Durant can't bench 185?

[Tmoney770]

not to say its an excuse or anything but he is only 18/19 and idk if youve seen him b4 but dude is skinny as hell. not to mention basketball conditioning isnt always about strength cuz it alters your shot

[tony]

not to say its an excuse or anything but he is only 18/19 and idk if youve seen him b4 but dude is skinny as hell. not to mention basketball conditioning isnt always about strength cuz it alters your shot

If that was the case nobody would lift weights in the NBA, Kobe's game went to another level when he began lifting weights.

[falqon]

First off, I don't really believe that he can't, maybe at the end of a long workout he couldn't, or if he didn't like whoever he was working out for, maybe he wasn't willing to push himself.

But what you don't realize is that comparing him to you is waayy wrong. His arms are what over 7 feet long? Do you realize how far down his elbows are when the weight is on his chest? Not to mention the fact that when he's pushing it up, he probably ends up benching twice the distance that you bench? Go take some physics classes, in this case work=force x distance, his benches could easily "work" as hard as many lifting 300lbs.

You don't see very many long armed bench pressers, and there is a reason why.

[tony]

First off, I don't really believe that he can't, maybe at the end of a long workout he couldn't, or if he didn't like whoever he was working out for, maybe he wasn't willing to push himself.

But what you don't realize is that comparing him to you is waayy wrong. His arms are what over 7 feet long? Do you realize how far down his elbows are when the weight is on his chest? Not to mention the fact that when he's pushing it up, he probably ends up benching twice the distance that you bench? Go take some physics classes, in this case work=force x distance, his benches could easily "work" as hard as many lifting 300lbs.

You don't see very many long armed bench pressers, and there is a reason why.

Whoa.. calm down there its not THAT serious. I was simply making a point that he will be a pro athlete in a sport where strength does matter and cannot bench 185lbs, that is a problem when he'll be matching up with players like Tracy McGrady or Dirk Nowitzki. You don't see many long armed bench pressers but how many do you see in the NBA? Plenty because they have to finish even after getting fouled or rebound aggressively.. both require strength more than talent.

[Deke]

First off, I don't really believe that he can't, maybe at the end of a long workout he couldn't, or if he didn't like whoever he was working out for, maybe he wasn't willing to push himself.

But what you don't realize is that comparing him to you is waayy wrong. His arms are what over 7 feet long? Do you realize how far down his elbows are when the weight is on his chest? Not to mention the fact that when he's pushing it up, he probably ends up benching twice the distance that you bench? Go take some physics classes, in this case work=force x distance, his benches could easily "work" as hard as many lifting 300lbs.

You don't see very many long armed bench pressers, and there is a reason why.

Basically what I was going to say. Being a decently tall guy (6'4") I've noticed shorter friends of mine that are definitely no stronger than me in an every day sense are able to bench/lift more than me.

Granted, he is a professional athlete, but I really don't think it's a huge deal at this point. He's still got a great game and will only get stronger over time.