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- From: aleck@athena.mit.edu (Aleck H Alexopoulos)
- Subject: Re: perspective (is it just me?)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.033520.28797@athena.mit.edu>
- Keywords: balance in life
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 03:35:20 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan20.191409.27388@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith) writes:
- |> I just finished reading a message regarding the incredible feats of a
- |> teen-aged strong man. This young man is reported to weigh over 300lbs
- |> at a height of under 5'8". His daily caloric intake would put most of
- |> us "mere mortals" under the table. I cannot help but think that, at the
- |> very least, he is going to dig himself into an early grave with his own
- |> fork. This is not even considering what damage that he must be doing to
- |> his body ingesting whatever chemicals he is using that would allow him
- |> to develop so much strength at such an early age.
-
- He is well aware of the risks. Its all one big calculated risk.
- He figures he can achieve the "ultimate" - like a 800lb bench, a 1200 lb
- squat, a 7000lb back lift etc - by a certain age and then stop
- the drugs and hope that his body can recover.
-
- |> On the size issue, while I am not a big guy, I know men who are. The
- |> biggest _muscular_ guy that I know stands about 6' tall and weighs
- |> about 285 lbs. He is _one big mutha'_, built like a tank, strong like
- |> a bull, and more than a little fit. By his own admission though, he could
- |> stand to lose 40-50 lbs., and thereby be rid of his "spare tire".
- |> He happens to be the biggest-boned/largest-framed individual that I have
- |> ever met. I have a very hard time imagining somebody shorter than 5'8"
- |> in anywhere near muscular condition, at a weight of 300+ ..... even if
- |> he were a "walking medicine cabinet". I shudder to think what his
- |> cholesterol level might be.... or his blood pressure, for that matter.
-
- Actually Anthony Clark doesnt look that fat at all. I mean he doesnt look
- like a bodybuilder but he certainly isnt like one of those NFL offensive
- linemen with a them 100lb spare tires.
-
- |>
- |> What I am getting to, in a round-about way, is that in our quest for higher
- |> performance, and general physical excellence, is that each of us only has
- |> one body, and it's gotta' last us the rest of our lives. I see no point in
- |> doing things that are guaranteed to destroy your health in the name of
- |> fitness.
-
- I dont think anyone disagrees! What i would add is that if someone
- chooses - with good knowledge of the risks involved - to take steroids etc
- in order to reach his ultimate limits of size and strength its not our
- position to judge him. Only if that person comes out saying that hes
- natural then one can maybe call him dishonest (probably not to his face
- though.....).
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- Aleck
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