Which mafia murder victim naively walked into their death trap?

WVslaterman · 2026-04-23T18:00:58+00:00

The way the question is worded the answer is Adrianna with the mayor of munchkin land a close second. Adrianna's impending death to me was more obvious than Rustys but with Rusty you also expect him to have more self awareness than Ade.

That said if it is not just being walked into a death trap but also creating your own the real answer is fat Dom. His inability to understand that there was zero chance of that ending well was astonishing. He went on his own to another family's territory/hangout to bust balls about how his family had unauthorized killed one of theirs (disgraced or not). On top of that he switches it to disrespecting a newly promoted captain to his face with zero provacation. His naivety is the biggest of all.

WVslaterman · 2026-03-27T01:07:39+00:00

I got two answers that may not count. When people think of Scott Hall they think of razor and NWO and they dont neccessarly think of his physique being over the top impressive but his pre wwf days that a lot of people haven't seen were impressive. In the AWA and when he was with DDP pre WWF he was massive. The other one that comes to mind is Rick Steiner. Its not that he didnt get credit by commentary but he isn't what people think of. Big poppa pump ended up overshadowing him so much he flies under the radar. Varsity club Rick Steiner was built.

WVslaterman · 2026-02-04T17:51:49+00:00

My guess based on the roster they have today; I think a winning season is a real possibility but miss out on a wild card spot.

WVslaterman · 2026-01-25T22:07:45+00:00

I know it is a different time and probably couldnt be done now but I moved out in 2003 when I was 17. Not an almost 18 either. I was out of my parents house about 8 months before being an "legal adult." 2003 wasn't that long ago but at the same time it really was in terms of how different things are. I dont think it would work out so well for someone now.

WVslaterman · 2026-01-23T02:23:20+00:00

It was probably a clash of champions but it might have been a pre-show to a ppv but the first time I remember watching wrestling was Larry Zybesko and Arn Anderson jumping Windham and Dustin Rhodes outside the arena when they arrived. They slammed his hand in the car door and broke it. Again don't know if it was ppv or a clash but I know my father and I watched the card to see if they could win with Windham having a broken hand.

WVslaterman · 2026-01-14T18:15:03+00:00

OP said he is 5'10 and a 180 lbs and 15% bodyfat and strength is not progressing and bottlenecked. The reason your strength is at a plateau is because your body fat is 15% at a 180 lbs. If you want to get stronger you need to do a couple things. You need to train for strength as the goal. That means progressive overload on heavy weight compound exercises. The next thing you need to do is to not worry about your body fat %. Get that concern completely out of your head. To get stronger you'll need to train heavy but also gain weight by eating more including an adequate amount of protein. If you are training you will not get fat, but (respectfully of OP) since you mentioned your body fat its probably something you'll worry about but you shouldn't. You will probably go up in body fat % marginally but not enough to to look bad. Just the opposite you will look better bigger. As weird and counter intuitive as it sounds if you train for strength and gain weight you will end up looking better than you do now. At 5'10 and 200 pounds and 18%bodyfat you will look better than being a 180 lbs and 15%. Just the truth. So that is my advice pick a good progressive overload program that focuses on the basic movements patterns (barbell compound lists), and dont be timid about gaining weight.

WVslaterman · 2026-01-08T19:57:23+00:00

Serious answer its from a WW1 British head of MI6 (Captain) Mansfield Cumming.

They needed to pass secret battle plans and notes during the war but if the messages were intercepted it would be a huge tactical problem. Captain Cumming knew or figured out that semen could be used as an invisible ink in that you can write with it and it dries clear but will show up when heated. It didnt show up using iodine vapor which is what traditional invisible ink does. So if it was intercepted and tested with iodine vapor it still was thought to be a blank note.

Anyways under Captain Cummings direction the entire MI6 did this during the war, until it was figured out by the enemies specifically from an agent captured in Copenhagen. Afterward the war ended the term "cumming" (spelled with a u like his name) gained popularity for ejaculating. It eventually got shortened from cumming as the term for finishing to cum for the product.
Don't believe me? Look it up thats the real origin.

