Tyson Chandler skips leg day.

[LongLiveTheKing]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18uwmdlimmyg2png/ku-xlarge.png
Look at his legs.
:biggums:

[Mirko Cro Cop]

Arms are literally thicker than his quads...:biggums:

[MichaelCheazley]

Still has a higher vert than you

[abuC]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

No wonder he can't post anyone up.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

How can you play defense with a base like that? Looks like runner legs.

Also, SO SMOOTH. Girl appears to have nice tits, too.

[plowking]

He's 7'1. If you lift, you'd know how ridiculously hard it is to add mass to your limbs as a tall guy.

I'm 6'3 and I still complain. I can't imagine what its like for him.

[tikay0]

Thick ass chick. :pimp:

[Jameerthefear]

:eek:

[red1]

looks very unnatural. probably doesnt know what a squat rack looks like

[Twiens]

Gotta be photoshopped

[abuC]

He's 7'1. If you lift, you'd know how ridiculously hard it is to add mass to your limbs as a tall guy.

I'm 6'3 and I still complain. I can't imagine what its like for him.



You'd have a point if it weren't for the fact he put on mass in his upper body, he's clearly capable of putting on mass though. There's no excuse for his legs looking like that :oldlol:

[ispin69]

Why does it feel like it's shopped?
Something with the lighting is off.

[red1]

Why does it feel like it's shopped?
Something with the lighting is off.
you are right. his right thigh looks photoshopped

[eriX]

is athletes even allowed to skip a legs day? Do people honestly believe that the team would be like hey tyson you dont want to train legs? thats okay you can have the day off? :biggums:

[Jameerthefear]

There's no way this can be real. I know you lose muscle when you don't work out for a while, but this is ridiculous...

[plowking]

You'd have a point if it weren't for the fact he put on mass in his upper body, he's clearly capable of putting on mass though. There's no excuse for his legs looking like that :oldlol:

Not all your limbs are proportional. He may have a short torso, and long legs.

I'm sure he could put on more than he has, but I'm not sure it would be at his benefit. He and his trainer obviously feel this keeps him as mobile as he needs to be, while also not hindering his strength.

[plowking]

Inb4 plowking says he does heavy squats/deads

If you'd like I could upload videos of me deadlifting 450+lbs. :oldlol:
Some progress pics as well? Are you that in love with me?

[bmulls]

Looks shopped to me. You can see she is leaning against his hip/quad and it's too big to taper into his knees that sharply.

[$LakerGold]

http://sandrarose.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Tyson-Chandler-Women-Fashion-FilmFest-Launch1.jpg?42e305

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Photo from the playoffs this past season

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/27/files/2013/04/7292894.jpg

Not sure... Them quads look the same, tho. Figure he loses some mass in the offseason and that he's clearly in a flexing stance.

[abuC]

Not all your limbs are proportional. He may have a short torso, and long legs.

I'm sure he could put on more than he has, but I'm not sure it would be at his benefit. He and his trainer obviously feel this keeps him as mobile as he needs to be, while also not hindering his strength.


I know this, I'm 6'1" with a 6'8" wingspan, still hasn't stopped me from tacking on mass. Are my biceps as big as I'd like, nah, but you put in the work and you'll get results. He's got legs like a marathon runner, I doubt he does any real lower body work.

[Burgz V2]

that cant be real

[plowking]

I know this, I'm 6'1" with a 6'8" wingspan, still hasn't stopped me from tacking on mass. Are my biceps as big as I'd like, nah, but you put in the work and you'll get results. He's got legs like a marathon runner, I doubt he does any real lower body work.

I doubt the trainer would completely skip his legs. Hes got some of the best professionals in the world working with him.
I'm guessing he does more power exercises that won't necessarily increase the mass, but more explosive fibers in his muscles.

[LongLiveTheKing]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1224172!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/amare20s-2-web.jpg
They look skinny there. His calves look a little bigger but his quads look tiny lol.

[plowking]

I was referring to Tyson, dont flatter yourself.

There is absolutely no way Tyson does any kind of heavy deadlifting/squatting just like most nba players.

