I wonder how many people he beat in that race?
[quote]gregron wrote:
I wonder how many people he ate in that race?[/quote]
[quote]Nards wrote:
SSC: I just said it wasn’t the same as a 200lb guy having 200lbs on his back.[/quote]
Exactly, it’s a lot different.
The reason why people rag on someone who let themselve get like that ebcause it’s well outside the norm of what you should do. Just as the excuse of i was working hard on x so i couldn’t take care of my car, my house, my kids, etc.
You live in your body. This is of prime importance. I hear excuses all the time for why i couldn’t get my snow tires, why I can’t do this or that. If you don’t take reasonable care of your body. and i mean reasonable care, that’s on you. I’m not talking about excelling at sports, super low bodyfat, or anything at a high level.
I’m talking about reasonable blood pressure, cholesterol etc.
Now as for sports achievements, it doesn’t impress me. I’ve seen to many people complete an Ironman at near the limit time who are fairly overweight. covering 26.s miles is something almost anyone can do if they trained.
Covering it in a somewhat competitive time is different. not world record, let’s say five hours.
It’s like doing a powerlifting meet and squatting 135, benching the bar, and deadlifting 135. They’re not impressive lifts for to many people outside of teenage girls and 60+ year old women.
Good for him that he accomplished this. I mean it seriously. I respect people trying to push themselves. But I don’t see how it’s news. I maintain that it’s the prejudice toward LSD, long slow distance < by many people out there. they see marathon and are freaked at how hard it must be, when many athletic feats are harder to accomplish.
[quote]belligerent wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
C’mon you haters.
What’s worse, that fat guy’s 10 hours, or that dude who shit himself while running?
Images like this are why I hate distance running. Shitting yourself is badass now?[/quote]
Pissing yourself and then rubbing it into the podium like it didnt matter lol
Back on topic…
Running a marathon or in his case just breaking past a walk with his bulk is no mean feat!
Id like to see some of the heros in here ‘walk’ 26 miles and see how you feel or better still carry even half your weight on your back and then do it!
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
I am not sure if this was posted yet, but here is a vid I found…
Well it looked like he was ahead of a lot of people at one point. That’s good.
I can’t do anything for ten hours straight besides sleep. Good for this guy.
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Good for him.
His mental fortitude rapes ours.
Think about that. Pushing yourself for 10 hours with a total body weight of 400 pounds.
Balls, he’s got them.[/quote]
I am glad to see that he is doing something active, but I SERIOUSLY doubt he has more mental fortitude than us…how the fuck does a strong-willed person ever get to 400 lbs???
It was his LACK of mental fortitude that led him to indulge in junk food till he weighed 400 lbs.
JESUSFUCKINGCHRISTONAFIGNEWTON – He was a SUMO WRESTLER. We’re not talking WalMart people scooter riders here. The guy can move his fat around.
[quote]on edge wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]imhungry wrote:
Ok, for those who don’t think it’s that much of an accomplishment; Strap enough weight on yourselves so that you weigh 400 lbs, then walk for 10 hours. Or, one of those fat suits that actors wear sometimes.
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Seriously!
I remember when I started running as a fatty. THAT WAS FUCKING HARD. It’s so easy now. Effortless. But wheezing and gasping and flapping around, I am not sure how I did now lol. I see people starting out and I know they probably feel like they suck but it really is so much harder when you’re new and out of shape, especially if you’re fat.[/quote]
WOW!!! this is huge.
although I do not think you were ever a huge person, it is good to get someone who was larger to comment on how it would have been.
off topic. Deb, what are you hauling in your avatar? is it a kayak?
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=D
Yeah it’s a kayak. [/quote]
Looks like someone’s helping you with it. Your dad wouldn’t have needed help.
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I summoned creatures from the forest…
I can’t remember what the boat weighs but it’s really light when it’s empty and I can press it 
But with gear and for 3km on a rough portage on wet rocks I don’t think so…
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]on edge wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]imhungry wrote:
Ok, for those who don’t think it’s that much of an accomplishment; Strap enough weight on yourselves so that you weigh 400 lbs, then walk for 10 hours. Or, one of those fat suits that actors wear sometimes.
