Carmelo Anthony keeps fit for career’s sake

Date of birth: May 29, 1984 (Age: 32 years)

Height: 6′ 8” (203 cm)

Weight: 240 pounds (109 kg)

Carmelo Anthony body measurements:

Waist: 35, 5” (90 cm)

Chest: 48″ (122 cm)

Biceps: 16″ (41 cm)

Shoe size: 14 (US)/47 (EU)

Hair colour: Dark brown

Eye Color: Dark brown

In 2014, Carmelo Anthony impressed his followers with his new look. According to the trustee, Carmelo, forward of New York lost weight to regain his physical form and to be more effective in the offense triangle. Thus, this body transformation was determined by professional interest.

He wanted to be as athletic as he was in his first season. In addition, Carmelo wanted to lead a triangular attack, and for that he needed speed up. As Anthony is not going to leave professional sport, he’ll do everything possible and impossible to remain his position.

But what was the key to losing weight?

The first thing Carmelo did was cutting down the amount of carbohydrates. The second one was training hard. It was said that the sportsman was extremely serious about the process of weight loss and he didn’t indulgent any harmful products.

The celeb coach said that for Carmelo as for a prominent basketball player lose fat and gain muscle weight was very important. It makes the player faster.

Basketball is a rare example of a popular sport that has a creator and date foundation. This sport was created by a teacher James Naismith in the American College in 1891.

Being a teacher of physical education, he noted that in the winter, when all the classes were held in the hall, students got bored doing the same exercises.

In modern basketball, the playing staff consists of five ever-changing players. By means of special physical training one develop certain qualities needed in game conditions: the ability to move quickly, the ability to move quickly from a static position to the movement, the ability to quickly stop after moving; develop jumping ability, joint mobility, gaming agility, strength of individual muscle groups. For this purpose, one uses the special preparatory exercises, similar in structure to the main action game.