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Mike Green Getting Back In Shape
by Paul on 10/15/09 at 08:45 AM ET
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from Tarik El-Bashir of the Washingotn Post,
But getting back to the Mike Green who Boudreau played more than anyone else last season first meant nursing himself back to health. Upon returning to his hometown Calgary, he began rehabilitating his injured shoulder. And instead of working on building muscle like most fourth-year professionals, Green focused on shedding the 29 pounds he’d gained during the season and adhering to a healthier diet. Poor eating habits, Green said, had not only caused his weight gain but also were to blame for the dangerously low iron levels that sapped his energy in the playoffs.
“It was a mistake he made,” Boudreau said of Green’s weight. “He let it get away from him.”
It wasn’t the first time Boudreau had seen Green pack on a significant number of pounds during a season.
“The same thing happened in Hershey,” Boudreau added. “I said, ‘Mike, you have to look after your weight.’ So he starved himself and he was so weak. So I said, ‘Mike, forget about it. Just play the way you’re playing. I don’t want you to kill yourself.’ So when he put on a few pounds last year, I wasn’t really ready to bring it up in the middle of a playoff run because I didn’t want it to affect him.”
Craig Custance of the Sporting News takes a look at the play of the Washington Capitals too.
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No if he played Defense he would be better
Posted by Evilpens on 10/15/09 at 09:33 AM ET
Iron levels? Oh, that explains it all.
Now all he has to do is take “One a Day w/Iron” specially formulated for women to keep his energy up during the playoffs.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 10/15/09 at 03:47 PM ET
I can understand a player putting on a little extra chub during the offseason, when they aren’t playing all the time, but during the season? And when he was playing every game and such minutes?
Didn’t one of his teammates, just once, tell him “dude, maybe you don’t want to eat all dozen of those doughnuts after lunch - you might hurl in the middle of the game when you get hit!”
I would think that a professional athlete would at least know enough not to 1) eat like a pig until he noticed that his dress pants were getting a little snug, and 2) starving youself to drop weight is both unhealthy and asinine.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 10/15/09 at 06:12 PM ET
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So first it was Green’s stick. Then it was Green’s health. Now it’s weight gain and no energy. Ok “Mr Vezina”. Whatever you say.
Posted by mrfluffy from Cincy on 10/15/09 at 09:20 AM ET