Chit-Chat: In which we welcome back Shining Raichu from his extended vacation

[Nathan]

I've been good. My muscles' strength are improving. Made the same training. It hurts less now so more weights lifting for me, I wanna go to 300 tomorrow if possible.

 

[Her]

You should call it Bahamut, because one day he will rain fury down upon your enemies for you.

Spoiler:

But why choose Bahamut when you could make your enemies suffer the inescapable pain of Anima?

 

[droomph]

But why choose Bahamut when you could make your enemies suffer the inescapable pain of Anima?

Because if the server crashes then they'll be gone and no longer suffering :(

 

[Nathan]

Did someone said Bahamut from Final Fantasy? That monster was a huge pain to beat! He killed Zack Fair a lot and I had to restart.

 

[Esper]

Uh-oh! The DDC fainted. Someone get a phoenix down.

So what are people's summer plans? I'm going to the UK. (b'')b

 

[Oryx]

I'm...working! I think. Maybe.

 

[Shiny Celebi]

Hopefully get a job and work, really exciting!

not really.

 

[Belldandy]

Working. Moar work. Save money. Work.

Just got blood tests today. I have tiny veins, so the doctor punctured my three times and had to jiggle it around a bit till it hit the vein. Hurt soooo badddd! And it's two hours after-the-fact and my arm still aches.

Gyah.

 

[Dter ic]

I hope to find a part time job or something this year at some point seeing as how work experience is becoming increasingly important now that universities and such look for evidence of skills such as team work which as of current I feel like I am unable to demonstrate given my lack of participate in enough clubs both in and outside of school. ;c

 

[Livewire]

I'll probably average around 30-35 hrs or so the majority of the summer, gotta make that money somehow. B)

 

[Sir Codin]

I'll probably get those kinds of hours as well. I'm working a job that's subject to furloughs.

 

[Morkula]

I'm salaried rather than shift/per-hour, so I put in 24 hours a week with 6 of those being from home. I wind up working a lot more than that at home though, but I don't really mind. I could do some side jobs, but I'm happy with what I make already and enjoy having time to myself (plus during the semester I don't really have time to do much more).

 

[Sir Codin]

Off topic, I know, but I totally didn't notice I've been a member of this site for a year now until just now.

 

[Nathan]

I'll have one year in July I think.
For summer, I'll go to the gym and workout.

 

[Sir Codin]

Why does it always feel like I've never studied enough, yet at the same time I feel I have?

 

[Nathan]

That's one of the questions mankind will never find an answer to. Bro, I feel the same way too.

 

[Crux]

Nathan!
I keep missing you, but about that muscle building thing you were asking about:

Spoiler:

Healthy Eating:
I don't mean going on a diet, but rather, less growth hormone injected meat and more organic fruit and vegies.

Stretching:
It'll help keep you feeling loose, and relaxed. It also helps get rid of persisting pain if you stretch the trouble area, as a good portion of body aches are merely from tighten muscles. Do daily.

Body Weight Exercises:
Things like Push-ups, Sit-ups, Pull-ups, Squats, etc. . .
Believe it or not, these are more productive then Weight Lifting in some respects, and can also help to strengthen muscles that weights won't so easily.
Still don't think these are all that great? Look up 'Handstand Press-ups' and 'The Superman Push-up'.

Swimming/Running:
For obvious reasons.

Isometrics:
A very old form of muscle building, one example of Isometrics is to put your hands together as though you were to pray, elbows out, and pushing them together. Hold it.
If that description isn't clear enough watch a Youtube video on it, if done wrong you could harm yourself.

Resting:
Look at it this way; if training/working out is tearing down your muscles, resting allows them to rebuild. Resting after heavy sessions is vital, and you should space training/working outs by anywhere between 1-3 days, depending on how hard of a set it was.
A good way to gauge it is; Are you still sore after a couple hours? If not, you can probably do it daily. If so then you should give the right amount of resting time. How much time do you think you need? It's always best to listen to your body, even if you don't so much like the answer.

Okay, we're talking about retail jobs?
Eh, I'm a musician. And I can cook. And I can write. And I can act. *babbles on narcissistically.*
Hopefully I won't need to get a retail job. . . I'm tempted to though, if just for the experience.

 

[Sableye~]

Haha, Roc.

Hopefully over the summer I'll have time to make myself get some writing done. T: I've been meaning to, but, you know, laziness. It probably would be a good idea to keep studying, as well. For once, I actually had use of my medical / plant knowledge today, when my friend's younger sister fell into a patch of stinging nettle. So now I at least know I might use what I learn someday.

 

[Crux]

Resisting urge to say I told you so. . .

Anyway, what are you intending to write?

 

[Correspondence]

Just finished college so I gotta look for a part-time job and a uni.This year's gonna be either downright awesome or a living hell ~_~