The guy only weighs 4-5 pounds more now than in his prime.
“Diet is No. 1,” said Moses. “You can exercise all you want, but if you’re putting the wrong things in your body, it doesn’t matter. I come from a family that has a history of heart disease and diabetes. Thirty years ago, I really didn’t think about it, but when I hit my 50s I made a conscious decision that that was not going to be me. So, excess sugar, salt, sauces, mayonnaise and fried foods, those are the five big no-nos for me.”
Probably your most useful post in some time. Diet is important but most of us just sort of don’t seem to care too much. Edwin Moses in his prime vs Warholm with today’s tech would be must see TV.
Sorry but Ed Moses doesn't run a sub 46 with any kind of special tech. Two outlier athletes broke through to the next level, towing a Brazilian in their wake. It's likely none of them will get close to those performances again though, but they showed it could be done.
The question here is not if Moses is fat, but does he still run? A 66 year old should still be able to beat most posters here over 400m.
Of course you have no idea what you’re taking about. Edwin ran 47.02 in 1983, 39 years ago. Edwin won 122 consecutive races. You think he has no chance with today’s tech against some upstart Norwegian? Your trolling is getting worse.
Warholm is only 25 years old, he isn't done running PR's. By the time he is done no telling where he'll have that world record at.
Moses was great but not on the same level with this guy.
rojo wrote:
The guy only weighs 4-5 pounds more now than in his prime.
Me too..still the same size jeans and denim top (now back in fashion ) as the 70's
Motto has always been, if the clothes start feeling tight, don't get a size up, get rid of that excess cm's instead
Why is the 400m only improved 26 hundreds since 1988 then? , Edwin wouldn’t stand a chance against Rai and Warholm and thats a fact
Whonose wrote:
Of course you have no idea what you’re taking about. Edwin ran 47.02 in 1983, 39 years ago. Edwin won 122 consecutive races. You think he has no chance with today’s tech against some upstart Norwegian? Your trolling is getting worse.
What's trolling about the truth? Noone triggered you but you.
There is no "tech" to amount to a 1 second difference between now and then. There's spikes, and surfaces. FloJo's Mizunos, Koch and Kratochvilova's Adidas have held up just fine over the decades.
Diet is key, absolutely!
I wish LRC would promote that much more.
There are so many young kids here which need to learn to cook and eat healthy in order to be lifelong runners.
erico1234 wrote:
Why is the 400m only improved 26 hundreds since 1988 then? , Edwin wouldn’t stand a chance against Rai and Warholm and thats a fact
Dont forget that champions like Moses can raise their game when challenged. Its in their DNA. I've no doubt that if he was beaten by Warholm/Benjamin he would have enough drive to close that gap all things being equal.
Ovaltime wrote:
erico1234 wrote:
Why is the 400m only improved 26 hundreds since 1988 then? , Edwin wouldn’t stand a chance against Rai and Warholm and thats a fact
Dont forget that champions like Moses can raise their game when challenged. Its in their DNA. I've no doubt that if he was beaten by Warholm/Benjamin he would have enough drive to close that gap all things being equal.
It's always silly to compare different generations of top athletes which each other.
You can only race the people who show up at the starting line. And Warholm wasn't even born when Moses competed.
DinoZ wrote:
Warholm is only 25 years old, he isn't done running PR's. By the time he is done no telling where he'll have that world record at.
Moses was great but not on the same level with this guy.
Warholm could be done by next week. You have no idea how long an athlete's career might be - and neither do they. Moses' competitive record is unparalleled in track. Of course times today are faster than they were decades ago - with modern shoes and tracks. And doping.
Eat more veggies wrote:
Diet is key, absolutely!
I wish LRC would promote that much more.
There are so many young kids here which need to learn to cook and eat healthy in order to be lifelong runners.
Shhh! Don't mention weight! You'll get banned!
Worse off, you'll have Mary Cain and the SJW running community after you!
I weigh (at age 75) exactly the same as I did in my prime. My diet was loaded with junk. So, I can't help but subscribe to the existance of some innate weight set-point mechanism.
rojo wrote:
The guy only weighs 4-5 pounds more now than in his prime.
“Diet is No. 1,” said Moses. “You can exercise all you want, but if you’re putting the wrong things in your body, it doesn’t matter. I come from a family that has a history of heart disease and diabetes. Thirty years ago, I really didn’t think about it, but when I hit my 50s I made a conscious decision that that was not going to be me. So, excess sugar, salt, sauces, mayonnaise and fried foods, those are the five big no-nos for me.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2022/01/18/edwin-moses-fit-decades-after-winning-olympic-gold-star-hurdler/6551290001/
Rojo is your bad diet explanation for why you’re overweight? I’m just asking a question don’t get mad
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Bad Wigins wrote:
Sorry but Ed Moses doesn't run a sub 46 with any kind of special tech. Two outlier athletes broke through to the next level, towing a Brazilian in their wake. It's likely none of them will get close to those performances again though, but they showed it could be done.
The question here is not if Moses is fat, but does he still run? A 66 year old should still be able to beat most posters here over 400m.
Keep an eye on that Brazilian. I think he's going places.
Bad Wigins wrote:
The question here is not if Moses is fat, but does he still run? A 66 year old should still be able to beat most posters here over 400m.
You should read the article.
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