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Overcome the 3 Biggest Workout Saboteurs

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Having trouble fitting your workout into your hectic schedule? Blame Father Time.

As you age and experience major life events, your levels of physical activity are likely to decrease, says a study published in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

Researchers followed 546 people for an average of 38 years. During adolescence, 70.4 percent of people were logging five hours or more of physical activity throughout the week. But by midlife, that figure decreased to 17 percent.

So what's responsible for the onset of laziness? The main culprits: Leaving college and landing a new job, becoming a parent, and experiencing tragedies within the family.

How can you avoid this same fate? Check out these tips from Liz Neporent, C.S.C.S., an American Council on Exercise spokesperson, that will help you make time for fitness--no matter what obstacles life throws in your way. (Want more must-have fitness tips? Check out our list of the best new exercises for every part of a man's body.)

Your obstacle: You work 60 hours a week--on a good week
Blast your body efficiently with shorter, more-intense workouts, says Neporent. Whenever you have a window of time, schedule a workout, she explains. For example: Rather than wasting time hitting the snooze button, hit the gym for 30 minutes before work. Or if you have the option, squeeze it in at your lunch hour and eat at your desk, says Neporent. (For quick routines to incinerate fat and pack on mega-muscle, check out The Men's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts.)

Your obstacle: You and your wife have had a baby
Divide and conquer. Create a schedule where each of you has the same amount of workout time. Say, she takes the baby Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. You watch Junior Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. That way there's no resentment, and you both have time to sweat.

Your obstacle: You're dealing with a recent death in the family
Take a few days off to regroup. But after that, pick up your routine. As little as 15 minutes of physical activity has been proven to increase levels of enthusiasm, pride, happiness, and excitement, according to a study in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

If your usual routine seems too intense, try yoga. According to research published in Medical Hypotheses, yoga can help people with stress-related psychological conditions, such as depression and anxiety. "This sort of activity has a bit of a mind-body aspect to it," says Neporent. (And just a heads-up, that's not all it can do. Learn how to Improve Your Sexual Performance with Yoga.)

 

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John Daly Hits a Golf Ball Teed Up in Man's Mouth

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John Daly is a professional golfer. But he's also a professional drinker. So it took a lot of guts (or stupidity) for golf announcer David Feherty to tee up a ball in his mouth and let Daly take a full swing at it with a driver. It's nearly impossible to watch this without flinching.

Via CBS

 

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The 10 Stupidest Bets Ever Made

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Olympics Inspire Man to Attempt a Swim From France to America

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It's hard to watch the Olympics and not become inspired by the amazing feats that people from all over the world are achieving on a daily basis.

But if you get the desire to do something spectacular, start with baby steps as you work toward your goal. And please, make sure your goals are actually realistic. Otherwise you might end up like the idiot in this story.

A 34-year-old man who was on a vacation in Biarittz, France felt the Olympics pulsing through his veins when he came up with the brilliant idea to attempt to swim to America. Reportedly, the man told his friends that he was going to attempt to make the almost 3,600-mile swim in order to "carry the Olympic spirit" across the Atlantic.

As any friends would do in that situation, they laughed off the eager guy's claim because they knew there was no way that he wasn't simply joking around. Little did they know, he was completely serious, and he began his trip shortly after the proclamation. He swam straight out towards the horizon and way past the buoys that mark the legal limit for those swimming in the water.

Lifeguards took notice of the potentially dangerous scenario, and called out both a helicopter and a rescue boat to cut the man off. They took the opportunity to explain to the man that his attempt was probably not the greatest idea and, although he insisted that he could make it to America, they tossed him a line and towed him back to the beach.

And there you have it, another man's dreams have been crushed by logic and reason.

Via Gap Year

 

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20 Ways to Avoid Beach Fails

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William Rankin: The Man Who Spent 40 Minutes Falling From a Plane

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The story of what happened to Lt. Col. William Henry Rankin, a veteran of both the Korean War and World War II, will make any other story you ever tell anyone completely dull and pointless.



In the summer of 1959, a 39-year-old Rankin was performing a routine flight in his F-8 Crusader -- one of the first American fighter jets with the ability to fly faster than 1,000 mph -- from Massachusetts to North Carolina along with a pilot in another jet.

Not too far from when he was due to make his descent, Rankin experienced some engine trouble at 47,000 feet. As if that wasn't enough of a cause for concern, the trouble was also accompanied by both a fire warning and a system failure. Rankin watched as the indicator needles on his panel of instruments all seemed to be dropping to where all pilots never want to see them drop. Rankin managed to get his radio working by using his plane's emergency generator, and notified the pilot in the other plane that he would probably have to eject.

