I’ve been watching the World’s Strongest Man Comp on TV over the festive period and I was amazed at the different bodyshapes of these guys. Some were huge and super ripped, while others were just huge and fat! Very fat. Surely they don’t need all that fat, and would have a greater power to weight ratio if they dropped a bit of lard? Nonetheless there were some truly awesome feats of strength and technique on show.
I miss the old strongest man competitions. The one’s back in the 70’s and 80’s were really strongman competitions. Even when Magnus Ver Mangnessen was the champ, the contests were better. It seems it has turned into a damn cardiovascular event. No more max effort squats or keg lifts. The events require to much breathing and not enough hardcore max strength. Some of those guys look like turds too. They don’t even look built under their flab. In the 70’s, bodybuilders like frank columbo, and the hulk competed and won with bodyfat levels under 5%. I miss the good old days.