Man, when I was like 16 I got so sick of being made fun of for being the fat kid that I took an axe down inna woods, chopped down a tree, and started doing log-lifts all the time. I got strong as fuck, but I didn’t lose no weight. I actually got bigger.
Same thing happened when I got into fighting. I got even stronger, and I got *fast*, man, and nimble, like a cat. Still chubby.
Body-building culture is a bunch of crap, my dude. Functional muscle is not necessarily toned or lean. You can be swole as hell and still be heavy. And that’s cool.
Embrace your inner barbarian. And when fatphobic little gym twinks try to body shame you, you should DESTROY THEM with your MIGHTY AXE
Can comfirm, i am Quite Fat ™ but i still hit my punching bag hard enough last week make it touch the ceiling and broke a finger in the process
You know, I train with (martial arts) a bunch of dudes, and a few bodybuilders have showed up over the years.
And every damn one of those huge shredded motherfuckers has the endurance of a fucking newborn puppy. Fifteen minutes into warmups and they’re panting for air like like they’re about to die. I’ve sparred them and every one of them telegraphs their moves about two weeks in advance, and are slower than my dead grandpa because their huge useless muscles get in the damn way.
Now. I also work with a couple of guys who are not weightlifters. They do, however, do very physical jobs and are Big Dudes. Picture this sort of build.
No abs to speak of, a bit of a tummy, and those motherfuckers can pick up one of the weightlifters and throw them.
And they’re fast. Like, unfair fast.
Bodybuilding culture is bullshit. Embrace your status as a giant barbarian and if anyone gives you crap throw them off a mountain.
The same for the other way too sometimes, I mean I look scrawny as shit, I’m very narrow, people regularly call me a “twig” but I’m essentially all wirey muscle lol and can lift trees over my head… you don’t have to be toned and have all your muscles bulging to be strong and half the time I can outlift all the cis guys who want to try to “help me out” with lifting shit
KNOW YOUR BODY TYPE
What does this look like in real people you may ask?
ENDOMORPHS ARE THE STRONGEST BODY TYPE. MESOMORPHS SHOW OFF MUSCLE REALLY WELL, BUT ENDOMORPHS CRUSH THEM ALMOST EVERY TIME.
ENDOMORPHS ARE NOT FAT JUST BECAUSE THEY LACK DEFINITION MEET THE STRONGEST MEN AND WOMEN IN THE WORLD:
Edward Hall is an English professional strongman, notable for being the current World’s Strongest Man and the only man to deadlift 500 kg (1,102.3 lbs) under strongman rules. He has also won on multiple occasions both the UK’s Strongest Man and England’s Strongest Man titles. He is the 2017 World’s Strongest Man[2] and the current world record holder in the deadlift with straps.[3]
Donna Moore
Arnold Amateur World Strongwoman Championship 2016 Winner Europes Strongest Woman 2015 Europes Most Powerful Woman 2014 Britain’s Strongest Woman 2014 & 2015 Arnold Strongwoman World Championship 2015 5th Atlas Stone World Record Holder 148.9kg x 2
Max Deadlift (kg)240 Max Bench (kg)120 Log (kg)110
Hafthor Bjornsson (Yes, the actor from Game of Thrones)
Top Three finisher for the Worlds Strongest Man, as well as being crowned Iceland’s Strongest Man in 2011 and 2012. His Squat record is 250kg, his Bench Press 230kg and his Deadlift 420kg.
In Febuaray 2015, Hafþór smashed a 1,000 year old record by carrying a 1,433lbs (649kg) 30-foot long log on his shoulders for five steps in the World’s Strongest Viking competition in Norway.
Kristin Rhodes
Heavyweight Pro American Strongwoman 7 time winner of America’s Strongest Woman. In 2012 I Won WSW. Winner of 2014 and 2015 Arnold Strongwoman World Champion. World Record Log press of 250 lbs or 113.4 kg in 2014, runner up in the 2017 World’s Strongest Woman competition.
Max Deadlift (kg)229
THEY ARE NOT FAT, THEY ARE PURE WHOOP ASS.
LETS LOOK AT OLYMPIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS SHALL WE?!?!
MESOMORPHS AREN’T THE ONLY BODY TYPE WHO CAN BE STRONG AF
Very interesting post.
We fighters only care about the ability and willingness to fight.
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