Damaramu

Oh and another thing. I was at a bookstore tonight and I was looking through their fitness books and everyone's got a different opinion and it's funny because everyone claims their method works and nothing else works. Like one book I read said you should do every lift till you puke or something. It was like "have you ever done bicep curls until you puked? Then you don't know how to work hard!" And then I read another that said "If you just do 30 minutes of lifting each week, and all you need to do is 3-6 reps of an extremely high weight you will lose weight." Both seemed a little crazy. And one of them tried to say that playing sports wasn't a good way to keep in shape. "Yeah basketball is fun but it's not going to get you into shape." And of course everyone has a different idea on nutrition. That's where my biggest problem is. I workout everyday, but I still eat bad. I don't eat bad foods but I eat too much. I'm trying to figure out how to fix this. I've heard different suggestions. I've been told by most not to go on an extremely low calorie diet because I won't get enough protein and my body may start burning muscle for energy. I figured around 2000 was good......someone suggested 1500 but that seemed a little low to me. I've heard the six small meals each day suggestion. I'm just wondering how exactly that works. Like what constitutes a meal? Should I eat just a sandwich for lunch? Or would an apple be considered a meal? And what about dinner? I know most people are used to eating a big meal for dinner and so am I. What should you eat for dinner if you're trying to eat small meals? It sounds like a good idea, I just don't know how to implement it. Plus just like the workouts everyone has a different idea on what your diet should be. I just know I do eat too much at meals and I snack too much. Once again I don't eat greasy fried food but I just eat too much of what I do eat.

So then how is it a little guy like you can lift waaaay more than me. Is it what I said earlier? The fact you've been doing it and working at it and I really just started squatting? Basically I haven't seriously worked squats into a routine since high school. In HS I did too much weight and my knee buckled and my dumbass spotter wasn't quick enough and I hurt knee and lower back. So I've had like a fear ever since then. Basically the other day I said "Fuck this I'm going to squat." So this is like the first time I'm seriously squatting with weight in 6 years. Then again I guess it doesn't matter how much you do as long as you do it right and enough. In college I played prop and second-row. I played second-row because I was the tallest guy on the team so I could lock out far and get a lot of push into it. I'll probably play one of those when I get on the team in OKC. Definitely not going to be a wing or 8-man. lol

If the Wizards played with any sort of an offensive brain in the fourth quarter they could've won this series.

Haha, I've never heard that. That's a good one. I've also noticed another weird thing. I can do bench reps with 155-175 pounds, row 130 pounds, do 100 on the lat pull-downs, do 100 on the two-handed bent-over row with the lever, yet I struggle to do 10 push-ups and I can't do one damn pull-up. Maybe this goes back to what CanadianChris was saying about losing weight, it'd probably be easier to do a push-up or pull myself up if I wasn't doing so much weight.

Hey VX, I gave squats the old college try again today. I feel kind of weird b/c I'm this big guy that weighs like 258 pounds but I was only able to squat 165 pounds! Well that's what I was doing reps with, I have no clue what my max is. It just felt like I should be doing more, but I guess you have to start somewhere. Doesn't matter how big you are, if you've never done it it takes time to build up. Then again I've been benching for a while and I do reps with 155-75...wonder what my max there is? Oh well I feel good after doing the squats, they suck while you're doing them though! I never get sore after a workout anymore, I'm wondering if that's because I'm used to lifting now or do I need to up the weight or intensity or something?

What did Stockton do, then, to deserve his lack of Finals success? Deal smack while at Gonzaga? Guilty by association? That's like saying Shaq and the rest of the Lakers got punished because Kobe screwed that hotel clerk in Colorado, not because Kobe's head got too big or because they over-relied on veterans like Malone and Payton off the bench instead of young guys. It was said in jest.

What did Stockton do, then, to deserve his lack of Finals success? Deal smack while at Gonzaga? Guilty by association?

I don't see how people can deny it to Horford after the Boston series.

