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MEN’S HEALTH /// NBA 2019

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MUSCLE!

like Ja Morant

THE MEMPHIS Grizzlies’ top draft Think managing the egos in
pick weighed 160 pounds in June. your office is tough? Try getting an
He’s up to 175—and counting. “I’m NBA team to listen to your ideas
trying to get into the 180’s,” he says. and buy into your vision. First-year
Here’s how he’s packing it on. Sacramento Kings assistant coach
Lindsey Harding, who’s one of
OWN YOUR BODYWEIGHT
eight on-court female coaches in
You can build plenty of muscle with the league, knows a thing
or two about earning respect.
your bodyweight. Try this: Get in
pushup position and slowly lower Her advice:
your chest, taking 4 seconds to do
so. Pause with your chest an inch
from the floor for 2 seconds, then 1 2 3 4 5
explode up. Do 3 to 5 sets of 10 reps.

SHAKE IT UP
Morant downs this high-calorie shake SHUT UP GIVE CLEARLY CUSTOMIZE MAKE
AND PEOPLE A DEFINE YOUR FRIENDS
once a day. Try it for yourself.
LISTEN ROAD MAP ROLES APPROACH “I can’t come in
MORANT’S MO-MUSCLE SHAKE “I’ve always been “In a long season, “My coaching “You can’t teach day one of meet-
IN A BLENDER, COMBINE . . . able to calmly energy tends role model is everyone the ing someone and
1 (11 OZ) CONTAINER STRAWBERRY talk and listen. to go away. So I Duke coach Gail same way. Some tear them down.
ORGAIN PROTEIN DRINK That’s a big thing, tell people what Goestenkors. She people watch you They’re going
1 SCOOP VANILLA PROTEIN because when we’re going to had an open line do something to say, ‘Who are
1 SCOOP GREENS POWDER players have work on and how of communica- and they get it. you? I don’t know Getty Images (top left, bottom left). Jacob Soriano/Sacramento Kings
2 CUPS FROZEN STRAWBERRIES input on what long we’re going tion about the Some need you you.’ When you
1 BANANA they’re working to be there so expectation and to draw it out. As develop a rela-
2 TBSP COCONUT OIL on, they are more they know what role. As a player, a whole, the best tionship, you feel (top right). Ben Mounsey-Wood (illustrations).
2 TBSP COLLAGEN PEPTIDES likely to listen to to expect. I start that’s so comfort- way to teach is to more comfort-
1 TBSP CHIA POWDER you and trust in the clock so they ing. We all knew do all of it.” able. Do that.”
1 TSP ACAI POWDER you.” can see the time what we were
. . . AND BLEND TILL SMOOTH. winding down.” doing.”
YOUR MACROS: 57g protein, 99g carbs,
43g fat

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ABS! Set up a resistance band at

shoulder height and grasp

like James Harden it with your right hand, torso
parallel to the band. Lift
your left foot off the floor
The Rockets guard’s ability to change and extend your left arm as
direction makes him a fearsome far away from the band as
scorer. His trainer, Paul Fabritz, possible; work to stand as
attributes that to core strength. “Your tall as possible while doing
core is everything,” says Fabritz. this. Hold for 30 seconds;
Build it with these moves. do 3 reps per side.