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So Dwight Howard with this terrible diet is still one of the best athletes in the league....
So who cares what he eats, obviously it works. I've never seen anyone say, damn Dwight is looking slow, sluggish, out of shape, ect
So Dwight Howard with this terrible diet is still one of the best athletes in the league....
So who cares what he eats, obviously it works. I've never seen anyone say, damn Dwight is looking slow, sluggish, out of shape, ect
right, but imagine the effects having a good diet could produce
Good read....Lakers are winningwowThis week, CBSSports.com's three-part series on nutrition in the NBA will explore players from Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose to Blake Griffin and Ray Allen who've adopted similar nutritional approaches to achieve a variety of goals.
When Dr. Cate Shanahan was introduced to Dwight Howard last season, the All-Star center was having a miserable season with the Lakers and going down a terrible path with his diet. Shanahan couldn't have found a more high-profile test case for her beliefs. If food can improve or damage your genetic code, as her research had shown, then why couldn't it have the same impact on athletic performance?
With Howard, the intervention began where it does with most athletes (and non-athletes, for that matter) who need to change their diets. It began with sugar. It turned out that Howard was consuming the equivalent of 24 Hershey bars a day in the form of candy and soda -- not to mention the additional sugar his body was making out of all the empty starches he was eating.
"We knew Dwight had a sugar-intake issue," said Luke Shanahan. "We just didn't know how bad it was."
It was bad. At Cate Shanahan's request, Howard had undergone a blood screening that revealed a frighteningly pathological profile. His glucose readings were through the roof, much higher than they should have been for a ripped, 27-year-old professional athlete who used to call himself Superman.
The Lakers arranged for Shanahan to meet with Howard, his personal assistants and chef. It wasn't unlike the kind of sitdown you might have with a loved one who's going down an unhealthy path.
"It was absolutely like a family intervention," Cate Shanahan said.
Howard was struggling to return to form after back surgery the previous spring, and was wrestling with the enormous pressure of whether to re-sign with the Lakers as a free agent. Cate Shanahan believed his performance and recovery were being seriously compromised by his poor diet. She saw the telltale signs of sugar addiction -- spikes in energy followed by crashes and erratic motor skills that were indicative of nerves misfiring.
"I said, 'I can't live this way because it's not healthy to have this high level of sugar in me,' " Howard said. "I just made a commitment."
Like an addict, Howard had candy and sugary drinks stashed everywhere -- from his kitchen cabinets to a drawer next to his bed to the backpack he toted to games and practices. He agreed to get rid of it all and start over.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/24370416
probably a technical also. kind of like how coaches keep the players on the bench during a scufflejust curious....
what would happen if a player ran onto the court to celebrate while a play was going on. like when curry hit the game winning jumper and one of his teammates were to come out and celebrate? what if a mavs player just ran right into him and fell? would that be obstruction and a technical? i know jason kidd dribbled into mike woodson and got the call.
just curious....
what would happen if a player ran onto the court to celebrate while a play was going on. like when curry hit the game winning jumper and one of his teammates were to come out and celebrate? what if a mavs player just ran right into him and fell? would that be obstruction and a technical? i know jason kidd dribbled into mike woodson and got the call.
So Dwight Howard with this terrible diet is still one of the best athletes in the league....
So who cares what he eats, obviously it works. I've never seen anyone say, damn Dwight is looking slow, sluggish, out of shape, ect
How though? His deficiecies are related to skill level not energy/athleticism levelHe could be better if he cleaned up his diet. No joke.So Dwight Howard with this terrible diet is still one of the best athletes in the league....
So who cares what he eats, obviously it works. I've never seen anyone say, damn Dwight is looking slow, sluggish, out of shape, ect
Well eating/drinking that way will definitely have a mental effect on you as well. Focus, study/sleep habits, etc.
How though? His deficiecies are related to skill level not energy/athleticism level
How though? His deficiecies are related to skill level not energy/athleticism level
How though? His deficiecies are related to skill level not energy/athleticism level
The East All Stars are going to win the game though
The East All Stars are going to win the game though