Why bother bringing this up when I've shown you a video of Chris Paul doing 5 rep heavy sets of compound lifts? Another poster showing you a training regime of the Kansas (I think) college team, which included 3-6 rep heavy movements?
Along with videos of Hibbert doing a 3 rep deadlift.

[buddha]

There's no way this can be real. I know you lose muscle when you don't work out for a while, but this is ridiculous...

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0202/nba_u_chandler11_400.jpg

And I thought I had chicken legs.

This dudes calves are wider than his quads.. wtf.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Thick ass chick. :pimp:
Thank you.

Someone else checking out the chick, instead of Chandler's pencil thin disgusting thighs.

That chick is a cutie, sexy frame too.

[CavaliersFTW]

http://www.sportsgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wilt.jpg

[inclinerator]

is athletes even allowed to skip a legs day? Do people honestly believe that the team would be like hey tyson you dont want to train legs? thats okay you can have the day off? :biggums:
its not that have u seen basketball players work out probably some leg extensions etc never heavy squats

[plowking]

You call what Hibbert did a deadlift? Your definition of a deadlift must be different from mine. That was a rack pull bro. :oldlol:

Chris Paul does heavy deadlifts/ATG squats? Show me, havn't seen that.

No NBA basketball players are doing heavy deadlifts/ATG squats and this pic further proves my point.

It was a 5 rep, bench press. Compound movement, and heavy. You said NBA players don't lift heavy.

Its a deadlift, and even with his range of motion limited, it'd be longer than both mine and yours range of motion. Once again, it was a heavy movement for 3 or so reps. Which you said, NBA players don't do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbhSuJUIuI
There you go. Paul lifting heavy for 5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFMlSPp4v0
Hibbert deadlifting at around 14:00. Can't believe you're actually complaining about range of motion for a 7'3 guy.
Then going straight into heavy dumbbell press for 5. Once again going heavy.

[inclinerator]

Why bother bringing this up when I've shown you a video of Chris Paul doing 5 rep heavy sets of compound lifts? Another poster showing you a training regime of the Kansas (I think) college team, which included 3-6 rep heavy movements?
Along with videos of Hibbert doing a 3 rep deadlift.
trap bar deadlifts*

[ClutchOver9000]

I've heard of Popeye arms but first time I've ever seen Popeye legs...

[Le Shaqtus]

It was a 5 rep, bench press. Compound movement, and heavy. You said NBA players don't lift heavy.

Its a deadlift, and even with his range of motion limited, it'd be longer than both mine and yours range of motion. Once again, it was a heavy movement for 3 or so reps. Which you said, NBA players don't do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbhSuJUIuI
There you go. Paul lifting heavy for 5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFMlSPp4v0
Hibbert deadlifting at around 14:00. Can't believe you're actually complaining about range of motion for a 7'3 guy.
Then going straight into heavy dumbbell press for 5. Once again going heavy.

Why do you argue with this dude? He literally knows nothing about anything.

[abuC]

I've heard of Popeye arms but first time I've ever seen Popeye legs...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHuYQbXUXuk/USTtnDTXpLI/AAAAAAAAABk/hdacO5YqEdQ/s400/Upper-body-no-legs-1024x696.png

[sc19]

While everybody was checking out a grown man and the fugly waitress, the burger plate looks like it's bout to fall.

[ClutchOver9000]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHuYQbXUXuk/USTtnDTXpLI/AAAAAAAAABk/hdacO5YqEdQ/s400/Upper-body-no-legs-1024x696.png

^^ those are just extreme chicken legs.

Tyson on the other hand is a rare breed, he has the Popeye legs.... calves bigger than quads :lol

[plowking]

Hibberts not even using a barbell. A trap bar which makes it easier to do more weight. AND the bar is elevated nearly two feet in the air in the starting position. That "deadlift" is the equivalent of a "half squat" where the guy goes down halfway. The ***** bar is the equivalent to the pussypad.

And Paul is doing bench. Who the **** is talking about that? Chandler clearly benches too as well as anyone thats ever stepped foot in a weight room. The topic is about legs.

