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Re:Fitness influencers are full of shit by pdpi on Friday May 03, 2019 @11:58AM (#19819542)
An example I’ve used a few times — go watch female MMA matches. Hell, go with straw weight, where the competitors are tiny. Every time they twist and bend you can just see the sort of folds that will convince women they’re too fat.

Compare the bodies of body builders (who are trying to bulk up as much as they possibly can) with those of athletes who actually need to _use_ the muscles — anything from gymnasts to team sports players to strong man competitions. Look at people who achieve insane feats like Alex Honnold. Those are not gym bunny bodies, because they simply can’t afford to have useless bulk

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Re:Fitness influencers are full of shit by SegFaultx64 on Friday May 03, 2019 @12:03PM (#19819581)
Re: Alex Honnold

Climbers in general have a really lanky build. They are basically carrying their bodyweight up long walls so being bulky is definitely a disadvantage. That's not to say that some climbers aren't extremely muscular. But, for example, Adam Ondra is probably one of the strongest climbers ever and he doesn't look absurdly muscular.

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Re:Fitness influencers are full of shit by johnchristopher on Sunday May 05, 2019 @02:48PM (#19834300)
Re: Adam Ondra

https://scottamyx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Silence-9c....

This picture shows incredible muscle definition.

I know he's not flexing but Tommy Caldwell has an incredible build as well https://earthtripper.com/sites/default/files/styles/responsi....

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