Isn't upper body strength almost useless in the NBA?

[Toizumi]

You have no Idea what 4% bodyfat looks like compared to 2% bodyfat because I actually was 4% bodyfat 4 1/2 years ago with a water displacement test after my parents became worried that I had too little fat because I started working out and eating like David Robinson because my dad had a heart attack and a quintiple bypass.

[BloodyRain]

You are one funny poster, giantgonzoles.

In a bad way, but also a good way.

[momo]

I rarely use ignore, but let's try it out

Yea, let's.

[Myth]

Yea, let's.

Agreed. The little "I exaggerate against Shaq" in his avatar isn't enough. Wait, where is the ignore button?

[giantgonzolez]

get ur fake as wrestling nut hugging as outta here. there is a reason why this is basketball and not wrestling.

Like basketball isn't fake either. HAVE YOU SEEN THE 2002 WCF?
Also, how does pro wrestling being scripted take away from any athletic or physical gifts that the performers posess? Just becuase Brock Lesnar was a pro wrestler doesn't mean he can't beat up 99.999% of the people on the planet does it?

[Myth]

Damn, I can still see his thread titles. I wish the thread would be completely invisible to me. Oh well, I can't see the post above, so thats good.

[Toizumi]

Like basketball isn't fake either. HAVE YOU SEEN THE 2002 WCF?
Also, how does pro wrestling being scripted take away from any athletic or physical gifts that the performers posess? Just becuase Brock Lesnar was a pro wrestler doesn't mean he can't beat up 99.999% of the people on the planet does it?

What he meant was that this is a NBA forum.. not a wrestling forum. There's probably a lot of forums on the web about wrestling. Get on one of those..

[RainierBeachPoet]

all other things being equal, it is better to be strong than not in the nba-- it might give you the advantage over the next guy. in the nba, everyone has skills/ability or they wouldnt be in the league


but a guy like tayshaun-- who looks like he couldnt bench his weight for one rep-- shows us that core strength, quickness and length all trump standard measures of strength for nba effectiveness

[Jerkstore!]

just because shaqs muscles arent as defined as robinsons doesnt mean he is any less stronger muscularly.

people with thick skin are not as defined as people who have thinner skin

[gibbo3000]

Your talking about no rules/street basketball as if it would be a fight, then the winner picks up the ball and lays it in, its laughable
If thats the case I've got my money on Fedor Emelianenko and he's significantly smaller than that Indian guy


But back to the BF%.
The arms are one of the last places where men naturally store fat. So someone could have 8-10% bodyfat and look similar to comeone with 4% bodyfat when wearing a tank top.
I doubt shaq had much fat on his arms, and I'd say his arms were significantly bigger than Robinsons, and similar to Malones.

we are talking about THE MAN OF STEEL

[Meticode]

I read the first page of the original poster, he has no idea what the fuck he's talking about. So I didn't bother with the following pages.

[lolwut]

Olajuwon had below average upper body strength and look at what a horrible player he turned out to be

below average? Olajuwon was a monster. There's video of him lifting weights at UH on Youtube, the guy was ripped up like Dwight.