Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season

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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#21 » by eyeatoma » Mon Oct 7, 2024 8:24 am

GSWFan1994 wrote:Beard implant is obvious, very common amongst NBA players nowadays... Zion had one as well.
I've got a thick beard that pattern looks pretty natural. Any proof he had this done. Also who else do you think is doing this?

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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#22 » by RookieStar » Mon Oct 7, 2024 8:28 am

Ahhh... since we are technically still in offseason, these kinds of threads are being hurriedly put together before the deadline huh?
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Post#23 » by KingFox » Mon Oct 7, 2024 8:29 am

It’s ALWAYS 15 pounds :lol: this kid is special though. OKC is sick
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#24 » by lethalizer » Mon Oct 7, 2024 8:31 am

I don't really care how much he adds tbh, my main concern about him is conditioning and durability.

Yeah he played 90+ games last season but he was exhausted by the time the season was coming to a close. He needs to learn to load manage a bit, and save his strength towards the end of the season.

He'll grow naturally, man is still 22 years old.
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#25 » by dhsilv2 » Mon Oct 7, 2024 8:53 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:15 lbs of muscle is 7 pounds of water, 4 lbs of fat, and 4 lbs of muscle


Nobody is adding 4 pounds of muscle in the off season...stop it!
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#26 » by dhsilv2 » Mon Oct 7, 2024 8:56 am

looks like he got some GREAT lighting there, but yeah hard to say...you can't even see his legs in these photos...you know the part that maters. But yeah, his arms are more pumped. Maybe added .25 pounds to his upper body. That's awesome btw.
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Post#27 » by zimpy27 » Mon Oct 7, 2024 9:00 am

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IMO, he is the first alive person I have ever seen, who does seem a little bit like Abe Lincoln. I have seen comments saying that Abe has very weird look and no one looks like that, and yeah, thats true. Chet kinda looks like him though, give Chet bushier beard and hes Abe.


I've never heard that about Lincoln. He doesn't seem unusual looking to me.. just skinny..
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#28 » by AussieBuck » Mon Oct 7, 2024 9:25 am

Came in expecting the ingram type pics where he looks the same. Does legit look less stick like here.
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Post#29 » by naabzor » Mon Oct 7, 2024 10:41 am

Looks the same to me, a little more ripped maybe. Still a long stick.
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Post#30 » by D.Brasco » Mon Oct 7, 2024 12:07 pm

Has that 1864 Lincoln physique.
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Post#31 » by GSWFan1994 » Mon Oct 7, 2024 1:24 pm

eyeatoma wrote:
GSWFan1994 wrote:Beard implant is obvious, very common amongst NBA players nowadays... Zion had one as well.
I've got a thick beard that pattern looks pretty natural. Any proof he had this done. Also who else do you think is doing this?

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I mean, I think it's just a matter of comparing pictures of those guys year by year.

Just check Chet's lack of beard when he was at Gonzaga (which was not so long ago). He barely had facial hair in the chin area. Now he has a full, complete line, it seems almost comical to me.

Zion last year barely had facial hair in the mustache and chin area, now he has a complete, full line, even on the cheeks area, which is the most difficult one.

I think Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell also had beard implants as well. See Davis around his 1st year with the Lakers, and before with the Pelicans.

I think Porzingis also had some work done as well, barely had any facial hair and then last season had a full goatee out of a sudden. I'm quite sure Neymar did it too (outside of the NBA).

Not sure about any other players, I'd have to check it out.
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#32 » by dhsilv2 » Mon Oct 7, 2024 2:04 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:
GSWFan1994 wrote:Beard implant is obvious, very common amongst NBA players nowadays... Zion had one as well.
I've got a thick beard that pattern looks pretty natural. Any proof he had this done. Also who else do you think is doing this?

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I mean, I think it's just a matter of comparing pictures of those guys year by year.

Just check Chet's lack of beard when he was at Gonzaga (which was not so long ago). He barely had facial hair in the chin area. Now he has a full, complete line, it seems almost comical to me.

Zion last year barely had facial hair in the mustache and chin area, now he has a complete, full line, even on the cheeks area, which is the most difficult one.

I think Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell also had beard implants as well. See Davis around his 1st year with the Lakers, and before with the Pelicans.

I think Porzingis also had some work done as well, barely had any facial hair and then last season had a full goatee out of a sudden. I'm quite sure Neymar did it too (outside of the NBA).

Not sure about any other players, I'd have to check it out.


Beard filling in happens for most men in their early 20's...this isn't unusual.
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Post#33 » by shrink » Mon Oct 7, 2024 2:20 pm

.. only 50 more to go!
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Post#34 » by Slimjimzv » Mon Oct 7, 2024 3:19 pm

SweaterBae wrote:FFS, he's 22. I didn't reach my max weight until I was 40.


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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#35 » by MrGoat » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:09 pm

So he's up to 115 pounds now?
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Post#36 » by Bandwagon2019 » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:15 pm

Sources have said it’s because he tried one weird trick
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Post#37 » by LeBronSpaghetti » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:47 pm

Looks basically the same to me. But 15lbs on a 7’1’’ frame is like 5-7 lbs on a normal person lol. In other words it’s not that much. Basically a bit of muscle, bit of fat, and a big breakfast.
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#38 » by eyeatoma » Mon Oct 7, 2024 11:38 pm

dhsilv2 wrote:
GSWFan1994 wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:I've got a thick beard that pattern looks pretty natural. Any proof he had this done. Also who else do you think is doing this?

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I mean, I think it's just a matter of comparing pictures of those guys year by year.

Just check Chet's lack of beard when he was at Gonzaga (which was not so long ago). He barely had facial hair in the chin area. Now he has a full, complete line, it seems almost comical to me.

Zion last year barely had facial hair in the mustache and chin area, now he has a complete, full line, even on the cheeks area, which is the most difficult one.

I think Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell also had beard implants as well. See Davis around his 1st year with the Lakers, and before with the Pelicans.

I think Porzingis also had some work done as well, barely had any facial hair and then last season had a full goatee out of a sudden. I'm quite sure Neymar did it too (outside of the NBA).

Not sure about any other players, I'd have to check it out.


Beard filling in happens for most men in their early 20's...this isn't unusual.



This I can grow a massive beard, and didn't get full coverage till my mid to late 20s.
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#39 » by eyeatoma » Mon Oct 7, 2024 11:39 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:
GSWFan1994 wrote:Beard implant is obvious, very common amongst NBA players nowadays... Zion had one as well.
I've got a thick beard that pattern looks pretty natural. Any proof he had this done. Also who else do you think is doing this?

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I mean, I think it's just a matter of comparing pictures of those guys year by year.

Just check Chet's lack of beard when he was at Gonzaga (which was not so long ago). He barely had facial hair in the chin area. Now he has a full, complete line, it seems almost comical to me.

Zion last year barely had facial hair in the mustache and chin area, now he has a complete, full line, even on the cheeks area, which is the most difficult one.

I think Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell also had beard implants as well. See Davis around his 1st year with the Lakers, and before with the Pelicans.

I think Porzingis also had some work done as well, barely had any facial hair and then last season had a full goatee out of a sudden. I'm quite sure Neymar did it too (outside of the NBA).

Not sure about any other players, I'd have to check it out.


Most of these guys start in the NBA about 19 years old. I could only grow on my chin and at most a little goatee by then. At 41, I have a full beard, and reached my full potential around 30.
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Re: Its looking like Chet Holmgren has 15 pounds of muscle this off season 

Post#40 » by Bankai » Mon Oct 7, 2024 11:40 pm

Where did this "15 pounds of muscle" meme come from? And why exactly 15 pounds?

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