DragonCon 2012: General Photo Album

I've attached everything I took at DragonCon 2012 below.

Cause everyone needs a hag sometimes. Teemosil!

I was very impressed with the Bane costumes this year. Super nice.

Guts from Berserk. Yes.

Gluttony from FMA

My favorite Venture Brothers character :)

From my favorite movie :)

Me. Drunk. With a dolphin.

Best villain duo? I think so.

FF9 Dragoon Class

Mexican Mario Brothers. Nuff said.

Awesome

All of the furries at the con were jealous of the hugs this guy received 

Fem Wolfwood

Omgerd Tifa.

Hipster Hellsing

Excellent Kingdom Hearts Master Form

Tried to talk to this guy. He kept mumbling something about his tongue getting stuck in the Batman face slit.

Homeless Goku

My friends Shea and Nick (two to the right) were happy to find another Deathnote cosplayer

He was not amused when I asked him for a Destructo Disc

Karl. Yes.

I want to bang Lust, but only if Gluttony gets to watch.

Harvey Birdman, cancelled because Stephen Colbert got popular

This Xandir lived and breathed his costume all weekend

This world is filled with LOVE AND PEACE, LOVE AND PEACE

Jesus Christ!

Shoryukidontreallycare

Has a stereo in his costume. Everywhere he walked spawned a dance party.

I am so confused (The Dude + Klingon + Tron?)

I asked where their Uma Thurman went. Not amused.

And my second favorite Venture Brothers character

My favorite picture of the Con by far.

Venchman

I love cosplayers who take a 10 second clip from a show and make a costume
Venture Brothers Henchmen, upgraded armor that never exists

Hehe

They were holding a Temple Guard's head and using it to hold vodka. Not kidding.

Bear Jew

Lakitu gets crafty

Fem Vegeta. Hot.

Best DBZ cosplay I have ever seen

8 year olds dude

Cid FF7

Samus Zero Suit

Portal

Dragoncon 2012: HIM and Kratos

I'll continually post my personal Kratos and HIM pictures as I can grab them off the internet. For both costumes, my phone was mostly out of my reach, so I depend on the kindness of strangers to document my cosplay.

Donezo

Kiss it.

Getting ready

Cause fuck you, that's why

Still getting ready. Also getting wasted.

Thought this guy was a zombie version of me

Fabulous

Emma's war face needs work

Delta sig picture

Wilfred and me

Mirror shot. Helllllo junk.

Tips and Tricks: Chin-Ups

Keep your distance from your forearms. Staying too close to your forearms eliminates your back from the lift and focuses the pressure on your biceps/forearms.
If you constantly find the last 25% of the lift is impossible because you have 'nowhere to pull to,' this is likely your problem.
The final 25% of the lift should still find your body moving towards (and upwards) the chin bar, not simply up to it. Another cue that this is a problem is if your elbows constantly hurt.

Pull almost like a lever from your back, driving the elbows down.
An easy way to activate your back is to consciously lean back a little at the beginning of the pull.
Pull hard or be remain stapled at the beginning.

Surgeon General's Recommended Set/Rep Range-

Doesn't matter. Do them, lots of them. Weighted and unweighted.

I tend to gravitate towards 8x3 like my other heavy movements (weighted), but 6x4 is just as good.

DBZ Character Channeled - Yamcha. He would. Biceps brah.

Used the spirit bomb before it was cool