Ben Bartch is one of the few D-III football players who will likely get drafted in this year’s NFL draft. The 6-foot-6, 308-pound offensive tackle was an All American at St. John’s University in Minnesota, and projects as a mid-round pick.
Bartch didn’t start as an offensive tackle, however. In high school, and for his first two years of college, Bartch played tight end, before putting on weight and moving to the O-line.
He put on a lot of weight to make the switch — adding 70 pounds to his 6-foot-6 frame.
That’s all well and good, I suppose, but what is not well and good is how Bartch added the 70 pounds. He made a shake, and that shake is going to give me nightmares:
Ben Bartch added 70 lbs moving to OT. One tool, a shake consumed at his job as a HS strength coach. Ingredients:
7 scrambled eggs
Cottage cheese
Quick grits
Peanut butter
Bananas
Gatorade"Throw it all in and just plug my nose. I'd gag sometimes. But that's what you have to do"
— Arif Hasan, leap day enthusiast (@ArifHasanNFL) February 26, 2020
Ben, buddy, there are MUCH more enjoyable ways to put on 70 pounds. Even if it’s just eating all those things you listed above, which are ALL delicious, by themselves. This is the important part — they need to be consumed separately.
As a shake, they do not work. They do not work at all.
Also, and this may haunt me for years, why is he putting Gatorade in there?
There is NO reason for Gatorade. If no Gatorade, I could at least see this being kind of a gross, peanut butter and banana protein bomb. With Gatorade, the introduction of fruit and sugar, there’s just … there’s no way that can be anything but disgusting.
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