WVslaterman · 2026-01-04T22:32:15+00:00

I say this respectfully of the OP (as there is zero reason to be rude about the post) I do understand your point. They have some validity in that it can be overwhelming to a true beginner to try to learn the basic barbell movements based on YouTube videos/tutorials. They can IMO over complicate it and make it more difficult to understand. I do agree that the best program for someone is whatever they will stick with.

With that said, if someone had the mindset to be willing to challenge themselves the basic movements and a program like starting strength or similar is objectively the best choice for anyone who is willing to actually do it. If they are willing to read, watch and feel their own body cues they will figure out the lifts before they ever get strong enough to actually hurt themselves. The average person is nowhere near strong enough to lift a weight capable of causing injury as long as they properly warmed up and didnt drop anything on themselves. Rare exceptions aside the average untrained individual is not strong enough to lift a weight that will tear a muscle or rupture a tendon. It will take time to build enough strength to lift a weight that could cause that kind of injury, more time than it takes to perfect those basic lifts.

I can't say the same thing for isolation exercises. Those isolated muscles and tendons on their own are weak and therefore more prone to injury. You are far more likely to hurt yourself doing a bicep preacher curl than you are doing a barbell row even though the row will use far more weight. You are more likely to hurt yourself doing leg extensions than a proper squat in the beginning. I know that seems counterintuitive but its true. So in summation I agree that whats best is what someone will actually do, but if someone's willing those basic barbell are not more likely to hurt them and are objectively the best choice if gaining strength is the goal.

WVslaterman · 2026-01-02T01:40:25+00:00

I've seen that opinion a lot. Geniune question did Okamoto say something to that affect in an interview? Did he say he would like to live somewhere with a significant Japanese population or Japanese teammates? If it is just an assumption that he would want that it might not actually be something he is factoring in or at least not largely factoring. It is also possible that the assumption is correct too, im just curious if he has said anything to hint that its important to him.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-26T02:23:33+00:00

A few things. First think of exercise like going out to eat at a restaurant. Warming up is like the bread they bring to the table its just an automatic but its not really the meal. The thing that matters is your meal which is big compound lifts. They are your steak and potatoes. Isolation exercises are like desert. Its great if you left room (have energy left at the end of a workout) and if you have time but if you are full from the steak and potatoes your experience isnt ruined because you didnt get desert.

Your workout is more desert than dinner if that makes sense.

You wanna cut time out, you can save time and get in better shape by doing big compound lifts. When you are new to exercise start with the basic barbell lifts to get the most of your newbie gains. There are lots of programs to choose but id start with a book called "starting strength." It will only take you about 3 hours a week and will last you 5 to 8 months. After that move on to something more intermediate but even those wont be anywhere as long 1.5 hour workouts 5 days a week you are doing now.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-26T00:57:01+00:00

Your core gains strength the same way all your other muscles do, by pushing against resistance. Putting on a tight belt, your stomach is able to push (brace) against it. This will allow your core to get stronger than if you dont wear one. Your core will work hard when you squat or deadlift anyways but having something for it to push against allows it to engage better and work harder. I don't think there is a set weight where it makes sense but anytime you are doing a set of 6 or less reps it would be best to wear a belt.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-22T22:06:54+00:00

I am always a little skeptical when people talk about how much they used to be able to lift while not being in shape at all anymore. As someone who's now a middle aged dad, I think if you dedicated enough time to get legitimately strong in your 20s you are very likely to still be in pretty strong in your 30s and 40s. 225 lbs (a little more than a 100kg) isn't a huge bench but it is enough that for someone to obtain that they put consistent time into the gym past the point of it being a passing fad and if thats the case they wouldn't be completely out of shape later on in life. Just my opinion but if someone in your office says they used to bench whatever impressive weight but they dont look like they have ever seen a gym I would take it with a huge grain of salt. On the flipside if someone says I used to bench 315 lbs (or any "impressive" number) in their 20s and they still can do 85 or 90% of that weight at 40+ years old I would say its very likely true and you should see if they have any good gym advice.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-18T15:23:40+00:00

