Bryson Hopes To Get His Muscle-Driven Weight Up To 270 Pounds
/Nothing that a 100cc’s off the driver head size couldn’t make someone reconsider!
While I know most of you are watching his Twitch streams—at least he’s doling out tips and not subjecting us to his Peloton plight—but just in case, Zephyr Melton does the Twitching for us and says this very large person is, really, Bryson DeChambeau, world No. 13 and very promising young player.
On a recent Twitch stream from his indoor simulator, DeChambeau shared that he’s gotten even bigger since the fall. Last night he weighed in at 239 pounds. And his “base weight” is now a whopping 235 pounds.
“I’ve upped my size tremendously,” DeChambeau said. “Forearms strength, shoulder strength has gotten crazy strong. I’ve been working hard on that. Leg strength is still there.”
Later on, he defended the decision to get bigger and said players shouldn’t worry about putting on too much weight. He also said he isn’t done trying to bulk up — and 270(!) isn’t even a stretch.
239? That weight sounds familiar.
Naturally, Bryson’s pursuit is his choice and we will all salute him if the speed helps him win tournaments and grow the game.
But is this really what we want golf to turn into? Or for young kids to mimic?