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Seriously!
I remember when I started running as a fatty. THAT WAS FUCKING HARD. It’s so easy now. Effortless. But wheezing and gasping and flapping around, I am not sure how I did now lol. I see people starting out and I know they probably feel like they suck but it really is so much harder when you’re new and out of shape, especially if you’re fat.[/quote]
WOW!!! this is huge.
although I do not think you were ever a huge person, it is good to get someone who was larger to comment on how it would have been.
off topic. Deb, what are you hauling in your avatar? is it a kayak?
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=D
Yeah it’s a kayak. [/quote]
Looks like someone’s helping you with it. Your dad wouldn’t have needed help.
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I summoned creatures from the forest… I can’t remember what the boat weighs but it’s really light when it’s empty and I can press it But with gear and for 3km on a rough portage on wet rocks I don’t think so…
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I thought there was a little man in the boat :p-
[quote]handsomedevil wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Good for him.
His mental fortitude rapes ours.
Think about that. Pushing yourself for 10 hours with a total body weight of 400 pounds.
Balls, he’s got them.[/quote]
I am glad to see that he is doing something active, but I SERIOUSLY doubt he has more mental fortitude than us…how the fuck does a strong-willed person ever get to 400 lbs???
It was his LACK of mental fortitude that led him to indulge in junk food till he weighed 400 lbs.[/quote]
Did your lack of mental fortitude cause you to not read the thread at all?
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
[quote]handsomedevil wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Good for him.
His mental fortitude rapes ours.
Think about that. Pushing yourself for 10 hours with a total body weight of 400 pounds.
Balls, he’s got them.[/quote]
I am glad to see that he is doing something active, but I SERIOUSLY doubt he has more mental fortitude than us…how the fuck does a strong-willed person ever get to 400 lbs???
It was his LACK of mental fortitude that led him to indulge in junk food till he weighed 400 lbs.[/quote]
Did your lack of mental fortitude cause you to not read the thread at all?[/quote]
No.
I get he is a sumo wrestler and strong and not completely a fat ass, that his 400 pounds is muscle to some degree.
I agree that what he did is praise worthy and he has my respect for doing the marathon.
However, to say that because he put himself through hell in that marathon now makes him mentally tougher than us, is, in my opinion,unwaranted. Sure, that took some balls, BUT, sumo wrestler or not he must have done some gorging. Perhaps I’m wrong, but it seems to me that having that much fat (regardless of your sport) is unhealthy and shows a weakness (gluttony).
Once again, do I respect the guy for what he did, hell yes! I just thought that he is not inherantly tougher than all of us. Shit, bodybuilder (of which there are a number of on this site) have to adhere to a strict diet 24/7 and drag their ass to the gym every day when they just want to die from lack of energy. Then they still have to go to work, take care of their families etc. That takes balls too. Thats all I was trying to say.
I’m 330 and anything past 100 yards - fuck… I will not even stand for 10 hrs.
[quote]handsomedevil wrote:
I agree that what he did is praise worthy and he has my respect for doing the marathon.
However, to say that because he put himself through hell in that marathon now makes him mentally tougher than us, is, in my opinion,unwaranted. Sure, that took some balls, BUT, sumo wrestler or not he must have done some gorging. Perhaps I’m wrong, but it seems to me that having that much fat (regardless of your sport) is unhealthy and shows a weakness (gluttony). [/quote]
You are beyond help.
1.) Who is US? “Makes him mentally tougher than us” - Do you have a picture on this website? How do I know what you look like or how tough you are? You could be a 135 kid who doesn’t do a goddamn thing right in the weight room. For the record, this site really has FAR less “serious” weight lifters than it advertises, if you actually start paying attention to who’s posting. You may want to double-check your “us” statement.
