Steve9347

Alright scope this. I bought a house not too long ago and with that came the unfortunate loss of the exercise room at my apartment building. Basically, I can't excuse the expense of exercise equipment in my house, and want to find other alternatives for weight loss. I went on a weight loss craze and got down to about 185 on the treadmill, but now I'm up to about 200 lb on my 6'1" frame, and I'd like to, when all is said and done, be at about 175. WIth weather conditions this time of year non-condusive to outdoor running, I play ice hockey three nights a week, though with a recent ear injury have to take some time off the ice so that doesn't help. Anyway, what are some good workouts one can do at home without equipment to flat-out lose weight. I believe I am going to start doing stair sprints from the basement to the main level, but any other suggestions would be great for weight loss (not concerned with building muscle just yet). I'm sure the stairs will help with the expanding ass, but what about the gut from college? I do have some barbell free weights that can go from 15 - 35 lb, though again im not concerned about building muscle just yet. Again, I'm not an idiot, I know situps/crunches can help, just looking for creative alternatives that will keep me somewhat entertained. Also, best practices and amount of repetitions for the normal exercises (see situps/crunches) would all be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 10:38 AM) That would probably be the best move. The question then comes up do you even want Dye on this team past his current contract? I don't think I do. I don't think that's really the "next" question that comes up. Dye has a two year contract right now and KW doesn't seem too concerned with 2010, so that's definitely not the next thought.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 10:22 AM) Skimming the thread, why would everyone be arguing whether Swisher or Fields would become the 1B if Konerko was traded? Jermaine Dye would be the perfect candidate to be our next 1B, because it would also free up RF for Quentin, LF for Swisher, and leave CF to Figgins, or some other filler D-first type CF off of the scrapheap. Dye with his athleticism and height is a natural future 1B if you ask me. That was my first thought. If we got a CF in that deal, you put Quentin in RF, Swisher in LF, and stick JD at 1B helping him rest.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 09:38 AM) OF Reggie Willits SS Sean Rodriguez C Hank Conger '08 line up CF Willits S SS Cabrera R 1B Swisher S DH Thome L RF Dye R 3B Fields R C AJP L LF Quentin R 2B Richar L PK and Crede for Willits, Rodriguez, and Conger would be brutal.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 12:41 AM) max sapp is ghey And really good.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Jan 7, 2008 -> 09:17 AM) The problem with this statement is that lidocaine is a local anesthetic. So, unless the pain was in his rear end, where the injection was given, it won't help anything else. That guy in your avatar could use some lidocaine. As for Roger, he's full of s***.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jan 6, 2008 -> 10:44 PM) take a stool sample... traces of human flesh would be in there, if he did indeed eat some her. Well isn't that an accurate yet entirely disgusting post!

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 6, 2008 -> 11:56 PM) I hear there's some sort of football game on. American Gladiators > BS (yes i left out the C) Championship.

That was the s*** last night. Justice is a monster and would kill anyone... Wolf... well, he just makes me howl!

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jan 5, 2008 -> 05:32 PM) ... and you will quit posting too? That'd be nice. The uneducated, foolish, always negative posts would drop two-fold.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jan 5, 2008 -> 01:42 PM) The Angels are pitching rich why would they need a 7th starter. And to be honest, we need the upside that Contreras could possibly bring. Without him pitching at a decent level this year we really don't stand a chance (if we do at all).

QUOTE(ptatc @ Jan 5, 2008 -> 09:32 AM) If Konerko is involved in a deal, the primary objective will be starting pitching. The idea of targeting kendrick is off base. It will be for pitching and whatever else the the other team will include. If the above rumors are true, I hope KW has another plan to spin Mathews elsewhewre. He really doesn't have a place on this team besides the fact he isn't very good. You know KW is working plans to trade both Crede and Uribe. So there are still a couple of trades to come. Matthews would actually look rather decent in CF if it weren't for that contract... and I think he'll have a better 2008 than the great Aaron Rowand. If that's what it takes to get Ervin Santana and Howie Kendrick, I say f*** it, we didn't land any big fish in FA and can afford the luxury to get two extremely talented players. Kendrick Cabrera Swisher Thome Dye Fields AJP Quentin/Ramirez Matthews And seriously, Santana would really fortify the rotation and give us other options... he'd be a solid 4 or 5 with 2/3 upside, and then hopefully you move Crede to get some relief help.

