First there was Tim Grover and Michael Jordan. Then there was Alex Guerrero and Tom Brady. Now comes the story of Felipe Eichenberger and Nicola Jokic. Today’s DP story is titled “The Jokic Whisperer.” It details how the Denver Nuggets’ goofy but lovable Serbian center has become a “weight-room beast” just as he’s entering the NBA MVP conversation. What do all these stories have in common? Like his hyper-competitive counterparts before him, Jokic’s bond with his strength-and-conditioning coach is central to his rise as an All Star. An increasingly lean BMI and a laser focus on diet and conditioning shows how a body that’s anything but All Star material can transcend its own natural limits and confound the critics.
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets works out with strength and conditioning coach Felipe Eichenberger (AKA “The Jokic Whisperer) before the first quarter of a game against the San Antonio Spurs. So what are you waiting for? Let’s pump some iron!