THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SHANE MIRANDA; WEIGHT-LOSS DIET PAYS OFF FOR CAMARILLO SENIOR.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Forgive Shane Miranda if he sounds like one of those weight-loss commercial spokesperson: I lost 33 pounds in six weeks and I feel great! He really did lose that extra weight, which he put on as a result of an arm injury and loss of self-confidence. Now, the Camarillo High senior infielder/pitcher is down to 202 pounds and swinging the bat and throwing the ball as if he were a sophomore. In Tuesday's Pacific View League showdown with Rio Mesa, Miranda went 3 for 4 with a home run, double, single and had five RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . He doubled off Pepperdine-bound pitcher Greg Ramirez. ``I see a more excited kid,'' Camarillo coach Scott Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. said. ``Last year was a tough one for him.'' Miranda suffered from tendinitis tendinitis or tendonitis Inflammation of a tendon sheath, due to irritation of this thin, filmy tissue by overuse of the tendons, which slide within them, or to bacterial infection. in his right arm - his throwing arm - preventing him from doing anything except hitting. He still did that well, but he was off from his sophomore year when he went 7-1 with a 2.00 earned-run average and hit the ball hard, helping the Scorpions win the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. and earning himself all-league honors. But Miranda missed running around in the field and pitching. During practices, he stood and watched while nonhitting drills occurred. ``I started feeling sorry for myself that I couldn't be out there,'' he said. ``I was used to doing it. It was tough to adjust to just being a DH.'' His weight soared. When the season ended, Miranda weighed 235 pounds, although Cline thinks it was higher. Cline sat Miranda down for two hours and told him he had to lose weight, not only to be more productive on the field but also to get noticed by colleges. ``It's a tough issue to talk about,'' Cline said. ``As a coach, it's our job to get him in shape.'' Miranda started running, rode the bicycle and hit the gym three times a week in the summer, taking particular care not to further damage his arm. He stretched and did light weight work to tone it. He built a batting cage Noun 1. batting cage - a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice cage baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball in his backyard, borrowing an old machine from the school and took cuts everyday for half an hour. ``He put his nose to the grindstone grindstone or grind common metaphor for industriousness. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Industriousness ,'' Miranda's father, Lee, said. Ten pounds came off, and Miranda had a successful American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. season, hitting eight home runs. Still, he wanted more. Miranda's father had started the Atkins diet Atkins Diet Definition The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet. , which restricts carbohydrates. Miranda joined his father on the diet Feb. 8. The weight has continued to come off. Now, Miranda is batting .440 for the 6-2 Scorpions, who played at Rio Mesa Friday. Cline recently pulled Miranda aside and told him how good he looks. ``His muscle content is way up, and his fat content is way down,'' Cline said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Camarillo's Shane Miranda has been playing better since shedding off 33 pounds in six weeks. Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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