How former Panther Russell Okung looks like these days

[CLG]

Eating to maintain or gain weight is a job for some. To the point their jaws hurt.
As soon as they don’t have to do all of that, they don’t. And also, a lot of those guys don’t want the body that got them in the league after they’ve retired. 

[djp14]

I remember seeing Jordan Gross at the Midtown Best Buy after he retired. I did a triple take.

[countryboi]

its an old saying that during retirement linemen get skinny and QBs blow up. he still got a lineman head though, that thing is a tank

Edited April 9, 2023 by countryboi

[BeenPounding]

3 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

 

WOW

[CPcavedweller]

4 hours ago, onmyown said:

Big men and weight do not hold up well/long. Lots of olineman do this. They eat an incredible amount of food to stay their size and sustain high levels of activity. Also the wear and tear these big men bare is enormous. This is really the only way to try and combat the inevitable outcome of early onset of chronic pain, and if he is lucky, that will be all.

As far as how well as much a people and media would like to make it as complicated as possible with fads and what it’s simply eating a deficit in calories for a long period of time and then maintenance. The key is to learn balance in the name of longevity. That is why certain fads and fasting simply don’t hold up.
 

You’re not changing a diet, you’re changing a lifestyle and not excluding anything - but rather understanding your body, nutrition, and most importantly, moderation.

I'm into nutrition and fitness. The key is to stop eating processed junk food. As for gaining or losing weight, its about nutrition as well as the balance of movement and intake. The reason diets "fail" is that people go back to their previous eating and movement habits. So their "set point" is really a mix of behavior and physiology, rather than solely one or the other. It's like a graph of supply and demand, but movement and intake. If you reduce your movement and increase your intake/change your nutrition after the diet is over, you will return to the balance of the two; equilibrium. 

To me, moderation should include no processed foods for a normal person. Outside of the grocery store. People say counting calories shouldn't be necessary but you don't stop at every gas station you pass to fill up your car, do you? Think about how many garbage food places you see on a day to day basis. 

Eat well, be well.

[TheCasillas]

8 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Intermittent fasting is something I found success with in losing weight.

 

I don't do it on a normal basis, but every other month I will do it for 2 weeks.

Thoughts on intermittent fasting?

It’s a farce. Intermittent fasting is not good for your long term health. Coincidentally, my source at BoA works in this exact department for the panthers. They have tons of great material on this stuff… the biggest thing they scream to avoid…… intermittent fasting

[RockyTopVol]

I remember Gross losing weight just like this as soon as he was done playing. I’d like to see what their in-season diet looks like. 

[TheCasillas]

Just now, RockyTopVol said:

I remember Gross losing weight just like this as soon as he was done playing. I’d like to see what their in-season diet looks like. 

When gross was on Ryan Kalil’s podcast they went in depth on what they ate, and how often they ate it.

 

the nfl diet is pretty insane for the bigger positions. 

[csx]

20 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

It’s a farce. Intermittent fasting is not good for your long term health. Coincidentally, my source at BoA works in this exact department for the panthers. They have tons of great material on this stuff… the biggest thing they scream to avoid…… intermittent fasting

Mayo Clinic and Harvard disagree. 

[shaqattaq]

14 hours ago, LL Cool K said:

It seems OL in particular slim down like crazy after retirement. Didn’t Gross drop like 100 pounds in a few months?

Not just the line, Luke dropped a lot of weight when he retired. Of course, it sure stands out when the guy has always been around 300 lbs.

[Matthias]

Back in the day, O-linemen weighed about as much as linebackers weigh today.

[TheCasillas]

11 minutes ago, csx said:

Mayo Clinic and Harvard disagree. 

This means nothing to me. Since I have far greater resource that has been working in NFL nutrition for 18 years.

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 hours ago, TheCasillas said:

It’s a farce. Intermittent fasting is not good for your long term health. Coincidentally, my source at BoA works in this exact department for the panthers. They have tons of great material on this stuff… the biggest thing they scream to avoid…… intermittent fasting

I've lost a tremendous amount of weight using intermittent fasting as a tool, not a diet. I also reversed my T2 in under 30 days and fixed my NAFLD in under 6 months. I do IF every day, but my focus isn't on weight loss. I just learned to eat when my body says it actually needs food, not according to some arbitrary trigger like it's time for lunch or dinner. Our bodies are built to be able to go extended periods without eating. We did it long before the advent of farming when hunting and foraging were the only ways to find food.

Unfortunately, IF has been turned into a fad diet, which it isn't. It's not a diet at all. You can still gain weight and be ridiculously unhealthy and fast every day. Knowing how to eat, what to eat, and when you actually need to eat are more important than following the latest diet craze. 

[TheCasillas]

42 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

I've lost a tremendous amount of weight using intermittent fasting as a tool, not a diet. I also reversed my T2 in under 30 days and fixed my NAFLD in under 6 months. I do IF every day, but my focus isn't on weight loss. I just learned to eat when my body says it actually needs food, not according to some arbitrary trigger like it's time for lunch or dinner. Our bodies are built to be able to go extended periods without eating. We did it long before the advent of farming when hunting and foraging were the only ways to find food.

Unfortunately, IF has been turned into a fad diet, which it isn't. It's not a diet at all. You can still gain weight and be ridiculously unhealthy and fast every day. Knowing how to eat, what to eat, and when you actually need to eat are more important than following the latest diet craze. 

this hits the nail on the head. The goal of it is to train your brain on when to eat and how often. People think that its about starving yourself or loading up on heavy creams/fats right when the clock strikes noon. People who dont understand that IF is not a diet are the ones who are creating unhealthy habits. 

Once you understand how much to eat and how often.. you dont need the IF model. It didnt lose you the weight, it helped you understand the cadence of your eating proces. 

You can eat 5 meals a day, and still lose weight fast than someone who thinks IF is the reason. All of these fad diets out there and programs... they act like a subscribed program is right for your body, when everyone's body is different. The one thing that holds true across every human is managing your caloric intake and the frequency of it.