On recent events in CT

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single victim of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the k

iller's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."
---Unknown (via Zach Gallmann)

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Absolutum Dominium: #4

December 10th, 2012 - Session#: 32
Absolutum Dominium: #4

Weight: 193.5 lbs
Squat
Bx3
135,x5
225x1x2
255x5x5
Deadlift
135x1
225x1
295x5x3
Bench Press (competition pause on all benching from now on)
Bx3
135x2
150x5x5
Ab Wheel
BWx15x2
Chin-ups
x5,x5,x3
Face Pulls
skipped
Training Notes
-Aaron

Absolutum Dominium: #3 v2

December 6th, 2012 - Session#: 31
Absolutum Dominium: #3

Weight: 196 lbs (with knee sleeves)
Squat
135x2,x5
185x1
245x5x5 (used belt on set 3)
Bench Press
Bx3
95x3
135x2
150x5x5
Deadlift
225x2
285x5x3
Ab Wheel
BWx15x2
Chin-ups
x5,x3,x5
Face Pulls
57.5x10x2
Training Notes
Good training session. Tried my buddy's Rehband knee sleeves. They are at least a size smaller than would fit me, though it's worth trying them out. I'll try HERC's next training session.


-Aaron

Absolutum Dominium: #2

December 3rd, 2012 - Session#: 30
Absolutum Dominium: #2

Weight: 195 lbs
Squat
Bx3
135x5,x3
225x1
235x5x5
Deadlift
225xx1x2
275x5x3
Bench Press
Bx5
135x1
145x5x5
Training Notes
It seems the gym is getting more busy as classes have ended. It's driving me nuts. I feel like everything goes so damn slow that I could sleep in between my sets. The noise. arg. The looks. Arg. The 'music'. ARG.
If it was removed painlessly, I would give up my left nut to just train in peace. No bullshit music, no irritating people, no silly shit. Just give me an empty 2-car garage, and a sizable budget (several thousand dollars) (power rack, a few bars, plates, bench, chalk, sled or prowler or weighted vest) and leave me be.
"I've figured out what's wrong with life. It's other people." - Dilbert

-Aaron

Warren Farrell protest at the University of Toronto - Full version

Rape culture consequencies.