Why do fat people think they're buff/strong?

[RobDude]

Force = Mass * Acceleration

Fat people confuse force and strength. Haven't you heard the expression 'throwing your weight around' - that's what fat people do, literally.

[Fifth Column]

Force = Mass * Acceleration

Fat people confuse force and strength. Haven't you heard the expression 'throwing your weight around' - that's what fat people do, literally.

Correct. However, the context in which "strength" is referred to in this thread leads me to believe that the original poster and others have confused to two. Lifting, for example, is moreso a display of power rather than strength.

[stone fox]

TIL's patented fat furnace is the answer to all our prayers

[ironmaiden01]

Correct. However, the context in which "strength" is referred to in this thread leads me to believe that the original poster and others have confused to two. Lifting, for example, is moreso a display of power rather than strength.

no it isn't.

force = mass X acceleration, how much weight do you lift in the fastest time.

[Flexed_out]

Fatceps hahahahahaha

you mean "fatcepts"

[mike_d]

Back when I was in high school, before cutting for the first time, I weighed 285lbs at roughly 25% bf (didn't have it accurately tested at the time, so 25 is merely an educated guess). I never really quite looked my weight, but then again I am 6'4". Sure, I had a giant beer gut and a wide-load ass, but I also had 19" arms which were hard as a rock. I had no definition whatsoever, but my muscles were visible in some places. When I'd finished cutting for the first time, despite people's assertions that my body was "all fat," I managed to achieve visible abs at a bodyweight of 220lbs - without gaining any additional muscle.

The point I'm trying to make is people often tend to assume that just because someone is carrying around a little bit of extra baggage, their physique is all baggage. I was fat, but when compared to the typical 170lb "jock," I still had an additional 50 or so pounds of muscle on him underneath it all. I just never got the credit for it, because my abs weren't visible and my arms weren't covered in bulging veins. It's the illusion that people get from having a low bodyfat. That said, leanness is hardly a good indication of strength, nor is it conducive to it for that matter. Quite the opposite, in fact. Remember, a person who's a little bit "heavy" (not obese) is most likely going to be stronger than a lean, light person just as a result of carrying around all that extra weight. I'm not talking about the typical everyday fatass, but athletes and lifters.

Good point - if I was to cut to 8% body fat and be totally shredded, I'd hit the scales at 202lbs. I got a body fat test done at the doctors, and I have 186lbs of lean mass ((muscle + bone structure) - body fat). Right now I weigh 228lbs at 26% body fat (6'3"). So what everyones saying is they dont give a **** how much I bench now, because I have a beer belly and a fat ass, but if I cut 25lbs people would be impressed, even though my actual muscle mass would stay the exact same. My fats not exactly helping me lift more weight, I bet if i cut down this second I would only lose 5lbs off my bench assuming I diet right and dont lose muscle.

I'm gonna cut soon, but I just finished bulking for hypertrophy and gained a solid 8lbs of muscle and 3lbs of fat over 4 months. I'm shifting to a powerlifting routine for either 8 or 12 weeks after I take this week off because of injury, then I'll do a serious cut for the summer. I just think its retarded that people have the attitude "we dont give a **** what you do, your fat, fat people aren't strong". All it takes is to lose 25lbs and 17 year olds will ask if I'm on steroids

[tek.]

I dunno about that. You lose muscle/water cutting from such a high bf(id know i hit 20-22%) 18-19% now. You at 6'3 228 @ 26%, should be 190odd at 12% in a perfect world one where you dont lose lean mass cutting

[tehn00bi3]

[tek.]

kinda looks like his face is melting, trippy

[tehn00bi3]

[PitbullJR]

I'm fat, but I bench a solid 300lbs 6 times. I think thats strong... And I'm not an ******* either, but there was this time I was already flirting with a girl (now my girlfriend) about her taking CPR classes and ripped boy literally steps next to us and says "I took CPR, I can help you practice if you want" then buts his hands up on the high pulley and flexes his arms. I could have killed him.

wat....

[Jay Rawd]

wat....

And yet he pussied out and didn't kill him.

[Lolwadupdawg]

wat....

strong bump.

[Eloquent]

Story:

Fat 250 pound 5'11 dude.
Showing off infront of community college gym members, lol, leg pressing 7 plates (on each side).
I ask him to squat 225 to show us his strength, he gets a rep and needs serious help with the 2nd one...

Yeah, fat boy thinks he is Hyooge.



Realizes thread is a century old.

