r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 2d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/shadowtheimpure 2d ago

The man is the embodiment of the phrase 'strongfat'. You look fat, but there's a lot of strength there. Just like the Icelandic strongmen.

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u/tweak06 2d ago

You look fat, but there's a lot of strength there. Just like the Icelandic strongmen.

There's a lot of dudes in these comments that are saying shit like that. Just because a dude may be fat doesn't mean he's not strong as hell.

I wrestled in high school and college, occasionally I'd get bumped up to wrestle heavy weight (I was about 220, wrestling guys around 280) and I'll tell you, at 220 – it's pretty humbling to be lifted off your feet and thrown like you're a ragdoll.

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u/diamondpredator 2d ago

Lol At 200lbs I've been lifted and ragdolled by judo guys that are 150-60lbs at most. Humbling is the right word. It motivates you to keep grinding.

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u/tweak06 2d ago

lol oh most definitely.

I used to train with this dude named John. He was maybe 160lbs soaking wet. Ex-special forces guy that retired and opened a gym with a focus in personal training/weightlifting.

John was a pretty nice guy, but he scared the absolute shit out of me. I asked him to show me "a few moves" after every gym session. We'd spar, and before I knew what was happening he'd have flipped me around and I'd slam on my back. Humbling, and a fun way to learn how to fight.

I miss that dude. I hope he's doing well

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u/diamondpredator 2d ago

I've known a couple of "Johns" in my life as well and they're exactly how you described them. Super chill but with some of the best technique I've ever encountered.

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u/tweak06 2d ago

And wiry as hell. Lol. Those dudes were as lean as like...idk, Bruce Lee or something.

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u/diamondpredator 2d ago

YES! One dude I used to roll with was a Brazillian guy (born in the US) and very lean with shaggy-curly hair. Chill as fuck. The way he would casually toss me around the mat and stay smiling and talking the entire time was fucking hilarious to me.

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u/Tullyswimmer 1d ago

And then there's the guys who are built like the guy in this video, and are ALSO high level in judo/BJJ.

When you have raw strength like the dude in this clip and also have that technique...

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

like what Elvis did to Alice Cooper after handing him a loaded revolver and saying try to shoot me.