Health Question.

Has anyone tried Intermittent Fasting?

If so, how did you feel during your day?  Has anyone taken it to the next level and only consume one meal a day?  From the little research that I've done it appears that early man and even Soldiers that fought the American Indian wars would ride all day and only eat dinner.

Supposedly this is part of the Warrior diet that is popular.  So let me know if  you've tried it.

New MSBS Assault Rifle Vid

Thanks Leetwin for the link!!!

Which of these seven classes do you want to be?

via Nerd Fitness (read the entire article...its entertaining if nothing else).

WARRIOR: You live for strength training. You love the idea of getting stronger and more powerful. You're interested in barbell training and strength training mostly. Your main attributes are strength and power.
SCOUT: Built for distance and efficiency rather than strength and power, you can outlast any animal on the planet. Your muscles are built to last for hours, and you can cover great distances whenever necessary. Your main attributes are stamina and endurance
RANGER: A jack-of-all-trades but master of none, Rangers are well-equipped for any situation. Your weight training revolves around varying the reps, sets, and downtime to continually force your muscles to adapt to new situations. You're good at strength training and pretty good at covering distances when required, but neither is a specialty. Your main attributes are strength and stamina.
ASSASSIN: Every building can be climbed, every gap can be jumped, every obstacle can be conquered. Assassins spend most of their time training with functional body weight exercises as that's usually the only thing they need to lift. Gymnasts and parkour enthusiasts would fit into this category. Your main attributes are power and stamina.
MONK: Monks can kick your ass with their fists and feet, and they will do it before you even knew what happened. Incredibly agile, lightning fast, and loaded with power, Monks specialize in martial arts to stay in shape and destroy the opposition. Your main attributes are power and dexterity.

DRUID: Druids spend a majority of their time training in the arts of yoga, tai chi, and other movement-based disciplines. Each movement has a purpose, and that purpose is to further improve the dexterity, agility, and strength of the druid. Your main attributes are dexterity and agility.
Adventurer: Adventurers haven't quite picked a path yet - or if they have, they're still working on gathering the skills to start their work in their profession of choice. These brave souls are not afraid of anything though, and are often found working diligently with their allies to help ensure every adventure leads down the correct path.

Yak-130 Advanced Trainer/Light Attack Aircraft Combat Simulation

This video points out something I had never considered.  Will light attack/fighter aircraft pilots become Aces if they shoot down five drones?  Additionally is the definition of low intensity combat changing?  Is the combat we're seeing in Ukraine considered low intensity?  What about the fighting against ISIS?

Personally I consider them both mid intensity, but that would go against how we've designated counter insurgency warfare (technically both ISIS and the separatists in Ukraine are insurgents).

It's Only Sexist When Men Do It

Thanks Aybars for the link!!!

Russian jets buzz Canadian warship off the coast of Ukraine.

Thanks M.C. for the link!

via globeandmail...

Russian military aircraft are buzzing the Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto which is on a U.S.-Ukraine training exercise in the Black Sea – low-level flyovers that signal Russia is watching them as tensions remain high between Moscow and Kiev.
“While the Russian military aircraft that circled the HMCS Toronto did not in any way pose a threat to the Canadian ship, their actions were unnecessarily provocative and risk escalating tensions even further,” Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said.

Wow.

Talking about blowing something simple out of proportion!

Russian planes buzz a ship at sea?  No big deal!  Nothing earth shattering.  A tempest in a teapot if I ever heard one.  Lets look at it this way.  If Russian ships were just off the coast of the US doing exercises with the Cuban Navy, I'd expect F-18's to be doing close fly bys.  I'm sure Canadian would want the same thing.

Personally I'm beginning to tire of Defense Ministers overstating things.  Its almost as if they want to push a diplomatic incident instead of avoiding one. 

Attack on Titan. A metaphor for Japan vs. China?

I got a note to check out the entirety of published Attack on Titan videos on Crunchyroll before it enters a blackout so Cartoon Network can air it.

Let me just say,  ITS AWESOME!

Its late and you're gonna have to hurry but you can check it out here.

While just drinking in the flick it occurred to me.  Are we seeing a metaphor for the Japanese vs. China issue?  I mean think about it.  Japan can be considered a walled city...with the ocean standing in for the walls in the movie.  The Survey Corps (or Scouting Legion) can be thought of as the Japanese Marine Corps...and of course the crazy Titans can be thought of as the Chinese military and people...an enemy that wants to gobble up its neighbors for no rational reason but seemingly only for the glory of the kill.

Even the fact that they named the walled cities can be considered an allegory for the Japanese Islands!

If you trash my idea thats fine.  But if you're into anime check this out quick...oh and they're making a season 2 as we speak, plus there is a Manga (never been into it but I'll check this one out) that is suppose to be fairly impressive so watch the videos, check out the Manga and let me know if you like it.