Pre-OTA photos

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/p ... 925588ff13

Robert Turbin is getting close to the size of a fullback:


Michael Bowie is gargantuan:

I don't like Robert Turbin's obsession with hulking his arms... hopefully he just spends the rest of the off-season making his legs stronger so he has some counter balance to being so top heavy.

Unless you've seen his workouts, how would you know of this obsession?

I want arms like Turbin.

hawknation2014":36fithqr said:

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/photo-gallery/Photo-Gallery---Seahawks-Offseason-Workouts/cab090f6-2deb-4404-865a-9d4c79713707#4f73a03a-51aa-4ee1-993e-7b925588ff13

Robert Turbin is getting close to the size of a fullback:

Michael Bowie is gargantuan:

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I thought the O-line guys were supposed to be getting in great shape? He just looks obese to me.

Another 4-0 preseason, it's as easy as...

kearly":hrb5zfke said:

Another 4-0 preseason, it's as easy as...

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Nice . . . :th2thumbs:

-The Glove-":2z6n3y0w said:

Unless you've seen his workouts, how would you know of this obsession?

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I'd certainly like to see his programming. A dude who grows in cross-sectional area that much in his arms while having relatively a smaller trunk and legs is either not doing his squatting right or he's got some really bizarre genetics.

kf3339":2uxyfx8g said:

I thought the O-line guys were supposed to be getting in great shape? He just looks obese to me.

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That really depends on what you define "great shape" as. Most people define it as really low body fat, but that's not a particularly good indicator of the ability to express athletic performance.

A bit of excess fat on a lineman can be positive, particularly in the offseason when they're working on strength. It's really hard to improve strength at their intermediate/advanced level at a reasonably fast rate without some fat addition as well. If the excess body fat is really a problem a lot of it's going to come off once all that conditioning training starts, and the season will cause a bit of weight loss as well.

Greenhell":3uijgrpi said:

I want arms like Turbin.

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Hell, I'd like legs like Turbin's arms.

kearly":3bb3gnb1 said:

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Dude...Pryor...could you remove the "letter from your mailbox"? Wedgies are not in style...

Giblien":3huir92a said:

kearly":3huir92a said:

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Dude...Pryor...could you remove the "letter from your mailbox"? Wedgies are not in style...

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I just figured it was a reflexive action when he saw what his chances of making this team really are.

Pandion Haliaetus":1ogifw71 said:

I don't like Robert Turbin's obsession with hulking his arms... hopefully he just spends the rest of the off-season making his legs stronger so he has some counter balance to being so top heavy.

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I am sure you used science to come up with this.

hawknation2014":5j6yh8ke said:

kearly":5j6yh8ke said:

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Nice . . . :th2thumbs:

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I think it's funny that actual pecking order of the 3 guys in the picture is the complete reverse of their jersey numbers.

kearly":2m4esda5 said:

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Where's TJack?

Pandion Haliaetus":1yzx7cj0 said:

I don't like Robert Turbin's obsession with hulking his arms... hopefully he just spends the rest of the off-season making his legs stronger so he has some counter balance to being so top heavy.

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I was kind of thinking along the same lines....why would a RB need to have such huge arms. I understand legs, shoulders, body in general...but what good does enormous biceps do for you?

kf3339":eu5kne4s said:

I thought the O-line guys were supposed to be getting in great shape? He just looks obese to me.

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He's wearing a hoodie underneath his jersey, and has his right hand pulling down the pocket of the hoodie. Probably makes him look significantly more overweight than he actually is. He is undoubtedly a very big man though.

chihawk":3ncwch77 said:

kearly":3ncwch77 said:

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Where's TJack?

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Out of frame, 4 to the right.

kf3339":32mhi4fy said:

I thought the O-line guys were supposed to be getting in great shape? He just looks obese to me.

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Ha! I bet he could still run your ass down and turn you into turf fertalizer...

Some people are built top heavy, some carry a lot of muscle in their legs and some carry it all in their butt. It doesn't take "bizarre genetics." People (men and woman alike) are built differently, carry weight differently. I really doubt it has anything to do with a specific training program. Turbin can still probably squat at least 3x as much as anyone who has posted in this thread.