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smd wrote:
80s kid wrote:“I’ve been small and weak my entire life—just, like, totally underdeveloped,†Hall said. “I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to be big and strong.â€
Yep... that's how all runners feel.
Just a few years ago he said world-class marathoning is what God made him for. So apparently the Almighty got it wrong when designing Ryan's body, or Ryan has rejected the plan God had for him.
So, there are no other possible understandings of Ryan's statement? Maybe he believed God made him to be that way for a while.
ggggggg wrote:
So, there are no other possible understandings of Ryan's statement? Maybe he believed God made him to be that way for a while.
Yes god gave Ryan Hall not one but two gifts (fastest American Marathoner and now also decent looks). He is extremely faithful and instead of turning to drugs like Kenyans he decided to go to the weight room. I applaud him for this.
He looks more BUFF than he ever did and when you compare him to other retired runners, most of them are SKINNY FAT.
So Hall has done everything right and obviously his wife is very happy, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if she got pregnant within the next 6 months
He's definitely sucking it in. Bet he has a solid beer gut. #dadbod
Thanks Xfit guy. We've all been waiting for your thoughts on this. Really, how could this thread exist without your comments? I mean that sincerely.
This is new for anyone to say about xfit bro, but he's almost entirely right. You don't put on that much mass while not getting fat that quickly without a talent, which some people have and others don't. I never gained a pound while lifting and running. Running that high a mileage also does reduce the chances of conception and with low testosterone before (I don't know whether just not running is doing this: going on synthetic testosterone would be saying goodbye to any chance of his body producing testosterone again normally), that would have made it tough to get her pregnant. She will be pregnant at some point after the Olympics, I agree.
XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:
ggggggg wrote:So, there are no other possible understandings of Ryan's statement? Maybe he believed God made him to be that way for a while.
Yes god gave Ryan Hall not one but two gifts (fastest American Marathoner and now also decent looks). He is extremely faithful and instead of turning to drugs like Kenyans he decided to go to the weight room. I applaud him for this.
He looks more BUFF than he ever did and when you compare him to other retired runners, most of them are SKINNY FAT.
So Hall has done everything right and obviously his wife is very happy, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if she got pregnant within the next 6 months
Gawker has an article today about protein limits and needs:
http://vitals.lifehacker.com/how-much-protein-you-really-need-in-your-diet-1774435152
tl;dr: there is no upper limit and if you work out you'll need a lot.
This is such a non story and is nothing in comparison to his accomplishments as a runner. I quit running at 160lbs/1.87m and within six months weighed 200lbs. I went from benching 135lbs to 225lbs for reps. I didn't do anything special and neither did Ryan Hall. It's great that he is enjoying his new aesthetic and also enjoying lifting, but it's grating to hear him talk about it as if it's as important as his running career. He was a tremendous runner that retired and is now an average fit dude.
Another Runner wrote:
"and she really appreciates that I now look like a real man, as she says"
Does anyone else find this statement a bit derogatory towards the running community?
Feel disrespected all you want, he's just telling the truth. At his peak running weight he resembled a typical ten year old boy. Women are genetically programmed to desire larger, stronger men. Sure there are exceptions, but no woman is going to be upset if their skinny guy packs on some muscle.
Who knows if he is taking supplements for his T. Chronic long distance running bottoms out your T. Heavy resistance training raises it. Why is there any surprise here? And for the guy who mentioned Hall being "yoked", um, he's still 165 lbs. not exactly yoked. NFL linebackers are yoked. Hall is no longer anorexic.
Wheat Bread Wiggons wrote:
Gawker has an article today about protein limits and needs:
http://vitals.lifehacker.com/how-much-protein-you-really-need-in-your-diet-1774435152tl;dr: there is no upper limit and if you work out you'll need a lot.
Lol. Using Gawker as a nutritional resource. Probably not a good idea. The "author" cited examine.com as a source.
That guy... wrote:
At his peak running weight he resembled a typical ten year old boy. Women are genetically programmed to desire larger, stronger men. Sure there are exceptions, but no woman is going to be upset if their skinny guy packs on some muscle.
