By all accounts he was a massive asshole and was a bully in the 1980s, but he was well-respected in the wrestling locker rooms, so nobody messed with him and he's admired today because the wrestling world was built on bullies
lmao look at that little dude in the middle, I bet he doesn't even know what a pussy is supposed to look like. Women get wet only for chads like the guy on the right
>Wrestlers are almost all manlets
That's just normal height distribution. It's true for almost any sport where height doesn't constitute an advantage.
Is height an advantage for wrestling when they're separated by weight class?
I think height is a plus in heavy weights but you're a 6ft2 wrestler in a weight class with an average height of 5ft8, you're not losing because your height is disadvantaging you, you're losing because you're probably anorexic.
>Is height an advantage for wrestling when they're separated by weight class?
because weight is still the decisive factor. As far as I know, no sport has "height" classes so are you saying height is irrelevant in all sports? It seems pretty self-evident to me that a shorter person with a shorter range of motion can generate more leverage in a wrestling situation, all else being equal
>are you saying height is irrelevant in all sports?
No, I'm saying that in any sport, such as basketball, where height doesn't carry a clear discernable advantage, such as golf, most of the athletes will be "manlets" because most of the people that can possible train in this sport fall within that height range.
Just like there is a negative aggregate correlation of height and income. There isn't one in fact, it's just that taller people are fewer and less likely to end up in high earning position.
>because weight is still the decisive factor. >It seems pretty self-evident to me that a shorter person with a shorter range of motion can generate more leverage in a wrestling situation, all else being equal
Imo, a 5ft8 264 pounder would definitely be disadvantaged against a 6ft4 264 pounder because of his height provided both have the same technical skills and the shorter wrestler can generate more leverage in some tight "niche" situation.
>are you saying height is irrelevant in all sports?
No, I'm saying that in any sport, such as basketball, where height doesn't carry a clear discernable advantage, such as golf, most of the athletes will be "manlets" because most of the people that can possible train in this sport fall within that height range.
Just like there is a negative aggregate correlation of height and income. There isn't one in fact, it's just that taller people are fewer and less likely to end up in high earning position.
>because weight is still the decisive factor. >It seems pretty self-evident to me that a shorter person with a shorter range of motion can generate more leverage in a wrestling situation, all else being equal
Imo, a 5ft8 264 pounder would definitely be disadvantaged against a 6ft4 264 pounder because of his height provided both have the same technical skills and the shorter wrestler can generate more leverage in some tight "niche" situation.
cont'd
The average height of champions the 264 pound class is nearly 6ft3, there are like only two outliers who are 5ft10 and 5ft11. They're like 2 standard deviations away from the average height of champs in that class.
Wrestling is great for whole body hypertrophy and high school wrestling teams are meat grinders where only the elite come out without broken bodies and depression
if youre just getting worked every day after school (for most of the year and all of the summer) and over each weekend for a few months, you'd be pretty broken and depressed.
And if you're a shitter and you keep costing your team points, they're going to go harder on you at practice.
All that grappling they do is hella good for hypertrophy.
I guarantee he's 5'5 tops
So what?
That makes his physique any less good?
Yes
Damn Arnold looks like a pipsqueak next to those two chads. I don’t know if he was but I feel like Andre was a bro
By all accounts he was a massive asshole and was a bully in the 1980s, but he was well-respected in the wrestling locker rooms, so nobody messed with him and he's admired today because the wrestling world was built on bullies
he mogs both left and right. imagine being that tall and pathetic looking
Manlet cope
Isn't Andre nearly 7 feet?
And the rest, 7'4".
lmao look at that little dude in the middle, I bet he doesn't even know what a pussy is supposed to look like. Women get wet only for chads like the guy on the right
Yeah, Suriano is short but so what?
Karelin you posted had a crazy physique.
Most high level wrestlers are built like this.
guy in your pics 6'4
yes but Karelin was a freak who didn't look like other wrestlers. Wrestlers are almost all manlets, helps with their leverage
>Wrestlers are almost all manlets
That's just normal height distribution. It's true for almost any sport where height doesn't constitute an advantage.
Is height an advantage for wrestling when they're separated by weight class?
I think height is a plus in heavy weights but you're a 6ft2 wrestler in a weight class with an average height of 5ft8, you're not losing because your height is disadvantaging you, you're losing because you're probably anorexic.
>Is height an advantage for wrestling when they're separated by weight class?
because weight is still the decisive factor. As far as I know, no sport has "height" classes so are you saying height is irrelevant in all sports? It seems pretty self-evident to me that a shorter person with a shorter range of motion can generate more leverage in a wrestling situation, all else being equal
>are you saying height is irrelevant in all sports?
No, I'm saying that in any sport, such as basketball, where height doesn't carry a clear discernable advantage, such as golf, most of the athletes will be "manlets" because most of the people that can possible train in this sport fall within that height range.
Just like there is a negative aggregate correlation of height and income. There isn't one in fact, it's just that taller people are fewer and less likely to end up in high earning position.
>because weight is still the decisive factor.
>It seems pretty self-evident to me that a shorter person with a shorter range of motion can generate more leverage in a wrestling situation, all else being equal
Imo, a 5ft8 264 pounder would definitely be disadvantaged against a 6ft4 264 pounder because of his height provided both have the same technical skills and the shorter wrestler can generate more leverage in some tight "niche" situation.
cont'd
The average height of champions the 264 pound class is nearly 6ft3, there are like only two outliers who are 5ft10 and 5ft11. They're like 2 standard deviations away from the average height of champs in that class.
Wrestling is great for whole body hypertrophy and high school wrestling teams are meat grinders where only the elite come out without broken bodies and depression
why (broken bodies and) depression?
if youre just getting worked every day after school (for most of the year and all of the summer) and over each weekend for a few months, you'd be pretty broken and depressed.
And if you're a shitter and you keep costing your team points, they're going to go harder on you at practice.
because they have to make weight so they cut like crazy but they're not boxers so their sport demands more even physique.
The goldilock combo of hypertrophy and cardio
Sniffing another dudes taint raises T
fuck yeahh
how to get into wrestling if you're not in a high school/college?
Dude in your picture is roiding. Natty wrestlers just look athletic they aren't jacked at all.