STrib: Packing on the pounds: U football players rely on nutrition, strength training

[BleedGopher]

per Chip:

Andrew Stelter weighed 240 pounds when he arrived at the University of Minnesota. Like many college freshmen, he expected to put on a few pounds his first year.

The “Freshman 15” wouldn’t be good enough, though. He needed closer to 25 pounds.

And then another 25 pounds his sophomore year.

He finally hit his target weight of 288 pounds this spring, a two-year increase of nearly 50 pounds thanks to strength training and a specialized nutrition plan designed to help him better cope with the demands of playing defensive tackle in the Big Ten.

“Every time I see him it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, he’s bigger,’ ” said Stelter’s mom, Adele.

Mission accomplished then. The process of adding bulk has been a staple of college football for decades. Players — particularly linemen — enter college one size and leave a different person in physical stature, sometimes gaining as much as 100 pounds during their transformation.

http://www.startribune.com/packing-...ely-on-nutrition-strength-training/374071321/

Go Gophers!!

 

[BleedGopher]

STrib: A look at Andrew Stelter's freshman year diet

Breakfast: Two glasses of milk; six to seven eggs; a side of ham, bacon or sausage; breakfast potatoes or oatmeal; fruit.

Midmorning snack: Several handfuls of peanuts, almonds or pistachios; or protein shake; or peanut butter sandwich.

Lunch: Two turkey sandwiches on whole grain bread; fruit.

Afternoon snack: Bag of peanuts.

Dinner: Large salad, four chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, two pieces of salmon, fruits, vegetables.

Late-night snack: Protein shake or yogurt parfait.

http://www.startribune.com/a-look-at-andrew-stelter-s-freshman-year-diet/374071541/

Go Gophers!!

 

[bottlebass]

STrib: A look at Andrew Stelter's freshman year diet

Breakfast: Two glasses of milk; six to seven eggs; a side of ham, bacon or sausage; breakfast potatoes or oatmeal; fruit.

Midmorning snack: Several handfuls of peanuts, almonds or pistachios; or protein shake; or peanut butter sandwich.

Lunch: Two turkey sandwiches on whole grain bread; fruit.

Afternoon snack: Bag of peanuts.

Dinner: Large salad, four chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, two pieces of salmon, fruits, vegetables.

Late-night snack: Protein shake or yogurt parfait.

http://www.startribune.com/a-look-at-andrew-stelter-s-freshman-year-diet/374071541/

Go Gophers!!

Jeez how did he work out on such a full stomach?

 

[Urbandale]

With that kind of eating, that guy must be punishing the plumbing.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

With that kind of eating, that guy must be punishing the plumbing.

They're young.

 

[OPGD#71]

Jeez how did he work out on such a full stomach?

With all of that protein I doubt he was full long !

 

[hungan1]

With that kind of eating, that guy must be punishing the plumbing.

Brick by brick, he sh#@%^ng a hopper load of them.

 

[zman]

Brick by brick, he sh#@%^ng a hopper load of them.

Funny!

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Anybody can pack on the pounds by eating a lot. The trick is to gain healthy weight by following a nutrition program and doing it in conjunction with a strong weight program.

As the article noted, a lot of guys will drop the weight after playing. Remember a couple of years ago, there was a story about Ed Olson, Jr. (Tommy's brother). He played at the U at 320. After graduating, he got into distance running and dropped 90 pounds.

 

[CentralGopher]

With that kind of eating, that guy must be punishing the plumbing.

My thoughts as well

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

The bathrooms for the locker room must be awesome.

 

[Spoofin]

Anybody can pack on the pounds by eating a lot.

I thought I was the only one.

 

[beavergopher]

Beer is much easier.