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QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 05:57 PM) Well doing more reps of less weight is ALWAYS better than doing less reps of less weight! You only do less reps if you have the option of doing less reps with MORE weight. Ha. Very true......

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 05:34 PM) I don't know what to tell you then. Make bigger loops. I certainly was not very strong by any means, but for the first 8 weeks or so of P90X, I used the bands. And I think I did go up from a 25 pound band to a 30 to a 40 pound band. But it certainly did the job. My guess is that if you're doing these workouts and you don't feel much, you're either very strong already and need a very heavy duty band, or you are not doing enough reps. Yeah, probably not much to tell me. I just gotta get the dumbbells. I would do more reps, but I'm trying to go for size over definition.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 05:27 PM) You probably just need heavier bands...what weight are they rated at? Ehh, good question......they came with the beachbody set with the pullup/pushup bar. I'm using the green one. Just looked it up. It's 40 lbs. That's odd, though, because there's no way I could do curls with 40 lb dumbbells.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 05:17 PM) If you have to correct bands, trust me, they work. There are many exercises where the bands are better than the weights, because they encourage better form and make certain you are exercising the correct muscle. Additionally, they are less dangerous in some instances, because of how fatigued you can get in these workouts. On the other hand, the weights are better for plenty of the more traditional exercises in P90x, and certainly easier to set up. Watch the Back & Biceps video with that Tim guy using the bands, and tell me they are worthless.... Well, it's mainly the bicep and tricep exercises that I'm talking about. They do feel like they are working on the back and shoulder exercises.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) But does he say "hi?" No? What an asshole. He never calls or writes anymore. Hahahaha. Phenomenal post.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) I've used both and I prefer the weights 100%. It just made it so much harder for me, and also easier to do the exercises. Yeah, that's what I figured. It feels like the workouts that need weights aren't really doing much. Now the cardio ones on the other hand......

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:59 PM) Anything to get Carlos to DH would be great. He looked so lost out there today. Do you think it's realistic that he ever really will DH him? I doubt it. Ozzie seems to think that he needs to be on the field and not think about his AB's.

where do you find any of the front offices email addresses???? they gotta be out there somewhere, right? i want to work in their legal department!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 12:15 AM) I've used both, and I like both. I think each have benefits for different things. Such as? I'd assume the weights for muscle mass and the bands for flexibility and lean muscle???

he is terrible in right.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:38 PM) Can you afford more bands? Yeah, maybe I'll give that a try. The dumbbells that I want are the adjustable bowflex ones because I don't have room for a set in my apt. I guess I could save up for them eventually but it doesn't make as much sense when I have a free gym to go to. Are the bands working for others?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) Do you have the bands? Yeah. And I'll use the green one and try to make it as taut as possible, but it's just not good enough for some exercises. For others it's decent.

I've been doing it for 2 weeks and I kind of feel like it's worthless without dumbbells. Problem is that I can't afford to buy a set of dumbbells.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 01:03 AM) If not for an alex rios dropped ball we would have destroyed them in game 1, and if not for bobby jenks we would have destroyed them in game 4. Not seeing where they outplayed us that series at all. In fact the only game they completely outplayed us in was the friday game. "If not for"......but those things did happen and regardless of who outplayed whom, the Twins always seem to beat us.

Cubs let teams know today that Zambrano is available. I'd assume it wouldn't cost us that much to get him. Put him in the 5th spot and now we have the ability to use Hudson in a deal for a bat.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jun 17, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) That makes it even more impressive.....the Pirates were due for a win and we prevented it from happening. Why can't people be happy that we are finally a playoff contending team? Forget all the other responses. I love the enthusiasm. It's nice to see a little optimism on here.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 16, 2010 -> 08:22 PM) Wow. 3E8 had no mercy with this post. Hahaha. Quite possibly my favorite post that I've seen on Soxtalk. For the candidness alone.

Sharp has been solid these playoffs.

Peavy interview He says once he learns the American League lineups, things will be fine...

I don't care enough about Milton Bradley to boo or cheer him.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 06:51 PM) Toronto had its attractions. Roy Halladay, Carlos Delgado, Vernon Wells. It's not like that team didn't succeed at all or give the fans at least a glimmer of hope. Playing in the AL East sucks, but it didn't prevent Baltimore from drawing 2-3 million fans annually since the opening of Camden Yards. Emphasis on the bold.

QUOTE (SI1020 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 06:20 PM) Why do year in and year out our hitters do this? Players come and go but this problem fo trying to kill the ball instead of making contact and using the whole field is there every season. I'm told that Greg Walkier has nothing to do with it, and that he's reofly a good hitting coach. It could be because they feel that the team we are fielding doesn't have the ability to manufacture runs and are desperate. Though, that argument is kind of circular.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 06:44 PM) ozzie crazyy maybe ajs comments got to him lmao jk... lets just win Yeah, I don't care who bats where. I need a good winning streak after the start of our season compounded with the scare the Blackhawks are giving me.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 06:36 PM) they were flipped last night though i thought Maybe he didn't like the results of last night's game. He wanted to win by 5 runs.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 06:30 PM) thought ozzie was going with a more consistent lineup? why is AJP batting higher than Andruw Jones? on the plus side of things no kotsay! Go Sox! The whole L/R thing.