Your initial argument in the other thread was whether or not players lift heavy. They do. You don't just do 5 rep sets on bench, and then light leg work. That's exactly how you get too top heavy, and lose your jump and quickness.

Who cares if its with the trap bar? The point is, he is doing heavy sets to increase strength. Moving 450+lbs whichever way, is going to do it. That is a lot of weight, for anyone. Its not a half squat when you're 7'3, have a trainer there with you, obviously trying to target a specific point in the movement. Its like benching with a board, trying to improve the upper half of your bench. It serves its purpose for something.

Like I said, hes doing heavy weights. You specifically said NBA players don't go heavy. The truth is, they do.

[kNicKz]

He has always been a skinny dude, not really sure why anyone would be shocked with him having skinny legs.

Side note: If any teams want him they can have him and his contract. We'll take picks, players, new vending machines for the offices, just about anything. Hit Dolan

[FireDavidKahn]

Dear lord that is bad:oldlol:

[tikay0]

Thank you.

Someone else checking out the chick, instead of Chandler's pencil thin disgusting thighs.

That chick is a cutie, sexy frame too.

Oh, she's bad as hell bro.

Thick, in all the right places.

[Jameerthefear]

http://i.imgur.com/peagG0m.jpg

[DuMa]

its probably a bad angle or something.

[LongLiveTheKing]

http://i.imgur.com/peagG0m.jpg
When was that?

[brandonislegend]

http://i.imgur.com/peagG0m.jpg

Is that your desktop?

[Jameerthefear]

When was that?
ESPN Body Issue Cover. This is probably heavily edited.

[Jameerthefear]

Is that your desktop?
:coleman:

http://i.imgur.com/jNWXdg3.jpg

[SpurrDurr]

That's really messed up.

It reminds me of Kevin Ware....

[noob cake]

http://i.imgur.com/peagG0m.jpg

Magazine shoot. Obviously shopped.

In game capture shows how thing his legs are.

[dirkdiggler41]

http://hoopeduponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tyson_chandler_body-1.jpg

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/90846/tyson_chandler_medium.jpg







Them legs
http://www.blackcelebkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tracymcgradykids.jpg

[DStebb716]

When you're that tall, it's a little tough to get thickness in his legs. I'm willing to bet he's still got more leg strength than over half of the NBA.

[DStebb716]

You'd be hard pressed to find a lanky seven footer who DOESN'T have skinny legs.

[dgaras]

if nba players knew what training heavy is theyd be a lot stronger.

actual squats deads

[pnyozzzoo]

You'd be hard pressed to find a lanky seven footer who DOESN'T have skinny legs.
Yao Ming???

[noob cake]

You'd be hard pressed to find a lanky seven footer who DOESN'T have skinny legs.


http://i2.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/multimedia/photo_gallery/0910/yao.workout/images/6.jpg

http://kruisports.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/dwight-howard-yao-ming3.jpg

Now you can compare Yao to Dwight's legs

[LongLiveTheKing]

http://hoopeduponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tyson_chandler_body-1.jpg

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/90846/tyson_chandler_medium.jpg







Them legs
http://www.blackcelebkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tracymcgradykids.jpg
:lol

[SamuraiSWISH]

Oh, she's bad as hell bro.

Thick, in all the right places.
Agreed, bud. At least a fellow chi towner was checking the female out, and not busy worrying about "dead lifts" and Tyson's thighs. Jesus christ ...

[3LiftHeatCurse]

is athletes even allowed to skip a legs day? Do people honestly believe that the team would be like hey tyson you dont want to train legs? thats okay you can have the day off? :biggums:

yeah sounds to me like the pic is photoshopped.

when i tried to slack off, we had this 1 teammate who would always snitch on us to coach. (football not basketball)

[Sarcastic]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/multimedia/photo_gallery/0910/yao.workout/images/6.jpg

http://kruisports.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/dwight-howard-yao-ming3.jpg

Now you can compare Yao to Dwight's legs


And what did that mass do for him, other than force him into early retirement?

[KyleKong]

Holy shit.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Gotta be photoshopped

That was my first though too - it looks too crazy. But after checking google image search, it looks about right. Crazy to have legs that thin as a pro athlete. That looks like Manute Bol legs.

