Sport

Ramadan and Weight Loss

Interesting tidbit in this Gainesville Sun story about Florida basketball player Mohamed Abukar, who is transferring due to a lack of playing time:

After undergoing offseason shoulder surgery, Abukar entered this season optimistic, and added close to 15 pounds of muscle. Some of that bulk evaporated during a 30-day stretch in October and November when Abukar, a practicing Muslim, fasted from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.

“The fact that he is that committed and dedicated to his faith and his religion is something that speaks volumes about him as a person,” Donovan said. “But I think that 30 days kind of set him back and I think there were some guys that were probably ahead of him right now that he wasn’t able to get in front of to play more minutes.”