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Camicon wrote:

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
You're better off than me. I don't know what bench pressing is.

Actually I probably do, I just don't understand what bench pressing means, which is different.

Actually, fifty pounds would be about the amount that Cassie can bench (considering her accident, and all). An untrained, healthy, adult woman, weighing 100lbs, should be able to bench roughly 50lbs. Here's a chart.

And, Zarkenis, a bench press is as such:

1) Lie on top of a bench, on your back.
2) Behind and above your head should be a stand, on which rests a long bar with an equal amount of weight at either end.
3) Lift this bar up, and move it until it is above your chest.
4) In a controlled manner, lower the bar, and raise it, without arching your back. Do this as many times as you feel comfortable.
5) Replace the bar onto the stand.

Congrats! You've just used a bench press.

Of course, there are different types of benches you can use, to isolate specific muscles in you chest and shoulders. And there are different techniques to do the same. But that's the general concept of a bench press.

Camicon wrote:

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
You're better off than me. I don't know what bench pressing is.

Actually I probably do, I just don't understand what bench pressing means, which is different.

Actually, fifty pounds would be about the amount that Cassie can bench (considering her accident, and all). An untrained, healthy, adult woman, weighing 100lbs, should be able to bench roughly 50lbs. Here's a chart.

And, Zarkenis, a bench press is as such:

1) Lie on top of a bench, on your back.
2) Behind and above your head should be a stand, on which rests a long bar with an equal amount of weight at either end.
3) Lift this bar up, and move it until it is above your chest.
4) In a controlled manner, lower the bar, and raise it, without arching your back. Do this as many times as you feel comfortable.
5) Replace the bar onto the stand.

Congrats! You've just used a bench press.

Of course, there are different types of benches you can use, to isolate specific muscles in you chest and shoulders. And there are different techniques to do the same. But that's the general concept of a bench press.

Camicon wrote:Have to go to work now. If you want to finish up the lesson, have someone else help Burton, instead of Tara. Perhaps Chram, or Fry.

Northern Dominus wrote:

Camicon wrote:Have to go to work now. If you want to finish up the lesson, have someone else help Burton, instead of Tara. Perhaps Chram, or Fry.

Oh it can wait, this is too much fun

By the way if I'm ad-libbing too much for Tara feel free to chime in. I know she's a trained fighter and I'm cogniscent of it, but if it gets to the point where she's being unduly de-powered feel free to object.

AETEN II wrote:But should Erkenfried have some sort of gloves on before I post? Or like caps on his claws?

Camicon wrote:

AETEN II wrote:But should Erkenfried have some sort of gloves on before I post? Or like caps on his claws?

I'm sure the school would have taken such things into consideration. If they have hearts for him to eat, I'd assume they'll have some 'claw-caps' for him to wear.

[EDIT] You should still edit Fry's last actions.

AETEN II wrote:

Camicon wrote:I'm sure the school would have taken such things into consideration. If they have hearts for him to eat, I'd assume they'll have some 'claw-caps' for him to wear.

[EDIT] You should still edit Fry's last actions.

GODDAMMIT.

I just got the idea of the 'soft paws' we used to use for one of my cats when he was a kitten. Well there goes the creepy factor for Erkenfried.

Camicon wrote:She's trained to fight with weapons, specifically. Not unarmed. So this is pretty new for her.
Though it would be cool if she could land a hit on Burton this next time.

Orinon wrote:So I finally, FINALLY, managed to finish Mass Effect 1 and 2 and am now playing Mass Effect 3.

Goodbye (what was life of) my life. You will be missed.

Ularn wrote:

Orinon wrote:So I finally, FINALLY, managed to finish Mass Effect 1 and 2 and am now playing Mass Effect 3.

Goodbye (what was life of) my life. You will be missed.

How many of your crew survived ME2?

And if you tell me you killed Mordin I swear I will reach through the Internet and strangle you

Orinon wrote:

Ularn wrote:How many of your crew survived ME2?

And if you tell me you killed Mordin I swear I will reach through the Internet and strangle you

My Shepard is Paragon.

Most of the time.

Renegade interrupts too gamebreaking to deny. And the Collector base....

And everyone but Jack survived. Fuck that paragon check.

Ularn wrote:

Orinon wrote:
My Shepard is Paragon.

Most of the time.

Renegade interrupts too gamebreaking to deny. And the Collector base....

And everyone but Jack survived. Fuck that paragon check.

Really? I went for Jack over Miranda (or, as I preferred to call her, "that incompetent Mary-Sue who needs to be shoved out an airlock) every time. Did a Paragon run-through as well and saved everyone but Miranda (see above) and Jacob (if he's willing to go into the vents then that's fine by me; better Cerberus' pet gorilla than Tali or Legion or someone who's wellbeing I care about) and deliberately avoided making Miranda loyal because then she becomes all but invincible. Even when she's disloyal, the only way to guarantee killing her is to take her with you against the Reaper Larvae.

So yeah, was pretty determined not to see her again in ME3.

Orinon wrote:

Ularn wrote:Really? I went for Jack over Miranda (or, as I preferred to call her, "that incompetent Mary-Sue who needs to be shoved out an airlock) every time. Did a Paragon run-through as well and saved everyone but Miranda (see above) and Jacob (if he's willing to go into the vents then that's fine by me; better Cerberus' pet gorilla than Tali or Legion or someone who's wellbeing I care about) and deliberately avoided making Miranda loyal because then she becomes all but invincible. Even when she's disloyal, the only way to guarantee killing her is to take her with you against the Reaper Larvae.

So yeah, was pretty determined not to see her again in ME3.

Really? You do realise she has a rather big subplot in ME3, right?

Plus, the amount of paragon required for that check... Holy shit, I'm pretty sure its impossible past a certain point.

Ularn wrote:

Orinon wrote:
Really? You do realise she has a rather big subplot in ME3, right?

Plus, the amount of paragon required for that check... Holy shit, I'm pretty sure its impossible past a certain point.

By the end of the game I had the Paragon points to make them both loyal; I just chose not to. As far as I'm aware, Miranda's not essential for getting the happy ending to any of the third game's major arcs like Tali or Legion are. I don't think my experience suffered from her absence and, since I never had to thank, speak to or even look at the almighty pain-in-my-arse, I suspect it might even have been enriched

Northern Dominus wrote:

Camicon wrote:She's trained to fight with weapons, specifically. Not unarmed. So this is pretty new for her.
Though it would be cool if she could land a hit on Burton this next time.

Erm..maybe...but you do realize that Burton is the interim self-defense instructor for a good reason

Camicon wrote:

Northern Dominus wrote:Erm..maybe...but you do realize that Burton is the interim self-defense instructor for a good reason

I'm curious? What did Burton do, exactly, to avoid her headbutt?