 million), and subsidies of euro300 million ($398 million) to pension funds will also be slashed.
The document says the Greek government must also slash its public investment budget by euro400 million ($530 million).
On top of this, Greece has to find further savings worth euro325 million ($431 million) to meet its debt reduction targets.
Greece's cabinet was set to discuss the new cuts Tuesday and the EU's Rehn has demanded that the details be ready for eurozone finance ministers to assess when they meet in Brussels on Wednesday.
Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has been taking a tough line on Greek compliance. The country's Economy Minister, Philip Roesler, called on Athens to deliver on its pledges, saying Sunday's vote in Parliament was "important but even more important is the concrete implementation."


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(SACRAMENTO, CA) -- The Free Speech Coalition (FSC), trade association of the $12 billion a year adult entertainment industry, announced here today that it will have FSC freedom-of-expression chapters in 25 of the United States' 52 state capitals by year end to combat local and national bias against free expression.
At a news conference during the fourth annual ``Celebrate Free Speech Days,'' Kat Sunlove, the coalition's legislative advocate, said that the FSC's four-year lobbying experience demonstrates that ``California legislators are ready, willing and able to consider our point of view. We have shown them we are a major economic, physical and emotional component of their constituencies. They want to know more about how we contribute to society and the economy,'' she said, adding:
``California legislators now take us seriously, since they are aware of not only our economic impact on this state but also that there is tremendous voter support for adult entertainment.''
Sunlove spoke at a news conference held in connection with ``Celebrate Free Speech Days,'' an annual Free Speech Coalition event in which free speech advocates of all stripes ``inform legislators about adult entertainment and attempt to debunk the far-right's prejudicial messages against the genre,'' Sunlove said.
Toward that end, the coalition has begun a state-by-state campaign to organize supporters into viable, effective lobbying organizations using California as its role model for the nation. ``Naturally,'' added Sunlove, ``we welcome the support of everyone who shares our point of view, and their numbers are legion, as evidenced by the billions of dollars consumers spend on our slice of the entertainment pie.''
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"It is not the small adjustments to previously-held positions -- FISA, the Second Amendment, Iraq. It's a sense that Obama's ample self-regard is lapsing into hubris," Andrew Sullivan blogs for The Atlantic. "Any one of these misjudgments would be a trivial lapse -- and we all make mistakes. It's the combination that concerns me - and the possibility that this campaign is becoming far too cocky for its own good."
"I'm not saying we're there yet, but that's the danger," David Sirota tells The New York Times' William Yardley. "He is a transformative politician, but he is still a politician."
The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza traces Obama's eager image-making back to its Chicago roots: "Although many of Obama's recent supporters have been surprised by signs of political opportunism, [Chicago Alderman Toni] Preckwinkle wasn't. 'I think he was very strategic in his choice of friends and mentors,' she told me," Lizza writes. And later: " 'Can you get where he is and maintain your personal integrity?' she said. 'Is that the question?' She stared at me and grimaced. 'I'm going to pass on that.' "
(Lizza recounts an angry, possibly physical exchange between Obama and a fellow state lawmaker, where Obama "supposedly" said: "I'm going to kick your ass!" And let's see how Republicans play with Obama's post-9/11 column, where he said the "essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers."
Chicago is the setting for The Washington Post's Shailagh Murray, who looks at the tight circle of Obama insiders -- and includes some hints of just a little loosening. "As Obama's campaign expands for the general-election campaign and the candidate has less time for his friendships, certain strains are starting to show," she writes. "At his Chicago headquarters, insecurities have flared as the circles multiply and more people crowd inside. [Valerie] Jarrett said her main focus in the coming weeks will be to help the new hires integrate smoothly: 'It's important that people feel good about this.' "
Maybe he knows what he's doing. David Broder casts him as an "intrepid aviator": "When the pilots were over a target heavily defended by antiaircraft guns, they would release a cloud of fine metal scraps, hoping to confuse the aim of the shells or missiles being fired in their direction," Broder writes in his Sunday column. "In the weeks since he effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, the Illinois senator has done a similar trick, throwing out verbal hints of altered positions on any number of issues. This is creating quandaries for the Republicans who can't figure out where to aim."
Key point: "Obama will be in trouble only if the pattern continues to the point that undecided voters come to believe that he has a character problem -- that they really can't trust him."
Are these the right moves? "While Obama has clearly reframed his Iraq position with an eye toward November, he also has good substantive reasons for backing away from some of his past rhetoric," The New Republic writes in an editorial. "All in all, the recent flaying of Barack Obama makes for a depressing object lesson in how our press and our political discourse treat nuance. If Obama, as we've been told, suddenly has a 'problem' on Iraq, it's only because American politics has a much deeper one."


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The Marilyn Monroe moment occurred this morning after the mum-of-two had completed her daily school run. Poor Myleene!
As she was about to get into her car, Myleene was taken by surprise when a gust of wind decided to fling her floral patterned skirt upwards.
Luckily for the 34-year-old TV personality, she was donning a pair of thick black tights to battle to freezing cold weather, saving her from further embarrassment.
