RookieStar wrote:ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:RookieStar wrote:Is it just me or is it the thought of a guy with leg issues gaining 30lbs kinda scary?
Sure but his skinny legs scared me as well.
Of thoae 30lbs were in his legs then i would be less worried. But based on the media day pics we know that it isnt the case.
So.more stress on those skinny legs
For start, gaining 30 pounds of "lean muscle mass" over several months for person who is 27 y.o. , without compounds of steroids is simply impossible. Even with them, it would be very, very, very ,very hard for not a noobie to add such mass.
So if you eliminate idea of steroids , you can also eliminate idea of "30 pounds of muscles", witch means majority of that weight is just water weight and fat. I suspect 30 pounds is actual number. More like 10.
How much leg thickness can you add on fragile, very long legs of 27 years old guy who has been in recovery room for years, who, due his 6'11 frame will always have problem squatting, deadlifting, or doing majority of compound workout moves? Probably very little. Most players who are tall and have strong legs just have genetic for it, or (and still with good genetics for thick legs) were overweight at some point in their youth so legs developed to support that weight ( Ivica Zubac, Jokic as best example ).
So, i belive, Isaac's "30 pounds added" is combination of 3 things:
1) summer body transformation NBA myth
2) most weight is just fat/water that will be out within first 20 days of regular season
3) whatever he actually gained, probably way closer to 10 than 30 pounds, is actually lean muscle legs, and even less of it went to his legs
Muscle gain simply isn't miracle work, for advanced lifter, majority of studies prove, adding 5 pounds of lean muscle mass per year is apsolute maximum. Way more realistic number would be 2-3 pounds per year. Reason why people got brainwashed into this miracle transformations are simply - steroids. They work miracles. They get abused by actors, wrestlers, athletes, even regular idiots. They also have fine ways how to mess your health because every miracle has high price.
In conclusion, Isaac probably didn't add 30 pounds. For sure it's not 30 pounds of muscles, and if it's actual 10 pounds with 1-2 pounds going to his legs, that's a good thing. But i highly doubt it is.
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