Awesome Galore

The Most Awesome Men's Entertainment Site On The Internet

Things I Wish I Knew 8 Years Ago About Lifting Weights

There have been many times where I was dead-set on being right about things, only to later find out I was wrong.

That’s the beauty of exercise and strength training: continuing to learn and grow. You should never be complacent with what you know. Buy books, read articles, ask around your gym. You can only benefit from this. You can add to what you already have in your arsenal and become a complete package. Here are some things I wish I knew when I started 8 years ago. (Disclaimer: this is mainly directed at beginners, but some of these things may be new to you even if you’ve been lifting for some time)

[Read more…] about Things I Wish I Knew 8 Years Ago About Lifting Weights

Brain Training Daily

Six daily cognitive games. New puzzles every day at 7pm.

Play Today's Games →

 

Linkage

The TRUTH About Portland, Oregon. Is It Really a Lawless, Wasteland? – Van Life Wanderer

The Story Of The Most Decorated War Dog Of WW1 – Ned Hardy

Do you really need a mattress protector? Yes you really do. Picture your mattress is a gym shirt. would you wear a gym shirt for 2 days in a row? what about everyday for 15 years? – Amazon

Hollywood’s Sobering New Reality of Fentanyl Lacing: “Don’t Gamble If You Don’t Have a Stash From Pre-2020” – Hollywood Reporter

City Life Damages Mental Health in Ways We’re Just Starting to Understand – Popular Science

UK high court overturns ruling, opens door for Assange to be extradited – Fox News

This video game just won Video Game of the Year – IGN

Inflation is red hot, soaring to 6.8% in November, the highest in nearly four decades – NPR

Why The Weather Broadcast Most Popular Segment in Mexico – Leenks

Most of my life, I thought I disliked black pepper, because pre-ground black pepper is completely oxidized and tastes of little but bitterness. Freshly ground pepper is amazing and improves almost everything you could possibly eat. Get a pepper mill – Amazon

38 Influencers And Celebs Who Got Called Out On Their Photoshop Fails – Ruin My Week

A Man Threw Out A Hard Drive Containing 8,000 Bitcoin. Today, It Would Be Worth $384 Million – New Yorker

How a Wellness MLM Brand Spawned a ‘Parasite’ Detox Trend – VICE

Sophie Mudd With The Chest Again of the Day – Drunken

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Plans on Implanting Brain Chips in Humans by 2022 – Hypebeast

Squishy things that go bump in the night (50 Photos) – The Chive

The Hard Science of How Boner Pills Can Prevent Alzheimer’s – Mel Magazine

Fromage fictions: the 14 biggest cheese myths – debunked! – The Guardian

The first eye drops that sharpen close-up vision could replace reading glasses for millions of adults – Insider

Wildest Drive-By Shooting In Puerto Rico – Worldstar

 

What’s It Like To Chew On Coca Leaves?

So I’ve been to Peru many times, beautiful country, and each time I’ve used coca leaf, which is abundant, cheap, and used often here, but mostly in the form of tea, although I did put it in my mouth to “chew” it before but without the base needed to extract the alkaloids (one being cocaine, in tiny amounts).

Anyhow this time I did use both lime (comes with the bag of coca if you ask) and sodium bicarbonate to activate the alkaloids whilst holding the leafs in your mouth. I’ll outline my experiences below:

[Read more…] about What’s It Like To Chew On Coca Leaves?

 

Picture of the Day

This man held his arm up one day and decided to never put it down, it’s been 45+ years

Amar Bharati claims to have kept his hand raised in devotion to Hindu deity Shiva.

One day in 1970, Bharati left his job, wife, and three children in order to pursue his devotion to Shiva; three years later he felt he was still too connected to the luxury of mortal life, and decided to raise his arm and keep it raised in order to disconnect himself from said luxuries of mortal life.

He claims that he dealt with immense pain for quite a while, but it eventually subsided and now he can’t even use the raised arm if he wanted, as it atrophied and is now stuck in its current raised position.

Bharati inspired other sadhus to raise their arms as well, some of which have managed to keep them raised for 7, 13, or even 25 years.

Linkage

Ricard Siagian

The Story Of Ricard Siagian: The Man Who Died From Not Being Able To Sleep – Ned Hardy

One of the most beautiful and scary drives ever in the US. No guardrails and huge cliffs – Van Life Wanderer

Where the Despairing Log On, and Learn Ways to Die – NY Times

This cream works good on relieving mild pains in your back, neck, wrists, joints, etc – Amazon

The parents of two sisters who survived the Oxford High School shootings have filed two $100 million suits against the district and its officials – WSJ

A teen girl celebrated her 15th birthday in Mexico by posing for a photo in front of the house that belonged to a group of drug dealing, Satan-worshipping serial killers from the 80s – VICE

‘America’s Got Talent’ Contestant Skilyr Hicks Dead at 23 – TMZ

29 Celebrities Who Have *Allegedly* Gotten Away With Doing “Incredibly Heinous” Things – Ruin My Week

7 Powerful Habits of People With High Emotional Intelligence – INC

7 Daily Habits That Harm Your Brain – Medium

What South Africa is seeing in its omicron outbreak – Vox

The World’s Biggest Startups: Top Unicorns of 2021 – Visual Capitalist

Guy Exercises His Rights At Police DUI Checkpoint (video) – Leenks

These things increase the diameter of workout equipment and force your arms to work much harder than usual, making them grow bigger and quicker – Amazon

This boxer is the Mexican Mike Tyson! – Reddit

15 Unbelievably Moronic Inventions That Push The Limits of Brain Fail – Linkiest

Josh Duggar Convicted in Child Pornography Case – Newser

Japanese Kamikaze pilot blows himself up to prevent rescue by a U.S. destroyer during WWII – Gfycat

Travis Scott Said The Media Is Forcing Responsibility Onto Him For The Astroworld Tragedy After He Denied Legal Liability And Requested To Dismiss Multiple Lawsuits Against Him – BuzzFeed

‘Sesame Street’ Introduces First Enigmatic Muppet Who Has Yet To Reveal True Intentions – The Onion

Bounce Challenge and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

 

Paralyzed Dog Abandoned On Street With A Bag Of Diapers And A Broken Wheelchair Gets Happy Ending

paralyzed dog abandoned on street

Lunita was found dumped on the streets of Salta, Argentina, with nothing but a dilapidated wheelchair and a bag of diapers. She was paralyzed, so she was unable to move on her own and was forced to lay there until someone would save her.. Fortunately, a good samaritan saw her and called LUBA Salta, a rescue organization.

Once the rescuers came to the scene, they could see that Lunita was in need of urgent medical care, so she was quickly rushed to the nearest vet’s office where she was given the appropriate medical assistance. 

[Read more…] about Paralyzed Dog Abandoned On Street With A Bag Of Diapers And A Broken Wheelchair Gets Happy Ending