Zion appears to have lost 20 pounds

[PushDaRock]

Bodybuilding is a "sport" which requires getting down to extremely unhealthy body fat levels that are not at all sustainable for lengthy periods of time. That's to get a certain aesthetic look but they are nowhere near optimal performance in the gym, sleep is poor and they generally feel like crap overall during the process. That's really not comparable at all to going through the long grind of an NBA season and what is needed for that to perform at a high level.

When you're suppressing appetite, that's a tricky thing to manage longer. Even once they get to the target playing weight, do they just stay on it indefinitely? Tweak the dosage? What happens if they get off it?

Many times, these rapid weight losses also don't work out so well performance wise as well because a lot of muscle mass gets lost during the process and then there is the adjustment to playing at a lower body weight which can actually affect things a lot. Losing 30 lbs, being quicker and leaner might sound good on paper but it's an adjustment not having those extra pounds on you where all your movements are a bit different. Someone like Luka relies a lot on contact, bumping guys to create space. Not having those extra pounds on him could mean he needs to adjust his game not being able to bounce off guys like he used to. That might be good or bad, we won't know until we see how it looks.

Yea i remember when Kevin Love slimmed down. He lost weight but with it he also lost the bully ball element to his game.....which was a major element

But he should have worked on his game then. This is the same thing I hear with Luka. He can't be fit and skinny because he needs to bully people. If you can't play well in shape, I don't know what to tell you.

What does working on his game have to do with certain strengths being reduced due to physics? If you lose 30 lbs of mass, you're probably not going to be as effective of an interior scorer as you were before. There's obviously benefits as well to losing body fat but there's still a trade off being made and the question is whether it ends up being worth it or not making that trade off.

[Daddy 801]

Slim Luka
Fit Zion
3pt Shooting Ben Simmons
Healthy AD
Ready-to-play Kawhi

NBA is almost back boys!!!!

Or NBA offseason is in full swing!!

[dballislife]

the pels really really need a healthy special season from this guy...lol they dont have their pick lol a not so good team in a super deep west and you dont have your pick lol

[tamaraw08]

Long suffering Pels fans are overdue for some positive and hopefully exciting news.

you can pretty much say the same thing with Clippers, Kings, Hornets, Wizards, fans.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Ozempic and other GLP1s are widely available now to anyone who can afford them. Zion, Luka, and any other athlete who needs to lose weight and keep it off would be crazy not to use them. At this point, if they regain the weight, this means their medical team is not doing its job.

Is that suitable for nba players? Anyone I’ve ever seen on them looks sickly and not healthy

I got a thread locked 1.5 years ago mentioning this as a possibility for Zion, things change.

As far as the sickly/not healthy thoughts, I assure you there are some incredible results going on as it relates to pure weight loss and the science is getting better.

That being said, I do not think an athlete in their 20's should result to this pharmaceutical solution. Decreasing appetite also decreases protein, caloric intake, etc. While it may reduce weight, it also would absolutely reduce strength due to loss of muscle mass. Plenty of studies suggest the same.

It's a miracle drug for a portion of the population, NBA level athletes are not one of them.

It’s not a miracle drug , read the label of potential health issues, it’s an bad alternative for lazy , low self esteem people

Eat healthy food , be on slight caloric deficit, exercise or walk for older people , and you guaranteed to loose weight quick

Yet Lazy , easy excuse people use ozempic like it’s next best thing from sliced bread , no it isn’t

[azcatz11]

Is that suitable for nba players? Anyone I’ve ever seen on them looks sickly and not healthy

I got a thread locked 1.5 years ago mentioning this as a possibility for Zion, things change.

As far as the sickly/not healthy thoughts, I assure you there are some incredible results going on as it relates to pure weight loss and the science is getting better.

That being said, I do not think an athlete in their 20's should result to this pharmaceutical solution. Decreasing appetite also decreases protein, caloric intake, etc. While it may reduce weight, it also would absolutely reduce strength due to loss of muscle mass. Plenty of studies suggest the same.

It's a miracle drug for a portion of the population, NBA level athletes are not one of them.

