At 6-6 and 284 pounds, Charles Barkley figures he can do just about anything but trim his waistline.

He handles the basketball like a guard, but at Auburn University he plays center and more than holds his own against seven-footers. Nobody this side of Dr. J, at least not here at the U.S. Olympic basketball trials, can touch him in a slam dunk contest.

And get this: Barkley stood only 5-10 at the end of his sophomore year in high school and the basketball coach told him he had to get bigger or forget coming back out for the team. No sweat. Barkley grew seven inches during the summer.

But lose weight?