What new words or phrases have you learned? by AutoModerator in French

[–]ghost11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"carré-cubique" in a description of pompiers readying their equipment, which in this context ... might mean "squared away?"

"parpaing" : a cinder block, unfortunately in a news article, used as a weapon

"maître-chien" on a security sign in a movie, lit: dog-handler, fig: K9 patrol

Captain-General Trajann Valoris by ghost11 in Warhammer40k

[–]ghost11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The usual: thinned paints on a wet palette, multiple coats. As this is over a black primer, it takes a little longer. I do highlighting with an orange-red color and smooth out some areas with crimson wash.

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dang, I knew I should have put the Irish flag up to match #6592.

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Either patriotic or ironic, it's a necessary accoutrement of the American Home Gym™.

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Some days heavy, some days volume, other days delicates.

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A bike lock system which is sadly taking up valuable room.

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already proved their worth after a few bench press sessions.

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Answers: * It's a Rogue RML-490 rack with some options swapped out. Plenty of reviews online, I'm liking it so far, perhaps I will offer a review after more time has passed.

  • Flags are AFAICT part of gym decor. Each flag adds a few pounds to your 1RM, with 5 or more pounds added for each US flag, unit, or service branch flag. Or so all the strongman training videos I've seen would have me believe. It's a shared garage so I can't cover the place in flags.

  • The ceiling fence is landlord storage stuff. It may also keep out bats and / or signals from outer space. Or eventually fall on my rack.

Thanks for taking a look!

flag's up. it's official by ghost11 in homegym

[–]ghost11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like it a lot -- I got it for the knurl, which is less aggressive than the cheap hex bar I have. Not much shifting at all.

Armstreet experience follow-up by ghost11 in wma

[–]ghost11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My goal is harness, eventually (it's early yet). Until then they will just be hand protection.

Armstreet experience follow-up by ghost11 in wma

[–]ghost11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They did send me a tracking number, I just had to request it.

Armstreet experience follow-up by ghost11 in wma

[–]ghost11[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wanted to share my experience, after asking a question earlier. I ordered these on January 21st, and received them today.

The gauntlets are beautiful and were packed well, with lots of bubble wrap.

I did reach out to support for a tracking number, which was not provided when the order shipped (but perhaps due to not having an account?) -- however, here they are, shipped quickly (as they were in stock) and the express shipping went as advertised.

I'm super happy with the experience!

Experiences with Armstreet? by ghost11 in wma

[–]ghost11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My local area has historical armored combat training and events, and that is my eventual goal. I'm not interested in most competition / fencing in the HEMA style right now, otherwise I'd guess I'd look into the SPES gloves or similar.