RECRUITING: Two-sport star commits to the Cyclones
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His dad being an ex-Hawkeye football player, it would be very easy for him to say that his son better also be a Hawkeye even if he has to walk-on. There are those types you know.
I'm sure they picked us because they felt comfortable. Not sure if Iowa wanted them or not. But neither was offered after several camps, so must not have been high priority. That's OK, we get plenty from them as well.
I'm sure if he went to medical school and cured your cancer he would be back in your good graces.
Its not hard to gain weight. Dude is 6'7", Hell be able to gain weight. Just like anything else it simply takes consistency and frequency of food and workouts. Unless he has a rare medical disorder the only scientific thing he has to do is take in more energy then he burns. Its not rocket science.
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Any Concern Over His Weight is Silly
The earliest Nelson would hit the field is the fall of 2017 as RS Soph. That is more than enough time for the kid to put on 40-50 lbs. Plus he would seem a good enough athlete and as a basketball player, could always play TE.
The earliest Nelson would hit the field is the fall of 2017 as RS Soph. That is more than enough time for the kid to put on 40-50 lbs. Plus he would seem a good enough athlete and as a basketball player, could always play TE.
Re: Any Concern Over His Weight is Silly
Or he could play for Fred while he redshirts for CPR. :spinny:
Or he could play for Fred while he redshirts for CPR. :spinny:
What an asinine and uninformed comment. Many kids have a difficult time gaining weight. Particularly if you are going to gain good weight.
There is this new scientific discovery called metabolism. Not everyone is the same.
And there was the Iowa State receiver a few years ago whose mother tried to get his LOI declared invalid because she wanted him to go to Tech of some other Texas school.
Solid, not great, not fabulous, but solid. After last season, I'll take that. Let the team get turned around again, and CPR can build some momentum late with recruiting.
When you build a house you start with a solid foundation. Coming off a losing season I'll take solid. The new facilities and planned improvements are having an impact.
Eh... I beg to differ. There are a lot of hard gainers out there with sky high metabolisms. (I was one)
You would also be surprised at the amount of HS kids I train that all they want to do is add bulk for college or Varsity level sports. All of them have incredibly high metabolisms and eat more food than I can imagine. They are also on a very strict workout regime. And it's very difficult for them to gain weight. Also remember, the more muscle mass they add, the higher their metabolism will get.
That being said: I'm not saying this kid will have a hard time gaining weight because I don't know him and what his metabolic levels are. However, to say it's as easy as just lifting weights and eating a lot of food is ignorant.
I'm sure our staff will have him on a very strict diet and training routine to gain as much weight and muscle mass as possible, though.
Don't you think a lot of those hard gainers tend to drastically over report the amount of calories they consume?
