The first thing I noticed when Grant Fisher went to BTC is that he put on a lot of muscle compared to his Stanford days. His face also was not as lean. Is that normal? I hope he is clean, but it put a tiny bit of doubt in my mind. BTC/Nike has figured out something to make their runners strong even with high training volume. Shelby Houlihan or Lopez Lomong look extremely strong, but there are exceptions like Mo Ahmed or Karissa Schweizer who are still very lean. Overall, the team seems more muscular than the average group of world-class 5k/10k runners. Did they figure something out nutritionally for Grant that he was not doing at Stanford?
To all the coaches who think their runners need to LOOK skinny: Grant Fisher
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How do you feel about it? wrote:
Grant Fisher is no doubt skinny, but he looks strong, not gaunt. The whole "Gaunt is beautiful" trope that Coaches like to pound into their athletes is not only dumb, but dangerous.
My freshman year at the naval academy I had a legit eating disorder due, in no small part, to Coach Cantello's obsession with food and weight.
You're a weirdo.
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Fisher has an absolute WAGON that adds a few pounds. Dude is cheeked up. Respect.
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How do you feel about it? wrote:
Grant Fisher is no doubt skinny, but he looks strong, not gaunt. The whole "Gaunt is beautiful" trope that Coaches like to pound into their athletes is not only dumb, but dangerous.
My freshman year at the naval academy I had a legit eating disorder due, in no small part, to Coach Cantello's obsession with food and weight.
He is definitely more muscular than Ahmed.
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DVGregori wrote:
He is definitely more muscular than Ahmed.
Grant looks great here. He’s my boy crush.
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Ever heard about Herb Lindsay? He's the bulky dude at the left wearing number 1.
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trager wrote:
The first thing I noticed when Grant Fisher went to BTC is that he put on a lot of muscle compared to his Stanford days. His face also was not as lean. Is that normal? I hope he is clean, but it put a tiny bit of doubt in my mind. BTC/Nike has figured out something to make their runners strong even with high training volume. Shelby Houlihan or Lopez Lomong look extremely strong, but there are exceptions like Mo Ahmed or Karissa Schweizer who are still very lean. Overall, the team seems more muscular than the average group of world-class 5k/10k runners. Did they figure something out nutritionally for Grant that he was not doing at Stanford?
I heard they frequent authentic Mexican food trucks for extra nutrients.
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How do you feel about it? wrote:
The whole trope that Coaches like to pound into their athletes is not only dumb, but dangerous.
Second this! No coach should ever be doing ANY pounding into their athletes.
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Real Obvi wrote:
BMI: 18.5 - 20.5
19.0 - 20.0 seems to be the sweetspot for marathon and half marathon runners
Optimal BMI seems to be a little higher for shorter distances.
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Elise Cranny ain't no waif either. In fact if she could close a bit better she would be the female Fisher.
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Yes she is. Compare her today to that picture and you will see why she is so much faster.
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Middle distance guys don’t need to be extremely skinny at all. The Algerian guy and Webb were very muscular but extremely lean too, BMI probably like 23-24%, but just muscles.
marathoners bmi around 18-19%.10 -
Skinny Chops wrote:
Yes she is. Compare her today to that picture and you will see why she is so much faster.
If you think this is "waifish" you need to try another sport.
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P-47 wrote:
Elise Cranny ain't no waif either. In fact if she could close a bit better she would be the female Fisher.
how fitting because Cranny is in fact also my girl crush. Sean McGorty is one lucky man
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Fisher is at least 6'2" and 180...either that or 5'5" and 120
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Gguu wrote:
How do you feel about it? wrote:
The whole "Gaunt is beautiful" trope that Coaches like to pound into their athletes is not only dumb, but dangerous.
I think Jonathan Gaunt is beautiful.
“Gaunt is beautiful” - the new name for the portion of the podcast where the brojos ask for updates on Jon’s dating life
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Grant reminds me of Alan Webb although probably not as strong as Alan Webb was. Alan was 5'9" 145 and looked like he could beat the sh!t out of all other pros. Dude could probably bench 200-225 in his prime
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