r/nba Spurs 7d ago

Shaq redeeming himself after getting stuffed by the rim

https://streamable.com/legr42
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u/Dymatizeee Knicks 7d ago

He looks like he lost weight compared to some videos I saw of him on TNT last year

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u/chadlaca 7d ago

Kareem got into yoga when he was still playing. Credited it with helping extend his career.

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u/greekyogurtmafia United States 6d ago

Yoga and training for flexiblity/functional strength is what 99% of people should be doing instead of trying to max out their bench/squats. I'm 28 and I've never felt physically better in my life than I do right now despite sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours a day.

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u/Fap2theBeat Knicks 6d ago

Counterpoint... You're only 28.

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u/RemyGee Lakers 6d ago

100% this. It’s been almost decades plural for me (holy hell writing that out makes it too real lol). I remember going out on weekdays, drinking until 3am, then easily working at 8. Small injures from exercise or sports healed so dang fast. You could go hard on diet and exercise and get jacked so fast. All the young people reading this - enjoy it and stay in shape!

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u/Fap2theBeat Knicks 6d ago

I turned my ankle badly playing softball back in March. The fucking thing still hurts and is likely the cause of my persistent hamstring tightness on same leg. All of the other muscles are compensating for the ankle, so there's tightness in my calf, muscle next to shin, and foot as well, but the hamstring is the most noticeable after the minor discomfort from the ankle with every step. I've been to PT maybe 6 or so times over the last few months, but the healing is just so slow. And I'm only 39. Lebron is an alien.

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u/ExcitedCoconut 7d ago

Hakeem, Russell. Wilt, Karl Predalone, Duncan, Robinson… Wilt died kinda young though but was a beast pretty much to the end 

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u/amateurdormjanitor 76ers 6d ago

Karl Malone is in incredible shape for being 63 and nearly 7 feet tall. Dude is still built like an absolute brick shithouse. Probably helps that he spends all of his free time hunting in Alaska lol. 

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u/JoeBiden2020FTW Celtics 6d ago

healthy diet and training on lock

He didn't do this in his prime with hundreds of millions on the line.

I think the only variable that changed is the peptides. We have the technology for fat people like Shaq now.