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I saw Melvin Williams doing sprints at the track the other day. He looks to be in great shape. I tried to run near him but I couldn't keep up. It's good to see that type of dedication even when team workouts aren't in session. I can't wait to see him action this upcoming season.

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I've always heard that Melvin is one of the hardest-working players on the team. He's added 40 pounds since he got to SMU, and although he probably won't add much (if any) more, he's always in great shape and can go non-stop from the first whistle to the last.

I'm hearing great things about Stansbury too. We could have a couple of good DEs this year.

Stansbury is going to be a freak this year -- all-WAC and a minimum of 8 sacks. And he will recover a fumble this year and run it back .... withOUT getting screwed out of a TD by the refs.

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I've heard that too. ...I talked with him before and he told me he has a very high metabolism so he has to work hard to keep his weight up (he drops weight overnight and can lose up to 5 lbs in a day if he doesn't eat alot). Hopefully he will be able to add a bit more.

[This message has been edited by Cupcaking (edited 05-21-2003).]

What can be done for a guy like that? I'm sure he's under instructions to eat everything in sight, and I bet he's up to his eyeballs in supplements and protien shakes. Is it a bad idea to try to slow his metabolism? You always hear about how really high-starch foods (potatoes, etc.) can actually slow the matabolism -- hence the bulging gut so many of us who aren't college athletes carry around with us every day. Would a re-vamped diet of high starch and carbs allow him to add more size?

Not sure about 91's nutrition questions, but Melvin is working like a madman to get bigger. He always has. I hear that pound-for-pound, he's one of the strongest guys on the team.

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