First of all, I'd like to welcome the new faces; we're glad to have you here and I hope you like your new home.

Now then, a little Community Content:

• Check out what went into building Kratos for the live-action God of War Ascension trailer that aired 2 years ago. The actor is Brandon White, and you can find the workout he used here.

• Check out Anne's story: a cosplayer who lost over 100 pounds by changing her diet and exercising. She used her passion for gaming to power her weight loss.
• With the recent release of Arkham Knight, I thought I'd add in some Batman stuff. Check out Tom Hardy's workout for becoming Bane in The Dark Knight Rises.

I don't follow a diet but I've pretty much stopped eating dessert and only drink water and 1% milk nowadays. I try to do about 100 sit-ups a day and go for a 4-5 mile jog 3 times a week. My long term goal is to run a marathon.

That is a great goal to have! Welcome!

Had a great run today. I ca definitely feel my stamina improving.

Welp I was gonna head up north for Canada day but that isn't looking like a good plan anymore. This is a picture of my hometown of La Ronge, at approximately 7:30 yesterday evening. Should be daylight out but the smoke is very thick from all the wildfires, and ash covers the streets. Looks like Silent Hill kind of. The weather will continue to be hot and dry so I don't know how bad it will get. It's really beautiful up there though and I was planning on camping but that looks out of the question atm. Hopefully the fires spare all the communities. I have family up there firefighting.

In fact the fires are so bad that the smoke is affecting out air quality 500 km south in Saskatoon. The air quality is rated 10+ (horrible) on the index so I don't want to go for a run anymore. A shame really. I relly hope things work themselves out up there. Wildfires are a normal occurence for us in Northern Canada but it looks pretty bad right now.

Well this would really suck. You got lucky Prof haha

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The thread title reminds me of Federation Force.

Health tip: The obvious stuff like exercise and don't eat junk food...

Yes of course! All are welcome here. So I take it you changed your mind about boxing? XD

well i have been working out on and off for years. A couple months ago i noticed my shoulders were sore or some kind of pain or discomfort especially when i was laying down and it had been hard to sleep at times.
After reading around and getting it wrong i think it is shoulder impingement or perhaps the start of tearing my rotator cuff. After doing some outward rotation exercises and fixing my form the pain went away but i'm not sure if i'm better yet.

The workouts that i had found online really did not do a good job at mixing in external rotation in the workout. This is the first time i've ever been injured. You really need to be careful how you choose your workout because a body that is unbalanced is injury prone.

Definitely. For example a strong core is very important for keeping your back straight during squats.

@Padib: Good to hear!