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Wow, that Sansa player sold out fast. Next up... Alienware ALX 10 Foot Power Cable $9.99 I wonder how that sounds...

They sold out of the Dyson vacuum. Next up is... Sandisk Sansa e260 4GB Media Player $39.99

They sell one item until it runs out, then they post another.

Chocolate Muscle Milk. =[

I graduated college and moved back to my parents house. I had my speakers (at the time they were Logitech Z-680s), but my bedroom on the second floor was directly above my parents room. And me being on college time (sleeping during the day and awake at night), I couldn't listen to my music/play games without disturbing my parents. I owned a pair of cheap Panasonic headphones from back in college, but the pleather earpads fell apart and I wanted a new pair of headphones. I've always cared about sound quality, just a bit more than the average Joe. I started looking online for a decent pair of headphones and I was about to buy a pair of Steelsound 5H's for $100. I like the way they looked and especially how they designed their mic. Googling a review showed me how the sound quality sucked and so I started my quest over. I found Head-fi shortly after and ended up with a pair of Senheiser HD595's. Those didn't last long before I got my first amp, then AKG K701's, then etc. etc.. Here I am now with very budget gear, but I don't do much listening anymore. I don't find I have time with all of my other hobbies. And since it's Summer and the weather is nice, I focus my time and money on what I'm currently doing most, which is photography. I expect to get back into audio, probably around Winter time or when I move. But I have a strong feeling that it will be speaker oriented.

That actually sounds pretty bad since you never let your muscles heal.

I think you just start out light and see what you're personally capable of. It's natural to have decently strong biceps and triceps, and it's also natural for people to have a very weak chest. You have to develop muscles like your pecks because you naturally don't use them much compared to muscles on your arms. So keep that in mind if/when you start benching. I worked my way up to about 8 exercises per workout day. I started doing about 4 or 5, and not even finishing all 3 sets. I needed to work on my muscle stamina, and going for the past 3 weeks has done that while getting a bit stronger. It's hard to start hitting the gym, but once you do, it's pretty fun.

I don't get your #'s. 5x5 = 5 sets of 5 reps? What I'm most curious about is your flat bench. 7x2? 7 sets of 2 reps? 2 sets of 7 reps? I try to keep the workouts isolated and so that by the 3rd day, the soreness is mostely gone from the first day as some of the workouts end up using the same muscles. Also, a key factor to the routine is to not mix your pull workouts with your push workouts.

Oh, I forgot to mention I do 3 sets (12/10/8 or 10/8/6) reps each. I also drink water after every exercise, how much water depends on the muscle worked. More water for chest and biceps, more water for quads than chest.

Same.

Hah, thanks guys.

Go to the gym. I go 3-4 times a week. You can choose when to do what, but my general routine is... Day 1 - Chest and Triceps Flat Bench Incline Bench Decline Bench Flyes Tricep Pushdown Reverse Pushdown Overhead Tricep Extension Tricep Kickback Day 2 - Back and Biceps Cable Row Bent Over Row Hyperextension Lateral Pulldown Deadlift Shrugs Close Grip Barbell Curls Wide Grip Barbell Curls Day 3 - Shoulders and Forearms Shoulder Press Side Lateral Raise Bent Over Side Lateral Raise Back Flyes Wrist Curls Palms Down Wrist Curl Palms Up Wrist Curl Reverse Barbell Curl Day 4 - Legs [*]Squat [*]Standing Leg Curl [*]Calf Raise I don't do much for legs, just the basics. Most of the time, I throw them in with during one of the first 3 days. I also don't concentrate on any ab work. I honestly only do ab workouts while I'm waiting for someone else to finish using the machine/weights/area. Do some cardio, I walk/jog about 3 miles each of the days I hit the gym, and do a bit less (about 1 mile) on days I don't. Eat your vitamins and drink your whey protein shakes, lol. Eat healthy and control your portions. Stay hydrated and don't over exert yourself. I started this routine 3 weeks ago and it's a compiled routine from 3 friends of mine who are all personal trainers. I kind of picked and chose what I wanted, but all 3 of them ok'd this routine.

I saw the LOL link in IE7.

Lol, that was just so wrong, yet so right at the same time.

I can't stop laughing at this picture.

Thanks for the info. If you can check, that would be great. I'll wait until you respond sicne I can always to go RS tomorrow.

Sounds good to me. I'll get a pair on my way home today and will let let you guys know in a day or two if it fixed the problem.

I was mainly asking if you guys would recommend any 9V over another. I know you guys have had more experience than me (never use 9V except for an alarm clock).

Not enough I'm afraid. The 7 MDH still has a semi hard time fitting the f4 if you load the lense/camera top down. I have the f2.8 fitting in the 6 MDH, but it's a hack job of the inner inserts, lol. It'll work for now, but isn't a long term solution. And my next bag I'm looking for a 2 strap backpack. My bag is getting too heavy to be carrying with a shoulder bag or sling.

Ah, you left out the IS part in your post. I tried the f4 IS at B&H last week and it's very nice. Definitely much easier to handle since it's smaller and lighter. The f2.8 doesn't fit in my bag. =[

I'm using im716's. I don't know what kind of 9V is in there right now, I'm guessing whatever came with it, and from my recollection, jinp bought it from boomana, who said it was a rockhopper mini3? So from his website, it's a 300mah 9V. And yes, it is the high performance version.

Thanks Nate.

Indeed. My 6MDH doesn't fit the 70-200 f2.8 IS. =[ Where did you buy the 70-200 f4 from? f4 or f4 IS? I'm about to put mine up for sale, I was just waiting to make sure the f2.8 focuses fine. Going up for $425 and comes with a Tiffen filter set.

Oh woops, I read it wrong, lol. Can anyone move this thread?