I have abs, but I couldn't even pace Hocker for his easy runs. This isn't a bodybuilder competition, it's a fitness competition. Some will preform better at 15% body fat and some will preform better at 6% body fat. Some will totally breakdown if they try to get their body fat below 12%. Also keep in mind people of European ancestry and other colder climates will tend to store a bit more body fat, but if you are of this ancestry you will not get as lean naturally as someone of African ancestry.
obviously what he is doing is working and it is good that he doesn't look undernourished bc that would clearly not be his natural build and he would wind up injured and/or with a short career. also, of course, if you showed this video to anyone not on this site, they would only see a super fit looking individual. of course we see the ectomorphs in the marathon from East Africa but this is the 1500m which is much kinder to relatively larger framed individuals (and, thus, people of European descent) anyway.
Ponytails have been shown to have marked adverse effects on testosterone levels. This paired with his high soy diet makes it virtually impossible for Hocker to have visible abs.
Hocker literally one of the best? How do you know the Paris 1500 final wasn't rigged, with the others forced to take a dive for the American, and the timing falsified to make it look legit?
We'll see if he ever gets anywhere near 3:27 again. I say not a chance.
It obviously looks like he has a little higher fat percentage, but the question is, does it just look that way or has olympic peak performance been reached at 15% bodyfat?
Abominable muscles are the least important part of core training.
The Ethiopian program is centered around abdominal muscle strengthening... there are some great routines on YouTube of them going through their core exercises.
Hocker literally one of the best? How do you know the Paris 1500 final wasn't rigged, with the others forced to take a dive for the American, and the timing falsified to make it look legit?
We'll see if he ever gets anywhere near 3:27 again. I say not a chance.
I was all set to storm the capital if he lost. I knew it was rigged if he didn’t win
This is good insight, if Hocker tried to look as lean as Jakob, for his body he'd prob get hurt, like in 2022 he looked slightly smaller and got a stress reaction. Good for him doing what's best for his body and not what letsrunners think he should look like.