NHL All-Star break - Flames updates

[memphusk]

LandPhil!

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Jbo

Reading takes on a forum from hockey nerds about body shape and overall health is peak 2023 Calgarypuck

Plus we all know the Phil Kessel body is the best for hockey, not a triathlon winner’s.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

Post-set interview:

"I just really suck at singing right now."

I actually feel bad for the guy lol

But I'm glad he's in good spirits down there. Might be no player who needs time away more than him. Maybe he can use this time to reset

[AndyM]

Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour

https://twitter.com/user/status/1621606953632890883

JVR, eh? Interesting.

[PepsiFree]

As a self-proclaimed expert in the male form, and having seen my share, I feel like all of these guys would easily slot into the category of “high physical fitness” from appearance alone, and given they are all working with professional trainers and playing at the very level of a cardio-intensive sport, I’m going to guess they’re all just fine.

[tvp2003]

Hockey players have such weird physiques. Some are rail thin, others have cartoonishly huge quads, some are totally jacked and some don't look like athletes at all.

I'm convinced the ability to play hockey has little to no correlation with how someone looks... even the aforementioned Phil Kessel looked like an average Joe but can apparently deadlift 500 pounds.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour

https://twitter.com/user/status/1621606953632890883

He said JVR was the most underrated teammate he had and that he’s still good friends with him. JVR is a Flame at the deadline confirmed

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Hockey players have such weird physiques. Some are rail thin, others have cartoonishly huge quads, some are totally jacked and some don't look like athletes at all.

I'm convinced the ability to play hockey has little to no correlation with how someone looks... even the aforementioned Phil Kessel looked like an average Joe but can apparently deadlift 500 pounds.

And some look like your homebody, video gaming nephew and live off of skittles

Guys that go pro probably have an unusual amount of natural strength and/or speed .. They're a 1 percentile with specific natural abilities that help them excel at the game of hockey

Or in Phil's case, possess the same supernatural strength that allows pregnant women to lift cars

[chedder]

Case in point. If you didn't know who this was you would never guess professional athlete! I'm sure the quads are hiding somewhere.

https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status...KYefmS5dA&s=09

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by chedder

Case in point. If you didn't know who this was you would never guess professional athlete! I'm sure the quads are hiding somewhere.

https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status...KYefmS5dA&s=09

I'm so glad we moved away from the godawful baggy fashion of the ~90s

Got a little too skinny for a few years there, but lately we've found a happy medium

Now you go to designers just to get clothes that fit you horribly but suppedly make some sort of statement, like nazem has done here lol

[minnow]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Hockey players sure do like their blondes

https://twitter.com/user/status/1620205441556021249

Are there any blondes there for real?

[dissentowner]

Who else is expecting Markstrom to get the net on Monday despite the fact they need to go with Vladdy down the stretch?

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

As a self-proclaimed expert in the male form, and having seen my share, I feel like all of these guys would easily slot into the category of “high physical fitness” from appearance alone, and given they are all working with professional trainers and playing at the very level of a cardio-intensive sport, I’m going to guess they’re all just fine.

It is crazy how these days men who do steroids are that standard at which we judge physique. Guys like Chris Hemsworth look the way they do with their shirt off because they do steroids, and then dehydrate themselves with diuretics before doing anything shirtless.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

It is crazy how these days men who do steroids are that standard at which we judge physique. Guys like Chris Hemsworth look the way they do with their shirt off because they do steroids, and then dehydrate themselves with diuretics before doing anything shirtless.

They also shoot the shirtless scenes first because they're going to lose that definition so quickly during the film shoot.


Edit:

Also worth mentioning that it hasn't always been this way, look at someone like Sean Connery who was a body builder before acting.

[PepsiFree]

Male beauty standards are definitely absurd now, maybe more than they’ve ever been. I genuinely feel sorry for guys who chase them. It’s such a sad waste of time.

Seriously, every Flame in that picture (and Connery!) looks great. Guys need to relax.

[DiNaMo]

I find the body composition of hockey players compared to say soccer players interesting. At a given height if elite soccer players are say 170 lb, 10% BF, the equivalent hockey player is something like 200 lb. 18% BF

If one was to google Alphonso Davies muscles for example I think that would be societies general idea of an athletes build but given how hockey is more physical and shift based I wonder if the flames players would even be better losing say 10 lb of fat

[Paulie Walnuts]

Having defined abs doesn't make you a better athlete lol.

Getting abs is hard enough, maintaining them is another thing.

Are we going to say offensive lineman are not top tier athletes?

[kipperiggy]

Lindholm looks absolutely fine in that picture...

[mrchristy31]

Although definitely not playing at these guys level, I found any time my body fat dropped below 12% my performance suffered drastically. Less power, and far less endurance, so it makes sense.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by mrchristy31

Although definitely not playing at these guys level, I found any time my body fat dropped below 12% my performance suffered drastically. Less power, and far less endurance, so it makes sense.

Not to mention, these guys arent your average joes either.

I'm far from an expert, but my understanding is that any physical changes a player undergoes essentially has to happen in the off-season, be it gaining muscle or losing weight or whatever the desired change may be, because their bodies go through so much during the season that its essentially just maintenance of whatever shape they started in.

Hence the importance of the pre-season fitness levels and training camp.