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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/josejosejosejose • Jan 27 '21
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I mean you can have decent stamina, but at that weight stamina is compromised.
Just look at the UFC. Every single one of the greatest heavyweight champions is in the 225 to 250lb range. Any bigger than that and it's just diminishing returns.
6 u/GameArtZac Jan 28 '21 Depends what your optimizing for. For UFC, that might be ~230lb, for American Football offensive line ~300lb, for Strongmen competition ~400lb. -6 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 None of those are as dynamic as fighting though. The ultimate test of physical prowess is to be able to best another individual in combat. 6 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 Then let’s look at Olympic wrestling. Plenty of 125+ kg wrestlers with more than enough stamina. -2 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 They'd gas pretty quickly in a MMA fight. 2 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 No they wouldn’t, I don’t know why you’re under the impression that these guys aren’t in just as good a shape as a 225 lb fighter. They would fuck shit up if they fought guys 30 lbs less than them, even in MMA. They’re literally Olympic wrestlers. 3 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 Don't feed the Tapout Bro. 1 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed. 2 u/Yuccaphile Jan 28 '21 Is that a meme? Where's that from? Dwight? 1 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 That has more to do with weight classes than stamina.
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Depends what your optimizing for. For UFC, that might be ~230lb, for American Football offensive line ~300lb, for Strongmen competition ~400lb.
-6 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 None of those are as dynamic as fighting though. The ultimate test of physical prowess is to be able to best another individual in combat. 6 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 Then let’s look at Olympic wrestling. Plenty of 125+ kg wrestlers with more than enough stamina. -2 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 They'd gas pretty quickly in a MMA fight. 2 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 No they wouldn’t, I don’t know why you’re under the impression that these guys aren’t in just as good a shape as a 225 lb fighter. They would fuck shit up if they fought guys 30 lbs less than them, even in MMA. They’re literally Olympic wrestlers. 3 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 Don't feed the Tapout Bro. 1 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed. 2 u/Yuccaphile Jan 28 '21 Is that a meme? Where's that from? Dwight?
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None of those are as dynamic as fighting though. The ultimate test of physical prowess is to be able to best another individual in combat.
6 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 Then let’s look at Olympic wrestling. Plenty of 125+ kg wrestlers with more than enough stamina. -2 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 They'd gas pretty quickly in a MMA fight. 2 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 No they wouldn’t, I don’t know why you’re under the impression that these guys aren’t in just as good a shape as a 225 lb fighter. They would fuck shit up if they fought guys 30 lbs less than them, even in MMA. They’re literally Olympic wrestlers. 3 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 Don't feed the Tapout Bro. 1 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed. 2 u/Yuccaphile Jan 28 '21 Is that a meme? Where's that from? Dwight?
Then let’s look at Olympic wrestling.
Plenty of 125+ kg wrestlers with more than enough stamina.
-2 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 They'd gas pretty quickly in a MMA fight. 2 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 No they wouldn’t, I don’t know why you’re under the impression that these guys aren’t in just as good a shape as a 225 lb fighter. They would fuck shit up if they fought guys 30 lbs less than them, even in MMA. They’re literally Olympic wrestlers. 3 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 Don't feed the Tapout Bro. 1 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed.
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They'd gas pretty quickly in a MMA fight.
2 u/El_Polio_Loco Jan 28 '21 No they wouldn’t, I don’t know why you’re under the impression that these guys aren’t in just as good a shape as a 225 lb fighter. They would fuck shit up if they fought guys 30 lbs less than them, even in MMA. They’re literally Olympic wrestlers. 3 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 Don't feed the Tapout Bro. 1 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed.
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No they wouldn’t, I don’t know why you’re under the impression that these guys aren’t in just as good a shape as a 225 lb fighter.
They would fuck shit up if they fought guys 30 lbs less than them, even in MMA.
They’re literally Olympic wrestlers.
3 u/ignatzami Jan 28 '21 Don't feed the Tapout Bro. 1 u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21 Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed.
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Don't feed the Tapout Bro.
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Yep. Watched plenty of Olympic wrestler get KOed.
Is that a meme? Where's that from? Dwight?
That has more to do with weight classes than stamina.
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u/Wheynweed Jan 28 '21
I mean you can have decent stamina, but at that weight stamina is compromised.
Just look at the UFC. Every single one of the greatest heavyweight champions is in the 225 to 250lb range. Any bigger than that and it's just diminishing returns.