Smoovbiscuit
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I binge eat to get a layer of protective fat which could help save me if I was shot in the stomach, moob or cankle region.
It's common knowledge that having more muscles means your body needs to provide more oxygen to get rid of the lactic acid build up. This means, the bigger you are the more in shape you need to be, because you will get winded faster than a leaner person. Which is why in MMA, you don't see many bulky guys.
When you're talking about someone that is larger due to their physical exercise and weight training, the cardio threshold will be equally as high. This is why they establish weight classes. Someone who is a flyweight cannot stand a sporting chance against someone who is a heavyweight. The flyweight may have speed and good hits, but they stand to sustain significantly harder and more damaging blows from a heavyweight, with a great chance of injury and knockout. The physical advantage goes to the greater size and weight. Such is why you won't ever see Brock Lesnar fighting Ian McCall.quatin said:It's common knowledge that having more muscles means your body needs to provide more oxygen to get rid of the lactic acid build up. This means, the bigger you are the more in shape you need to be, because you will get winded faster than a leaner person. Which is why in MMA, you don't see many bulky guys.
I've seen this too. It's also very prevalent in training. I see a lot of larger guys sucking wind faster and harder when moving. If you have to breath harder, your aim goes down. The harder you breath, the worse your aiming and weapon control. In many ways, it's symbiotic.Japle said:I shot in a steel match today and, funny thing, the shooters who were fast and accurate looked like they were in pretty good shape, too. The fat ones frequently took 2 ½ to 3 seconds to get off their first shot and had slow-motion transitions. No wonder.
I take the military approach. If you look at the screening test for the elite forces, endurance is the key. You don't have be the fastest, strongest, or quickest, but you gotta be able to last. And have enough reserve to do it again.
A true fighter is not 100% dependent on any weapon. He is the weapon.
Spoken like a young guy who has a lot to learn.
I'm 51 and agree that you shouldn't be 100% dependent on any weapon.
Look at most heavyweight boxing matches. They rarely have as much action as the smaller guys.
Now I train for overall fitness and at 230 pounds I have much more stamina
I'm not meaning to insinuate anything or be rude, but just curious: How tall are you? By the same charts, 230# is the high end for someone 6'5".
now for a hand to hand fight.....that really is very dependent....and is really a matter of size and weight, not so much level of fitness.
because of you take a guy who is 5'6" who is a professional body builder.....and a guy who is 6'5" and weights 420lbs and is not athletic at all.........im going to put my money on the 6'5" giant.
That said, I wouldn't be so fast to assume the big guy will emerge victorious. We had a guy helping at the gun shop who was about 6' and weighed in at 540 lbs. I'd have been in trouble if he got a hold of me, but he'd have to get hold of me. his 3 fold weight advantage would count for nothing throwing punches, and a smaller, physically fit guy like me can duck in and strike blows very quickly, and dodge his. Of course, body shots would be about worthless on someone that fat, but faces don't get much protection from the extra insulation. This fellow also got winded walking from the front to the back of the shop, so unless he got hold of me, the fight would be over pretty quickly on account of his having zero stamina.
And in the end, while these monstrous guys may have certain advantages, a smaller guy who is fit stands a better chance than one who is not.