Why are the fastest horses super muscular but the fastest runners super scrawny?

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  • jiojiojio

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 01/24/2017 4:30pm EST
    re: Eddie Arcaro

    Death to all horse riders.

  • Mr. Ed

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    7 years ago 01/24/2017 4:51pm EST
    re: Brev

    Brev wrote:

    I wish I could lift and eat a ton and still get faster

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    Have you tried mimicking the horses' diet? Hay, grass, oats, and water only. Try it out for a few months, I bet you come back ripped, bro.

  • Hall Is Tiny

    Anonymous Poster

    7 years ago 01/24/2017 5:32pm EST
    re: Brev

    You should see the Ultra-Marthoner horses with their low androgen levels - not STRONG!

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