PiPress: Carlos Morris gained 10 lbs since arriving in May; "tremendous passer"

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PiPress: Carlos Morris gained 10 lbs since arriving in May; "tremendous passer"

per Marcus:

– After starting summer workouts on June 16, the Gophers are beginning to see the potential impact of newcomers such as junior college transfer Carlos “Squirrel” Morris. Squirrel is expected to take the place of senior starter Austin Hollins, who was the MVP of the NIT championship in April. The 6-5 Morris has shown his commitment to getting his body more prepared for the rugged Big Ten by gaining more than 10 pounds already since arriving in late May.

A source told me this weekend that Morris was “playing great” and proving to be a “tremendous passer.” He’s also really starting to build chemistry with Mathieu, a fellow junior college transfer. That’s a good sign since Morris, Mathieu and Andre Hollins are the Gophers’ probable starting backcourt trio for the upcoming season.

http://blogs.twincities.com/gophers/2014/06/22/former-gopher-trevor-mbakwe-on-the-program/

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
per Marcus:

– After starting summer workouts on June 16, the Gophers are beginning to see the potential impact of newcomers such as junior college transfer Carlos “Squirrel” Morris. Squirrel is expected to take the place of senior starter Austin Hollins, who was the MVP of the NIT championship in April. The 6-5 Morris has shown his commitment to getting his body more prepared for the rugged Big Ten by gaining more than 10 pounds already since arriving in late May.

A source told me this weekend that Morris was “playing great” and proving to be a “tremendous passer.” He’s also really starting to build chemistry with Mathieu, a fellow junior college transfer. That’s a good sign since Morris, Mathieu and Andre Hollins are the Gophers’ probable starting backcourt trio for the upcoming season.

http://blogs.twincities.com/gophers/2014/06/22/former-gopher-trevor-mbakwe-on-the-program/

Go Gophers!!
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That means he's putting on bad weight. It's not possible to gain that much muscle in a month. Let's hope it doesn't slow him down.
 

Gopherguy0723 said:
That means he's putting on bad weight. It's not possible to gain that much muscle in a month. Let's hope it doesn't slow him down.
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True, but it's hard to gain muscle quickly without putting on some fat too. I'd guess the training staff has him gaining as much weight as possible for now, and then he'll drop the extra fat before the season starts.
 

From all the pictures and his highlight video, he needs it, even if it is mostly body fat.
 

Gopherguy0723 said:
That means he's putting on bad weight. It's not possible to gain that much muscle in a month. Let's hope it doesn't slow him down.
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When a player goes from 6-5, 175 lbs. to 185 lbs., I'm not sure there is any such thing as bad weight. One of the concerns about Morris was whether he has a B1G ready body. I think it's a good sign.
 


Ya, even if only 2 of those pounds are muscle. It's fine for the first 10 pounds, but he really should ease up or he's gonna have to cut back down and this whole process will take significantly longer.
 

Anyone heard anything from Marcus or Amelia on how the two foreigners are looking? Those are the ones we know the least about.
 





Gopherguy0723 said:
That means he's putting on bad weight. It's not possible to gain that much muscle in a month. Let's hope it doesn't slow him down.
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If he just started lifting I wouldn't say it's impossible. I'm sure at least a pound or two of that 10 is fat though.
 

Its not out of the ordinary for people to add muscle mass quickly if they have not lifted much in the past. I know when I started lifting weights I lost a bunch of weight nearly 15 pounds over the course of two-three weeks. Then I gained nearly 20 pounds in the next couple of weeks. That's when things slowed down and it became more difficult to bulk up so to speak. If Morris hasn't lifted much in the past he will gain some quick muscle mass right away but then it will level off. I am sure being fit athlete is very different from what I was doing when I lifted but I am sure some of the reactions by the body will be similar.


I am also sure they are going with a balanced weight lifting program for upper, lower, and core.
 





howieramone said:
When a player goes from 6-5, 175 lbs. to 185 lbs., I'm not sure there is any such thing as bad weight. One of the concerns about Morris was whether he has a B1G ready body. I think it's a good sign.
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Exactly, when you have that small of a frame, any weight added can be considered a positive. Now hopefully he's focusing on muscle-building excersizes. It's nice to hear how well he's been doing on the court so far!
 

How long until Howieanna jumps on the bandwagon?

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Never said he was. Unlike you i can't determine a player's career based on a couple of blurry highlight videos. Are you shocked he even made it to campus?