I have to agree. While it is nice if a guy can run fast, that doesn't help you if you need protection. So guys, lift weights and work on those broader shoulders, wink. Don't worry to much about gaining weight, we can handle it. *giggles*
Letsrun, the corner of the internet where a skinny 165lb white dude is referred to as "jacked".
I was dying to hear XFIT BRO's opinion.
Ryan is in beast mode and happy. Good for him.
BUFF
XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:
I wouldn't be surprised if she got pregnant within the next 6 months
So you're telling me a married couple will have unprotected sex sometime in the next six months? OHHHHHHH, STOP THE PRESSES!
Muscle Milk has been showed to have high levels of cadmium, lead and other heavy metals. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/20100603/report-protein-drinks-have-unhealthy-metals
Muscle Milk chocolate powder, at three servings, contained all four of the metals, and three metals were found at a level that was among the highest of all 15 products tested. Cadmium levels were 5.6 micrograms -- above the 5-microgram limit. Lead was 13.5 micrograms -- above the USP limit of 10 micrograms. The arsenic averaged 12.2 micrograms -- near the 15-microgram daily USP limit.
Muscle Milk vanilla crème had 12.2 micrograms of lead per three servings -- above the 10-microgram daily limit. It has 11.2 micrograms of arsenic -- close to the 15-microgram daily limit.
Muscle Milk will kill you wrote:
Muscle Milk has been showed to have high levels of cadmium, lead and other heavy metals.
Do those heavy metals turn a person into an religious nut-job with OCD?
Muscle Milk, what a joke. It's drinking a bottle of chemicals. He's clearly sponsored by them, but if he wanted to be healthy he'd lose the MM and eat some real protein like meat.
Am I the only one that thought Ryan looked better before? I do have a bit of a thing for skinny blokes though, so I may be the exception rather than the rule!
And don't get me wrong, I like a bit of muscle definition, but I'm sick of men all thinking that they need to look like the terminator to get a girl. It's probably worse that women thinking that they need to stick insects with no curves to get a guy. One size doesn't fit all!
On a completely different note, I'm not sure if this is an American thing, but I got all excited when I read that Ryan had taken up weightlifting. I clicked on the article wanting to know how he was getting on with his cleans, jerks and snatches. Where I come from, what Ryan is doing is not weightlifting, it's lifting weights - and from the article, most of it sounds like 'beach weights'.
Not a criticism btw, just an observation!
Go Figure wrote:
As pointed out above, this is hilarious, and just like the Ryan Hall we all know and love. Jumping straight into an extremely high-intensity and high-volume weight training program without bothering to consult with any coaches or proven routines.
As described in the article, Ryan (or anyone) may see rapid improvement and muscle mass gain for 3-6 months, but shortly after that he is guaranteed to plateau, get injured, and/or suffer from overtraining symptoms!
He is basically doing the same volume as someone like The Rock (http://rockingfor30days.com/), except for a serious lifter this is more of a maintenance/base phase that is done at light to moderate weight.
It's unlikely to get him hurt as he isn't competing with anyone or anything, the rest of his life is a maintenance phase. For someone who trained as often as he did at the level he did in another sport, maintaining a lesser level in a non-contact sport will likely leave him completely unphased.
left on the shelf wrote:
On a completely different note, I'm not sure if this is an American thing, but I got all excited when I read that Ryan had taken up weightlifting. I clicked on the article wanting to know how he was getting on with his cleans, jerks and snatches. Where I come from, what Ryan is doing is not weightlifting, it's lifting weights - and from the article, most of it sounds like 'beach weights'.
Many North Americans would say:
"Olympic Weightlifting" - someone who focuses on competitive clean/jerk/snatch
"Weightlifter" is what a gym rat may do, or an athlete trying to increase power/strength/endurance or what many people do in their basement/garage for fitness, like Ryan.
"Bodybuilder" is someone strictly concerned with making their muscles look big/shapely according to some standard.
"Powerlifter" is someone who focuses on competitive squat/deadlift/benchpress.
"Football" is a sport with an oblong shaped ball that is thrown and kicked, and results in frequent TBI.