It’s not a miracle drug , read the label of potential health issues, it’s an bad alternative for lazy , low self esteem people

Eat healthy food , be on slight caloric deficit, exercise or walk for older people , and you guaranteed to loose weight quick

Yet Lazy , easy excuse people use ozempic like it’s next best thing from sliced bread , no it isn’t

That’s exactly how I feel. People want a short cut because they’re lazy and weak minded

[ArksNetsSince99]

I got a thread locked 1.5 years ago mentioning this as a possibility for Zion, things change.

As far as the sickly/not healthy thoughts, I assure you there are some incredible results going on as it relates to pure weight loss and the science is getting better.

That being said, I do not think an athlete in their 20's should result to this pharmaceutical solution. Decreasing appetite also decreases protein, caloric intake, etc. While it may reduce weight, it also would absolutely reduce strength due to loss of muscle mass. Plenty of studies suggest the same.

It's a miracle drug for a portion of the population, NBA level athletes are not one of them.

It’s not a miracle drug , read the label of potential health issues, it’s an bad alternative for lazy , low self esteem people

Eat healthy food , be on slight caloric deficit, exercise or walk for older people , and you guaranteed to loose weight quick

Yet Lazy , easy excuse people use ozempic like it’s next best thing from sliced bread , no it isn’t

That’s exactly how I feel. People want a short cut because they’re lazy and weak minded

Bro not to brag or anything I lost 35 lbs over 2 months I still have another 10 to go to be in the healthy category weight by my age and height without a single drug and I never once starved

No processed food , no sweats other than from the fruit , healthy foods only , lots of proteins mainly from chicken and occasional steak ,healthy fats mainly from fish

Food intake cut off at 8pm until morning

Walking 3.5 miles daily on a treadmill with around 16 per minute pace , or light 30 minutes weights

Done , loosing weight is easy without drugs , done it before , done it now , 90% is what and when you eat , 10% is training and moving around

Ozempic and similiar drugs it’s for lazy people who don’t value their health at all

[lambchop]

It's certainly possible to drop 20pounds in a few months without ozempic.

My record was 28 pounds in 15 days, but that's because I introduced a new squat regimen and added hill sprints to what was already a 6x a week basketball practice and game routine. Didn't modify my nutrition at all.

I was 26 at the time. Thus, my metabolism was awesome. To lose that kind of weight now I'd have to do stuff like intermittent fasting or ramp up exercise to non sustainable levels.

[ArksNetsSince99]

It's certainly possible to drop 20pounds in a few months without ozempic.

My record was 28 pounds in 15 days, but that's because I introduced a new squat regimen and added hill sprints to what was already a 6x a week basketball practice and game routine. Didn't modify my nutrition at all.

I was 26 at the time. Thus, my metabolism was awesome. To lose that kind of weight now I'd have to do stuff like intermittent fasting or ramp up exercise to non sustainable levels.

28 pounds in 15 days it’s starvation, unless your original weight was 300lbs plus

[Ruma85]

It's certainly possible to drop 20pounds in a few months without ozempic.

My record was 28 pounds in 15 days, but that's because I introduced a new squat regimen and added hill sprints to what was already a 6x a week basketball practice and game routine. Didn't modify my nutrition at all.

I was 26 at the time. Thus, my metabolism was awesome. To lose that kind of weight now I'd have to do stuff like intermittent fasting or ramp up exercise to non sustainable levels.

I dropped 35 pounds in 30 days with intermittent fasting, there's times I will fast from 24 hours to 48 hours, it's possible if you're willing to do it, it's harder to drop weight quickly as we age due to our metabolism slowing done.

[ArksNetsSince99]

It's certainly possible to drop 20pounds in a few months without ozempic.

My record was 28 pounds in 15 days, but that's because I introduced a new squat regimen and added hill sprints to what was already a 6x a week basketball practice and game routine. Didn't modify my nutrition at all.

I was 26 at the time. Thus, my metabolism was awesome. To lose that kind of weight now I'd have to do stuff like intermittent fasting or ramp up exercise to non sustainable levels.

I dropped 35 pounds in 30 days with intermittent fasting, there's times I will fast from 24 hours to 48 hours, it's possible if you're willing to do it, it's harder to drop weight quickly as we age due to our metabolism slowing done.

Not only that , with long term intermittent fasting as we age , it’s harder to find the balance to when we are loosing actual fat or muscle mass , so I do fasting but usually no longer than 18-24 hours

Still impressive results 35 lbs in 30 days

[whatisacenter]

My record was 28 pounds in 15 days, but that's because I introduced a new squat regimen and added hill sprints to what was already a 6x a week basketball practice and game routine. Didn't modify my nutrition at all.

