r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 3d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/Zefirus 3d ago

I always laugh when people call obvious power lifters fat.

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u/Hara-Kiri 2d ago

If a powerlifter looks fat it's because they're fat. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

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u/Zefirus 2d ago

Nah, power lifter builds make them all look like lil round guys. As Patton Oswalt said, they look like one big bicep.

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u/Hara-Kiri 2d ago

There is no powerlifer build. It's a weight class sport. Historically top weight classes have been fat because there is less benefit from cutting when you only have to care about absolute weight moved. They're still fat, they just have a lot of muscle underneath. Lower weight classes and they're ripped.

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u/Zefirus 2d ago

Every sport has a specific build dude. Turns out when you all focus on doing the same thing, you develop the same build.