Anthony Davis Adds 12 Pounds Of Muscle

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:24 pm

Anthony Davis has added 12 pounds of muscle this offseason.

Davis has reportedly done so without giving up any of his quickness or ballhandling skills.

Davis led the NBA in Player Efficiency Rating during the 14-15 season.

Via David Aldridge/NBA.com

HeatedEnd · Post #2 » by **HeatedEnd** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:28 pm

This really is the doldrums of the nba year

MegaK · Post #3 » by **MegaK** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:34 pm

I hope he is being careful about burdening his knees with weight. Being that he is close to 7ft and can handle the ball well while being explosive, I don't know if it makes sense for him to gain weight versus staying at the weight that allowed him to be almost an MVP last year. I would hate to see him go down with a knee injury because of the added weight and then having to change his game up to suit his injured knee. The guy is the future of the NBA and he hasn't even reached his full potential yet.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #4 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:23 pm

Please NBA start already this is getting sad.

GaaBaaBoo · Post #5 » by **GaaBaaBoo** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:03 pm

So many breaking news nowadays.

MaxRider · Post #6 » by **MaxRider** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:13 pm

can he play center now?

nba2k16 · Post #7 » by **nba2k16** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:38 pm

Won't matter much since Gentry is turning him into a stretch 4 to shoot 3's

Pickled Prunes · Post #8 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:47 pm

MegaK wrote:I hope he is being careful about burdening his knees with weight. Being that he is close to 7ft and can handle the ball well while being explosive, I don't know if it makes sense for him to gain weight versus staying at the weight that allowed him to be almost an MVP last year. I would hate to see him go down with a knee injury because of the added weight and then having to change his game up to suit his injured knee. The guy is the future of the NBA and he hasn't even reached his full potential yet.

Agreed... hopefully the bulk of that is lower body and core.

Pedro · Post #9 » by **Pedro** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:44 pm

Pickled Prunes wrote:
MegaK wrote:I hope he is being careful about burdening his knees with weight. Being that he is close to 7ft and can handle the ball well while being explosive, I don't know if it makes sense for him to gain weight versus staying at the weight that allowed him to be almost an MVP last year. I would hate to see him go down with a knee injury because of the added weight and then having to change his game up to suit his injured knee. The guy is the future of the NBA and he hasn't even reached his full potential yet.

Agreed... hopefully the bulk of that is lower body and core.

As this article eludes, and others have added, he increased muscle weight, not fat. e's strengthened his core and overall body, which can protect the joints when done properly. Besides, its only 12 pounds on a relatively slim athletic body. If he was built more like Glen Davis then their definitely would be cause for concern.

Mondo Sports · Post #10 » by **Mondo Sports** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:36 pm

Doesnt the NBA start testing for HGH and roids this season?

hype_2004 · Post #11 » by **hype_2004** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 1:42 am

lMFAO! No one adds 12 lbs muscle in 2-3 months even with the aid of PEDs, maybe 3-4 bs of muscle max, 5 lbs of fat and 3 lbs of water, these stupid writers don't know anything about Human Physiology, :nonono:

FrontPageNews · Post #12 » by **FrontPageNews** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:45 am

Lmao don't see hear this about someone every year? Then comes the season and we see that it was all BS.

What generic offseason comment are we gonna hear next ? He worked with Hakeem ?

TKainZero · Post #13 » by **TKainZero** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 3:43 am

He actually gained 20 lbs of muscle
And lost 8lbs of fat.

We need to add a players volume (ie, they get in a big tub of water and we measure the water displacement ) in future combines.
I imagine shaq would be 300-400% more volume than Nate Robinson

Cicero · Post #14 » by **Cicero** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:31 am

Pretty sure Adrian Wojnarowski "added 12 pounds of muscle" this offseason too lol

Cycklops · Post #15 » by **Cycklops** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:29 am

hype_2004 wrote:lMFAO! No one adds 12 lbs muscle in 2-3 months even with the aid of PEDs, maybe 3-4 bs of muscle max, 5 lbs of fat and 3 lbs of water, these stupid writers don't know anything about Human Physiology,

You can gain 7 pounds in 10 weeks without doing ANY physical training just by sticking yourself with PED's. So 12 pounds in 13 weeks seems do-able. Not that I think AD is on PED's. In all likelihood he gained 12 pounds in the last year and the writer is just assuming it was this offseason.

ib4 · Post #16 » by **ib4** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 1:09 pm

BULKING SEASON!!!

basktballjones · Post #17 » by **basktballjones** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:11 pm

His already listed as 250lbs isn't that enough weight. At some point those big muscles r going to effect his speed and stamina.