The “Can I die?” and wasted advice from Kobe Bryant, prompted Shaquille O’Neal, at 51 years old, to make a decision at least two years ago that transformed his physical condition and health after losing more than 40 kilos, where he achieved the weight he had in his best level playing, very far from what he weighed in the Lakers with 190 and the more than 200 he had after retirement.
“One day I saw a 70-year-old guy who had muscles everywhere on his body. If he can, why can’t I, I thought. And so I began to change, I improved my diet and I got into the gym,” admitted Shaq, who uploads photos of his surprising physical change after several years of being overweight. However, this was not the main cause of his great bodily transformation, but rather his visit “to the doctor after 11 years” where he learned “things that he didn’t even know.”
“I didn’t know about my sleep apnea. The doctor told me that it could cause hypertension or strokes. ‘You can die,’ he clarified. And I asked him ‘what? Can I die?'” He told me yes, that being overweight didn’t help at all, on the contrary. Now everything has improved but I still sleep with a machine next to me to control the process. When he tells you that word that begins with di and ends with e (for die, to die in English), everything changes “said the former basketball player.
In addition, he also admitted problems with painkillers, of which “he was dependent” and “not addicted”, something similar but not the same. “My kidneys were very weak, so I don’t take painkillers anymore. Some days, when I couldn’t move, I would take one or two, just to get me going. But not anymore. When you get hit with the word ‘death,’ many things change,” he acknowledged.
With his new routine, which includes going to the gym every day, cardio training two or three times a week and a good diet, he claims to have lost more than 40 kilos and 10% of his body fat. However, during his career he did not take into account the importance of adequate nutrition, and admitted that he weighed 188 kilos after the three-time championship with the Lakers in 2000-2002, although the franchise’s official information said that it was 148 kilos.
Kobe Bryant’s advice and death
“If Shaq had my work ethic, he would have been the best ever. And we, together, would have won more titles,” Bryant said when asked about O’neal’s level of professionalism. Kobe and Shaq were three-time champions in the Lakers and were the duo that dominated the NBA, until they separated in 2004. Approximately two decades later, the 51-year-old American managed to understand the request of his then-partner.
On the other hand, the death of his friend and previously his sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, 40, was something that hit very hard in the life of the former center. “They were bad months and I didn’t feel any type of motivation. “When you don’t want to do anything, but you need to stay out of trouble, there are two things to entertain yourself with: eating and watching Netflix,” he said.
Shaq O’Neil’s routine and his discipline
Expert Destiny Moody, who advises the former Lakers center, detailed the routine, which he began about two years ago to change his life. “Cardio involves alternating between short bursts of intense activity followed by a short rest. It’s a very similar format to basketball, so I’m sure Shaq has no problem with this form of fat-burning exercise. Cardio effectively promotes weight loss, especially HIIT or high intensity interval training,” she stated,
And he continued with his routine diet: “The routine starts with a healthy breakfast that includes three turkey sausages, four egg whites and lots of fruits. At lunch it can be a salad with some chicken and at night I go with fish or beef, with something else.” The above, added to a measured rest, has allowed her to “have more energy, feel better and be able to do things that I couldn’t do before,” she explained.
Regarding training, the same former basketball player detailed: “I do 20 minutes of cardio and work on chest strength, triceps, biceps, abs, back and then I leave. Then I do an ‘extra’ 30 to 45 minutes a day, with limitations. I still have bad hips and sore joints, so I can’t be jumping and running. It’s basically old man training. I can’t do all that crossfit stuff. “I tried to run the other day and I was like, ‘How was I one of the best athletes in the world?'” the four-time NBA champion said.
According to O’Neal, discipline is essential. “I can still eat as long as I do it in a healthy way and take out some things that weren’t helping me, like Cheetos, cupcakes, things like that. Not to mention the sandwiches. I always liked them for lunch, dinner and snacks. Sometimes I even got up at three in the morning and made myself a sandwich. And if he opened his eyes at five, he did the same.”
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2023-12-28 01:53:00
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