Sorry. It's not meant to come off that way. I've been in a bad mood since pretty much the NFL draft, but nothing that I can't handle. Thanks for asking, VX. Hey I heard something today that will make you even angrier. Kiper was on ESPN radio saying the Bears had a great draft and saying he was in love with it. Anyway, I'm working on the squat. I feel the burn, but I don't feel like I'm sitting back. I feel like I'm coming straight down. Which is fine b/c my back stays straight and I feel it in my legs, but I watch videos and it looks like some people are going farther back like they're sitting down. They appear to go farther back than me. I dunno. Oh yeah, you play rugby VX? I'm going back to rugby when I move back to Oklahoma. I'm going to play for the Oklahoma City Rugby Club. It should be fun, I'm in way better shape than last time and I'm excited to get back into it. That's one of the reasons I've been murdering myself at the gym.

So how might this have been different had the Shaq trade never happened? The Suns were flying pretty high before it happened.

Yeah.....so any tips on how to fix that? I am neurotic though. Like I'm trying to figure out my squat form. I want to get good form so I can do "the king of exercises" correctly. So I get in front of the mirror and practice it repeatedly critiquing my form to the point where I'm drenched in sweat and my legs feel like jelly. Maybe I got the form down right, but it doesn't matter because now I need a day to let my legs recover!

We'll see in the next game if the Hawks can win in Boston, if they can't then the Celtics should win but FUCK it shouldn't be this god damn close.

Yeah, Porter pretty much nailed it.

Ok I'm getting pissed. What the fuck Celtics?

I played it on the X-Box.

Oh yeah, and speaking of the Lakers. I hope they just end it tonight. I don't want to see the Nuggets get beat on anymore. It's just boring. I'm ready for all the first round series to end actually.

Plus I think a lot of people still have a bad taste in their mouth about Wade's first championship. Jordan never won it like that. On Kobe, honestly he's done a great job reinventing himself. I honestly can barely remember the rape stuff now. I almost forget it happened sometimes. I don't think he's anywhere near as offensive as he once was. He just seems like a great basketball player to me now, and he's done so many PR ads that he's starting to get back his image of being an all-around nice guy that you can root for. However, I can't root for him because of the team he plays for and all the insane hype, but all the problems people had with him have pretty much floated away for me. He doesn't seem like a bad guy anymore, he seems more like a good guy. He's young and if he continues down this road then he'll come back around to being THE guy.

Yes they are, though I would further split eastern Kansas between the country and the KC metro... even if you and I are the only ones who would care about this. Having been out to western Kansas for business on several occasions, I can certainly attest to the awfulness of Dodge City. I can't attest for the culture or government issues, but goddamn does that place smell (meat plant, not Mexicans). It is somewhat nice for the whole historical aspect of the town, but once you've exhausted those four hours, there isn't much else. Given the choice, I'd definitely live in Garden City. What's even worse are all the fucking JUCO's in the area. So every kid with a small bit of ability goes to the JUCO and the parents flip out thinking they're going to the Big 12. No, your kid isn't talented enough to play college sports. He's only on the roster to fill out the requirements for kids from Kansas. The real star is that kid from Florida/Texas/California that's your kid is riding the bench behind.

Yes trying to fix that problem is a big deal. I keep thinking back to the Packers game and how it was right there to win if it wasn't for special teams. Ugh.

I didn't even think of that. Thank you sir, now I have more hope after next season. Here's hoping for a Panthers nosedive!

So any info if they're going to fix the problems 08 had? I loved 07. I played the shit out of 07, it nearly turned to dust in my X-Box. Then I bought a 360 and decided to get 08 and it sucked. All the fun I had with 07 was completely gone. The game was either way too easy to dominate or way too hard IMO. Like if I didn't turn the INT slider all the way down then opposing defenses would just leap 30 feet in the air and grab a one-handed pick. And forget about pass-blocking. I could have a 99 rating all across the line and my QB was still running for his life and those guys were getting pancaked. The lack of customizable playbooks pissed me off too. So many annoying things about that game. I hope 09 is better.

Jackson will be a good weapon that will help the return game too, but I still want a big receiver on the other side of the field.

Thank god I'm going to deal with a more relaxed kind of athlete..professionals. And Milky those boots are very cool. Oh the actual athletes don't give a damn. They don't care one way or another if they're in the paper or not. It's the parents that want to brag on the child so feel every little thing junior does needs to be documented. I don't really want to run a photo of your son shaking hands with Bill Snyder at a banquet 50 other kids were invited to!

What did he do? I like McShay, he's not as arrogant as that prick Kiper.

I guess the Suns decided to prolong the agony.