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Hey everyone, Tomorrow, I'm starting day 1 of the 5x5 starting strength program. As the title suggests, I'd like to start getting stronger / bigger, cutting my body fat down (I'll get a % by Weds), and maintaining my cardio program.

I was always very athletic growing up, I participated in track and field, swim, and was generally active. But I have NEVER lifted before, with the exception of the occasional "walk in and do some dumbbell curls" or something. At this point, through bad diet and alcohol, I've put on a lot of fat. I'd like to cut that fat down as close to single digit percentages as possible and start putting on some size, eventually.

I've read through the FAQ, I've started rea

I was looking at getting into yoga as a means of increasing core strength and flexibility. I'm currently in the military and training for a special operations program and would like to incorporate this into my routine, since lately I've been getting injuries that seem to be tension / flexibility related (e.g., shoulder, pulled groin, tight upper back).

There's lots of classes in my area, and the prices seem fair. Just not sure if they're worth it. Also, based on my criteria what type of yoga is recommended? Thanks!

Hey all. Looking to build a brand new PC for high-end gaming and live-streaming, $2500 budget with some flexibility. I'd like to game in 1440p, with max settings as often as possible. I generally play: WoW, LoL, DoTA, BF3/BF4(soon), as well as other random titles and MMORPG's as they come along. I need ALL parts. I will be ordering all parts from the USA, I have no site preference, but I really enjoy Amazon's deals / shipping policy / return policy. Here is what I have so far.

I DO plan to overclock the CPU as much as I can get out of it safely.

I've selected these parts based on reviews and research from anandtech, hardwaresecrets, cpu-world, tom's hardware, some user reviews, and guru3d

I have been passionate about the military my entire life, and always enjoyed it. I have plenty of tattoos as it stands, but I would like to supplement them with memories that salute my former AOR / duty stations or areas. Currently, I'm in Hawaii on Oahu. I'd like to get something to honor the fallen from Pearl Harbor and the significance of the area in general.

Maybe a WWII plane or ship with an Oahu state print on the side or something? I've never been creative. Thanks!

Hi all, I was curious... as someone with relatively little PvE experience and no PvE gear, how would I begin? I have the latest and greatest PvP gear, but I'd like some of that awesome 500+ ilvl PvE gear and to try some raids. I'm on Tichondrius, a heavy PvP server. Valor points are a pain to grind and slow to come!

Edit: I'm a healer! : )

Thanks! :)

After recently getting back into the game and leveling I noticed that world PvP is still lacking, even on a server like mine with a high population and high ratios. I understand there are a lot of dynamics to this problem such as: server xfers deadening populations, battlegrounds and arena's providing incentive to queue instead of roam, a lack of tangible benefits to world PvP, etc.

At first I thought; "what about raw fun, promote open world PvP just for the sheer fun of it." However, it is clear that that would never fly. It seems that most people playing video games right now want rewards for their efforts, items, things they can see and show.

So first suggestion, maybe rewards for ope

Hey folks. I conducted a search and didn't find too many modern posts about this that offered a good discussion. I am trying to dig into why there are only 2 easy bot modes.

I think bot games should offer more than a simple "test a new character / build" match. You can make custom games for doing that. The idea mostly came after playing Dota 2, where "unfair" bots can slaughter a group of people on new characters with ease.

I feel as though beginner bots offer a free-farm mode, and intermediate offer a free-farm but slightly harder mode. I would love to have a more challenging AI system. I know this cannot be done overnight, but is it feasible soon? Sometimes I want to be challenged on a

This is a small enough group that I figured an introduction would be appropriate. I'm an early 20's male from the US, originally California. I am in the service and enjoy video games, food, and working out, probably in that order.

I've been browsing some of the subreddits of these little communities, and would really like to get into the military simulation community. It's a lot more mature than the others, and the organization is great.

I am currently at work on shift waiting for something to crash, but tonight I would like to join my first "vanilla" or "normal" Arma II war game. Though it seems somewhat complicated, I've experimented with the updater before and ran into significant pro