Unlike bodybuilders caring about appearance, these guys only care about strength, so they don't go on cuts, its just about building muscle, so they are in a constant 'bulk' phase, which adds fat.
(that's an oversimplification, they do do some cut, particularly for weigh ins, like with boxing and wrestling you wanna be in under a certain weight to be in a particular category. But as a general rule I meant, there's more 'bulking' as compared to bodybuilding)
Are any of those medalists women?!
A valid question, but weightlifting has always had its top stars looking fat, especially the men.
Serious question: Why is that? Strength I get, obviously, but why do the best ones have all that extra fat? I've always wondered.
Unlike bodybuilders caring about appearance, these guys only care about strength, so they don't go on cuts, its just about building muscle, so they are in a constant 'bulk' phase, which adds fat.
(that's an oversimplification, they do do some cut, particularly for weigh ins, like with boxing and wrestling you wanna be in under a certain weight to be in a particular category. But as a general rule I meant, there's more 'bulking' as compared to bodybuilding)
That makes a lot of sense. Thank you.