Ken Griffey Jr. lost 7 pounds--again.

by Janic on Feb 19, 2010 12:35 PM PST

Geoff Baker out with the story today that Ken Griffey Jr. lost 7 pounds over the break.

Just got done chatting with Ken Griffey Jr. in the clubhouse and he told me he dropped seven pounds, mainly because he changed his eating habits slightly and also was able to do more work than last year once his knee surgery got done on Oct. 11.

On January 28th, the AP had the same story.

Griffin spent a few days with Griffey at his home in Florida this winter. The trainer said Thursday the slugger who turned 40 on Nov. 21 has lost about 7 pounds.

Then on December 15th, Larry Stone also reported on his weight loss. Can you guess how much it was back then as well?

Most importantly, Griffin said that Griffey feels great, is working out hard, and has lost six to eight pounds en route to his winter goal of losing 15.

To be fair, he is 40 with failing knees and people can plateau when working out.

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He should have hired Jillian Michaels.

She gets people to drop 100+ pounds in a few months. :)

by wazzu93 on Feb 19, 2010 12:42 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

He supposedly lost 15 pounds last year and wanted to again this year. Imagine how big he must have been with the Reds and White Sox!

I’m betting that he’s on that new yo-yo diet or just likes to say that he slimmed down.

by Janic on Feb 19, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah in 50 years

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by Griffin Cooper on Feb 19, 2010 4:56 PM PST up reply actions

Somehow I think he comes in at a little less than 350 pounds.

by Gihyou on Feb 19, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions

I guess that whats happen when you don't follow th diet over the holidays.

I would love to know what context he lost 7 pounds in. 7 pounds from the start of last season, since the end of the season, since after New Years?

Should we be proud of him for following through on his New Years resolutions? Demanding readers want to know!!

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by laxtonto on Feb 19, 2010 1:19 PM PST reply actions

Muscle contributes to weight too...

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Feb 19, 2010 1:19 PM PST reply actions

The only people who ever bring that up

Have fat, not muscle

by wandergeist on Feb 20, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions

Muscle is denser than fat but 7 lbs of fat weighs the same as 7 lb of muscle

muscle just takes up less space while doing it.

by pdb on Feb 20, 2010 9:19 AM PST up reply actions

You caught me.

Feels bad man.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Feb 20, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions

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Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 19, 2010 1:28 PM PST reply actions 20 recs

This made my day

by royalcurve on Feb 20, 2010 11:49 PM PST up reply actions

I didn't realize how wide Will Smith's head was.

I just saw that it needed doing.

Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 21, 2010 4:41 AM PST up reply actions

You have to factor the ears in.

by msb on Feb 21, 2010 9:02 AM PST up reply actions

FWIW, Salk thinks Griffey looks fitter.

Drayer thinks he looks bigger across the chest and arms, so he may have replaced chunk for muscle.

oh, and, heh …

Cubs update: Day 2 in Mesa

Enigmatic Carlos Silva reported to camp out of shape, Piniella said. “We recognize (that) and we’re going to work on getting him in a little better conditioning, and he’s going to work hard.”

by msb on Feb 19, 2010 2:07 PM PST reply actions