Anyone who had been around the sport of bodybuilding has likely heard this term used to describe athletes with large bloated midsections and atrophying limbs. I came across this video that while it is somewhat directed At Joe Rogan’s physique, does a very in-depth explanation of what actually occur…

Did you forget the two-year running thread we had on the subject in this forum which I started? :smiley:

Some T-Nation nostalgia. I’d never start such a thread again though. [image] Palumboism - Causes and Case Studies Training Does anyone have any insight as to what causes this condition? We know that it’s definitely caused by large concoctions of drugs through…

Long term elevated GH→ igf-1 (intestinal epithelium contains igf-1 receptors)/associated insulin resistance development of metabolic syndrome may factor in (deposition of excess visceral adipose tissue). It seems unlikely Mr Rogan/other professional bodybuilders would have diabetic neuropathy thus …

[image] Palumboism - Causes and Case Studies [ef94b_ORIG-Arnold_Classic_2004_067_1_.jpg] Atrophied back, legs, and arms God damn… This is considered “atrophied”? Odd he doesn’t have any clothes on. Is this bodybuilding or homoerotic material. Anyone notice the abdominal diastasis many of t…

@unreal24278 is correct on this score. Whereas GH abuse may well cause the habitus changes colloquially referred to as palumboism, the proposed mechanism of: GH use–> diabetes–> severe diabetic neuropathy–> limb atrophy + abdominal distension 2ndry to gut dysmotility, is simply incorrect. Furt…

What’s up with the abdominal diastasis seen in so many modern competitors? Intestinal overgrowth? PrEgNaNcY? Do we have any case reports confirming intestinal overgrowth to actually be apparent? @EyeDentist

There’s something to be said about the sheer volume of food one must intake to be 300lbs and single digit bodyfat such that it’s going to distend the gut, especially when done so on such a regular and consistent basis. The demands being placed on the body now are much more significant than they wer…

Yes however bloating induced via excess caloric intake should theoretically be reversible. Perhaps consistent excessive caloric intake could chronically increase intra abdominal pressure to the point wherein the “ab split” (diastasis recti) develops. I’m shooting entirely unfounded/unresearched th…

[image] unreal24278: Yes however bloating I’m not referring to bloating: I’m referring to the actual stretching of the stomach. Similar to what competitive eaters endure.

Competitive eaters may develop gastric distension, gastroparesis, intractable nausea/vomiting etc, but I don’t think they develop diastasis; I may be wrong though. I think the mechanism behind the “ab split” in bodybuilders is mediated through drug use as opposed to dietary intake. This is merely …

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BrickHead November 22, 2020, 1:24pm 3

Some T-Nation nostalgia.

I’d never start such a thread again though.

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