Philadelphia 76ers legendary guard Allen Iverson was known as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He was an explosive scorer who would throw the team on his back at any moment and he won an MVP award in 2001.
However, an interesting fact about the 6-foot guard from Georgetown was that he did not lift any weights, ever. Now, one does not necessarily have to be a big weight lifter to be successful in the NBA, but it would help in order to withstand the beating he took over the course of his career.
Iverson did have a reason for not lifting any weights as a hilarious quote from 2016 has been floating across the internet again. Weights were simply, too heavy.
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He does have a point. Weights are pretty heavy. Maybe we just shouldn’t lift weights anymore and take a page out of the book of Iverson. [lawrence-related id=31155,31138,31131]