Akok training with Coach Sal

[UConnKev]

 

[Huskyforlife]

Is there a reason he’s just now starting?

 

[tykurez]

Not enough yoga. Quite frankly, I hope Sal doesn’t push the “bulk up” narrative too much with Akok. If the extra muscle messes with his shot, tykurez is not going to be happy.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

I have never been more excited about a dude working out.

 

[Scrutiner]

"Slow Cooking" from this starting point will mean he's here for 4 years.
Painfully thin and I hope those three pushups were numbers 98, 99 and 100 or he really will need several years to gain the strength he'll need for the NBA.

 

[uchusky32]

Is there a reason he’s just now starting?

Contractual obstacles.

 

[CL82]

Anyone else a little surprised and concerned about Akok's apparent strength? Man, he needed these months with Sal.

(Love the Roman chair. Great core workout.)

 

[BFieldHusky]

Is there a reason he’s just now starting?

Today wasn't his first day. He apparently has already put 4 pounds on since he enrolled.

 

[RipCity]

"Slow Cooking" from this starting point will mean he's here for 4 years.
Painfully thin and I hope those three pushups were numbers 98, 99 and 100 or he really will need several years to gain the strength he'll need for the NBA.

Reading too far into an instagram caption... check
Asserting your opinion as fact... check

You must be fresh out of the boneyard slow cooker. Congrats on finishing your training.

 

[UConNation]

Not enough yoga. Quite frankly, I hope Sal doesn’t push the “bulk up” narrative too much with Akok. If the extra muscle messes with his shot, tykurez is not going to be happy.

What about scRate boarding on a bRoat with Brown and Brown 2?

 

[Chief00]

The sooner they can cook him into some weight lifting the better. Waiting for the optimal moment may be a long wait. Quite frankly, sometimes one just needs to dive in on the deep end and start trying to swim.

 

[superjohn]

Get him doing olympic lifts, squats, and rack pulls.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

They should be showing him pics of Giannis when he was younger. Same height (give an inch)... Akok could really be something special with hard work and it starts with weight training.

 

[Kenny11]

His strength will be fine by October if he works hard. We have had guys that were much skinnier in the upper body. Obviously his legs need the most work.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Sal is one of the few people in our athletic department I trust implicitly. Penders is another. Hurley to an extent.

Akok is in good hands.

 

[UConnKev]

They should be showing him pics of Giannis when he was younger. Same height (give an inch)... Akok could really be something special with hard work and it starts with weight training.

I’ve said it before but I think a great potential comp is Pascal Siakam.

 

[Scrutiner]

Reading too far into an instagram caption... check
Asserting your opinion as fact... check

You must be fresh out of the boneyard slow cooker. Congrats on finishing your training.

Struggling on pushups..........check.
Painfully thin.............check.
You dredging for "likes"...........check.

Boneyard training graduates all agree he needs major development, so why can't you?

 

[QDOG5]

I put on 4 lbs. reading this thread.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

Watching those videos make me believe how out of shape I actually am.

 

[superjohn]

"Slow Cooking" from this starting point will mean he's here for 4 years.
Painfully thin and I hope those three pushups were numbers 98, 99 and 100 or he really will need several years to gain the strength he'll need for the NBA.

Durant couldn't even come close to benching 185 lbs. for 1 rep when he came into the NBA, if I had to guess he still can't. Brandon Ingram was benching with 115 lbs. when he came in the league. Akok does need to gain strength, especially in the legs but to say he's obviously a 4 year player based off this vid is ridiculous.

These exercises are all nice but the only way to gain strength is lifting weights and eating a lot.

 

[ucawn]

He’s gotta do some calf rasies jeez those are thin calves

 

[upstater]

He shows no struggling with his push-ups so I can't figure out how someone came to that conclusion.

 

[husky429]

Few things

1) Akok has done a lot of prep to get him to the point where he can compete in practice without injury concerns. He had (and still has) some balance issues, tight hips, weak knees. He's worked hard to get here.

2) hes not doing heavy lifts yet because he hasnt built a safe base of strength.

3) the weird pushups are a shoulder mobility exercise.

4) hes eating a ridiculous amount to put on weight. Give him time--he has a rough genetic make up but hes working hard to overcome the skinny guy genes

 

[Walker11]

He shows no struggling with his push-ups so I can't figure out how someone came to that conclusion.

I can confirm that the aforementioned post was made by a dumb .

 

[UConnSwag11]

Good reasoning and approach, coach.

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First phase of training in Storrs for @akok_1 .
Individual Evaluation and Development of General Work Capacity are the first steps in long term athletic development.
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This developmental phase will prepare the athlete for the increase in training intensity & load that will follow throughout the training process.
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Slow cooking the student-athlete in each phase of their development, advancing them only after their training objectives have been achieved, is the optimal way to ensure long term physical success. .

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