It could be time to retire the Dad Bod and embrace the Mahomes Bod — not less than that’s what his former coach, Bobby Stroupe, believes.
“I feel the issue is you take a look at him and his physique sort isn’t what you’ll consider,” the efficiency coach instructed The Athletic in a narrative revealed on Thursday, January 30.
He added that Patrick Mahomes excels at “forecasting momentum,” or utilizing his imaginative and prescient to gauge his velocity relative to his opponents, leading to elite response time.
Stroupe has seen this phenomenon earlier than. He has labored with Main League Baseball pitchers, who typically have larger physique fats share than different professional athletes. The Athletic pointed to newly minted Corridor of Famer CC Sabathia, who spoke about it in an interview with Pat McAfee in 2023.
“I at all times say ‘mass equals fuel.’ I want a giant ass to throw laborious,” he mentioned.
Which means Mahomes, a three-time Tremendous Bowl MVP, truly has a “dad bod,” within the authentic sense of the phrase — however an absence of six-pack abs doesn’t imply he’s not in peak bodily situation.
In accordance with Mackenzie Pearson, who coined the time period whereas she was a scholar at Clemson, “dad bod” was by no means speculated to be synonymous with out-of-shape males. She used it to explain the lads who would go to frat events on campus — typically former athletes who’ve had “a couple of too many beers.”
“It’s the Patrick Mahomes [body],” she mentioned. “It’s that model of somebody that’s objectively bodily in good condition and engaging. However not washboard abs. That’s the massive factor.”
Courtesy of Brittany Mahomes/Instagram Brittany Mahomes documented her dedication to avoiding “mother butt” throughout her being pregnant. In footage uploaded to her Instagram on Monday, October 21, Mahomes, 29, confirmed off her intense health routine courtesy of health teacher Kirsty Rae. Brittany, who’s anticipating her third child with husband Patrick Mahomes, wore a black bodysuit […]
Mahomes himself has spoken concerning the dad bod allegations, and he agrees that his physique is crucial to his success.
“I take advantage of these hips and that obliques muscle to essentially rotate by means of there,” Mahomes mentioned in an interview with Tom Brady in October 2024. “The individuals who have seen the dad bod, that’s for a cause — that’s the obliques. I’m getting them proper.”
Brady, 47, agreed, humorously including, “Now we have to maintain a little bit padding in there. We’re getting hit on a regular basis.”
Mahomes mentioned roughly the identical factor final April in a narrative for Time.
“I undoubtedly have the dad bod a little bit bit,” he mentioned. “I’ll additionally say I’ve an important physique for a quarterback. You’ve bought to have some padding in there to take the hits that we take.”
The pair’s train and health regime clearly works. Brady gained seven Tremendous Bowls in his Corridor of Fame profession and Mahomes goes for his fourth. His Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans.
