Richard Banger
Mamba Mentality
Just because he doesn't have mirror muscles doesn't mean he is not strong. He's body frame isn't built for high masses of muscle. The kid is in perfectly fine shape.
Confirmed with Link: NYR sign Pavel Buchnevich [2 yrs, $3.25M AAV]
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Richard Banger
Mamba Mentality
Please tell me what's bad about this picture?This was from last month, I don't think he has been in the gym much
will1066
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Well, for one, it looks like he is growing some love handles.
Inb4 people saying Ovi has love handles and 658 NHL goals. He's not Ovi.
Inferno
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When ovi was buchnevichs age he was a monster and in ridiculous shape.
With that said I think that picture is just an optical illusion with the way his shirt is resting against him...I highly doubt he is fat or what not.
With that said I'll never forget the one time we saw stalberg without a shirt...and he looked like an emaciated refugeee....hockey players have weird body shapes. Their legs are usually massive and their upper bodies are usually skinny.
With that said I think that picture is just an optical illusion with the way his shirt is resting against him...I highly doubt he is fat or what not.
With that said I'll never forget the one time we saw stalberg without a shirt...and he looked like an emaciated refugeee....hockey players have weird body shapes. Their legs are usually massive and their upper bodies are usually skinny.
GeorgeKaplan
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It wouldn’t be summer without one of these arguments
Could be. Honestly though, I hate reading into these things, but when we have a guy who missed an eternity working on "core strengthening" and he's still looking a bit doughy, it makes you wonder. It makes me wonder, anyway. Probably/hopefully nothing at all, but who knows? He wouldn't be the first guy to lose his fitness over the summer.
SA16
Sixstring
Little too late my friend
With that said, guarantee you the sponginess will be gone come start of the season. Also, for all we know he's got a killer core behind the fluff
Richard Banger
Mamba Mentality
First of all he doesn't have love handles. In fact I think his obliques look well.
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This was from last month, I don't think he has been in the gym much
The above was a picture from his insta account - just one post prior to the one you posted. What's the problem?
Edit: Obviously it's a general "what's the problem" - not directed specifically at you @The Crypto Guy
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Richard Banger
Mamba Mentality
Most athletes in this sport have a good amount of body fat on them. This isn't football where they have to be absolute freaks. Buch is actually a good case of being well balanced. He probably had lower back problems because he skates like the hunch back of Notre Dame. That's why he had to strengthen his core. But having a strong core doesn't mean having a six pack.
Could he be in better shape? Absolutely.
Is he in bad enough shape to where his game will suffer? Hell no.
Thirty One
Safe is safe.
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Concerning he's gained that much weight over a short period of time. By training camp, he'll be 320 lbs.
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You forgot to mention a total disregard to sunscreen products.
Thirty One
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I'm not going to criticize a player for going for that Vinny Prospal glow.
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
Idk...
It looks as if he has a budding pair of Moobs too.
He should probably step it up a bit.
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
EdJovanovski
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Lots of football players are very fat lol
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Just got it from my inside sources - FL teams called to bid the Rangers for Buch's services. Certain ungodly pale skinned Canadians and Scandinavians were offered in return.
HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
Looking the part is always nice, but you cannot assume if someone is "in shape" or not just by looking at them. Of course if someone is obese it is safe to say they aren't a professional athlete, but in this case you cannot make judgements based on appear alone.
And to make things even clearer... The muscle bound, cut men and women you see in the gym/on web/magazines aren't always in great "shape" specific to the sport of hockey or or even generally healthy for that matter! Looks can be very deceiving.
When it comes to aerobic activities, running, endurance etc. how you appear on the outside really has little to do with it. Each one of us has a unique physiology and the systems within them that include cardiovascular, hemodynamics, lactate threshold, aerobic capacity, speed, etc can be worked on and improved to a degree but some people just naturally have a better system under the hood and respond to the stress of exercise differently than the average player.
I agree Buchnevich could benefit from hockey specific strength training, but I can only base that upon his performance on the ice.
And to make things even clearer... The muscle bound, cut men and women you see in the gym/on web/magazines aren't always in great "shape" specific to the sport of hockey or or even generally healthy for that matter! Looks can be very deceiving.
When it comes to aerobic activities, running, endurance etc. how you appear on the outside really has little to do with it. Each one of us has a unique physiology and the systems within them that include cardiovascular, hemodynamics, lactate threshold, aerobic capacity, speed, etc can be worked on and improved to a degree but some people just naturally have a better system under the hood and respond to the stress of exercise differently than the average player.
I agree Buchnevich could benefit from hockey specific strength training, but I can only base that upon his performance on the ice.
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Yeah I know what hockey players look like. Just saying, this was a guy who had conditioning issues and he doesn't look particularly well-conditioned. To reiterate--probably nothing. In fact, if the boat picture is most recent, then definitely nothing.
Edge
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Sometimes, when I want to scare myself, I ponder what types of off-season discussions we'd have seen if Phil Kessel had played for the Rangers.
will1066
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Buch is gonna show up to camp with color highlights in his flow.
will1066
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Since you went there, I reckon there would be a poll thread speculating his favorite brand of hot dog, i.e., Sabrett, Kahns, Ballpark, Nathans, Hebrew National.
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