Footballers without abs

Pogue Mahone said:
Not a bad effort. Only took you 23 minutes googling too. He looks a lot leaner than Rooney does, mind you. Is that really the fattest footballer you could find?!
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It took 3 minutes from search to post. I have a life. Not much of one. I'm at a school sports day gooogling "Topless men that Pogue may like"

You want FAT footballers? Rooney isn't fat in the first photo in the thread. That's the point. He looks like Iniesta above.

Relatively 'Fat' footballers are ten a penny.
 
UnrelatedPsuedo said:
It took 3 minutes from search to post. I have a life. Not much of one. I'm at a school sports day gooogling "Topless men that Pogue may like"

You want FAT footballers? Rooney isn't fat in the first photo in the thread. That's the point. He looks like Iniesta above.

Relatively 'Fat' footballers are ten a penny.
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No he doesn't. As we can see from the photo I subsequently posted. Which clearly shows he is a hell of a lot leaner than Rooney.

Still waiting for some photos of "relatively fat" footballers. Enjoy the sports day. You can get back to this task later.



Pogue Mahone said:
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What are those mysterious markings on his torso? Thread title is footballers without abs...
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Balerion said:
First of all, you don't have to take any supplements whatsoever. Protein powder for example is just a more convenient and cheaper way of getting enough protein, but if you can get it from your regular diet then you don't need to buy a protein powder. What else? Vitamins? Again, good diet will take care of those. Same goes for minerals, etc.

And again, saying you have to train 6-7 days a week is a really vague argument. You don't have to workout 6-7 days a week... there's so many options for programming nowadays, with most being around 3 days/week for a full body workout or 4-6days/week for bodybuilding splits. You choose what suits your needs and goals.
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What is it you're discussing here? If you're talking about an average guy who is in good shape then absolutely you can train 3 or 4 days a week and get everything you need from food, and it's great for your health. If you're talking about bodybuilders and fitness models, ie the 250lb guy with 6% bodyfat, then there is no way that's all you're doing. What they have to do ranges from not sustainable in long durations to downright bad for you.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
No he doesn't. As we can see from the photo I subsequently posted. Which clearly shows he is a hell of a lot leaner than Rooney.

Still waiting for some photos of "relatively fat" footballers. Enjoy the sports day. You can get back to this task later.
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Hes not called Piguain for nothing.

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Posted by our Twitter team and promptly taken down following a lot of people pointing out the belly on him.

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I for one think it's beautiful, and wish him and the baby all the best.
 
UnrelatedPsuedo said:
Abs are just a bi-product of low body fat. Not fitness.

MOST footballers will not have permanently visible abs. You have to be incredibly lean to have visible abs.

My abs are visible at about 11% body fat. My friend has to go to 6% and feel rough as rats to see them. It's genetics in terms of how lean you need to be to see them.

Visible abs are practically a product of vanity, and certainly not a measure of athletic output.
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Pogue Mahone said:
That can't be true. At least, there must be huge genetic variation. I've never been close to single digit body fat but have almost always had visible abs (excluding "the new dad years" aka "comfort eating my way through chronic fatigue")
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This time last year, I was at 6,7% body fat and had no abs, up from 4,8% the year before (no abs at then either). Haven't gone and had it checked again (and only got it checked because our employer was doing a voluntary health awareness thing, and encouraged everyone to have a thorough check-up, on their dime. A couple of guys were found to be in such a poor state that they were advised to find a less demanding job for the sake of their health.)

Which brings me to my point. I worked out (still do) and had a physically demanding job (still do), and never felt like shit or felt fatigued or lethargic. Even when talking to colleagues about it, a couple of them told me I had no business functioning with that little body fat. But the doctors, nurses and nutritionists said nothing of it. I asked them about it, as I'd heard that having as little as I had could be bad for you, and they told me that as long as I felt good, and based on my test results, I had nothing to worry about. They did say that I was on the low end, and that I probably shouldn't make it a goal to go any lower. Which is fair, I don't really care about body fat percentage. A couple of my colleagues, on the other hand, who are all about beach bodies, were mad jealous of the fact that I, who couldn't care less, had less than half of their body fat.