Seeing no other option, Rankin did what he knew he had to do. He knew the risk he was taking, considering the altitude and his lack of a pressure suit, but he also knew it was his only chance of survival. Rankin yanked on the eject handles at around 6 p.m. and was immediately thrust into the surrounding atmosphere. It didn't take him long to begin feeling the excruciatingly painful effects of a human body at that altitude without any protective machinery.

As if falling towards the ground rapidly wasn't enough, Rankin immediately began to suffer from frostbite, and his abdomen swelled, causing discomfort so intense that he became concerned that he would die before he even hit the ground. He even began to bleed from his nose due to weakened blood vessels bursting from the decompression. The pain Rankin was feeling was merely an introduction to the entire adventure.



During the freefall, Rankin found himself caught in a thunderstorm. Somehow, the pressure from the storm triggered Rankin's parachute and it deployed. The blast of wind from the storm against his chute jerked Rankin back and forth, and he was also hit with hail. Rankin later described what he was feeling at the time: "I'd see lightning. Boy, do I remember that lightning. I never exactly heard the thunder; I felt it." At times, he would begin to fall, and at others he would be yanked upwards, causing a vicious, rollercoaster-like cycle.

Rankin began to suffer from motion sickness that made him vomit. The air around him had become so dense with liquid from the storm that Rankin struggled not to choke, and feared that he might drown. The storm continued tossing Rankin around, causing concern that he would become entangled in the lines from his chute.

Just when the cocktail of torture became almost entirely unbearable, Rankin finally felt some relief. He regained some feeling in his frostbitten limbs and noticed that he was no longer being thrust around. He had finally dropped out of the storm and felt the result of a warmer atmosphere. Despite all the violence, Rankin's parachute was functioning properly, leading to one last, violent thrust of wind that ensnared him in a tree's branches and slammed him headfirst into a tree trunk.

Rankin landed 65 miles from where he had originally ejected. After he managed to remove himself from the tree, he made note of the time. It was 6:40 p.m. He had be tossed around for 40 minutes. Amazingly, Rankin escaped from the entire ordeal with only minor injuries. He eventually returned to duty, wrote a book about his amazing experience and went on to live another 50 years, making every man who has heard his tale feel like a complete wuss.

 

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10 Extremely Bizarre Ways to Die

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Now That The Dark Knight Rises Is Out, What Comic-Book Movies Are Next on Deck?

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The final film in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy also marks the last of this summer's comic book films. And it's been a summer for the ages: As of July 30, The Avengers had domestically grossed more than $600 million, The Amazing Spider-Man almost $242 million, and The Dark Knight Rises about $295 million. Those three films make it the most lucrative superhero summer of all-time (2008, with only two major superhero films, The Dark Knight and Iron Man, comes in about $300 million behind.) But Hollywood never rests on its laurels - the next two years will see ten films based on characters from the Marvel and DC vaults. Here's a quick guide:

Related: What Exactly Did Gordon-Levitt See in Batman's Face? and Other "Dark Knight Rises" Discussion Points

ON THE CALENDAR

*Man of Steel
Dark Knight Rises theatergoers have already been treated to the teaser trailer for Zack Snyder's Superman film, which is due out June 14, 2013. From that short clip, which shows new Superman Henry Cavill seemingly walking the Earth like Caine from Kung Fu, the director of 300 and Watchmen looks to be making a cross between a pastoral Terrence Malick film and a dark, gritty, Christopher Nolan-like reinvention. Which makes sense, given that Nolan is producing and co-writing the film along with Batman Begins scribe David S. Goyer. Dark Knight/Inception composer Hans Zimmer will also be on hand to ensure maximum bombastic orchestration.

*Iron Man 3
On May 3, 2013 (the same release slot owned by The Avengers this year), Shane Black, who directed star Robert Downey Jr. in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, will drop his entry in the Tony Stark trilogy. Ben Kingsley will play bad as the Mandarin - appropriate since the film will be a Chinese co-production.

*The Wolverine
Filming has just started on this sequel to the spin-off film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Again starring Hugh Jackman (who will be appearing as the gruff adamantium-clawed hero for the fifth time - sixth if you count that one cameo) and directed by Walk the Line's James Mangold, The Wolverine takes place in Japan. We imagine there will be swords. Look for it on July 26, 2013.

*Thor: The Dark World
Next year's second Avengers film will also steer clear of high summer, entering theaters on November 8. It will likely pick off where The Avengers ended, with Loki defeated and Thor bringing him back to Asgard. Kenneth Branagh begged off on directing this one, so the job has fallen to Alan Taylor, a veteran TV director who has worked on Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Mad Men, and most important given the film's subject matter, Game of Thrones.

