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Someone with better PhotoShop skills than I needs to whip all these into one poster ... I would legitimately print it and frame it.   

Without Durant, the Hornets match up better defensively (as noted above).  I wouldn't be surprised if Charlotte threw some combo of Henderson/MKG at Westbrook with some sort of soft double to force him to shoot jump shots. 

Further, look for a heavy dose of Al Jefferson as always... It'll be interesting to see if OKC matches up with Kantor or Ibaka defensively.  I think Al has the advantage v. Kantor.  If they play Ibaka on Al, look for Cody to test Kantor's athleticism.

Finally, I hope Mo can have a nice game off the bench, I think we'll definitely need it. 

Boom Boom Clap!... err I mean, lets go Hornets!

I'm starting week 3 .. I have everything .. and I can say the dumbbells are way more challenging.

Yeah it makes sense..that being said I have gotten a great deal of results merely from the huge amount of exercises that use bicepts/tricepts, shoulders as secondary muscles..mainly the pushups and pull-ups.

But, I would like to get stronger...even more than I am now. So dumbbells is definitely my next step.

Just an update from my last post:

I am starting my last week..(Week 13) of p90x. During the past month is when I have seen the most physical change. I can really see the difference when I compare myself now to my pre-picture. Like I said in my last post...my legs have seen the most improvement and my upper back. I did this run through with resistance bands, which actually worked better than I anticipated and are good for a small apartment and budget.

That being said, I think I am going to invest in dumbbells and do it again. In the meantime I will do the workouts in an effort to maintain what I have and start it again after I get the dumbbells. I am thinking about asking for the dumbbells for christmas considering my poor grad student financial situation.

_{Hey Guys,}

_{I have been following this thread, lurking and not posting, but I figured since its slow at work today that I would join in for those interested.}

_{Background: I began working out in highschool for sports..typically doing sport specific workouts. I played baseball and basketball, so needless to say I was all legs in highschool. Once I got to college and was not playing competitive sports anymore (just intramurals) I continued working out, but was burned out on squats, leg ext., and basically all lower body workouts. So i concentrated mostly on core/upper body, while doing cardio through basketball and/or running. After four years of maintaining a weight of around 165 lbs at 6'0 and minimal gains in the weight room I decided to change things up. I am no longer burned out on legs and I wanted to get in better shape even though I was probably in decent shape already.}

_{While being home two months or so i found out my father (who works out regularly) had P90X dvd's. He has not done the traditional P90X, he does a DVD once every other day in an effort to build his strength into one day doing the entire program start to finish. Granted he is 53.}

_{Anyway, I borrowed his dvds. I already had the total gym system for pull-ups and deep push-ups. I live in a downtown apartment with no gym...so I found a great deal on resistance bands on Amazon that were highly rated specifically for p90x (did not want to invest in dumbells..at least not the first time through).}

_{I have not missed a day since I started. Today is day three of phase three and I am on pace to finish October 13th.}

_{The biggest changes so far...}

_{My legs and back..holy frick. My posture is better, my knees (from playing baseball-catcher and running so much for basketball) no longer ache, my ankle (I broke/sprained left ankle in highschool) no longer aches, and I feel better all from drastic changes in my legs. Needless to say, plyo whooped my ass..and still does though I can actually get through it now. I am now a beleiver in Yoga...it was tough at first, but now i can get through about 95 percent of the workout.}

_{I have always had decent shoulders and tricepts naturally..not really sure why, but I'm sure it has something to do with the push-ups regimine i did in highschool and through my undergrad. That being said, I have seen changes pretty much everywhere in my upper body. I wake up in the mornings feeling sore as if I just started which is great to feel.}

_{I will probably take a few weeks after to do the "maintence" program and then maybe do it again, but with free weights.}

_{TL;DR - got frustrated with lack of results in traditional workouts, so i borrowed p90X from my father...two months and two days into it. Feel great, seeing improvements, and motivated to finish the final phase!}

_thanks.

that is awesome!

btw...it smelled horrible which played into its authenticity

Funny that I stumbled into this thread considering I just picked up this little diddy from Corners framing store today. Signed, game worn, that my brother won at an auction and gave to me for christmas a few years ago...signature is top of the "6" but you can't see it due to the glare.

In the spirit of the day...

:cheers2:

A picture in today's paper here on campus @ LSU