nineties fans in mourning, the 130 kilos are no longer in fashion

Small sub-theme of the Victor Wembanyama file: the way the French prospect eats and intends to gain weight. “Hey but TrashTalk, what is this editorial line? Are you serious regarding doing an article on this? ». Don’t get me wrong, this is very interesting (and super important).

Another little gem taken from the big paper of ESPN.

“Weight gain is a sensitive subject for Wembanyama and his advisers”says Brian Windhorst, the editor of this large file devoted to the *take the voice of Stéphane Guy* French genius. Victor is officially listed around the 104, 105 kilos. A still light body considering the centimeters that accompany it. On the networks, in basketball halls and internally, the common sense attached to this « disproportion » sends Victor Wembanyama to lift cast iron at Basic Fit. However, this is not the priority of the Wemby clan, as reported by Bouna Ndiaye, Victor’s agent.

“Weight will come with time, you know, the emphasis on weight is a mistake. I’m 100% sure of that. If you put too much weight on Victor’s body too quickly, it won’t last. It’s certain. He will be subject to injury. – Bouna Ndiaye for ESPN

Further down in the article, we learn that Wembanyama spent ten days of the year 2022 training in Germany with Holger Gegeschwner, the former personal trainer of… Dirk Nowitzki. According to ESPN, “Geschwindner begged the French teenager to ignore pleas to gain too much weight”. Victor has been eating five times a day for five years to “Helping his muscles keep pace with his bones”. He is currently listening to the warnings and building muscle, rather than putting on weight for the sake of gaining weight. We know that fans of the 90’s will have a hard time understanding it, but 130 kilos are no longer in fashion. And mullet cuts too. Always good to remember.