When it comes to Kobe's nickname, the first thing that comes to mind is undoubtedly "Black Mamba", or "Peter Pan" in the early days of his career. However, Kobe Bryant in the 8th period once gained weight to 220 pounds, and became a tank body on the defensive line, with violent muscles and bald head shape, looking like the smaller Malone, so he was also called "Little Malone" for a while. So, how energetic was Kobe Bryant at that time, and would be praised by fans as Malone? Take a look at the 6 charts below and you'll understand!
First look at the muscles of Kobe's whole body, not only the two chest muscles are very obvious, the muscles on the shoulders are also full, especially the eight-pack abs are looming, it looks very strong, the training traces on the body are quite obvious, and there is this armor-like muscle, which is the reason why Kobe Bryant can not fall behind in the 8th period and any defender.
If the above picture can not intuitively reflect Kobe's abs, then the following picture is undoubtedly the best way to reflect Kobe's figure. This is a picture of Kobe Bryant's offseason training that year, it is not difficult to see that Kobe Bryant's abs are clearly defined, almost like a washboard, can maintain this slender waist, with this angular muscle, you talk about why he was able to be called "little malone".
The pairing of Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming at that time was undoubtedly the most rated reserved program in the NBA, after all, one was the most popular star in the NBA, the other was a popular star in China, plus the Lakers and Rockets were strong teams in those years, and every Yao Ke war could make many Chinese audiences watch. However, this picture can also clearly see the gap between the physical talents of blacks and yellows, even if Yao Ming trains so hard, but in front of Kobe's almost brushed muscles, it still looks like white dough, and Kobe Bryant, whether it is the muscles in the arm or the muscles on the calf, is almost wire-like, and it is absolutely impossible to practice this body fat rate without a long period of self-discipline.
In addition, Kobe Bryant's biceps are also far more than other players in the same position, everyone thinks that Kobe Bryant is very slender in both hands and feet, that is because of the proportion of the body, in fact, looking at Kobe bryant up close, it is simply a tank car on the guard line. In this picture of Kobe Bryant's training, it is not difficult for us to see that in the state of complete congestion of the biceps, Kobe's muscles are very large, and the green tendons on the forearm are violent, which looks incomparably strong.
There is an illusion called Kobe Bryant without muscle! Looking at this picture, Kobe Bryant fully exerted his own jersey to support, the muscles on his arms were directly exposed, we can see that Kobe's large arm muscles are full at the same time, the forearm muscles are very obvious, almost like carving.
Finally, let's take a look at Kobe Bryant after retirement, how strong the muscles are, this picture is taken after Kobe Bryant retired, it is not difficult to see that even after many years of retirement, the muscles on Kobe's arm are still very scary, two large muscles are about to come out, and the mobile phone next to it, you know how big this muscle is! No wonder Kobe Bryant was called Malone Jr. back then, but this muscle is like Malone on the defensive line. （ikuet）