@gumby73 said:

two of my best friends are our two dogs Named ..Thomas & Mack ?... Mack turns 10 years old this ?Sunday...my daughter will bring Mack's brother L U K E ! over for a party on the pond on Sunday.. yeah! A whole family of Panther backers along with the wife.. Now where did I put Thomas's lake deflated Brady football? ? 

 https://nfl.com/news/myles-garrett-alex-mack-lead-joe-thomas-top-five-nfl-teammates        

Uh,   well, you do know that there was a HOF  football player  named  Thomas Mack. 

He is from Cleveland.  Cleveland Hts.  HS.   Played for FMU.    Played his entire career with the Rams. 

 https://nfl.com/news/myles-garrett-alex-mack-lead-joe-thomas-top-five-nfl-teammates        

@icecube said:

I used to lift really heavy and ate accordingly. I was always madman hungry from lifting heavy and desired max mass. Then one day I realized that was not a good, long-term way to go. I now eat half of what I used to and my heart doesn't have to work so hard. These days it seems x OLmen get it more than ever. Joe gets it. And Faneca looks like a stiff wind could blow him away.

OMG Faneca looks like a high school math teacher.   

But good for him better to be in smart shape than try to look like the Hulk.

I got into lifting big time when I was a sophomore in high school and out for football in a really good football school.  We logged in every day weighing ourselves in on the big Toledo scale before and after each workout. After June 1 we were allowed NO sweets.  We had required times to meet on running the mile.  We also had 40 times and the 100 yard  dash times.

I really put on good muscle mass in the first year and steady improvements the next two,  I put on about 49 lbs. in two plus years.

I kept lifting the rest of my life but cut way back on the muscle building targets, more just keeping toned up.

@mjp28 said:

Oh yes when they get off their 10,000+ calorie a day forced diets -with- an insane weightlifting and workout routines to maintain that 300-330 lb. required NFL OL shape.

Those that do not go on sensible diets after the NFL turn into 400 lb. blobs and don't live long.

It is amazing though, I remember watching JT on a few fishing shows and wondered if it was the same guy.

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Oh and on those reality shows, not really sports and not for me.  Kind of like mega roid wrasslin'.

I used to lift really heavy and ate accordingly. I was always madman hungry from lifting heavy and desired max mass. Then one day I realized that was not a good, long-term way to go. I now eat half of what I used to and my heart doesn't have to work so hard. These days it seems x OLmen get it more than ever. Joe gets it. And Faneca looks like a stiff wind could blow him away.

@icecube said:

I watched this on TV. I am amazed at how trim some of these massive OLmen get after they retire. Joe is a winner, period.  

Oh yes when they get off their 10,000+ calorie a day forced diets -with- an insane weightlifting and workout routines to maintain that 300-330 lb. required NFL OL shape.

Those that do not go on sensible diets after the NFL turn into 400 lb. blobs and don't live long.

It is amazing though, I remember watching JT on a few fishing shows and wondered if it was the same guy.

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Oh and on those reality shows, not really sports and not for me.  Kind of like mega roid wrasslin'.

@icecube said:

I saw it was on again and didn't tune in or DVR it; too similar to American Gladiators. 

Not really...now Ultimate tag...that is horrible..

And yes, I have a man crush on The Rock.... but don't tell Ryan Reynolds. 

@nickers said:

The same thing happened to Dave Puzzuoli.. He got skinny as a rail...

Same with Tony Boselli and Faneca. Who knew there were such thin bodies in there? It shows, they know rolling around 300+ isn't ideal for longevity. 

@icecube said:

I watched this on TV. I am amazed at how trim some of these massive OLmen get after they retire. Joe is a winner, period.  

The same thing happened to Dave Puzzuoli.. He got skinny as a rail...

@tour2ma said:

Cool... except for... you know... The Titan Games...

You are talking about how Joe played his last game against the Titans, right? 

It was unexpected that a player with the record of most snaps on the field and 5 knee surgeries was sidelined for good with a huge triceps injury. 

Glad that he put the weight down, he looks awesome, though I saw a video of him stating that he won't run no more due to his knees (he swims instead).