{"id":28497,"date":"2025-07-28T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/28497\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:16:08","slug":"lakers-luka-doncics-whole-body-looks-better-after-grueling-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/28497\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers’ Luka Doncic’s ‘whole body looks better’ after grueling summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Luka Doncic<\/a> is a changed man.<\/p>\n

Just look at the photos accompanying a new \u201cMen\u2019s Health\u201d feature<\/a> on the Lakers superstar.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s slimmed down. He\u2019s toned.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust visually, I would say my whole body looks better,\u201d Doncic said in the article published Monday.<\/p>\n

His altered physique, however, is not what makes Doncic a changed man. His sleek new look is the result of much bigger changes in his lifestyle this offseason.<\/p>\n

According to the article, Doncic has been home in Croatia where he gets in two 90-minute workouts a day. The sessions included deadlifts, dumbbell bench presses, lateral bounds, resistance band drills, sprints and hurdles. The workouts wrap up with Doncic on the basketball court shooting jump shots.<\/p>\n

And Doncic\u2019s eating habits have changed too. His diet is now gluten-free, low-sugar and high-protein. He also uses an intermittent fasting plan the article says is \u201cdesigned to limit inflammation and help his body recover better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mavericks selected Doncic with the third overall pick in the 2018 draft. He was the NBA\u2019s rookie of the year that season. The 6-6 guard is a five-time All-Star selection and led the Mavericks to the 2024 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

But in early February, Doncic was shipped to the Lakers<\/a> in a deal that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas. According to an ESPN<\/a> report at the time, the Mavericks initiated the talks at least in part because of \u201csignificant frustration within the organization about Doncic\u2019s lack of discipline regarding his diet and conditioning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doncic acknowledged that narrative<\/a> during his introductory news conference with the Lakers on Feb. 4 and said it would motivate him moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a motive,\u201d Doncic said. \u201cI know it\u2019s not true. I know. But it\u2019s a motive \u2026 it\u2019s a big motive for a long run here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apparently, he meant it. The day after the Lakers were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> in the first round of the playoffs, the Men\u2019s Health article states, Doncic texted his manager saying he was ready to begin his offseason workouts.<\/p>\n

Doncic has worked with the same trio of fitness experts \u2014 a physiotherapist, a trainer and a nutritionist \u2014 since 2023, but this offseason has been different.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that this summer, he sees the difference, and he\u2019s really happy,\u201d Javier Barrio, Doncic\u2019s physiotherapist, told Men\u2019s Health.<\/p>\n

Doncic indicated that his newfound dedication to wellness won\u2019t end once the season begins. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, with my team, I think we did a huge step,\u201d he said. \u201cBut this is just the start, you know. I need to keep going. Can\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIf I stop now, it was all for nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic is a changed man. Just look at the photos accompanying a new \u201cMen\u2019s Health\u201d feature on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[27325,4225,64,63,1545,1298,137,27322,11473,27323,3017,590,24986,27326,85,2876,27324,1547],"class_list":{"0":"post-28497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-90-minute-workout","9":"tag-article","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-day","13":"tag-diet","14":"tag-health","15":"tag-lakers-superstar","16":"tag-luka-doncic","17":"tag-mavericks","18":"tag-men","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-offseason","21":"tag-physiotherapist","22":"tag-sports","23":"tag-summer","24":"tag-whole-body","25":"tag-year"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}