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lol…There’s a reason that sumo wrestlers, weight lifters, wrestlers, and gladiators aren’t(/weren’t in the last case) slender. Fat can be very advantageous in a fight and the presence of fat does not mean poor exercise. A lot of the bodybuilders with ridiculous muscles and “athletic bodies” actually aren’t all that strong comparatively, because they specifically work to make their muscles for show, not efficiency.Coelosquid makes a good point about it here.

lol…

There’s a reason that sumo wrestlers, weight lifters, wrestlers, and gladiators aren’t(/weren’t in the last case) slender. Fat can be very advantageous in a fight and the presence of fat does not mean poor exercise. A lot of the bodybuilders with ridiculous muscles and “athletic bodies” actually aren’t all that strong comparatively, because they specifically work to make their muscles for show, not efficiency.

Coelosquid makes a good point about it here.

 
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    Aw I kinda like chubby!Tavros I mean he was in a wheelchair for sometime,though it’s possible he could be lean since I...
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    >Implying fat people can’t be muscular >ignoring the existence of sumo fighters
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    all of this this is exactly what I’ve always tried to say just better
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    … Fat people can grow more muscle than thin people. Just sayan. [TOTALLY STILL INTO THE FAT FEFERI HEADCANON]
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    Reblogging one last time for this.
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