[Like It Or Not]

Seriously, I keep seeing all these fat guys who think that they're some sort of Mariusz Pudzianowski or Jay Cutler. At my gym, they get their flabby asses on the bench and struggle doing something that's less than their bodyweight. That's not strong. OK, so you bench 225. You weigh 400, you piece of ****. That ain't nothing to be proud of. And if that ain't bad to ya, there was this one fatceps guy who weighed around 200 lb. and was a weak piece of **** struggling to max on 225 lb. Then he was flexing at some girls (fat ones) and he was bragging about how strong he was. Funny thing is he's a personal trainer and he has **** strength and doesn't know anything about lifting. And the obvious fact that he's out of shape. Yeah you got 17 inch arms punk. Let's see you cut and be proud the 12 inches left.

Rant over.

If it bothers you that bad, why don't you tell them this to their faces while you are at the gym? You're there to workout and then go home. Don't worry about what you can't control. You know what they say, don't sweat the samll stuff.

[N01SYtZ]

I never saw a fat person in the "dungeon."


basement at my gym where all the free weights are.

[JuicintheJuice]

I agree with what the guy said on the first page. In real life, nobody gives a damn about lb for lb strength. The overall most muscular guy/the overall strongest guy in the gym will always get more respect than the 130 lber who benches 275.

[motivatedd]

inb4 beezy

[ssnydely]

Strong thread necro!

[Jburn]

Actually most fatties that frequent the gym are actually pretty strong.

Its the ones that stay on the couch all day watching Judge Judy that cant move much weight.

Think about if all those fat bastards cut down to 8%, lulz.

[xangermanx]

The thing is, fat people usually are pretty strong. The people I have a problem with are 125lbs teenagers walking around in muscle shirts. They think they're buff just because they have a six pack and their arms are well defined but they aren't actually buff. They're just anorexic so you can see everything. I admit, i'm only 133 pounds and yes i wear muscle shirts, however i don't in public because i don't want people mistaking me for one of those *******s.

[5431]

When I was 230lbs way back, I had weak upper body strength and had superb lower body strength.

I remember, I didn't work out at all, but at my high school gym I slapped on 450lbs on the 45 incline press and repped that **** with form. They didn't have a calf raise/machine there so I couldn't tell you about my calfs... except that they were MONSTEROUS.

To this day, I max out on all the calf machines at my gym, repping about 18 times because I can't increase resistance. They're still huge. When I was dieting to lose fat, I neglected training my quads and basically I lost strength. I'm back up to about 360 on 45 incline with training, hoping to get back to the 450 I used to be able to do.

Upper body strength is questionable. Lower body strength... you better resign.

are you talking about the leg press? ****ing retarded fatties.

[KingOfChaos]

Seriously, I keep seeing all these fat guys who think that they're some sort of Mariusz Pudzianowski or Jay Cutler. At my gym, they get their flabby asses on the bench and struggle doing something that's less than their bodyweight. That's not strong. OK, so you bench 225. You weigh 400, you piece of ****. That ain't nothing to be proud of. And if that ain't bad to ya, there was this one fatceps guy who weighed around 200 lb. and was a weak piece of **** struggling to max on 225 lb. Then he was flexing at some girls (fat ones) and he was bragging about how strong he was. Funny thing is he's a personal trainer and he has **** strength and doesn't know anything about lifting. And the obvious fact that he's out of shape. Yeah you got 17 inch arms punk. Let's see you cut and be proud the 12 inches left.

Rant over.

You sound mad, brah.

[djo90]

How the **** did this get bumped. AGAIN.

[bigbentley]

inb4 germ

[SneadAGs]

The ones I hate aren't the really fat dudes, it's the ones in the 20-25% bf range, who do actually have a bit of strength and/or muscle as well. I can't stand the way these motherfcvkers strut around thinking they're "huge", but fail to realize that most of their "hugeness" is actually based on fat. They delude themselves into thinking that it's "mostly muscle" and that they only need to cut maybe "10lbs" to get ripped, when in reality they need about 30.

These dudes are very common. In fact, if you're on this site, there's a good chance you are one of them. Have you recently been through a "bulk" in which you've "packed on" 30lbs in four months? The odds are excellent that you're one of these deluded fcvks.

I fall into this category.. and 90% of the time im one of these douchebags.

[Jedan01]

The thing is, fat people usually are pretty strong. The people I have a problem with are 125lbs teenagers walking around in muscle shirts. They think they're buff just because they have a six pack and their arms are well defined but they aren't actually buff. They're just anorexic so you can see everything. I admit, i'm only 133 pounds and yes i wear muscle shirts, however i don't in public because i don't want people mistaking me for one of those *******s.

Did you really make an account just to resurrect a 5 year old thread?

[pavchaos]

seen this fat guy at the gym other day ... 315 for sets .. never thought he could lift 135

[cbj86]

Why the phuck do you think that only "Muscle Guys" have the right to have self confidence? So a few fat guys feel great about themselves and they love the way they look, SO!? And fat is in the eye of the beholder. Everyone has the right to prance around feeling good and flexing. Not just people who look like spartans. OKay?

[RWC5113]

WTF is going on in here?