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Lovely. Congrats!

Fox is pretty low. That's probably my favourite from Wave 1 - great detail, and it's the first Fox figure we've had which makes it extra good.

Hey there sport!

Dat Genesect tho. What brand figure is that?

The best motivation is just wanting it.

Get obsessive - work out your macros so you know what to eat, record what you eat in spreadsheets, decide targets, get a killer free weights workout going (minimum of 3 times a week) and you'll be sorted.

Focus on it continually in every area of your life. That way you'll HAVE to go to the gym, because you've made so much effort to eat right/track it etc.

To be fair, you can't really start criticising and saying stuff doesn't make sense when you've only seen half the story so far.

And the trailer was for both episodes - the finale as a whole.

Them masks. They're alright, they are.

I feel like the size and shape of these reflect the characters themselves pretty well.

Like, I look and I know they're Tahu and Pohatu. Unlike their 2008 versions.

Core concept of 'the moon is an egg' was ace, though.

As was Clara's rant at the Doctor at the end - one of the best moments this series. Overall, I was pretty happy with the episode.

In terms of awareness of social issues and the political aspects of forum management (e.g listening to members, no unjustified insta-bans, no 'SHUT UP I'M NOT LISTENING' approach to forum management), BZP is way ahead of any Lego forum out there.

Which is really awkward for me to say.

I got the regular version on order. I'd have quite liked Crumb, but not enough to pay so much more for him. Looking forward to it - enjoying gradually getting all the main characters in my standard scale.

Thanks for the pics!

Just search completed eBay listings for them, and there's your price. No other 'research' necessary.

What bothers me is that the majority of the storytelling comes from your Ghost scanning stuff and reciting plot to you.

The rest of this I agree with, though.

Could've spent the time and effort you put in to BBB into getting real-life qualifications instead.

Just sayin'.

It's easy to tell who the target audience is in this particular entry.

Target audiences don't cancel out facts.

Hang about, are the McFarlane AC figures in scale with Star Wars Black figures?

I went for the 'one from each tribe' rule as well, and weirdly bought all the same ones from your first picture - except I did get Kraw instead of Tentro.

Just think, if you hadn't got independence you could've had DW with the budget of Game of Thrones.

But anyway, this voice is surely Davros? In which case YAAAY.

LUCARIO.

Tempted to grab him and Mewtwo.

And that Mario, seeing as it's basically in scale with them (and the Link Figma, right?).

Good stuff dude! My only comment would be the sit-ups/push-ups you're doing. Sit ups are....well, I mean they're almost pointless - definitely not the best core exercise you could be doing. I know you don't want to strain anything, which is fair enough, but hitting some squats/front squats would be more effective. Just 5 sets of 5-7 reps three times a week would do the job, and you'd be hitting your whole body with the move.

Push ups are a decent exercise, the only downside is that there isn't much room for progression - you're using your bodyweight, so the weight isn't changing (well, it is, as you've said - it's going down ). Increasing the weight lifted is vital to gaining muscle (and burning fat as a result), so replacing push ups with bench press (again, 5 sets of 5-7 reps, 3 times a week) would allow you to progress the weight you're lifting (and is generally regarded as a better exercise that hits multiple areas.

As you say, you don't want to strain anything, but if you were wanting to mix it up in future, you could do something along these lines. But yeah, sit ups aren't really worth the time they take - if squats are too much, maybe try out some leg raises instead? Until recently, my 3-times a week workout was:

Squats

Deadlifts

Bench Press

Overhead Press

Curls

Bent Over Rows

Dips

4 sets of 5-7 reps (at a weight that means you hit failure at around that mark) on all exercises, except Bench Press and Squats which have 5 sets. This was my beginners workout (and is the one most people use), which I've now progressed into an upper body/lower body split 4 days a week. But yeah, this is getting weight-y which ain't really your focus right now.

Keep that cardio focus, though. Maybe do some HIIT. Also (depending on how obsessive you want to get about it) you could calculate your macros, find out exactly how much carbs/protein/fat and calories you need. You can find out the amount you'd need to stay at your current weight, and from there work out how many you'd need to be steadily (and permanently) losing weight, whilst maintaining the muscle you have right now. Requires tracking everything you eat in a spreadsheet, so it's a bit obsessive, buuuut it basically guarantees success.

You've clearly had success as it is, so you could just keep doing what you're doing. This is all just food for thought - the core aspects of fitness/bodybuilding which (for some reason) are not common knowledge, because companies prefer to sell their diet shakes and fad workouts rather than helping people to LEARN about stuff. A personal pet peeve for me are diets which work in 'points' - so a cake is worth so many points, an apple is worth some other amount, and you're allowed so many a day. It's so patronising and, if you're doing numbers, you might as well teach people about calories and macros - REAL things.

ANYWAY. GOOD JOB. But I'd find an alternative to sit ups.

I don’t go into a Michael Bay movie expecting a deep plot and to have something to stick with me afterwards. I go into a Michael Bay movie to turn off my brain and see flashy colors (which are often explosions and, lately, giant robots). If I want both, I’d watch Pacific Rim, which layers its Saturday-morning action with much deeper character and subtext.

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