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Archive for April, 2010
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April 30th, 2010Magpul Dynamic Handgun on HTC HD
April 29th, 2010A gent in my office showed off his HTC HD with the newest Magpul videos. What you see here is a vid I took from my 3GS. Being an Apple fan I have to give HTC props for one kick ass screen. On the downside, its Windows mobile, which we can all agree is gross. It it was Android this thing would be pretty sweet.
LOL
April 29th, 2010Xpand: Better Than NO-Xplode
April 29th, 2010
I am a long time NO-Xplode user. After taking a bit of crap from the guys at the local muscle shop for my love of NO-Xplode I decided to branch out. The guys at Rock Bottom Supplements hooked me up with a bunch of samples, which I tried before deciding to try a jug of Dymatize’s Xpand.
The outer packaging and advertising for Xpand, unlike the packaging for the rest of the Dymatize line has limitless vulgarity. It approaches what I would expect from MuscleTech. The Xpand box has some MMA fighter with a sward tattooed on his chest and makes all kinds of claims about THE MOST EXTREME PUMP EEEVVVEEERRR. Luckily the container itself has a nicely textured carbon-fibery look to it, thus reducing the duchebagery on top of my fridge.
Side tangent: The shaker that Xpand comes with is crap.
NO-Xplode mixes pretty easily, although they say you should not shake it… because it might explode (mmmm…. yeah…). At first I was frustrated with Xpand because no matter how well I mixed or shook it was gritty at the bottom. Then I made a breakthrough. If you mix it and then let it sit for a min or two the grittiness has a chance to dissolve, once that has happened it tastes great.
NO-Xplode hits you fast but Xpand hits you faster. If you drink it on an empty stomach you will be looking for something to lift within a min. What is weirder though is as I start to warm up parts of my arms and legs start to tingle. At first I was unsettled but after a few times though, I think it makes the pump that much better.
While Xpand does not have the caffeine content of NO-Xplode, it seems to keep me awake longer. That may just be a case of my body adapting to a new formula, but none the less I tend to go under one serving if I am working out later than usual.
Circling back, what is the purpose for a pre-workout? To get you mental and physically prepared to hit the weights. Xpand accomplishes this goal, better than NO-Xplode.
I should note that Xpand comes in pre-workout powdered as well as “energized” and non-”energized” pill forms. Pills and pre-workout does not seem to work out in my calculus, but your mileage may vary.
If you don’t live in Vancouver WA where you can get good advice from a great shop like Rock Bottom Supplements, you can buy online from a reputable place like Bodybuilding.com.
Quote Of The Day
April 23rd, 2010“People Republic of Portland”
- You know who you are
And sometimes I agree. Come on how about a little ccw reciprocity for Vancouver residents?
When Its Game Time, Its Pain Time
April 22nd, 2010Like Tactical Trigger Pull says. Don’t talk on your cell phone in the gym.
I agree 100%. If your heart rate is not elevated to the point where chatting is a problem or you are not feeling burning muscles from pumping the iron, what exactly are you doing?
Want to hit your fitness goals? Be motivated, use good form, be willing to take advice and learn new things.
Salt and the FDA
April 20th, 2010Note to self: I do not believe that salt consumption is protected in the bill or rights.
Are School Lunches A National Security Threat? -Yes
April 20th, 2010They are a combination of biological and chemical weapons begin used against school kids… But in all seriousness, NPR is reporting that some retired military types they kids are to fat and lunches are to blame.
Seems to me that food is just one part of the problem. You also have to address physical fitness. Thus I think the solution is 2 parts: 1) Personal responsibility in eating. 2) Enforce fitness by requiring either a sport of a fitness test. Give kids a choice join the swim team or be able to run 1.5 miles in 15 min.
Of course you have to be careful with your definitions of “sport” and “fittness”. Putting pads over your 300+lbs of blubber and running into other fatties for 30 seconds a week, is not what I would call “fit”. And yes that is a stab at football.
iPhone Prototype
April 20th, 2010As Techcrunch said, Gizmoto won at the internet. They have in their possession a next gen iPhone prototype.