*Captain America: The Winter Soldier
This sequel kicks off the 2014 superhero season on April 4. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (who have worked on many episodes of Community and also directed the Owen Wilson comedy You, Me and Dupree), it will likely feature Cap's World War II-era best friend Bucky Barnes, who supposedly died in the first movie but came back in the comics as the titular, frigidly dubbed character.

*The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Scheduled for May 2, 2014, the sequel to this year's Andrew Garfield-Emma Stone reboot has secured a pair of writers (Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci of Star Trek and Transformers fame) but no word yet as to whether director Marc Webb will return.

*X-Men: First Class sequel
One of the film's producers says they are shooting for a July 2014 release date. And that's all they are telling us.

*Guardians of the Galaxy
An obscure comic franchise featuring heros named Groot, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Star-Lord, and Rocket Raccoon? What's that you say, a walking tree and an alien rodent? Sold? This Marvel film comes out August 1, 2014.

UNSCHEDULED

*Ant-Man
A few weeks ago at Comic Con, director Edgar Wright popped up to show recently shot test footage for this still-undated film about a superhero able to go small but stay strong. When (and if) this movie starts filming will be based on how quickly Wright can start and finish work on The World's End, the final film (following Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) in Wright's Simon Pegg/Nick Frost trilogy.

*The Fantastic Four
Though the original two films, starring Jessica Alba and current Captain America Chris Evans, made a fair amount of bank, they weren't well received by either critics or fans. As a result, the franchise will be rebooted under the eye of director Josh Trank, who did a fine job with the found-footage, teens with superpowers film Chronicle.

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We Guarantee You Have Not Seen This Measuring Technique on HGTV

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There are so many construction shows out there these days that it's really difficult to stand out from the crowd. That's not a problem for the star of "Bob's Workshop." Thanks to his unique measuring method, Bob will always make the most accurate cuts. Although he might want to invest in a tiny hard hat for Little Bob if he ever wants to have children.

 

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How Not to Steeplechase

The Best Food Sculptures Ever Created

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Net-Casting Spider Filmed Hunting in the Wild

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The film crew behind the upcoming BBC special, "The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World", believe they have the very first slow-motion footage (not found in the video above) of the incredible net-casting spider in action in the wild.

The net-casting spider gets its name from its method of hunting for prey. Using their gigantic eyes, which help them see in the dark, the net-casting spider builds an entire booby trap for his unsuspecting prey.

First, the spider builds a small scaffold over a place where its prey will be sure to pass. It then moves on to build its net using a different type of silk entirely and then stretches it over the scaffold. The net-casting spider then waits patently for its prey to get close enough, not making it's move until the prey touches a piece of the thread. Working much like a trip wire, the minute the spider feels the prey through the vibrations, it collapses upon the prey immediately causing the fully stretched net to shrink to a small size, trapping it.

"As soon as it touched it, [the spider] was on it in a thousandth of a second," said Dr McGavin - one of the men on the crew, "if we hadn't had that camera, you wouldn't have seen a thing."

 

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10 Signs That Facebook is Ruining Your Life

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On its way to one billion users, Facebook, headed by Time magazine's 2010 "Person of the Year" Mark Zuckerberg, is indeed one of the biggest phenomenons to follow the birth of the Internet, connecting people in every conceivable way and continuously growing in new directions. But with every new road paved, there's bound to be a few speed bumps, especially if you're the type who wants the car to pull over and let you out. Here are 10 ways to know if Facebook is ruining your life, or the lives of those around you.

No. 10 - Despite having a pool of nearly a billion Facebook users to choose from, a random girl with a way-too-hot-to-be-real profile picture seems to be the only one who finds you interesting enough to engage a friendship. Of course, you accept her request out of curiosity in the hope that she isn't like other girls, only to wake up to six missed calls from your bank telling you your account has been breached and your identity stolen, costing you a few hundred bucks at an outlet store in New Mexico.

No. 9 - Your semi-private, quasi-artistic sexual Instagram photos are about to become heavily publicized skank flags thanks to Facebook's $1 billion absorption of the photo-based community app. To the Andy Warhols of the world, you're a work of modern art. To everybody else, you're just a whore hall.

No. 8 - With approximately 3.2 billion likes and comments daily on Facebook, you still cannot manage to get anybody to acknowledge a flawless photo of you with your new puppy. That's it. Pack it up. You're officially hopeless.

No. 7 - A majority of your Facebook mobile notifications are for events with names like "Bang Fest" from people you don't remember, after a night in which you got loaded at some sleazy after-party, post-vomiting on your favorite outfit at a "two-for-one" drink special cantina. OK, so maybe not all of your problems are just Facebook related here.

