Rds1983

Where would 1630 put me in the Villatalk league?

12 hours ago, HanoiVillan said:

Hopefully we can get together with @Rds1983 and his group, and any others who are more prepared to commit for next season. 

Don't you worry, it's gonna be alright.

I'll be there, I'll be ready.

2 hours ago, Rob182 said:

The 100 - Post apocalyptic setting, 97 years in the future. Everyone's on a spaceship but they're running out of air. They send 100 youth offenders/prisoners down to Earth to see if it's survivable. It's about them surviving down there. It's not as good/gripping as the top shows, but it's watchable.

Grimm - Monster killing. That's it. As above, not as gripping as the big boys, but it's good fun. For a lazy comparison, I'd say it's like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, but not aimed at 14-year-olds.

Grimm is good. Probably sits somewhere between Buffy and Supernatural.

This 100 gets a bit silly after season one, it's still watchable but Clark becomes very annoying.

16 hours ago, Warnock said:

Can anyone help me out, I'm really fussy when it comes to sticking and sitting through a TV series. I loved Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul at the mo. Is there anything similar on Netflix/Now TV?

Sons of anarchy is very good.

Reason I asked was whilst looking for inspiration on how to mix my routine up, I'd seen a number of exercise routines online and they all had the big lifts at the end. Started to get a complex I was doing things backwards.

I'm curious what people's routines are when working out, with regards to when they do the big/heavy/compound exercises (squats/DL's/bench etc) during their session. Do people do them at the end and build up to them or earlier in the session and then do the lighter weight exercises afterwards?

I prefer doing them earlier as I feel my form is terrible if I do it at the end. 

5 hours ago, villa4europe said:

Was going to add something about donnie yen because I don't think ip Man gets the credit it deserves, good films but he's never really done much, but then I've seen that he's in rogue one so maybe he will get the international break though

Donnie Yen's Ip Man is very good, so good I watched some of the other Ip Man films by other people. That was a mistake.

He wasn't great in 'legend of the fist: the return of chen zen' but that might been because the whole film was bad.

He does deserve to properly break Hollywood though.

That sounds like it could cause some serious damage in the long term. 

Vertebrae and snap are two words you never want together.

Watched 'Night of the wolf: last phases' on Netflix.

Interesting idea for for a werewolf film having the hero be an old blind guy.

Started strongly but went down hill very quickly.

Watched the first episode of Narcos today, looks pretty good.

1 hour ago, TheMelvillan said:

On Netflix recommendations, if killer genitalia is your genre then I watched a movie last night called "Teeth". Surprisingly good for what its worth!

The trailer alone gave me nightmares.

Giving Sabotage a go. Arnie looks so old.

I've heard very bad things about Noah.

Any recommendations for a film to watch on Netflix? Any genre (but chick flick or documentary) and something not too obvious preferred as I've seen most of what Netflix would recommend for me.

I just saw the trailer on facebook and was about to post it here. It looks awful and unfunny.

I can't stand wiig, she is one dimensional and it's not even a good one. McCarthy can be funny at times though, as long as she isn't just doing 'I'm fat and gross'.

1 hour ago, AVFCDAN said:

Did anyone else change their opinion on who was the fittest woman in Starship Troopers as they got older?

When I was 13-14 I thought Denise Richards was but when I watched again recently it was probably Dizz.

Not seen it since I was a teenager and had a big thing for Denise (Wilds Things) Richards but just googled Dizz as I couldn't remember the actress and was very pleasantly suprised.

Might need to watch the film again.

10 hours ago, V01 said:

Started Stronglifts on Monday after not going for over 10 years. Did 30kg Squat, 20kg bench and 30kg Row. I'm confident in the actual weight it's just the soreness in my quads is restricting my range of motion, the stairs are a nightmare on the way down. I should have started with squats at 20kg but there were people around and I got embarrassed at only using the bar.

Don't get embarrassed about not being superman and lifting a huge amount, everybody starts somewhere and if you keep at it the weight will increase. Everybody has to lift small weights at times, I remember reading an article about James Haskell (the England rugby player) being in the gym and struggling with 1kg dumbbell curls after injuring his bicep.

Are you stretching after the workout?

6 hours ago, Rodders said:

For pure entertainment, I watched Edge of Tomorrow last night - so daft but Cruise and Blunt are in entertaining form.  A mash up of Groundhog Day and Starship Troopers - albeit with rather less gore, and strictly no groundhogs. 

Is that the one where Cruise gets killed about 1000 times or the one with Morgan Freeman leading a human rebellion whilst Cruise just flies a plane about.

4 minutes ago, V01 said:

I hear that, can't even get all the way down on bodyweight squats, looking like I'll be munching ibuprofen come gym time.