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PiPress: Carlos Morris gained 10 lbs since arriving in May; "tremendous passer"

Gopherfan12 said:
Coming from the personal trainer
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It's really not rocket science. A personal training certification can be obtained in as little as a week. Anyone that has ever lifted seriously and done the smallest bit of research will tell you that your "Noob" gains max out around 20-25 pounds in your first year of lifting. Nobody is putting on 10 pounds of lean muscle mass in one month. Maybe 4 if they are counting every calorie, and nutrient they put into their body and have never lifted in their life.

They'd also tell you that it's impossible to gain weight without putting on some fat. You can minimize it, but you can't eliminate it.
 

Going from 175 to 185, I don't think squirrel can put on any bad weight, personally I wouldn't worry about it unless he gets into the 200lbs range
 

afurry91 said:
It's really not rocket science. A personal training certification can be obtained in as little as a week. Anyone that has ever lifted seriously and done the smallest bit of research will tell you that your "Noob" gains max out around 20-25 pounds in your first year of lifting. Nobody is putting on 10 pounds of lean muscle mass in one month. Maybe 4 if they are counting every calorie, and nutrient they put into their body and have never lifted in their life.

They'd also tell you that it's impossible to gain weight without putting on some fat. You can minimize it, but you can't eliminate it.
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And these guys are training D1 athletes? All your evidence may apply to the average Joe but training in D1 sports in a whole different animal.
 

PiPress: Carlos Morris gained 10 lbs since arriving in May; "tremendous passer"

cjcarter8 said:
And these guys are training D1 athletes? All your evidence may apply to the average Joe but training in D1 sports in a whole different animal.
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It's a simple science.

If you really think Morris gained even 5 pounds of muscle, I have a bridge to sell you.

If you want to talk about genetic freaks. Then you probably shouldn't look at the 400,000+ NCAA athletes. Maybe check out a small handful of the 18,000 professional athletes in America.

Even so, not even Lebron is putting on 10 pounds of good weight in a month.
 

afurry91 said:
It's a simple science.

If you really think Morris gained even 5 pounds of muscle, I have a bridge to sell you.

If you want to talk about genetic freaks. Then you probably shouldn't look at the 400,000+ NCAA athletes. Maybe check out a small handful of the 18,000 professional athletes in America.

Even so, not even Lebron is putting on 10 pounds of good weight in a month.
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There isn't a chance that you, I or at this point in his life, Lebron is gonna gain 10 lbs of muscle in a month. However, to say unequivocally that it's impossible for a 18-20 year old male to see that type of gain while benefitting from the absolutely perfect environment for rapid improvement is ignorant.
 

PiPress: Carlos Morris gained 10 lbs since arriving in May; "tremendous passer"

cjcarter8 said:
There isn't a chance that you, I or at this point in his life, Lebron is gonna gain 10 lbs of muscle in a month. However, to say unequivocally that it's impossible for a 18-20 year old male to see that type of gain while benefitting from the absolutely perfect environment for rapid improvement is ignorant.
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No. It's not. Without steroids, a human being is not gaining muscle that fast. Ever.

To gain 10 pounds, you have to eat 35000 calories in surplus. That's an 1166 calorie surplus per day for 30 days.

Any nutrition plan that an athlete or body builder will use recommends at most a 500 calorie surplus per day to gain muscle with fat and a 250 calorie surplus per day to minimize fat gain.

An 1166 calorie surplus every day for 30 days without significant fat gain is literally impossible. 10 times out of 10.
 




You can absolutely gain 5 pounds of muscle in a month. Please refer us to the science you speak of.
 

Odds are Morris got on campus and the staff/strength coach told him to start eating. I'm sure all or most of the 10 pounds isn't "good weight", ie muscle, but it's still necessary weight.
 

PiPress: Carlos Morris gained 10 lbs since arriving in May; "tremendous passer"

underground629 said:
You can absolutely gain 5 pounds of muscle in a month. Please refer us to the science you speak of.
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I already did the math for you. I'm not gonna google it for you too, little buddy. I think you know how to use the internet.

I suppose you also think that you can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time too?

It's your move to show me something.
 

jaymil said:
Odds are Morris got on campus
and the staff/strength coach told him to start eating. I'm sure all or most of the 10 pounds isn't "good weight", ie muscle, but it's still necessary weight.
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+1

And as previously stated, he is stick thin, he needs weight to be effective in the Big 10...

Shaun Brown is one of the best in the biz I trust he knows what he is doing.

We are counting on squirrel to be effective immediately he has to gain weight.

I hear the staff is stuffing him with food (3-4 meals a day and bunch pb & J)now that they are able to provide unlimited amounts of food per the NCAA.
 

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