I too want tmac to lose some weight. This will help reduce the pounding on his joints/back. He will have a quicker first step, he should be able to elevate with ease to shoot over a defender. Couple this with being in great cardio shape and he will get up and down the court with ease, slicing, dicing, and crossing his way to the rim. Oh, this should help with his free throw shooting percentage as his body will be in better balance, book it. I can't wait until October/November. Stay healthy rox and beat the hell out of the supposed good teams next year..all of this years playoff teams and especially the final four. I can't wait to compete against the celts with yao AND tmac along with our pwr forwards and I can't wait to rip dallas a new one and the spurs too...All we need to do is limit Yao's minutes and keep everyone else healthy too. What is the status of Yao's obligation to china natl team or the olympic team...is he done w/ year round basketball. If not, his prime will be wasted on injuries.........
How would he lose weight? He just got surgery and is going to spend most of his time resting I am going to reverse jinx the rockets by saying they will be unhealthy next season
by pushing away from the table, getting a dietician (or a better one), doing tons of cardio once he's cleared....
I agree, but even at the end of the season he was in great shape. Remember the dunks vs the Nuggets and Wizards, or his 3 dunks in the first half vs the Spurs? By the time the Jazz series came around he looked physically as well as he did to start the season off (minus the shoulder).
Injuries are out of the players control, all the guys on our team that are having surgery this offseason usually start out lifting weights and running on the treadmill to start off. As they start getting more comfortable, they pick up the intensity of their workouts. We just gotta keep our main 2 guys minutes down to around 38 mins per game or so
Next time you get bored, try doing real research, other than looking at photos. If you saw or somehow researched the February 2008 edition of Health & Fitness Sports Mag, you would see that Tracy, as most professional athletes who make the type of money that make you guys so crazy employ full time personal trainers. His home is complete with a full court basketball court, and top shelf training facility. His off-season workout schedule starts one month after the season ends, for those of you who thinks he lets himself go so you can call him fat. This program includes weight training, and basketball drills. He lifts weights the correct way, strengthening his core, legs and back. He lifts during the offseason and during the season. He also has a "precise physical and nutritional program that he follows. Because of his back, he has eliminated compression movements. No squats. They focus on his core and keep his lower back and abs strong. His diet is a 60-40 split of proteins to carbs. He is 6'8", 223, 9% body fat. No fried foods and no sweets.
I don't think his diet is as strict as this during the season, let alone during the offseason. Perhaps starting Aug. 1st going forward. But the guy has to enjoy life too. Btw, I think he has to lose weight and de-bulk on the upper body. He should focus on abs, low weight/hi rep weight program, stretching, etc. No more upper body bulk-up. He is way out of balance. His legs are little and his recent upper body bulk has thrown his body out of balance which affects his on-court efficiency/effectiveness imo.
His upper body isn't much bigger than what it was in his last 2 years with Orlando. He has always had clown-like legs in terms of skinniness, so that is nothing new. Much of his training regimen is abs/lower body and that, along with his weight loss is why he has had no back problems since December 2006. The knee injury this year was collision induced...ot much you can do about that.
IMO, you need to send your resume to Tmac. Obviously Wayne Hall (his personal trainer for the last 10 years) isn't worth a dime. Although many felt Tracy wouldn't last 5 years in the leagues with his back curvature. I guess he also needs to get rid of his personal chef, whom together with his trainer puts blocks on his hotel phone as to what he can order from room service. The calls go directly to them. During the summer, he works four days on one day off. So over 7 days, he works out 6. Weight lifting includes; Monday - legs, Tuesday - Chest & triceps, Wednsday - Back, Thursday - Shoulders and biceps, Friday - rest, Saturday - begin again. There is also his basketball bootcamp which includes lots of plyometrics. Plyometric training involves practicing plyometric movements to toughen tissues and train nerve cells to stimulate a specific pattern of muscle contraction so the muscle generates as strong a contraction as possible in the shortest amount of time. A plyometric contraction involves first a rapid eccentric movement, followed by a short amortization phase, then an explosive concentric movement, which enables the synergistic muscles to engage the myotatic-stretch reflex during the stretch-shortening cycle. Plyometric exercises use explosive movements to develop muscular power, the ability to generate a large amount of force quickly. Plyometric training acts on both the musculotendinous and neurological levels to increase an athlete's power output without necessarily increasing their maximum strength. Plyometrics are used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, often with goals of increasing the height of a jump or speed of a punch or throw.
not bad dude you knwo your stuff I think his trainingisn't bad. Jis injuries sorta put all his fitness outta whack. Take this postseason for example. His clearly not able to do alot of things because of his knee and shoulder.
blah, blah, blah ......that's nothing but jibber-jabber. He is too big in the upper body and has toothpicks for legs. Yeah, he needs to bulk up in the upper body..... those leg exercises seem to be working...
If he didn't have a strong lower body he wouldn't be able to do the amazing things he does on the court. You act like he has some huge upper body...he is still a thin, long guy. Kobe is very similarly sized, probably even bigger in the upper body with similarly skinny legs. Two recent pics of the 2:
^ Check out Kobe's defensive stance on Tracy, that's textbook plus he has the eyes straight on the ball I'm proud to have an all-league talent like McGrady on our team.
no squats? thats not good squats are so important to athletes so they stay athletic. leg workouts are the most important because like in the playoffs tmac could be red hot in the start of the game and show why hes so good but.... he wears out his legs just arent strong enough to go 4 full quarters and his top level..jump shots are short you saw it in his free throws..but i understand though he injured his knee and legs couldnt get as strong as before..so hopefully hes able to get back to all star form
Squats are very tough on the back because they force the back to be a stabalizer. He still works out his legs, but more on things like the leg press and calf raise rather than squats. And strength exercises have to do with power moreso than endurance...most bodybuilders would be passed out by the 2nd quarter of an NBA game, while T-Mac puts up 23/6/5 in 38MPG throughout the season.
that's probably why he doesn't drive to the basket much: to avoid injury. I think it's wise to save it for more important games, especially if you know your body is not that endurable.
he drove A LOT earlier in the season. his first 3 games, he went to the line 10+ times. i don't think he thinks about it as much UNTIL he gets the injuries. when he does get them, then he starts to become hesitant. again, ALL of the injuries last yr were freak injuries. hopefully, he can avoid those.
It is impossible for his bady to become stronger.Next season is probably his last season as a rocket.
