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Darian Mensah Training In LA W/ Malachi Toney & Jordan Palmer

AllbouttheU said:
Interesting how he said Durham wasn’t his vibe and he’s much happier at Miami.
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college town vs. city life ... i went to school in gainesville, everything there revolves around uf ... if it isn't planned by uf it's not coming ... no fine dining or shopping, strip joint is two exits away and it's trash ... no beaches ... it has advantages on gameday, but after that, it's a very average town, i'm sure durham is similar
 
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ageezy said:
college town vs. city life ... i went to school in gainesville, everything there revolves around uf ... if it isn't planned by uf it's not coming ... no fine dining or shopping, strip joint is two exits away and it's trash ... no beaches ... it has advantages on gameday, but after that, it's a very average town, i'm sure durham is similar
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tbf, while its not miami, durham is basically a suburb of greater Raleigh. same with chapel hill. its not like Gainesville being an hour and half min from any big city (orlando, tampa, Jax).
 
ageezy said:
college town vs. city life ... i went to school in gainesville, everything there revolves around uf ... if it isn't planned by uf it's not coming ... no fine dining or shopping, strip joint is two exits away and it's trash ... no beaches ... it has advantages on gameday, but after that, it's a very average town, i'm sure durham is similar
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Had to do some work in Raleigh for 6 months. Did not seem like a traditional college town, had more of a suburban feel to the area.
 
hoops156 said:
Raleigh is basically NC's one of two main cities and their biggest tech/research hub. Charlotte being more geared towards finance.

wake forest is more akin to gainesville.
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Lived in Charlotte for 3 years, just moved back to Miami..spot on with how you put it.

Never went to see the area around Wake Forest but if I had to guess it's probably similar to ECU and its surrounding. Greenville, NC felt like Tally/Gainesville.
 
hoops156 said:
tbf, while its not miami, durham is basically a suburb of greater Raleigh. same with chapel hill. its not like Gainesville being an hour and half min from any big city (orlando, tampa, Jax).
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amanan28 said:
Had to do some work in Raleigh for 6 months. Did not seem like a traditional college town, had more of a suburban feel to the area.
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is it that obvious i haven't been to north carolina, lol ... thanks for the lesson
 
AtlAtty said:
Barkate is going to really, really enjoy his time at Miami. He has a degree from Harvard, he has a lot more money than a regular college student, and he has that hair and those looks. if he has a g/f, I suggest that she moves in with him or she won’t be his g/f much longer.
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True...but our thirsty Miami SoFla U of M girls, will be busting themselves to show out for Bar.
It will be "wild times " in the Gables for sure.
Dude has got it going on, along with his Mensah connection....good lawd..
 
ageezy said:
mensah and cam don't **** with the weight room like that ... lol
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It’s just genetics. Those guys work out a ton and probably have strong cores/hips, you just can’t tell lol Like some dudes will never have a nice 6 pack because God just didn’t gift them with that type of core
 
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skyman said:
Most QBs dont, its not really a part of their training to look like a jacked LB.. You See Manning, Brady or any Qb really shredded?

Plus Im sure when he requested feedback from Advisory Committee they said he needed to gain weight, some have said he looked small last year.. These gms are wild and picky, they like their QBs at certain weight..
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There is some interesting sports science coming out about athleticism and non traditional body types. Patrick Mahomes dad bod is a good example. His target bodyfat percentage is pretty high at 14% but thats by design, most NFL qbs are in the same boat. A lot of MLB pitchers have a similar approach. Then you have other "kinematic movers" like Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic
 
skyman said:
Funny he how Hecht let him upload it then he had to pull it down and edit some parts out a couple times, lol.. Hopefully no one got the first version to cause uproar.. lol..

Good to see Mali/Barkate/Upshaw all linking up.. His comments on offense giving him freedom..

Editor could be better but good overall since he doesnt upload alot.. Need more reps..
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What was the first version that would cause an issue?
 
Warrior808 said:
There is some interesting sports science coming out about athleticism and non traditional body types. Patrick Mahomes dad bod is a good example. His target bodyfat percentage is pretty high at 14% but thats by design, most NFL qbs are in the same boat. A lot of MLB pitchers have a similar approach. Then you have other "kinematic movers" like Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic
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When I'm at the pool with my kids I'm just going to tell them that I'm a kenematic mover from now on.
 
amanan28 said:
Lived in Charlotte for 3 years, just moved back to Miami..spot on with how you put it.

Never went to see the area around Wake Forest but if I had to guess it's probably similar to ECU and its surrounding. Greenville, NC felt like Tally/Gainesville.
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had family who did residency at ECU and have some family that live in RDU. ECU was depressing as ****. id say it felt like tally lol esp since the beaches arent too far away like tally.

Went to wake forest for a wedding. that was legit in between both charlotte and RDU. winston saleem (Where WF is) felt a lot like gainesville. nice town, just nothing there but the university.
 
skyman said:
Most QBs dont, its not really a part of their training to look like a jacked LB.. You See Manning, Brady or any Qb really shredded?

Plus Im sure when he requested feedback from Advisory Committee they said he needed to gain weight, some have said he looked small last year.. These gms are wild and picky, they like their QBs at certain weight..
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agreed. also being like body builder jacked limits some of your arm mobility/movement.

kirk cousins is a diff example where hes shredded underneath haha. they also need some fat in order to sustain the hits they take as well. now mahomes probably eats like **** but hes young enough where its fine. im sure if he cleaned up his diet, hed be shredded with his training (see brady through the years esp when he got smarter with diet).

id bet Mensah goes through some body changes here at miami compared to when he was at tulane and duke.
 
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