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Damn.
That's solid weight though for a guy only 5'9" with shoes.
AJ was about 5-foot-9 in shoes and like 175-185 when he was with the Spurs.
Damn.
That's solid weight though for a guy only 5'9" with shoes.
aj has a big mouth
small body big mouth
do you?
Sean Elliott shortened his own career when in the summer of '96 he added 40 pounds of muscle. He got his bench up into the 400's after spending two to three hours a day in the gym in the summer.
The outcome is he lost flexibility and the extra weight took a toll on his knees. He missed almost two seasons because of that. In '99 he had shed the 40 pounds of muscle, regained his flexibility and became a miracle worker.
OK, that makes sense; once I stopped working out, I gained weight, but eventually lost the extra fat. My build stayed about the same until I got married.
Now getting married... that can make you fat. If I didn't have a strict prohibition on high fructose corn syrup and an aversion to process foods, I'd look like the native San Antonian I am.
225 was the most I weighed before cutting... i would cut down to about 215.
That's a pretty interesting story. I never thought about the effect on a player's knees when he adds a load of muscle. But I thought leg strengthening fixed that?Sean Elliott shortened his own career when in the summer of '96 he added 40 pounds of muscle. He got his bench up into the 400's after spending two to three hours a day in the gym in the summer.
The outcome is he lost flexibility and the extra weight took a toll on his knees. He missed almost two seasons because of that. In '99 he had shed the 40 pounds of muscle, regained his flexibility and became a miracle worker.
Didn't kobe do that one off-season?Sean Elliott shortened his own career when in the summer of '96 he added 40 pounds of muscle. He got his bench up into the 400's after spending two to three hours a day in the gym in the summer.
The outcome is he lost flexibility and the extra weight took a toll on his knees. He missed almost two seasons because of that. In '99 he had shed the 40 pounds of muscle, regained his flexibility and became a miracle worker.
Yea, but i dont think he added more than about 20 pounds
It can but there comes a breaking point. Elliott went from 215-220 to about 255 over the course of one summer. His knees just couldn't support the added weight.
That's in crazy dude I never knew that. Can you dig up some pics of him during this phase? I bet it would be sig worthy.
that's a lot of weight to put on in a short amount of time... that would def cause problems on the knees and tendons...
Yeah that was Kobe's rape trial summer. And he also had some of the same trouble with the excess weight. I think he too shed most if not all of the weight after seeing it only hurt him.
It probably would be. His shoulders were huge around the beginning of that season.
In an interview, Elliott said he decided to put on all that muscle because he was tired of not being able to guard Rodney Rogers in the post.
If you can't guard Rodney Rogers in the post what point is there in living
Prince is a skillful all-around player and is considered an emerging star at his position. He combines a solid outside shot with the ability to drive to the basket, aided by his quick feet and impressive leaping ability. Prince's unusually long arms, with a wingspan of , help him to shoot at close range without getting blocked, and make him an excellent defensive shot-blocker. A southpaw, he is also an able ballhandler and passer, with a career average of 2.3 assists per game.
He has also recorded a 135 max bench press lift according to numerous teammates including Chauncey Billips, Rasheed Wallace, and former teammates Darko Milicic, and Ben Wallace.
http://www.blinkbits.com/en_wikifeeds/Tayshaun_Prince
Wow.
That's aweful.
Is that why all high school basketball coaches have their kids bench???
In HS, a guy I kept going against in the gym, about 2 inches taller than me but had huge wingspan. Kept driving the ball and overpowering me in the air at the rim. I tried doing the same and kept getting the ball slapped back at me.
Went to workout together, I saw he couldn't bench 115!!!!! Hmmmm...
Next time, took him to the low post and had my way with him.
Durant will struggle with low post defense for a while, but strength coaches will build him up to use his hips, legs, etc.
According to Timvp all good nba players are weaker than your average 12 year old girl.
That's a little harsh.
Wouldn't it be funny if that actually cost him the number 2 pick overall. It is like some of those idiot GM's in the NFL that pass up a WR with great hands simply because at the combine some other player with worse hands runs a better 40 than he does.
Somebody in the early days of either this or SR claimed that AJ benched some amount like that, or maybe even higher (500?). Turns out that if you looked that weight up, it would be the US record (and top 4-5 in the world) for his age and weight, so I'm not convinced I buy that without a solid source.Nice job
I forgot the exact amount he benched but it was something ungodly for his size like 450-475.
lol if you think thats good, a guy i went to school with won state in powerlifting for the 114 pound weight class. Weighed barely 100 pounds and benched 300.
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