So without being an expert, it seems to be highly individual.
 
Halftrack said:
This time last year, I was at 6,7% body fat and had no abs, up from 4,8% the year before (no abs at then either). Haven't gone and had it checked again (and only got it checked because our employer was doing a voluntary health awareness thing, and encouraged everyone to have a thorough check-up, on their dime. A couple of guys were found to be in such a poor state that they were advised to find a less demanding job for the sake of their health.)

Which brings me to my point. I worked out (still do) and had a physically demanding job (still do), and never felt like shit or felt fatigued or lethargic. Even when talking to colleagues about it, a couple of them told me I had no business functioning with that little body fat. But the doctors, nurses and nutritionists said nothing of it. I asked them about it, as I'd heard that having as little as I had could be bad for you, and they told me that as long as I felt good, and based on my test results, I had nothing to worry about. They did say that I was on the low end, and that I probably shouldn't make it a goal to go any lower. Which is fair, I don't really care about body fat percentage. A couple of my colleagues, on the other hand, who are all about beach bodies, were mad jealous of the fact that I, who couldn't care less, had less than half of their body fat.

So without being an expert, it seems to be highly individual.
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How is that possible? What sorcery is this?
 
4,8% bodyfat and no visible abs is simly nbot possible. you are bullshiting.
 
derace said:
4,8% bodyfat and no visible abs is simly nbot possible. you are bullshiting.
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I'm going to guess it was one of those machines where you stand on it and tells you all sorts of guesstimates like muscle volume, bone density and so on. They're wildly inaccurate.
 
yeah probably. but i also highly doubt he was ever on 4.8% bodyfat. afaik the mr. olypia athletes are around 6% while on stage at mr olympia so se has to be a top tier athlete which again i doubt because "he has no visible abs"
 
Rooney being fat has never really bothered me. He works hiss ass off and it never seemed to effect him playing 90 minutes, even 120 minutes in sprint mode. Can't judge Rooney on his weight unless it effects his stamina.

He is everywhere on the pitch and tracks back a hell of a lot.
 
11101 said:
I'm going to guess it was one of those machines where you stand on it and tells you all sorts of guesstimates like muscle volume, bone density and so on. They're wildly inaccurate.
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derace said:
yeah probably. but i also highly doubt he was ever on 4.8% bodyfat. afaik the mr. olypia athletes are around 6% while on stage at mr olympia so se has to be a top tier athlete which again i doubt because "he has no visible abs"
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First time, it was indeed one of those fancy machines. I did not know that those were wildly inaccurate, as I said I've never actually cared about looking cut, so finding out which method of measuring body fat is the most accurate isn't something I've bothered with (besides, don't they measure the composition of planets using microwaves? shooting electricity through your foot seems plausible enough). Second time they did a multi-point pinch, but the internet leads me to believe that those can also be wildly inaccurate.

Would have thought they'd have mentioned that when I specifically asked them about it. More importantly: Does this mean I'm secretly a fatty?
 
Toad said:
Rooney being fat has never really bothered me. He works hiss ass off and it never seemed to effect him playing 90 minutes, even 120 minutes in sprint mode. Can't judge Rooney on his weight unless it effects his stamina.

He is everywhere on the pitch and tracks back a hell of a lot.
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This doesn't make any sense at all. Fat and running (stamina) isn't really a problem. Being sharp and sprints suffer due to weight and fat. That said the difference in him and Ronnie has a lot to do with Ronaldo being top conditioned all the time and never carrying any xtra weight through out his career Rooney has had weight issues most of his..

This is from 7 years ago..
https://www.google.is/amp/s/amp.the...v/05/wayne-rooney-nike-town-manchester-united
 
Don't know how important visible abs are, but many footballers would benefit from being more fit. Rooney is the perfect example of this, but I think many talented players are wasted due to underwhelming fitness.

Look at nba players for speed, agility and strength. They improbe those qualities through fitness.
 
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