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    Why are strongmen usually fat?

    I can't figure this out. Bodybuilders manage to have muscle on them and be lean at the same time,

    But olympic weightlifters are usually kind of fat.
    Could you be the world's strongest person and still be lean at the same time?

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    you don't need to look good to lift heavy.

    they couldn't give two ****s about looking good in a thong

    mariusz looks huge though

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    Originally Posted by hittman View Post
    you don't need to look good to lift heavy.

    they couldn't give two ****s about looking good in a thong

    mariusz looks huge though
    yeah but i could imagine at least a few strongmen wanting to be able to see their own muscles.

    like if you are gonna be huge like that you might as well be lean.

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    they dont have to be lean like bodybuilders, being bigger generally means being stronger and eating big to do this makes sense
    but yea Mariusz is an exception


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    Originally Posted by Rambo26 View Post
    they dont have to be lean like bodybuilders, being bigger generally means being stronger and eating big to do this makes sense
    but yea Mariusz is an exception


    on the right (no homo)
    yeah, he's fairly lean.

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    Because an calorie excess is needed for the body to be at its strongest, when bodybuilders diet, they are at there weakest as carbs are drained from there system, that is why strongmen are alsays carry fat on them, because they eat more and do far less cardio

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    Originally Posted by KrillBee View Post
    I can't figure this out. Bodybuilders manage to have muscle on them and be lean at the same time,

    But olympic weightlifters are usually kind of fat.
    Could you be the world's strongest person and still be lean at the same time?
    dont know if youre serious or not but olympic weightlifters get tested for steroids bodybuilders dont. i dunno bout worlds strongest man comp tho.

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    Originally Posted by Darren in Gym View Post
    Because an calorie excess is needed for the body to be at its strongest, when bodybuilders diet, they are at there weakest as carbs are drained from there system, that is why strongmen are alsays carry fat on them, because they eat more and do far less cardio
    there we go! at least one scientific answer so far.

    could it also be because the additional weight on their body gives them extra leverage with lifts?

    Originally Posted by zahriya View Post
    dont know if youre serious or not but olympic weightlifters get tested for steroids bodybuilders dont. i dunno bout worlds strongest man comp tho.
    yea. im serious.

    are there some bodybuilders that are stronger than champion olympic lifters? outta curiosity.

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    Originally Posted by KrillBee View Post

    are there some bodybuilders that are stronger than champion olympic lifters? outta curiosity.
    jay cutler.































































    rofl.

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    Originally Posted by KrillBee View Post
    yeah, he's fairly lean.

    Yeah, lean and the strongest SOB on the planet.

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    Originally Posted by zahriya View Post
    dont know if youre serious or not but olympic weightlifters get tested for steroids bodybuilders dont. i dunno bout worlds strongest man comp tho.
    don't know if you're serious or not but I'm pretty sure there are people who get around drug testing...
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    Originally Posted by KrillBee View Post

    yea. im serious.

    are there some bodybuilders that are stronger than champion olympic lifters? outta curiosity.

    of course theyre are. If you use performance enhancing drugs your gonna be a lot stronger than anyone whose natural. Bodybuilders DO NOT look good when theyre bulking and lifting their heaviest (compared to when theyre at competition weight...of course theyre bodies will rape the majority)

    Also a good example is football. Although it seems like its been gradually changing. IM talkin bout the offensive linemen of course and Defensive Tackles.

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    Originally Posted by stealth_swimmer View Post
    don't know if you're or not but I'm pretty sure there are people who get around drug testing...

    lol not in the olympics. just ask Victor Conte. sooner or later people get pissed off and want credit and money. the olympics will take away ur medal 12 years from now if they still got what they need to do testings.

    however if a guy looking like Coleman shows up you better bet your ass theyll catch him.

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