2.) You are seriously just extremely dense or oblivious. Did you know sumo wrestlers actually typically have an extremely high muscle to body fat ratio? Next you’re going to be on here saying that Pat Williams, BJ Raji and Terrence Cody aren’t impressive because they’re too fat too? Furthermore, gorging is required in SO many more athletics than sumo wrestling… how else would you gain weight? You may not know about this, because you may actually be a 130-pound 16 year old kid. (See point #1)
3.) Gluttony? What is this, Dante’s Divine Comedy? Isn’t you being judgmental and not being impressed make you sound a little… PROUD? Talk about double standards. Ignoramus.
1.) That’s really weird, because I was a “bodybuilder” at 350 pounds when I started. I started eating the part, lifting like so, except I was still 60% bodyfat probably. But yet I put in the work and reaped the results. And you know what? When I was big, instead of dragging my ass to the gym, I drug my ass to school. Or work. Or social outings. Because it wasn’t a fucking priority. (Weird, not all people place the same level of importance on daily endeavors?)
2.) You don’t think this guy wanted to “die from lack of energy?” I mean, really, how do you think you’d feel after completing a marathon at 400 pounds? I dare you to find out.
3.) I get the feeling that you just started lifting within the last couple months, or very recently. I could be off-basis here but you don’t seem to understand the concept that not everyone in the world gives a shit about nutrition and exercise. Seriously, put that in your blunt and smoke it.
Good on him…
I can’t even finish a marathon…
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Good for him.
His mental fortitude rapes ours.
Think about that. Pushing yourself for 10 hours with a total body weight of 400 pounds.
Balls, he’s got them.[/quote]
Ditto!
[quote]dday wrote:
More power to him, that’s a long damn time to move that kind of weight.
I’ve thought about running a marathon, then I ran a mile and changed my mind.[/quote]
LOL…I ran a 10K in my twenties and thought I was gonna die. I probably would die running a 5k now that I’m in my 40’s! I hate running…
[quote]handsomedevil wrote:
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
[quote]handsomedevil wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Good for him.
His mental fortitude rapes ours.
Think about that. Pushing yourself for 10 hours with a total body weight of 400 pounds.
Balls, he’s got them.[/quote]
I am glad to see that he is doing something active, but I SERIOUSLY doubt he has more mental fortitude than us…how the fuck does a strong-willed person ever get to 400 lbs???
It was his LACK of mental fortitude that led him to indulge in junk food till he weighed 400 lbs.[/quote]
Did your lack of mental fortitude cause you to not read the thread at all?[/quote]
No.
I get he is a sumo wrestler and strong and not completely a fat ass, that his 400 pounds is muscle to some degree.
I agree that what he did is praise worthy and he has my respect for doing the marathon.
However, to say that because he put himself through hell in that marathon now makes him mentally tougher than us, is, in my opinion,unwaranted. Sure, that took some balls, BUT, sumo wrestler or not he must have done some gorging. Perhaps I’m wrong, but it seems to me that having that much fat (regardless of your sport) is unhealthy and shows a weakness (gluttony).
Once again, do I respect the guy for what he did, hell yes! I just thought that he is not inherantly tougher than all of us. Shit, bodybuilder (of which there are a number of on this site) have to adhere to a strict diet 24/7 and drag their ass to the gym every day when they just want to die from lack of energy. Then they still have to go to work, take care of their families etc. That takes balls too. Thats all I was trying to say.[/quote]
This is fucking absurd. He’s a professional sumo wrestler and you’re blaming the fact that he’s 400 lbs on his weak will. I know guys how have gotten up to that sort of insane bodyweight for their sports (powerlifting in this situation) and I can assure you the process wasn’t some gluttonous binge for them, but rather a sacrifice in it’s own right. I’m sure those 300+ lb NFL players are gluttonous pigs too. I mean, they obviously show a lot of weakness in getting that big and are just like the 400 lb land whales you see riding rascals around at Walmart.
No one is saying this guy is a GOAT at being alive or anything like that, just that the fact that he endured a 26 mile run while weighing 400 lbs is an impressive feat. Did you want someone to make a thread for you because you manage to go to the gym, stay on your diet, and maintain functionality as a member of society? Or maybe just a cookie? That seems to be the point of your post.