Ed Davis put on 20 pounds of muscle this summer

[Clippersfan86]

Raptors promising PF Ed Davis who was 215 pounds last year is now 235 pounds . Good for him. Looking good.

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/03...er-the-lockout

[abuC]

He put on 20lbs, no way all of that 20lbs is straight muscle.

[Clippersfan86]

He put on 20lbs, no way all of that 20lbs is straight muscle.

You think a pro athlete is putting on fat doing a high protein, intensive weight lifting regiment like this? He's have to have an increased body fat percentage if he put on fat and by the looks of it and reading about it.. the chances of that are VERY slim. Even if he put on 18 pounds of muscle, 2 pounds of fat.. incredibly impressive.

[bdreason]

This kid has a ton of upside.

[resin_baller]

Roids. Either that or a lot of that is fat.

[abuC]

You think a pro athlete is putting on fat doing a high protein, intensive weight lifting regiment like this? He's have to have an increased body fat percentage if he put on fat and by the looks of it and reading about it.. the chances of that are VERY slim. Even if he put on 18 pounds of muscle, 2 pounds of fat.. incredibly impressive.

Uh, nobody puts on 18lbs of muscle to only 2lbs of fat in 6 months, that ratio is way off. Also, you only put on around half a pound of muscle per week, so at the absolute best he would have put on maybe 12lbs of muscle. Saying he's a pro athlete means very little since he was clearly a beginner when it came to weight training.

The only people that put on that much lean muscle mass and little fat are on gear.

[skan72]

Roids. Either that or a lot of that is fat.

What? How does that make sense? You know the Raps aren't making the playoffs, so he had quite a bit of time to put on muscle between then and now.

[skan72]

Uh, nobody puts on 18lbs of muscle to only 2lbs of fat in 6 months, that ratio is way off. Also, you only put on around half a pound of muscle per week, so at the absolute best he would have put on maybe 12lbs of muscle. Saying he's a pro athlete means very little since he was clearly a beginner when it came to weight training.

The only people that put on that much lean muscle mass and little fat are on gear.

Since the Raps stopped playing until now has been about 28 weeks, and on average it's a half-pound of muscle per week. I don't see why there is a need to refute if 20 lbs is doable or not?

The whole point is that Ed Davis has clearly put in work this offseason and should be applauded for it. I am excited as a Raps fan.

[sunsfan1357]

Uh, nobody puts on 18lbs of muscle to only 2lbs of fat in 6 months, that ratio is way off. Also, you only put on around half a pound of muscle per week, so at the absolute best he would have put on maybe 12lbs of muscle. Saying he's a pro athlete means very little since he was clearly a beginner when it came to weight training.

The only people that put on that much lean muscle mass and little fat are on gear.

Being a beginner wouldn't necessarily discredit this. If anything that is when people make the largest gains in terms of lifting weight and putting on mass, is it not? Given 6-7 months its not impossible for this to happen.

[abuC]

Since the Raps stopped playing until now has been about 28 weeks, and on average it's a half-pound of muscle per week. I don't see why there is a need to refute if 20 lbs is doable or not?

No where in that article does it explicitly state that he put on "20lbs of muscle" it simply states he gained 20lbs, the threadstarter came to that conclusion on his own.

Putting on 20lbs of mass is doable, putting on 20lbs of lean muscle mass in that time period for a beginner is not.

[abuC]

Being a beginner wouldn't necessarily discredit this. If anything that is when people make the largest gains in terms of lifting weight and putting on mass, is it not? Given 6-7 months its not impossible for this to happen.

I don't know any beginners that have put on 20lbs of lean muscle in 6-7 months, with a year and 3500-4000 calorie diets, sure. He went from 215 to 236lbs, not all 20lbs is going to be muscle...unless you're on "dat dere celltech".

[sunsfan1357]

I don't know any beginners that have put on 20lbs of lean muscle in 6-7 months, with a year and 3500-4000 calorie diets, sure. He went from 215 to 236lbs, not all 20lbs is going to be muscle...unless you're on "dat dere celltech".

True. It all definitely is not lean muscle or as much as the 18/2 ratio someone mentioned. For someone of his size though just putting on the pounds was a huge step as long as a majority of it is muscle.

[Cali Syndicate]

I don't know any beginners that have put on 20lbs of lean muscle in 6-7 months, with a year and 3500-4000 calorie diets, sure. He went from 215 to 236lbs, not all 20lbs is going to be muscle...unless you're on "dat dere celltech".

Completely true. 20 pounds of dry muscle over the summer? Not likely.

[skan72]

Fair enough. But, if you go by your 1/2 pound of muscle a week, about 14 pounds of that could be muscle, the other 6 fat. Decent?

[abuC]

Fair enough. But, if you go by your 1/2 pound of muscle a week, about 14 pounds of that could be muscle, the other 6 fat. Decent?

At the end of the day, he's putting in work in the weight room which is what more players should do, so I commend him regardless of what the ratio is.