schenser. my god lift a weight ffs.

It's basketball skiny not rugby.
Not every 7footer built like Shaq.

na 2 fn s,i y

nba r pussys 2

2 hard

Skinny do you even lift bro!

I thought skinny might be a steroid munching huge man but Melbourne boy is obviously soooo much better. You can see how huge he is by his tough response, just oozing with steroids (or peptides if he is really Essendon boy)

There is actual merit to this topic, specifically in Australia, despite it being originated by a troglodytic halfwit...

Don't need to be muscly.

The skinny build is great for basketball (KD) - provided you have at least good core strength

The problem with the NBL is that players are skinny fat (Wortho).

They don't have muscle and their BF % is too high.

But some NBL players clearly take nutrition seriously (because having a cut figure is 90% diet i kid you not):

Creek, Abercrombie, L.Walker, White, Madgen

pls dont compare NBA with NBL lifestyle. while NBA players has far more money but NBL has more natural lifestyles.
speaking of basketball players' conditioning. its confusing as why the thread starter was specifically concern of triceps. i once played against a body builder and all he do is harass me with his muscles, bumping thumping me

Lucas Walker & Casey Frank will disagree with you
they have guns

lol @ skinny fat hahahahahaaa

the difference between the nba & nbl is body fat & training

they have guys 6-6"6 ft weighing between 75kgs & 100kgs

i believe thomas abercrombie is 6ft6 and 88-90kilos

nba body fat percentages are crazy . between 4% - 15%
barr big baby davis , zeebo & perkins

Anonas,

I hope yout not implying that NBL players cant have similar body compositions because they dont earn anywhere near as much

Doesn't take money to get in shape. Just discipline.

The college system develops athletes in terms of their nutritional educational.

Ask all the college athletes..coaches ban their players from having soda (not saying I agree with that but still shows you the discipline they need).

And Lol @ the suggestion that Wortho is strong.

He is unfit and lacks strength

http://www.tigers.com.au/di/library/melbourne_tigers/3f/20/lucas-walker_c1pnzg1wrr011vsxfwr50vysn.jpg?t=1242456010&quality=90

Beast!

Personally I do not like the lack of triceps also. It would be great to see more biceps and triceps especially with definition and I do love seeing some glutes on a body but you just don't see that in bball because of the uniform. Lately I have been watching the glutes in the AFL and they are so good.

^Too busy gettin' huge, mate.

This thread........

MACDUB,

nothing to do with money. just simple but stable living. aussie style no worries.

well, Australian is in top level too when it comes to fitness regime and technology.

All NBL clubs have weight/body building programmes.
They are like chalk and cheese.
The guys running them are volunteers/students to people wanting to add national level teams to their resume.
Perth Wildcats have the only full time, fully qualified fitness and conditioning guy....
like most other programmes, they are the best.

Such a generalisation, this thread has some shocking comments. Do all big NBA players have guns, seriously?

Dirk Nowitzki is an all star, don't see him needing to look like Dwight Howard do we?

What about Anthony Davis, do we sacrifice his athleticism and all court ability to plonk him in the post and play like the Shak?

Basketball players at the semi-pro and professional level here may be perceived to look slightly less beefed up than those in the NBA on average, but they work out, lots of them do and they do it several times a week.

What they don't do is sacrifice their game to try and be something they can't be or be something they shouldn't be...

IMO the op just wants the strength & fitness standards to lift in the NBL .
what i find annoying are the plentyfull 7footers we have here that cant bloody do a simple hook shot or have any sort of footwork in the post. alls well and your tall and everything but they flop around going for rebounds.
very impresssed with Ogilvy , Jervis , Morrison this year