Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: PallMal

I would never describe Alekseyev as rotund. He was a massive bull of a man, built like Atlas must have been. None of the “cut” pretty boy build, but more of the look of a man that could eat armies.


3 posted on 11/25/2011 8:13:43 PM PST by runninglips (Republicans = 99 lb weaklings of politics. ProgressiveRepublicansInConservativeCostume)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: runninglips

8 posted on 11/25/2011 8:16:56 PM PST by null and void (This is day 1039 of America's Obamavacation from reality.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips

He would have made a great nose tackle.


14 posted on 11/25/2011 8:22:09 PM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est; zero est un espece de merde.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips
You're right.

If anything a "strong-man" rotund, as opposed to a "dough-boy" rotund.

16 posted on 11/25/2011 8:23:14 PM PST by PallMal
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips

Um... you know Atlas wasn’t a real guy, right?


18 posted on 11/25/2011 8:33:16 PM PST by stormer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips

World class weightlifters aren’t fat. They’re usually around 12 percent.


23 posted on 11/25/2011 8:49:26 PM PST by Jonty30 (If a person won't learn under the best of times, than he must learn under the worst of times.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips
I would never describe Alekseyev as rotund. He was a massive bull of a man, built like Atlas must have been. None of the “cut” pretty boy build, but more of the look of a man that could eat armies.

Yep, heard him describe the perfect weightlifter once. He included the statement, "Must have belly that will stop bullet", and he certainly did. Nothing pretty about him, but he was the epitome of brute force in his day.

42 posted on 11/26/2011 3:59:05 AM PST by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips

“I would never describe Alekseyev as rotund. “

Raymond Chandler put it: “He was fat, but it was the kind of fat that doesn’t move”


44 posted on 11/26/2011 5:06:22 AM PST by TalBlack ( Evil doesn't have a day job.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

To: runninglips
I would never describe Alekseyev as rotund. He was a massive bull of a man, built like Atlas must have been. None of the “cut” pretty boy build, but more of the look of a man that could eat armies.

Most modern day weight lifters, with a few months of training and dieting, could compete as bodybuilders. They are not nearly as "Fat" as they were back in the day. Alexeyev was definitely old school.

45 posted on 11/26/2011 5:08:59 AM PST by Paradox (The rich SHOULD be paying more taxes, and they WOULD, if they could make more money.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson