Claiborne was down to 150lbs at some point during offseason

[TheCount]

"Man, I got all the way down to 150," Claiborne said. "I'm all the way back to 172 now, and I'm getting closer to my playing weight of 180."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...aiborne-dropped-to-150-pounds-after-surgeries

Don't most people put on weight when they're forced off their feet? Guess he's just naturally a slight dude.

 

[AmericasTeam81]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...aiborne-dropped-to-150-pounds-after-surgeries

Don't most people put on weight when they're forced off their feet? Guess he's just naturally a slight dude.

His metabolism must be crazy fast

 

[Hoofbite]

Matches his play.

 

[21Savage]

Crazy metabolism. And the reason for it was that he got both knees down so was mostly immobilized for some months.

 

[CyberB0b]

Crazy metabolism. And the reason for it was that he got both knees down so was mostly immobilized for some months.

Something sounds really fishy here. It doesn't really add up.

 

[guag]

Something sounds really fishy here. It doesn't really add up.

I'd think that if someone was immobilized for that long, they'd actually gain weight. Just because he couldn't work out, that means he couldn't eat? Doesn't make sense to me either.

 

[DanManJ]

One thing you have to realize is that a lot of the weight he lost was probably muscle mass. Probably as a result of his immobility. Poor guy has been through hell. I hope he is able to come back stronger.

 

[CyberB0b]

One thing you have to realize is that a lot of the weight he lost was probably muscle mass. Probably as a result of his immobility. Poor guy has been through hell. I hope he is able to come back stronger.

So he loses nearly 20% of his body weight in a matter of a couple of months? From what I understand, this only happens to people who are heavily roided up. Now, he gains a significant portion of that back? Like I said, something doesn't add up here. A 182 lb man shouldn't lose 32 lbs after a few months of limited mobility, especially with world class trainers working with him.

 

[DanManJ]

So he loses nearly 20% of his body weight in a matter of a couple of months? From what I understand, this only happens to people who are heavily roided up. Now, he gains a significant portion of that back? Like I said, something doesn't add up here. A 182 lb man shouldn't lose 32 lbs after a few months of limited mobility, especially with world class trainers working with him.

No of course I am not saying that all the weight he lost was muscle I am simply saying that a combination of fat and muscle loss would be the reason for the loss of weight. Some people have trouble keeping muscle on. look at Sean Lee. That is a guy that has to work very hard to put on muscle and even harder to keep it on. If he does not keep up his workout than it would drop fast.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

I'd think that if someone was immobilized for that long, they'd actually gain weight. Just because he couldn't work out, that means he couldn't eat? Doesn't make sense to me either.

Well depends on the person, some might not want to eat, especially if your Mo and things aren't going well for you.

At his height, that is really thin though, he was probably ripped but it will take a while to get all that muscle mass back.

 

[perrykemp]

Well depends on the person, some might not want to eat, especially if your Mo and things aren't going well for you.

At his height, that is really thin though, he was probably ripped but it will take a while to get all that muscle mass back.

Thank god he is extremely durable OR I'd be worried with the weight loss...

 

[tyke1doe]

I'd think that if someone was immobilized for that long, they'd actually gain weight. Just because he couldn't work out, that means he couldn't eat? Doesn't make sense to me either.

A lot of these guys put on weight as a result of bench pressing, eating and consuming products that enhance muscle mass.

My son, who is 5'10 and 147 lbs, is trying to do that now. He has to get bigger if he wants to play D-1 ball (wants to play for an SEC team). But you have to constantly eat and be on the protein diet. If you fall back, you lose that weight.

I don't think it's that strange. I would think he probably isn't putting in the necessary exercise, training and eating to maintain his weight. But I think he'll pick it back up once he's health and can resume his regular regiment.

At least, that's my take.

 

[Typhus]

anytime I see so much inconsistency from anyone, any person, not just a player in the NFL, but especially a player in the NFL,, I have major concerns.
Sorry, but not a lot of faith coming from where Im standing. Seen the same thing over and over from this guy, wish him the best, but this team has covered their investment with him I believe.

 

[guag]

A lot of these guys put on weight as a result of bench pressing, eating and consuming products that enhance muscle mass.

My son, who is 5'10 and 147 lbs, is trying to do that now. He has to get bigger if he wants to play D-1 ball (wants to play for an SEC team). But you have to constantly eat and be on the protein diet. If you fall back, you lose that weight.

I don't think it's that strange. I would think he probably isn't putting in the necessary exercise, training and eating to maintain his weight. But I think he'll pick it back up once he's health and can resume his regular regiment.

At least, that's my take.

Yeah that's true, didn't take into account that loss of muscle = loss of weight, and since muscle is pretty dense, losing a decent amount of muscle would mean losing a decent amount of weight as well.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Just to add some other observations, Claiborne had surgery on both knees. He probably needed to drop weight just to be able to rehab. If I'm not mistaken, he couldn't even walk without assistance for 4 months.

I'm rooting for the guy, just because he had to work extremely hard just to make it back this far. Always for the underdog.

 

[tyke1doe]

Yeah that's true, didn't take into account that loss of muscle = loss of weight, and since muscle is pretty dense, losing a decent amount of muscle would mean losing a decent amount of weight as well.

I'm actually hoping that my son can put on 20 lbs in a year. I think the weight is what is hindering him from getting looks from the big schools. He's fast, has great corner skills, but he's light. I'm thinking if he can get to 170 by his senior year, an SEC team will give him strong consideration because the redshirt freshman year is devoted mainly to putting weight on kids. They spend that freshman year learning plays, eating and conditioning to get them to a weight where they can play big boy football.

 

[CyberB0b]

A lot of these guys put on weight as a result of bench pressing, eating and consuming products that enhance muscle mass.

My son, who is 5'10 and 147 lbs, is trying to do that now. He has to get bigger if he wants to play D-1 ball (wants to play for an SEC team). But you have to constantly eat and be on the protein diet. If you fall back, you lose that weight.

I don't think it's that strange. I would think he probably isn't putting in the necessary exercise, training and eating to maintain his weight. But I think he'll pick it back up once he's health and can resume his regular regiment.

At least, that's my take.

That's because elite athletes are burning lots of calories throughout the course of their work outs. Mo wasn't really able to burn a lot of calories with a bum shoulder and 2 bum knees.

 

[TheCount]

Just to add some other observations, Claiborne had surgery on both knees. He probably needed to drop weight just to be able to rehab. If I'm not mistaken, he couldn't even walk without assistance for 4 months.

I'm rooting for the guy, just because he had to work extremely hard just to make it back this far. Always for the underdog.

I've never had knee surgery so I don't know what the doctors ask you to do in terms of weight management.

However, I have had a shoulder injury that kept me out of the gym for a month and a half and I lost roughly 6 lbs in that time. I'm also one of those guys that finds it hard to put and keep weight on.

The reason I lost the weight though, had little to do with not being able to get in the gym. It was because I got lazy. I stopped eating all the extra calories, supplementing, etc. - and when you're a hard gainer, all that stuff takes effort.

To me, it makes complete sense that Claiborne would get injured, get down on himself, get lazy and just stop doing all those extra little things. I'm sure he also lost muscle mass in his legs, but not 30 lbs worth.

 

[CyberB0b]

I've also never had knee surgery so I don't know what the doctors ask you to do in terms of weight management.

However, I have had a shoulder injury that kept me out of the gym for a month and a half and I lost roughly 6 lbs in that time. I'm also one of those guys that finds it hard to put and keep weight on.

The reason I lost the weight though, had little to do with not being able to get in the gym. It was because I got lazy. I stopped eating all the extra calories, supplementing, etc. - and when you're a hard gainer, all that stuff takes effort.

To me, it makes complete sense that Claiborne would get injured, get down on himself, get lazy and just stop doing all those extra little things. I'm sure he also lost muscle mass in his legs, but not 30 lbs worth.

He has access to world class trainers and nutritionists, though. Surely, the team would have people checking on his progress.

 

[TheCount]

He has access to world class trainers and nutritionists, though. Surely, the team would have people checking on his progress.

You're right and he's gaining it back, so maybe they were just focused on getting him back on his feet. They'd probably prefer he lost weight than gained it during the rehab process.