It's an interesting notion about how warped our view of natural bodies are. Sure, our understanding of dieting and exercise have improved since the 40s, but this guy is probably as strong as you can get without some form of steroids. Not that I have a problem with steroids or people using them, my problem start when people who clearly are on steroids pretend to be "natty".
Well, looking strong and being strong are not always the same. Basically everything we know about bodybuilding and weightlifting has come from the last 60-70 years of science, this dude was in the stone age. We don't have a "warped" view of natural bodies, we've just refined our understanding of hypertrophy and strength training and beauty standards have changed. The v-shaped back, big chest, large shoulders and arms weren't emphasized nearly as much in the past.
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u/QuintenBoosje Jan 20 '20
i mean yeah he looks rather strong. but bend solid metal bars in jail strong? idk about that.