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rip7774 said:
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Nice guys finish last on the court! Love the little bit tougher look Whaley and Polley got now! They deserve to go out with some terrific success!!! Wish Vital had that chance but these guys are hungry as well and will get that chance hopefully!!!
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I disagree. I would rather see the guy smiling than the fake tough guy look. It's very 1980s. I prefer this look (but not in this uniform) every time over the "me-bad-dude" scowl.

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husky429 said:
He always had a solid frame. But he is clearly totally bought in to this new SnC program. You don't gain that kind of muscle mass unless you're strict about diet when coach isn't around
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It’s awesome to see. He had plenty of size to put onto his frame, but you gotta get after it to put on that type of size in such a short period of time. Would be curious to see how much some of these guys like him are having to eat calorie wise daily. Must be a Lot, he must burn a ton of calories on days he lifts and practices.
 
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Damn, what these guys are doing is so impressive. Scary team on the physical side, which we haven't been in a long long time.
 
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MDHuskFan said:
Even crazier is he did it while rehabbing from a knee surgery
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Well no running is a perfect way to gain weight lmao

dudes stayed relatively lean though, which is most impressive. They are definitely eating like crazy, maybe still growing. Growing bones add more mass than you may think; and bone density is directly correlated with lifting
 
Rocktheworld said:
This is actually the most impressive side-by-side so far
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I’d say him and Jackson. Encouraged by Sanogo as well slimming down that much. Seems like a dude that just naturally carries a lot of weight, he’s a load. Haven’t had a guy like him in awhile.
 
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superjohn said:
Rehfeldt must have these guys doing heavy cheat shrugs and farmer's walks.
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I’m sure he’s got them lifting heavy, easier to do so when you don’t have to worry about games right now. The players were also in quarantine for months and likely didn’t have access to proper training prior to getting back to campus. So he was probably able to beef them up or slim them down quicker once they got back. Lots we don’t know... but it seems clear that the strength coach has these guys locked in and his history speaks well. Excited to see how it translates to the floor throughout the whole season.
 
superjohn said:
Rehfeldt must have these guys doing heavy cheat shrugs and farmer's walks.
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Cleans and overhead stuff will build up your traps perfectly well; and we know the kids have had a healthy dose of Olympic lifts

It would be very odd for a SC coach to program shrugs and farmers walks for a basketball player, TBH
 
Rocktheworld said:
This is actually the most impressive side-by-side so far
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Agreed. The other ones are all impressive but gaining 32/losing 26 makes the muscle gains obvious. 12 pounds is nothing to sneeze at but he looks noticeably different
 
Rocktheworld said:
Cleans and overhead stuff will build up your traps perfectly well; and we know the kids have had a healthy dose of Olympic lifts

It would be very odd for a SC coach to program shrugs and farmers walks for a basketball player, TBH
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They all had a healthy dose of Olympic lifts with the previous strength coach (would assume Tyrese Martin did too at URI) and they looked nothing like this, these kids blew up (necks and traps look practically double the size.) He's clearly got them doing some different stuff and the intensity is different. I don't know what they're doing and olympic lifts and overhead stuff will have an effect but in my experience nothing makes your traps and neck blow up like that like heavy shrugs do.
 
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superjohn said:
They all had a healthy dose of Olympic lifts with the previous strength coach (would assume Tyrese Martin did too at URI) and they looked nothing like this, these kids blew up (necks and traps look practically double the size.) He's clearly got them doing some different stuff and the intensity is different. I don't know what they're doing and olympic lifts and overhead stuff will have an effect but in my experience nothing makes your traps and neck blow up like that like heavy shrugs do.
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But my main point to that was:

What is the functional carry-over of farmers walks to success in basketball? It’s good for grip and loading individual shoulders for stability, but it’s really specific to strongman. I mean football players may like it just because they’re huge dudes moving huge other dudes constantly and it’s just part of their sport culture to move big weight around when they train. Big necks and traps aren’t anything to avoid per se; but again, I just don’t see the rationale of having a 19 year old basketball player doing shrugs.

Just having an honest back-and-forth, I like thinking and talking about this stuff
 
Rocktheworld said:
But my main point to that was:

What is the functional carry-over of farmers walks to success in basketball? It’s good for grip and loading individual shoulders for stability, but it’s really specific to strongman. I mean football players may like it just because they’re huge dudes moving huge other dudes constantly and it’s just part of their sport culture to move big weight around when they train. Big necks and traps aren’t anything to avoid per se; but again, I just don’t see the rationale of having a 19 year old basketball player doing shrugs.

Just having an honest back-and-forth, I like thinking and talking about this stuff
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superjohn said:
They all had a healthy dose of Olympic lifts with the previous strength coach (would assume Tyrese Martin did too at URI) and they looked nothing like this, these kids blew up (necks and traps look practically double the size.) He's clearly got them doing some different stuff and the intensity is different. I don't know what they're doing and olympic lifts and overhead stuff will have an effect but in my experience nothing makes your traps and neck blow up like that like heavy shrugs do.
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I’ve seen pictures of LeBron doing farmer walks so I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys are doing them too. Plenty of functionality in terms of grip strength, posture, core, legs, cardio etc. It’d be cool to get a closer look at exactly what they’re doing. I’m sure he mixes it up a lot and caters programs to each specific player. Given his track record and results previously, seems like we’ve got a great S & C coach. Excited to see where this part of the program goes from here.
 
I’m curious to see if the added bulk will slow these guys down. Also it will be interesting to see how well conditioned the team is. Although with a team this deep I don’t see many players outside of Bouk getting more than 30 mins a night.
 
The muscles are great and all but did anyone notice the uniforms on that link? Those are not the ones we`ve been shown. Those have a red stripe down the side with UCONN in blue with a grey trim. Alternate maybe? The blue lettering with grey trim looks great.
 
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