Whats the deal with Hocker Abs

Core training is so 2000s...

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.

Exactly man, he just doesn't look lean whatsoever. Who cares though he's a champ!

You can't look at a muscle and tell how strong it is...Lotta guys with smaller muscles are stronger than the guy with bulging muscles....I'm talking steroid free people.

He rarely runs in skid-prone conditions, so he doesn’t need an anti-lock braking system.

Look at Pog and most of the guys dominating the mountains in the tour.

Pog looks like a 13yr old boy with his shirt off. It's actually amusing to me.

What exactly is the problem? He looks just like a badass runner who set the Olympic record in the 1500. He's not supposed to look like wannabe "influencers" who stare at themselves in the mirror all day but can't run worth a sh!t.

At ease sailor. Now go back to the mirror and admire yourself.

Fat distribution is highly individual. Some people would need to have an unhealthy or unsustainably low body fat for their abs to show. It only matters for body builders and showbizzers anyway.

yea nico is basically anorexic but somehow is still able to perform

The world's Dad shoe champion.

…and the abdominal snowman is probably the most famous of the Bigfoot species.

I'm guessing the problem is he doesn't pass the eye test for some people when it comes to being lean enough to be competitive at the international level in a sport one could characterize as being dominated by one's power:weight ratio

I would assume that youtube video linked was not filmed when he was in peak shape

Personally, I go from looking kinda soft at 14% bodyfat to extremely lean at 11%. That sort of fluctuation throughout the year depending on the time of the season is normal

Ultimately, dude has wheels and gets lean enough when it really matters

Faith Kipyegon would like to have a word

“Enjoy your weekend, Mr. Hocker.”

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDe6V9IxoXA/?igsh=Mzg4YjEyYWwxODRm

Can we get the Briebart(sp?) dude, or someone that can operate ChatGPT, to provide a synopsis of that short movie clip?

Cole Hocker is 5'10 145 in training period, steve prefontaine was 5'9 144. While these are guys bigger than all the africans they race they really aren't that big, and they have had good power.