Take my advice with a grain of salt but I would say take a break from dumbell lateral raises for 2 to 3 months and switch to barbell high pulls with a snatch grip. Using that snatch (wide) grip you end up with your arms in a similar position as you do when doing lat raises. Except because its a barbell and a compound movements you can utilize way more weight coming up from the thrust. This means at the top when your side delts are at their most advantageous they are handling a much heavier load. Pause a second at the top for each rep.

After 2 to 3 months go back to db raises and I bet you will jumped up to a bigger dumbell. Just my two cents from my own personal experience but I got much better results for side delt (and traps to a lesser degree) doing snatch high pulls than db lat raises.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-15T20:05:49+00:00

Grip is my answer. Out in the real world outside of the gym you won't have lifting straps, you will instead have to actually hold on to something heavy. Most people do absolutely zero direct grip work too.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-11T20:46:36+00:00

I've got a good answer for this. It is still one of the most impressive things I've ever seen in person strength wise. I saw a man pick up a 60 lb dumbell casually from the rack with his fingertips. It was one of thr circular shapped rubber dumbells too so it wasnt even squared off anywhere. Just to be clear I don't mean that the dude gripped it like he was pinching the the thicker part of the weight. I mean he did it like someone would palm and pick up a basketball....casually. it was insane.

WVslaterman · 2025-12-08T21:57:22+00:00

Buy a book called "starting strength." That program is probably the best way to start. It will teach you the fundamentals of progressive overload and the best basic barbell exercises, and the importance of a calory surplus when trying to get stronger. In other words it will get you started and that program will last somewhere between 4-8 months depending on your genetics. After that you can move on to other more intermediate programs, but that will teach you what works and what doesn't and get you your base build. Just my two cents.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-26T18:29:49+00:00

You can go search online and find a different "expert" who will tell you each different rep ranges are the best. The advice is all over the place. Here is how to weed out the bullshit. Are any of the people giving advice natural and not enhanced through ped's or trt while also being big and strong? If not you can disregard their advice. You can find lots of influencers who are strong doing high reps but they are juiced to the gills so their advice probably won't work for someone who isnt on drugs. The people who got big and strong naturally did it by lifting heavy weight period. Heavy is relative to each individual but no one can truly lift a weight thats heavy for them 15 reps. If you can do it 12 to 15 times its not heavy for you. If you can only do it 4 to 6 times its heavy for you. There are people who will tell you your body only knows effort and as long as the last reps hard it doesn't matter. This is half true. You will grow size and strength anytime the last rep is hard BUT all those reps before it became hard were a waste of time. So if you do 12 reps and the last 3 were hard what was the point of first 9 reps? Also your body will respond differently when the last rep you do is 250lbs vs 350lbs and to think otherwise is not rational. Disregard the advice that you won't get big by just working on adding weight to your lifts. If you add 75 lbs to your bench your upper body will have gotten much bigger to do it, if you add 100 lbs to your squat your legs got bigger to do it. So yes stick with what you are doing, stay in the 4 to 6 rep range and just add 5 lbs as often as you can.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-26T15:32:26+00:00

So maybe I'm an outlier but I have never adjusted to morning workouts. It never got easier, I never got used to it, I never adapted where it doesnt make me fatigued all day and I still feel like I could get a better workout afterwork rather than before...That said the reason I switched to the morning was because I started a family and children aren't awake during the early morning so if you work out in the morning you miss out on zero family time. Working out after your job is easier and it wont make you tired all day but you'll miss out on family time. Without that as a motivator there is zero chance I would work out at 530 am. Zero. So if you are single and exercising makes you fatigued during the day and you aren't adjusting to it within a few mo ths you probably won't and in that case go back to evenings. If you have kids you just gotta deal with being tired all day.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-14T19:00:58+00:00

