I don't see any difference between this and running in a banana suit.
If you want to run fast - don't wear a banana suit = don't be 190lbs.
The difference is 90% of males would kill to look like Nick Bare, not dress up in a bannana suit. The fact that distance running is one of only a handful of sports where to succeed you have to look weaker than the average man in the street, is its worst aspect.
Again..........Maybe he is on PED.......but, he recently competed in a natural body building competition, routinely shares his blood work on social media, and verbally denies usage. It's not like he's ducking the speculation. His job is essentially to run/lift weights and eat all day while filming it for YouTube. He is also still in the younger window age wise where his body can take the pounding.
Again..........Maybe he is on PED.......but, he recently competed in a natural body building competition, routinely shares his blood work on social media, and verbally denies usage. It's not like he's ducking the speculation. His job is essentially to run/lift weights and eat all day while filming it for YouTube. He is also still in the younger window age wise where his body can take the pounding.
I don't see any difference between this and running in a banana suit.
If you want to run fast - don't wear a banana suit = don't be 190lbs.
Unlike a banana suit his build comes with a few benefits such as strength (you wouldn't know about it, twig) and social capital (again, you wouldn't know about it, twig)
His videos can be corny but hes a super dedicated dude and I believe he can do it. it seems super fast for that weight. Has anybody done anything similar?
I ran a 2:40:15 at Chicago Marathon last year at 185 lbs. I'm also 6'3". 190 lbs can still be pretty lean for a taller person.
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His videos can be corny but hes a super dedicated dude and I believe he can do it. it seems super fast for that weight. Has anybody done anything similar?
Honestly, if he was super dedicated he would drop down to 180 pounds.
I guarantee you that many runners could run 2:45 at 190 lbs. This is not that unusual. By that I mean it is much more rare to be able to run sub 2:10 at any weight.
I guarantee you that many cant. And I guarantee you that if they could they would still look lile sht standing next to this guy. To act like he isn't impressive is crazy
I haven’t ever even seen this guy and I have no interest in fawning over another man the way you do. I was not commenting on this man in any negative way so I am sorry if I offended your fanboy sensibilities. I was making a point, apart from this guy, that there are many who could run 2:45 at 190 lbs, although it is a very small percentage of people of course.
Meh. I weigh 185-190 depending on the day (>190 when well-hydrated and/or in street clothes), run 30mpw, and frequently pace a 2:46 marathoner in workouts and time trials. I don't think of myself as anything special.
The point isnt just that he's heavy. It's that he's jacked and more muscular than 99% of the male population while also being more fit aerobically than 99% of the population. Even with drugs it is impressive because anyone who's lifted seriously knows it can be difficult to gain or maintain muscle while running a lot. Is it cool to be able to run a 13 min 5k? Of course and that's striving for greatness. But it's way fking cooler to be jacked and run a 17 min 5k than be a twig and run a 15 min 5k. Anyone can be really thin and diet and improve their times, very few people can bench 300 pounds and look jacked while putting in substantial mileage and decent times.
You're more formidable as a human in every way when you're strong and muscular. From a societal aspect and from an athletic aspect. Btw i think lifting is boring as sht but reality is reality
He's impressive either way, but almost certainly he's doing something - TRT, whatever. That volume of running and maintaining that body mass, and the recovery required to both lift and run at a high level would not be possible for 99% of people who attempt it.
I don't see any difference between this and running in a banana suit.
If you want to run fast - don't wear a banana suit = don't be 190lbs.
The difference is 90% of males would kill to look like Nick Bare, not dress up in a bannana suit. The fact that distance running is one of only a handful of sports where to succeed you have to look weaker than the average man in the street, is its worst aspect.
This is so true. I talked some college age kids who run to keep in shape because I use their track a lot. They all want to be Nick Bare. Even older people in their 30s. I was surprised how popular this guy is. What I found perplexing is they don't seem to be bothered that he is on steroids of some sort.
I did not believe I was anything special when I ran a 2:40 marathon weighing 192. This was back in 2006 when I was 34. I was upset with myself for not breaking 2:40.
It's hardly impressive to me that someone would run a 2:45 (he hasn't done it yet) weighing less than I did with super shoes.
I guarantee you that many runners could run 2:45 at 190 lbs. This is not that unusual. By that I mean it is much more rare to be able to run sub 2:10 at any weight.
I guarantee you that many cant. And I guarantee you that if they could they would still look lile sht standing next to this guy. To act like he isn't impressive is crazy
To me he's not impressive. I guess that makes me crazy.