I was 26 at the time. Thus, my metabolism was awesome. To lose that kind of weight now I'd have to do stuff like intermittent fasting or ramp up exercise to non sustainable levels.

I dropped 35 pounds in 30 days with intermittent fasting, there's times I will fast from 24 hours to 48 hours, it's possible if you're willing to do it, it's harder to drop weight quickly as we age due to our metabolism slowing done.

Not only that , with long term intermittent fasting as we age , it’s harder to find the balance to when we are loosing actual fat or muscle mass , so I do fasting but usually no longer than 18-24 hours

Still impressive results 35 lbs in 30 days

Yeah, I am in my mid 50's and dropped 20lbs in 40 days a few years ago and tried the same method this year WITHOUT similar results!

[ArksNetsSince99]

I dropped 35 pounds in 30 days with intermittent fasting, there's times I will fast from 24 hours to 48 hours, it's possible if you're willing to do it, it's harder to drop weight quickly as we age due to our metabolism slowing done.

Not only that , with long term intermittent fasting as we age , it’s harder to find the balance to when we are loosing actual fat or muscle mass , so I do fasting but usually no longer than 18-24 hours

Still impressive results 35 lbs in 30 days

Yeah, I am in my mid 50's and dropped 20lbs in 40 days a few years ago and tried the same method this year WITHOUT similar results!

Can you walk either on treadmill or outside ?

Try this , start easy at 2.0mph first first five minutes and increase 0.2mph every 5 minutes untill you cannot move anymore, then decrease in the similiar amounts , aim at total of 2 miles , 200kcal ,around 7000 steps

Watch what you eat (Avoid junk food) and sweets sodas etc , I agree it’s harder over 50 but still doable , Good Luck

[whatisacenter]

Not only that , with long term intermittent fasting as we age , it’s harder to find the balance to when we are loosing actual fat or muscle mass , so I do fasting but usually no longer than 18-24 hours

Still impressive results 35 lbs in 30 days

Yeah, I am in my mid 50's and dropped 20lbs in 40 days a few years ago and tried the same method this year WITHOUT similar results!

Can you walk either on treadmill or outside ?

Try this , start easy at 2.0mph first first five minutes and increase 0.2mph every 5 minutes untill you cannot move anymore, then decrease in the similiar amounts , aim at total of 2 miles , 200kcal ,around 7000 steps

Watch what you eat (Avoid junk food) and sweets sodas etc , I agree it’s harder over 50 but still doable , Good Luck

Oh, I walk at least an hour every day and cycle around 20 miles multiple times a week and lift weights.

I am not terribly out of shape but I do enjoy liquor and dessert more than I should…as a matter of fact, I’m about to ride my bike to the bar for a beer with pals

[axeman23]

If nothing else, his knees will certainly thank him, both now and post-retirement.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Yeah, I am in my mid 50's and dropped 20lbs in 40 days a few years ago and tried the same method this year WITHOUT similar results!

Can you walk either on treadmill or outside ?

Try this , start easy at 2.0mph first first five minutes and increase 0.2mph every 5 minutes untill you cannot move anymore, then decrease in the similiar amounts , aim at total of 2 miles , 200kcal ,around 7000 steps

Watch what you eat (Avoid junk food) and sweets sodas etc , I agree it’s harder over 50 but still doable , Good Luck

Oh, I walk at least an hour every day and cycle around 20 miles multiple times a week and lift weights.

I am not terribly out of shape but I do enjoy liquor and dessert more than I should…as a matter of fact, I’m about to ride my bike to the bar for a beer with pals

you all good then , mate

[RookieStar]

Slim Luka
Fit Zion
3pt Shooting Ben Simmons
Healthy AD
Ready-to-play Kawhi

NBA is almost back boys!!!!

Or NBA offseason is in full swing!!

Naaaaah. Those tag lines wouldnt come out during off-season. Only nearing media day. Give the fans some high to boost season tickets sales or subscription then boom, deflate them after the 1st month with same old same ols

[Pablo Escobar]

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[msmoore66]

Classic

[fansse]

Let’s go! Hope he stays healthy he’s a monster