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Thread: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
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06-03-2013, 08:26 PM #37Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Let's be super pessimistic and call it 15-20 lbs overweight instead of the weigh in reported 12. That's in June. He's clearly acknowledged it and has claimed to be working on it. Does anyone here doubt he can't lose most if not all of that by mid-August?
Hell, as a high schooler I would drop more than that much every year to go from football (145-155 lb FB/LB) to wrestling (119 class.) It's not hard to do if its mostly water and some tummy fat.
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
On the eating topic, truth be told, Ray Lewis didn't learn how to eat properly until he hooked up with Shannon Sharpe, and that wasn't until he started living with Sharpe, following his big incident. He'd already been in the league for a few years.
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06-04-2013, 07:11 AM #41Veteran Poster
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
Sure a crash diet two months before training camp is a great way to go in prepared. That will be effective.
Yes. He did say that he has not been working out.
From Wilson:
Upshaw explained his weight gain by saying he's been dealing with personal issues and wasn't working out at the Ravens' training complex on a regular basis this offseason.
Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/r...#ixzz2VFBQ6MdU
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06-04-2013, 07:28 AM #42Veteran Poster
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
Come on...crash diet to lose 15 lbs in 2 months for a 23 year old who if he was 10% body fat would still be 265 solid? Not hardly. He has to tighten up on his diet a little, hit the weights, and really hit the cardio(like he should anyway) and he'll be fine. He has the testosterone level of a young bull. It won't be a "crash diet" and he said he wasn't working out at the Ravens facility, not necessarrily that he wasn't working out at all.
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06-04-2013, 03:29 PM #43Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
Upshaw told Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun that he weighs about 285 pounds, well over last year’s playing weight, and that he hasn’t been able to work out as much as he’d like because he has had personal problems.
“I’ve got to drop a couple pounds and get ready for the season,” Upshaw said. “My offseason has been kind of hectic. I had a personal issue where I had to handle that. Right now, I’m trying to get back into football shape. I was back and forth between Alabama and Baltimore, just real personal issues that I had to handle. Just trying to drop a couple pounds and get ready for the season.”
This is what has everyone all concerned?
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
He doesn't look as bad as I thought (obviously this is in a big T-Shirt)
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
Little pudge on the belly, but not too bad.
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06-04-2013, 04:37 PM #47Veteran Poster
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Re: Courtney Upshaw's weight issues
I agree with this post. I was not a fan of the pick and that fact that he does not seem to be a professional yet is making like the pick even less. The guy is not the most explosive guy. He is not playing dline.
It is not losing weight that I am concerned with but rather how much muscle is he losing as well. It is easy to lost 15lbs. He is not working out so he is losing muscle. He is putting on bad weight. He will lose the weight but he will also not be as strong as he could be either. If he gained 15lbs because he was lifting and not really doing any cardio, I would not be as concerned. The guy hasn't been doing much of anything. That is fine if your job does not require you to be a finely tuned athlete. Look at the year Suggs had when he was out of shape. It was his worst year as a pro and he was in his prime as well.
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06-04-2013, 05:09 PM #48
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