Strength coach
- Thread starter tyler24
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I'm not doing that at all, someone asked a question and I answered.
Either way, this team still has a lot of talent but they need to get everyone back on the same team.
I'm not saying that, I'm saying not every body can "bulk" up. Could he add 5 lbs of muscle? Yes. Could he put on 20 pounds of lean bulk? Doubt it. Adding 5 lbs of muscle to his body frame wouldn't even be noticeable.
Some athletes (actually a lot of athletes) are hard gainers. Their metabolisms are so high, they just burn everything so fast. I've trained so many tall, lanky guys and it takes years for them to add a little muscle. They get a lot stronger, but not bulkier. It's genetics. Eating a lot and lifting a lot does not guarantee strong, bulky, muscular people.
Probably not that much because his levers are so damn long. He has to move the weight almost twice as far as the average adult male.
Disagree totally. I've trained beside lots of "hardgainers" and skinny, lanky guys. If you put in the effort, muscle size will come. Genetics is important, yes, but I doubt McKay puts in the effort. You have to do more than just "spend time" in the weight room. And five lbs of muscle would become VERY noticeable on someone like McKay.
I doubt he's ever deadlifted before. His squat max can't be too high. I bet he can squat 165-185 on a good day. Cleans also can't be too high. I'd say 115.
There are some good research articles that study this very topic being discussed. Without getting into too much detail, usually 25% of the participants saw a 0% gain in muscle cross-sectional area. Meaning, they did the exact same workout as everybody else but saw a 0% increase in muscular size. Meanwhile, more than 50% of the participants saw an increase in cross-sectional area. It's not always about effort (most of the time it is, and I don't know what McKay's effort level is in the weight room) but I do know for a fact that just lifting and eating will not always guarantee an increase in bulk.
And no, 5 lbs on McKay would not be very noticeable unless he gained every ounce of that in his shoulders and arms. If that muscle was evenly distributed, it would account for about a 2% increase in body size. Not easy to see with the human eye.
This comes back to genetics. Does McKay look like an OL? Absolutely not. Is McKay built like Shaq? Nope. Not all bodies of the same height are engineered the same.
Im more interested to know how many reps he can do with the little spring loaded grip strength tools that might help him hang onto the ball
When you're 6'9", 20 pounds isn't much at all. Every college hoops big should be able to put on 20 pounds in 2 years with the trainers and nutritionists they have available if they put in the time and dedication.
