The Dancing Bear Now Has The Same Body Fat Percentage As RJ Hunter

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Boston Celtics draft pick Guerschon Yabusele reportedly down to 6 percent body fat

Guerschon Yabusele
Guerschon Yabusele was drafted at No. 16 by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA Draft. (Frank Franklin II / Associated Press)
Jay King | mjking@masslive.com By Jay King | mjking@masslive.com


on October 04, 2016 at 9:00 AM, updated October 04, 2016 at 9:14 AM





Guerschon Yabusele is not a little man. The Boston Celtics draft pick looks like he could toss aside an NFL lineman, tackle a Range Rover and shoulder press a yacht. But he has also slimmed down a bit recently and owns an impressive body fat percentage, according to the Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach.

Himmelsbach caught up with Yabusele in Houston where his Shanghai Sharks recently played a preseason game against the Rockets. Though the Sharks as a team are not even close to NBA caliber, it sounds like Yabusele is in a good place to develop. Himmelsbach detailed Shanghai's strength and conditioning program, which sounds like an elite operation:

For example, Scott said, Yabusele tends to play on his toes, which forces his quadriceps muscles to do too much work. So they want to even his weight distribution and make him use his gluteal muscles and hamstrings more, increasing his explosiveness. Scott is also working with Yabusele on his breathing, so that he will be able to lower his heart rate quickly and accelerate recovery during timeouts.

According to Himmelsbach, Yabusele has cut 10 pounds since joining the Sharks and trimmed his body fat from 9 percent to 6 percent. That's the same body fat percentage noted skinny dude R.J. Hunter registered during last year's NBA combine, according to DraftExpress. Yabusele may look like a "Dancing Bear" and have shoulders the size of boulders, but he's cut up too -- which is good because 6-foot-7 power forwards better be able to slide their feet.

Right now Yabusele is developing on somebody else's payroll. If the 20-year-old can continue to improve his physique and grow his game, the Celtics will benefit from his year away.



bob
MY NOTE:  6% body fat on a man that size is unbelievable.  It isn't very healthy for man's body fat to drop below 5% for long.  Ray Allen, well-known fitness freak, was between 5-6%.

He's only 20 years old, he will be 21 in December.

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I do not see this guy needing to do anything more with his physical body as he unlikely to need much more muscle and at 6% body fat he is already in pretty good shape.

He does need to improve his all around skills and, of course, could use to get taller.

Should be interesting to see what he can do in the summer league next year as he works to earn a roster spot.