And it seems that Myleene has rather fast reactionary skills, managing to push down the skirt before the on looking photographers were able to get too much of an eyeful.Taking the incident in her stride, Myleene seemed to laugh off the cringe inducing moment.
Probably the best way to handle a situation such as this.She was later seen out and about in London carrying her 2-year-old daughter Hero.
Mum and daughter both donned stylish black leather jackets as they took on the chilly streets of London while Myleene ran errands.
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Tone down the white out in the Mirror Event
Please tone down the white out overly-bright patches in the mirror event. They make it impossible to see what is going on and they cause lag when the POV is directed towards them, they are just bad news all around.
My system which runs Win7 x64 with 8Gb DDR3 has an HD 5870 graphics card and a QX9650 @3.00 GHz it is no slouch and is fully DX11 compliant. I shouldnt be seeing this kind of screen lag with a game like this, the bright patches have not been properly implemented. When I turn the POV away from them the lag vanishes.
The same goes for the overly bright planets in exploration missions, though they dont lag as badly, they are a nuisance as you cannot see ships and data samples against them and they are unrealistic often many times brighter than the stars they are supposed to be reflecting.
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Massive AMD Price Drops on X2 6000+ and X2 5600+
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Re: Massive AMD Price Drops on X2 6000+ and X2 5600+
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I don't see any flame war, the only thing I see is price war and that sure benefits any computer user or fanboy.
About "fanboys", I believe we all are cheering for one company or other so by using the word I don't mean to insult anybody.
Just FYI, but the term "fanboy" is derogatory about.. 99.9% of the time. It is typically used to refer to a person who feels insecure or threatened by a certain product and chooses to ignore any and all facts related to it. That doesn't describe me or many others on this forum. My last processor/platform was AMD, and I'm not "cheering" for either Intel or AMD at this point. I could care less who wins; I just want the faster platform.
I believe your statement that Intel outperform the AMD by
"significant margin"
is little blind fanboyism.
No it's not. There is simply no comparison between the processors. Your charts are not taking into account how much you can overclock the Core2Duos in relation to
how little
you can overclock an AMD. Clock for clock the Intels are faster, and I have yet to see anyone on this forum with an AMD chip over 3.2gHz while there are several with Core2Duos up around 3.6-3.8gHz. That is a "significant" performance gap and shows itself in benchmarks such as SuperPi and 3dMark.
This post is mainly about the AMD X2 5600+ & X2 6000+ and I did link in my original post to AnandTech review. The X2 6000+ compared wery good to Intel's Core 2 Duo E6600 and was not far behind E6700
.. at stock clocks. If you want to argue that the AMDs are close in gaming performance to the Intels at stock speeds, I'm not going to disagree with you too much, although I still feel that those benches don't tell the entire story. But what you seem to be overlooking--either on purpose because you own it, or perhaps not on purpose because you're not aware of it--is that AMD has been overclocking these latest chips from the factory so that they're already topped out when you receive them. That's why guys haven't been able to get more than a 200-400mhz overclock out of them.
Go ahead. Show me a recent high-end(5000+ and up) AMD processor that has OC'd more than 400mhz. They are based on the same architecture that has been hammered in benchmarks by the Core2Duos since their release. It's just a ploy by AMD to tide people over until they can put a new architecture on the market.
Meanwhile, you're comparing these to most Core2Duo chips that will overclock ~50% or 1200mhz with ease. And once you overclock, you get that "significant margin" that I was talking about.
Just to stop any further arguments:
I did also mention in the origional post that the E6600 would most likely overclock better but I don't think AMD needs to much worry about it, in my wild estimate 99.9% PC user do not overclock. For most people the bottom line is more important.
I think you're simplifying that far too much. Most everyone here who goes with one of these high-end processors overclocks, and I'd be willing to bet that plays out in most other places as well. Those who don't overclock typically don't go with such a high-end processor; they buy something that's more suited for everyday or business use. That is one of the reasons AMD's top of the line processor, the FX series, has had an unlocked multiplier. Most people who buy it are overclockers.
And there's no "most likely" in reference to whether or not an E6600 would overclock better. It would. Every time. I got an ordinary chip, and mine even does 3.6gHz with ease which is a 50% overclock.
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- n. An equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country, and showjumping.
Hoy, 48, a former European champion, was once the biggest name in German eventing and treads the comeback trail with a single horse.
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A verbal form like "eventing" might better describe this word-category, except that such a form doesn't sound right in English, with its emphasis on noun forms.
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The World Equestrian Games include seven other events: dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, para dressage (for riders with physical disabilities) and reining.
OH i love theme park rides. i'm excited for a tron one. but i am sort of tired of this mass market saturation which seems to be going on all over the place. i understand eventing cinema, but i sort of liked it when the movie itself was the event and it stood alone from the rest of the media.
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And having my roots originally in dressage and then moving onto eventing, I was a little embarrassed for our upper-level eventers.
ANNIE: I was at the equestrian games myself for eventing.