If your muscles are that sore then skip the gym and go another day. It's better to miss one session then to tear a muscle and do serious injury and subsequently miss a lot of sessions.

Listen to your body.

I'm slowly getting there with the home gym but it has cost a lot of money and does take up a lot of space. I do prefer going to the gym though as I'm more likely to do more, I have more options and can get someone to spot me when needed.

Maybe try doing dead lifts on back day instead, I struggle to do both squats and DL on the same day.

7 hours ago, maqroll said:

Yeah, theres something about having to pop a pill to just exist that is incredibly crippling on many levels.

Ultimately, I'd like to not be on any meds, but I think they might be needed right now.

If you had cancer you wouldn't worry about taking meds. My hayfever is so bad that in summer that I physically cannot leave the house in summer without taking meds. Try thinking of it along those lines so that it doesn't worry you too much.

If you still struggle with it then talk to your GP again, it is what they are there for and there are alternative therapies out there that might work better for you.

8 hours ago, Chindie said:

I've had a number of people say over the years they think I might suffer from some sort of depression, and I'm convinced myself I suffer with something approaching anxiety, but I've never gone to a GP about it and never will. There's something that just makes me not want to broach that subject and whenever it becomes a problem just deal with it myself and get on with things. 

Saying that, recently I've had a few times where I can feel things just start to get on top of me and getting the feeling that my grip is tumbing away and that's been the hardest I can remember things beingwhere I've had to fight to keep a lid on it all.

But still I'll just assure myself there's nothing wrong and I'm over thinking things and crack on.

I was resistant to going to a GP and getting diagnosed, I think I didn't want to make it official and thought I could just ignore it. I only went when my wife forced me and yes in some ways it was crushing to have my concerns confirmed but in a greater way it was liberating to know that there was actually something wrong and that I could start to do something about it. Mental health is a tricky one due to the stigma, you would go see a doctor if you broke your leg and that's the way people need to start seeing depression/anxiety etc. It's not something to be feared or an admission of weakness, it is a sickness and can hit anybody no matter who they are or how successful or strong they are.

I sometimes think that it is a bit like an addiction, the first step is admitting it to yourself, realising you can do something about it and asking for help. Yes there might be some stigma to it but you don't have to make it public if you don't want to and what is worse; a bit of stigma or letting something take over and ruin your life?

If you don't want to see a GP and to try counselling or more medication, you could try taking some Saint John's Wort tablets thta are available in any pharmacy or Boots. I know people they work for.

Tuilagi released back to Leicester.

16 hours ago, maqroll said:

Just got prescribed Sertraline for depression and anxiety, both of which have been creeping up on me over the last several years.

Not thrilled about it, but hopeful that it kind of gets me back to how I used to be, which was more confident and outgoing.

The last few years I've tended to be very negative about things and reluctant to be social. I have a handful of old friends who I think are all scratching their heads because I've kind of hid myself away from them.

I have to say, VillaTalk has been really a lifesaver for me, because it's allowed me a social outlet that I haven't pursued that much elsewhere. The politics, film and music threads (among many others) on here are excellent. 

So, I'm a little bit **** up in the head (as I'm sure maybe a few of you had already guessed), but I'm not ashamed to admit it. I don't know why this illness happened to me, it sort of came from out of thin air. But it's here. I sometimes think my past drug use may have something to do with it (excessive cannabis smoking while still just 17 years old without a fully developed brain, and then about 40 ecstasy trips in my late 20's).

Drinking can't help either, I'm sure. 

If anyone has experience with Sertraline, I'd love to hear what you've got to say about it, stories, advice, anything. 

Thanks 

 

 

Good luck with everything. I've been in a very similar situation previously and it took me a while to start to feel right about myself.

I lost a lot of friends by withdrawing into myself but I've since discovered that some friends have had similar problems (it's a lot more common then people think) and we are now closer then ever and can talk to each other about it openly. It took me a long time before I could admit my struggles to anybody, just like it took me a while to admit it to myself and it nearly cost me my marriage.

Just take things a day at a time and remember that sometimes there will be low days but its not the end of the world and that good days will come back. It helped me to recognise some of my triggers and to try and avoid them where possible. Cutting back on alcohol certainly helps as does getting exercise and a full nights sleep (can be very difficult at times).

Talk to anybody you can, even if its just VillaTalk.

Sports Direct have a gym near me for £5 a month anytime membership. It's unbelievably busy at all times.

He might not make the match day squad and he is just there to help him back into the swing of things as its even over a year since his last cap. Doubtful but a possibility.

Hopefully Daly doesn't get dropped to make way for him.