[OldSchoolBBall]

For those saying it's photoshopped, compare it to these pics from Google:

http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2013/05/photos-best-dressed-nba-players.sw.7.ss06-tyson-chandler-best-dressed-nba-players.jpg

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9HzlG.gFA8zrEovp8VOaqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/TCDPOY512.jpg

Looks about the same.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Still has a higher vert than you

Thanks for the useless post :applause:

[ThickassGlasses]

So your going to tell me what my argument is, huh? I never said anything about bench or "non heavy"

I said that they dont do REAL deadlifts/atg squats. And they dont.

NBA players arn't exceptional athletes for what they do in the weight room. If you actually watch that Hibbert video the stuff in there is pretty much what ALL nba players do.

You are an idiot.


There is not a single NBA player that has not done a Deadlift or Full Squat since they got into college every single year. Most NBA players probably do a lot more single leg work and dynamic work than straight bilateral strength work, but that doesnt mean they dont do them. Anyone that knows anything about training would understand that not doing heavy sets of any compound movement is leaving out a HUGE chunk of potential strength/power/speed for an ELITE level athlete whose job is to be just that.


What Hibbert does in the video is IN SEASON TRAINING, IE the only damn goal is to keep him healthy, moving well, and stable/mobile for the season. That is a professional trainers job of pro athletes, keeping them healthy.

Which leads me to your ATG squats.. Not everyone can do an ATG squat, anatomically speaking. If you have a narrow, high, anterioly tilted pelvis no matter what kind hip mobility you posses, your body will not be able to ATG squat without a rounded back and the hips folding under you. Even just one of those traits will make it extremely difficult to ATG squat safely. There is no need for an NBA player to ATG squat, they should squat as deep is they can while keeping proper spinal alignment and that's it. ATG is not an end all be all, the most successful power lifting gym ever strictly stays away from ATG squats during their training program until competition time because they have found their way to be more beneficial.

[ThickassGlasses]

It was a 5 rep, bench press. Compound movement, and heavy. You said NBA players don't lift heavy.

Its a deadlift, and even with his range of motion limited, it'd be longer than both mine and yours range of motion. Once again, it was a heavy movement for 3 or so reps. Which you said, NBA players don't do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbhSuJUIuI
There you go. Paul lifting heavy for 5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFMlSPp4v0
Hibbert deadlifting at around 14:00. Can't believe you're actually complaining about range of motion for a 7'3 guy.
Then going straight into heavy dumbbell press for 5. Once again going heavy.

I don't think what Hibbert is doing counts as a DL.. That's the most minimal ranged rack pull I've ever seen. Not that it's not heavy, but that was awful. It also, looked much more like a squat than a DL, the movement pattern was definitely much more knee dominant than hip dominant but it was heavy work.

Also, I don't think being 7 feet tall should stop a rich person from putting on size to their limbs. If you can afford the food, you just eat more. As active as he is, he will not gain fat with even a semi proper cardio program. Sure, adding great mass might be hard, but to have proportional limbs, or even big limbs should be expected out of him.

Also, not because I don't believe you, but I would love to see a 450lb DL just because that's pretty impressive at 6'3" and I enjoy watching other people that work out videos.

[rezznor]

http://www.kshs.org/people/graphics/chamberlain_wilt.jpg


http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0902/lakers.historical.photos/images/kareem-magic.jpg


i guess wilt and kareem skip leg days too.

[DropStep]

Still has a higher vert than you
Contrary to popular belief muscle mass on legs actually lowers your vert.

Vertical leap comes from a combination of genetics, flexibility, leg strength and most importantly core strength.

[O_City_Thunder]

The first thing I noticed was his short ass shorts. :facepalm

[AlphaWolf24]

Contrary to popular belief muscle mass on legs actually lowers your vert.

Vertical leap comes from a combination of genetics, flexibility, leg strength and most importantly core strength.


this....( that's why nearly all great leapers have skinny/low muscle mass on thier lower body)

and..

- Big muscles....are way way way overrated at every aspect of physical performance.

