I was never a big guy and could never have made the football team. That’s American culture so I felt marginalized. Then I reationalized and made the best of it.
[quote=Allan from Fallbrook] Bodybuilder joke for you. Q: How many bodybuilders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Two. One to screw in the lightbulb and the other to stand below and yell, “You’re looking HUGE, man, you’re looking HUGE!”[/quote]
Touche. That’s the American culture, psychological part of it.
[quote=walterwhite]I’m not saying don’t buy the car; just put a good body into it.[/quote]
The questions is what’s a good body? A lean soccer player’s bod, or a HUGE American football player’s?
I know that football players make millions, but what does the average Joe get out of it?
I think that people who are huge already, and can’t lose the weight, opt fo the football player’s look out of necessity. Then it becomes self-reinforcing.
Small and lean is much better for health and longevity.[/quote]
Brian: It’s interesting that the most feared player on my football team was our strong safety, who was 5′ 9” and 165lbs. Guy’s nickname was “Banzai” and he hit like a hammer (mainly because he led with his lid at full speed, hence the nickname). He was not huge by any stretch of the imagination. The huge guys are generally found on the O and D lines, but most skill players (i.e. QBs, wide outs, defensive backs) tend to be smaller, leaner and faster than the “meat” on the line.
When I was in the Army, most of the guys in Special Forces were smaller and leaner, as endurance and the ability to move quickly and quietly were prized. Guys like me (6′ and 190lbs) were the exception, not the rule.
In terms of body building/weight lifting, you can develop strength without extreme muscle mass, and its always better to have a good mix of anaerobic and aerobic exercises (strength AND speed).
You look at someone like Clay Matthews, who is a linebacker for the Packers. He’s 6′ 3″, 255lbs, but has a 36″ vertical and runs a 4.67 forty yard dash. You can have physical size and have speed and agility as well. Doesn’t have to be either or.