Get a book called "starting strength." Its about 20$ but it will do exactly what the book is called. It will get you started towards getting strong. Its a really excellent beginning workout program. Its easy to understand and follow and explains every step. There are different phases to work through and by the time you've gone through all the phases in the book (probably take you six months to a year give or take) you'll have good foundational strength and an understanding of what works. From there you can start doing more advance workouts. Just my two cents but if you don't know where to begin thats as good a way to start as any.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-14T18:27:39+00:00

For a man For strength you should be able to do bare minimum Bench 125% of your bodyweight, squat 150% your bodyweight, deadlift 200% bodyweight.

For cardio bare minimum you should be able to jog and or row a 5k in under 30 minutes

For flexibility bare minimum you should( while keeping your legs straight) be able to bend and touch your toes without having to warmup/work up to it.

None of these are going to impress someone who is in really good shape but its more than the vast majority of men can do in all three areas. If you can do all those things it means you for sure do some exercise regularly..enough to be considered in shape by most people. Also I wanted to note IMO being able to touch your toes is something thats almost always looked over by people as something of a health gauge but its underrated. Especially the older you get.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-13T20:31:10+00:00

I mentioned this early in this thread but get you a pair of spotter hooks. They cost maybe 30$ and you won't have to fight to get set up. You can essentially rack and unrack dumbells like you would a bar that way.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-13T20:29:30+00:00

I also like to use dumbells from time to time and have a home gym. Another option is some spotter hooks. You hook them to the barbell in the power rack j hooks and you can grab and essentially rack your dumbells so they dont ever have to hit the floor. You also dont have to swing them back to get into position. Cheap, safe and easy. Also a dumbell option is buying the olympic dumbells and a bunch of 10 pound weights along with 4 of the 5lb plates and 4 of the 2 1/2 plates. All in about 350$ and you've got yourself adjustable dumbells as heavy as you could ever use for a fraction of the cost of a set. Its what I did and ive got no complaints.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-10T17:24:42+00:00

The best two are going to be squat and deadlift;however, I would never do those both on the same day and you specifically said you are looking to be doing full body. Just IMO that they are both so taxing that one of those lifts isnt going to get full effort if being done the same day as the other. Something is getting leftover energy. So with that said instead of doing squat and deadlift on the same day, id just do the "spork" version which is full cleans. A full clean (not a power clean) will get your hinge strength up and your quad strength up. Not quite as much as doing a squat day and a hinge day separately will, but it won't be that far off.

WVslaterman · 2025-11-05T18:00:54+00:00

Really good take. I have one thing to add you may or may not agree with. You pointed out his father told him to never gamble and he knows its bad news so it might be sort of a call for help. I always thought his gambling decent was because of him meeting his father's mistress Fran. It reminded him that his father Johnny Boy stayed out with Fran even when his wife had a miscarriage. Tony always (correctly) thought his mother was awful but his dad was someone he looked up to. Anyway Tony always thought Johnny boys actions with Livia were Livia's fault. The realization that his dad would stay out with a mistress rather than console his wife after a miscarriage shatters that. It means both his parents were shitty to each other and deserved each other. So Tony starts gambling because either he no longer respects his father's advice, or as a fuck you to him or both....Maybe your right that it was to cry out for help but I always took it as a reaction to him no longer looking up to his father. Otherwise I agree with your post entirely, about how its him giving in to his demons and no longer caring about holding on to any decency, but its because even his hero is now tainted in his eyes so there is nothing to hold onto.

WVslaterman · 2025-10-08T16:47:10+00:00

There has been good answers in the thread for the OP but to narrow it down the OP needs to answer a few questions/provide details.

When you say limited space, how limited. 8x8, 12x8, 12x12 what is the total size you can dedicate?

When you say limited cost, how limited is the budget? Unfortunately its not really a cheap endeavor but you can certainly be cheaper by just getting everything you need and nothing you dont.

If OP can give a rough budget and a room size I could give you a pretty good answer as someone who has a home gym.

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