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Insider: Lighter side of Joshua Braun
8/15/2017 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro, Lopes Insider Blog
BARCELONA -- There is only one case in which less of Joshua Braun can lead to good things for Grand Canyon men's basketball.
His weight.
Braun dropped 25 pounds since the start of last season, going from 230 pounds to 205 pounds through a revised weightlifting program and a change in eating habits. With less Braun brawn, the 6-foot-4 guard is feeling healthier and more athletic as the Lopes start a Spain tour that will include three exhibition games in Barcelona and Marbella.
"I was really heavy up top," Braun said. "A lot of muscle I didn't need. I looked like a football player. I slimmed down. I look more like a basketball player. I feel more like a basketball player. I'm quicker and my body feels good."
Braun changed how he lifted weights, went to spin classes twice a week ("Those things will kick your butt," Braun said), stopped eating after 8 p.m., cut back on carbohydrates and added more lean meats, vegetables and smoothies. It also meant asking his mother to stop giving him sweets.
"That was the hardest part because she makes good desserts," Braun said.
Follow Coro on Twitter: @paulcoro.
His weight.
Braun dropped 25 pounds since the start of last season, going from 230 pounds to 205 pounds through a revised weightlifting program and a change in eating habits. With less Braun brawn, the 6-foot-4 guard is feeling healthier and more athletic as the Lopes start a Spain tour that will include three exhibition games in Barcelona and Marbella.
"I was really heavy up top," Braun said. "A lot of muscle I didn't need. I looked like a football player. I slimmed down. I look more like a basketball player. I feel more like a basketball player. I'm quicker and my body feels good."
Braun changed how he lifted weights, went to spin classes twice a week ("Those things will kick your butt," Braun said), stopped eating after 8 p.m., cut back on carbohydrates and added more lean meats, vegetables and smoothies. It also meant asking his mother to stop giving him sweets.
"That was the hardest part because she makes good desserts," Braun said.
Follow Coro on Twitter: @paulcoro.
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