Rotoworld update From the original article... I've been wanting to get Santana in a deal for some time, getting Kendrick would be nuts. However, this has to be BS bc if the deal were Konerko for Kendrick and Santana, you don't try to get Figgins to, you take what you can get.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 09:26 PM) Wow dude, get over it already. He's nothing special. Natural swings didn't get his ass anywhere. And his loads of potential was good enough to be 6-8 in the White Sox s***ty farm system. And hitting .270 in Charlotte. What a great swing.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 07:42 PM) Call Microsoft or if you have a warranty from a store take it there. I had the extended warranty on my PS2 and when I got the disc read error I took it to Best Buy and they just gave me a brand new one straight out of the box. That's the s***. I spent the extra $69.99 and got the 3-year warranty for the 360 I got a week ago. If it doesn't go goofy by then I'll just tell them it did, which will pay for the plan itself thrice over.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) Billy Beane is still a god amongst GM's at recognizing talent, and KW is garbage at recognizing talent. I just love the Beane love... he still hasn't managed to win it all.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 04:15 PM) So, 2005 was great for the Sox, but that doesn't mean you should be totally oblivious to everything else that happened that year. And where are you getting that "park adjusted era"? Baseball Reference Link for more information

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 04:06 PM) He was hitting in front of Thomas the year he had the big year right? Hell yes he was. Thomas said Swisher was the nicest guy he ever played with too...

QUOTE(RudyLawRules @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 04:06 PM) Check the below list to see how 2002 picks stack up against each other at present. It doesn't seem to be a science as we passed Matt Cain for gulp...Roye Ring. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/2002/Round-1-1.shtml It's no exact science. Mark Buehrle went in something like the 36th round. I believe when we took Ring we also passed on Joe Blanton.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jan 3, 2008 -> 03:26 PM) 1. Jack Egbert 2. Lance Broadway 3. John Shelby 4. Aaron Poreda 5. Jose Martinez That is disgustingly bad for a teams top 5 prospects. 1. Alexei Ramirez 2. Jack Egbert 3. Lance Broadway 4. John Shelby 5. Aaron Poreda Our top prospect is 26 going on 30! Oh, I quad the request for Gio, DLS, and Sweeney info from Bureau.

QUOTE(spiderman @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 03:44 PM) Did they ask him if he was on HGH/Steriods during his 35 HR season before getting off last season (down to 22 HR) ??? They asked him what was up with it. He said that he wasn't getting good pitches on 2-0 counts like he always had, and he would work hard and try to learn from Thome, Konerko, and Dye how they stay consistent in their power numbers. This basically is in direct reference to the horrible lineup in Oakland and how there was no protection so there was no incentive for the other team to give him ANYTHING to hit.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 03:32 PM) Why the hell do people care? She's not worth being in the news at all. Get over it America. What the hell is with the infatuation with celebrities? Especially when their lives are crumbling? It's sick. You cared enough to click on the thread...

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) Rogers was pretty solid last year upon returning. I don't know why that would change because he's gone from 42 to 43; it's not like his body is going to go from outstanding shape to garbage in a split second. At this point in time, he is who he is until his arm literally falls off of his body, and age seems pretty irrelevent. Your argument lost a lot of steam with this one. Rogers' injury last year can easily be blamed on him being old, and he could easily suffer many injuries this year... counting on him now is pretty iffy. Oh, and D-Train sucked balls in a horrible league in a horrible pitchers park. If playing for millions upon millions upon millions of dollars isn't enough for him, then I don't know what other motivation he needs. He burst onto the scene as a kid for a team that went on to win the World Series, and he's been living on that hype ever since. His park adjusted era in the NL is a whopping 4.17. Now, the park doesn't hurt him in Detroit, but I think that's a pretty good indication of the type of pitcher he can only HOPE of being considering the move to the AL Central. D-Train's just not THAT good. However, he's a good #4 or 5, so you're right about that part. The Rogers part hurts you though.

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