Why Top Athletes Don't Look Like Fitness Influencers (Usually)

Re:Why Top Athletes Don't Look Like Fitness Influencers (Usu... by doubled112 on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:54PM (#39973094)

I think your body tends to get strong where it needs to.

In high school, I spent most of my spare time riding my bike. My pants were a size or two too big in the waist so my legs would fit in.

I was great at leg press, but I could barely bench the bar. Rock climbing isn't my sport, and I swim like a brick.

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Re:Why Top Athletes Don't Look Like Fitness Influencers (Usu... by masklinn on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @04:40AM (#39977377)

> I think your body tends to get strong where it needs to.

It’s more that the human body is very good at shedding the non required. The result is the same, but the logic is different, human physiology will actively and quickly cannibalise under-utilised muscle mass as muscle mass is expensive.

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Re:Why Top Athletes Don't Look Like Fitness Influencers (Usu... by doubled112 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @03:30PM (#39983244)

That explains why my arms are flimsy!

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