No. 6 - In 2012, people have spent approximately 700 billion minutes each month on Facebook, which averages to nearly 16 hours for every user. That number has doubled compared to past years. If this pattern continues, you'll be more likely to be on Facebook than you are likely to be smoking a cigarette, even if you smoke three packs a day. Let's not even consider how less likely you are to be reading, doing charity work or adopting helpless baby seals.

No. 5 - You're wise enough to use Twitter as a discard pile for all the filthy, inappropriate thoughts that you want to put out into the world without anybody noticing, only to have those comments appear automatically on Facebook, which, of course, connects everything in the universe together so everybody can see what a disgusting, depraved pervert you really are.

No. 4 - Your friends send you important information about meet-ups and parties through Facebook messages rather than calling or texting you, meaning you probably won't get the information until it's too late, also meaning they never wanted you to have it in the first place. Facebook is ironically a great place to learn that you need new friends.

No. 3 - When you ask a girl for her last name, she knows it's not a chivalrous gesture of genuine curiosity but rather a crucial detail used to make assumptions based on her nationality, followed immediately by a classic Facebook stalker move. You don't get brownie points anymore for trying to seem interested. Instead, you get added to a long list of social networking creeps to ignore when they text, which you will, because you're from a generation that contributes to the death of conversations.

No. 2 - Your girlfriend breaks up with you through Facebook, but you're smart enough to turn off your notifications on your phone. However, you now look like more of a jackass when you show up at her house to surprise her.

No. 1 - One of the best ways to know Facebook is ruining your life is that it's embedded in more than 2.5 million websites and available in 70 languages, so no matter how hard you try to escape by deleting accounts, moving countries or changing last names, this social monster will always find you. Unless, of course, you move to the one place where it's blocked: China.

 

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Home Bar Remixed Recipes

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10 Mysteries Solved Online

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12 Signs Your Girlfriend May Be Cheating on You

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Let's face it, guys: relationships are difficult. It's hard to find a lady you're compatible with, and once you do, the real work has just begun. Unfortunately, it's all too often that the flame dies out for one member of a relationship faster than the other, and as a result, they begin to creep, creep (R.I.P. Left Eye) behind their partner's back.

Maybe you're curious about whether or not your girlfriend is cheating on you. The warnings are hard to read, but hopefully this list of signs will help you salvage your dignity and get out before it's too late. Here are 12 signs your girlfriend may be cheating on you.

1. When you watch "Cheaters" with her, she's constantly laughs and says "Ha ha, amateurs got no cheatin' game!"

2. While makin' whoopee, she asks if you will wear a name tag so she doesn't call you by the name of one of her other sexual partners. This is a very telling sign.

3. Before she leaves for work, she says "Hey, Craig, I won't be home tonight because I will be boning a guy from my office. There's leftover beef stew in the microwave." She has just informed you that she will be cheating on you tonight. Take heed of this sign.

4. She got a tattoo on her neck of a list of men, at least 40 names. It's titled "Guys I have boned this year." It's February. You started dating in November.

5. You check her cell phone and all the recent calls don't have names, but instead they're labeled "eight inches," "11 inches," nine inches," and "Girth Guy."

6. She constantly lies and says things like, "I have to work late tonight," and "I don't know why I smell like Old Spice," or "'Spider-Man 3' was definitely the best of the franchise." Dump that idiot immediately.

7. Every time you tell her you love her, she says, "Out of all the men I am currently involved in sexual relationships with, you are my sixth favorite." This is a very telling sign.

8. You ask her simple questions and she responds in a very bizarre way. For example:

You: How was your day?
Her: I made love to three different men.

You: What do you want for dinner?
Her: The loins of another man.

You: Are you cheating on me?
Her: Yes, absolutely.

9. She begins dressing very sexy when going places without you. She puts on make-up and fixes her hair to go to the store, or doesn't wear pants to the gas station.

10. You look under her bed and find photographs of her with another man. They are wedding pictures. You also find pictures of her giving birth to children and celebrating each of their birthdays. She may have a secret family and you should discuss this immediately.

11. You have a dream where a man comes to you and says, "I just thought you should know I've been banging your girlfriend. A lot. Like pretty much non-stop. It's insane that you haven't noticed." Then you wake up from that dream and she is having sex with that gentleman next to you. This is a big sign that she is cheating on you.

12. She has unexplained scratches on her back. Also a condom fell out of her butthole. This is a sign that she has cheated on you very recently.

 

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10 of the Biggest Hostage Situations

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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About 'Star Trek'

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London Man Can't Stop Photobombing Local News Reports

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