- More Muscle mass also requires more oxygen..meaning your heart has to work alot harder to pump blood throughout the body....( lowering stamina)

- Do you need to work the Muscle and strengthen your body?...of course....

you do not need to pack on extra muscle for anything other then asthetics....it will actually decrease your overall performance. ( especially basketball.....where low Body fat% / speed and recovery/ Stamina are most important...in terms of the physical attributes wanted)

[Flash31]

http://www.sportsgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wilt.jpg

Wilt was a track athlete and a high jump,long jumper

even Then Wilt was 250-300,mostly around 260-280

he didnt exactly have Bigger arms than legs

Chandler has Kevin Martin type legs,nonexistent

His calves are almost the same size as his quads
and neither is big,
Legs not even once

[Flash31]

When you're that tall, it's a little tough to get thickness in his legs. I'm willing to bet he's still got more leg strength than over half of the NBA.

well probably does bc alot of players have smaller legs than him
Durant,Kevin Martin,TMac,Rondo,A Davis

A strong lower body matters when youre playing in the post,boxing out,defending,Posting up

Dwight gets pushed around,Durant gets pushed around slowed down with
smaller guys on them but stronger either overall or lower body

Its like when Haslem was pushing around Dirk
or you had Battier and Wade or ZBO defending KD
that shouldnt happen a guy 5-7 inches smaller than you shouldnt be able to but it happens

[Flash31]

this....( that's why nearly all great leapers have skinny/low muscle mass on thier lower body)

and..

- Big muscles....are way way way overrated at every aspect of physical performance.

- More Muscle mass also requires more oxygen..meaning your heart has to work alot harder to pump blood throughout the body....( lowering stamina)

- Do you need to work the Muscle and strengthen your body?...of course....

you do not need to pack on extra muscle for anything other then asthetics....it will actually decrease your overall performance. ( especially basketball.....where low Body fat% / speed and recovery/ Stamina are most important...in terms of the physical attributes wanted)


look at all the great leapers,carter,spudd,Nate Robinson
LeBron,Jordan,DJ,Blake,Wade
they either had great leg strength,great calf strength or were skinny
like TMAC,Durant,McGee

[inclinerator]

ppl that have skinny legs and jump high are natural leapers, then there's those that have to work on it by squatting heavy deads and plyos

[Green8]

Joe DeFranco (http://www.youtube.com/user/joedefranco/videos)

Interviewer: You're a specialist at increasing the vertical jump. You once said that big calves have about as much to do with how high you can jump as the color of your hair. What's the full story on "big hops"?

JD: The posterior chain (spinal erectors, gluteals and hamstrings) makes up around 70% of the musculature responsible for your jumping ability. Squat and deadlift variations, Olympic lifts, and good mornings will give you the most bang for your buck in the weightroom with regards to improving your vertical jump.

There's another very interesting factor that plays a large role in how high you can jump. I’ve had the pleasure of working with over two-dozen athletes who can jump over 35". Besides being very strong in the posterior chain, they had something else in common: "high cut" calves. What I mean by this is that their calves had an insertion point very high on their lower leg. This usually means a longer Achilles tendon. A longer Achilles tendon can store more elastic energy, which translates into more explosive jumps.

Think about this: have you ever seen a kangaroo with big calves? Of course not! The reason they can jump so high lies in the length of their Achilles tendons. Kangaroos have the longest Achilles tendon of any animal on earth. They also spring off the ground better than any other animal on earth. Unfortunately, you can’t increase the length of your Achilles tendon — it’s genetic. You have your parents to thank for that.


98% of blacks have "high cut" calves + fast twitch muscle fibers = recipe for explosiveness

[waseem780]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18uwmdlimmyg2png/ku-xlarge.png
Look at his legs.
:biggums:
DAT CHICK :O curvy and fit at the same time and she's a blonde with a pretty face. mmmmmmm her >> kardashian.

[LA_Showtime]

That has to be photoshopped. :roll:

[imdaman99]

While everybody was checking out a grown man and the fugly waitress, the burger plate looks like it's bout to fall.
:biggums:

[Bosnian Sajo]

His calfs aren't that bad but his thighs...my god :eek: