Offensive linemen and their relationship with food
The Ringer looks at offensive linemen, their need to gain weight, and food:
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/5/5/21246544/offensive-linemen-diet-weight-loss-gain-eating
Both Runyans make an appearance. Recommended reading if only for the parts on what Joe Thomas ate. Sample:
"If he needed to gain weight, like when he was in training camp pulling two-a-days and burning more calories, he had a standard dessert fail-safe. Before bed, he’d polish off a quart of ice cream and a sleeve of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies, then wash it down with a glass of whole milk."
I've always been an advocate of the plan the S&C staff gave Alex Mitchell: Just eat a pizza. Repeat often enough and you'll pack on the pounds. Add beer for an additional boost. Next thing you know you'll be planet-sized.
With my love for desserts and dairy, I guess I'm ready for the NFL.
This reminds me of the stat of how only 15% of NFL players have elite athletes (ie played professional, D1, or internationally as a direct descendant) Unlike basketball (50%) where 6'9 is purely genetic, I would be willing to bet that many NFL players are not very close to their natural, genetic size. They showed a recently retired NFL lineman yesterday on a cooking show and he was a very svelte 240-ish. He's just one of many of the bigger guys in the league that lose weight as soon as they retire because it isn't healthy to be 310 and eat 7k calories in your 30s and 40s lol.
I remember in the 80s, OL ran about 270. Obviously you go back farther and the OL got smaller. People aren't changing, it's the diets and the workout plans that are getting these guys this big. That's why you look at Joe Thomas now and he has dropped like 80 lbs since he isn't trying to stay bulked up anymore.
There's a certain genetic aspect to it, I think. Agreed, that most NFL-caliber offensive linemen are not natural and are more developed than grown, but it still takes a specific physiology that can allow a person to pack on 60 or 70 pounds of muscle and bulk and still be able to perform athletically. Jake Long's don't just grow on trees....
Should take this post back to the top. Great article...best since sports stopped.
Thanks
2% milk is a nervous milk, only drink whole!
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