Now that is an excellent question. I’ve been in that position myself. My view is that in general, you’re best off keeping quiet and staying out of the way. However, if you are older than the two numbnuts in questions, OR can lift more weight (or better yet, both), and you are doing deadlifts elsewhere in the gym where they can see you, then I don’t see any problem with walking over to tell them how to lift properly.

The key is to do so in a way that doesn’t get their dander up. Typically this involves saying something like, “Hey, I see you like to do deadlifts – do you want to know how to really rack up some serious numbers?”. Good technique leads to greater strength. Once you show them how to lift with their legs rather than their backs, they’ll be a lot happier.

This is something I see all the time at my gym. Today I witnessed two younger dudes deadlifting by picking up the bar and bending at the waist to “lift” it. I’m not normally into correcting people (splinters and wooden beams and all that) but I’d be happy if someone helped me out in that way. Then again, given the energy in that place, I don’t think I’m wrong to expect a hostile response. What say you?

I also visited the islands for a wedding a few years back, and I concur with all things Hawaii.

Yeah. They are fun, charming, laid back, and reasonably friendly – but they are also lazy racist bastards when they want to be. The dichotomy is weird but makes a lot of sense once you see it in action elsewhere in the world (e.g. India).

I get that 343 wants you to buy all the expanded universe stuff, but man, if you come into this game right after Spartan Ops, you have NO idea what the hell is going on…

Yeah. The plot of H5:G is a complete and total fustercluck, and I pointed that out in my original review. My opinion some 5 years later is that Brian Reed bent the plot over his writing table and raped it with a stack of quarters – and if that sounds a bit graphic, I’d say it is if anything an understatement.

The entire plot is idiotic. None of it makes any sense. Even the Guardians themselves don’t make sense. I really do think that H5:G broke the franchise and derailed 343i after the solid, if somewhat incomplete, base that they built with HALO 4.

Sure. I welcome a different view on the subject.

I also visited the islands for a wedding a few years back, and I concur with all things Hawaii. Aloha Stadium was just condemned, and the football team may lose Division 1 status because of it. This is a stadium that used to host the Pro Bowl (the NFL’s all-star game) and several college bowl games a year. They lost the Pro Bowl several years ago, and all but one bowl game. Lately, it gets more use as a flea market than a sporting venue. There have been several attempts to fix it, but various Hawaii Problems ™ prevented it, like doing the work on time. Sad, because it really was a bit of a modern marvel when it opened.

nerd alert

It was my understanding that Requiem was the Prometheans’ base of operations, since that’s where the Ur-Didact was hanging out in his Cryptum. I figured that was it for the Prometheans when it got pitched into the sun at the end of Spartan Ops. So why the hell are there Prometheans everywhere now? Are these the ones that were Composed from New Phoenix? And why are they fighting against Jul’s Covenant? Didn’t they spend all of Spartan Ops working together? I also found it annoying that Jul M’dama was unceremoniously snuffed out after getting built up in ten chapters of Spartan Ops and an entire novel trilogy. Also, Halsey’s NOT mad at the UNSC anymore?

/nerd alert

I get that 343 wants you to buy all the expanded universe stuff, but man, if you come into this game right after Spartan Ops, you have NO idea what the hell is going on…