Luka Doncic saidcardio , weight training, and diet changes helped improve his performance.- Doncic said he had to lose weight in December and has reportedly lost over 20 lbs since then.
Luka Doncic said he improved his on court performance by incorporating more cardio and weight training into his workouts, according to $4.
The 23-year-old
During a recent interview on Texas
"He didn't like being called out for his weight and other things, and it finally clicked that there's a level of discipline that's required," Cuban said.
Doncic reportedly got his weight down to around 240 at the end of January, ESPN reporter Tim McMahon said during an interview on the $4 on January 31.
Since then, Doncic has been one of the
Cardio and weight training are effective weight loss methods when combined, according to trainers
Doncic told The Dallas Morning News that he started to do more cardio and weight training to build endurance and strength, in addition to making changes to his diet.
Combining cardio with
"Lots of people start doing cardio because they want to lose body fat, but unless you're doing a really high workload, cardio doesn't burn a huge amount of calories," he said. "And for at least a subset of people, it increases the appetite disproportionately to how many calories they've burned."
Still, cardio workouts like running, cycling, swimming, and even walking can help promote weight loss when combined with healthy eating habits and strength training.
Strength training can help promote weight loss by engaging the legs, back, core, and arms, which burns more calories than cardio workouts, Noam Tamir, founder and CEO of $4, $4's Gabby Landsverk.
Strength training also helps the body burn calories after the workout is over, competitive weightlifter Sarah Carr $4