carlos djackal
Professional
eh guys, stop whining and start doing your push ups. then you can be like nadal. life is simple why complicate stuff?
well said...
How does Nadal get all these muscles ?
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Deleted member 3771
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But he's in great proportion like most sportspeople/athletes. I dont know why people even mention bodybuilders who have physiques that look ridiculous and are useless for any sport or athletic event and are most disproportionate people in the world. :shock:
babbette
Legend
he doesn't care. Rafa always says he doesn't do much gym work, so we shouldn't expect him to resemble a bodybuilder all over. His uncle seems to laugh it off aswell, saying that Rafa isn't that big.
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Do you guys ever go to the gym? (serious)
When I stepped in the gym earlier, I saw guys who were a lot bigger and leaner than Nadal. People go on about his biceps as if they are huge, they are not. And he doesn't have any symetrical value whatsoever, not to mention his pigeon chest.
He looks like an NFL player? You HAVE to be joking...
When I stepped in the gym earlier, I saw guys who were a lot bigger and leaner than Nadal. People go on about his biceps as if they are huge, they are not. And he doesn't have any symetrical value whatsoever, not to mention his pigeon chest.
He looks like an NFL player? You HAVE to be joking...
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Deleted member 22147
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Hmm, maybe you're right. We'd be talking about his ass, legs and thighs.
sorry.
"thingh" is a part of your leg...
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Deleted member 22147
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Haha, Bruce Lee was around 6-7% bodyfat, Nadal is 10-12%, absolutely no less than 10.
He isn't even that lean, yes he is lean, but so is any tennis player. 10-12% bodyfat is not impressive at all, before I hit the weights I was 10%.
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But he's in great proportion like most sportspeople/athletes. I dont know why people even mention bodybuilders who have physiques that look ridiculous and are useless for any sport or athletic event and are most disproportionate people in the world. :shock:
I don't necessarily mean pro bodybuilders. Ronnie Coleman is a fricken joke. I used to frequent a bodybuilding/fitness forum. The consensus is that the bodybuilding now a days is a freakshow. The 70's and 80's were much better examples of what i'm talking about (Frank Zane, Arnie, Serge Nubret).
On top of that, a lot of the "fit" guys on that forum were bigger than Nadal
They laughed when I said Nadal was big.
So what if he doesn't care. Did Rafael Nadal start this thread about himself? I was saying it to the many that fawn over him.
babbette
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babbette
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long hours there +
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Are you that ignorant?
Rafael Nadal isn't the be all end all physique to look at for perfection.
Ohhh, you can post a picture of pills and a guy that's well built.
Like it or not, there are many people that have better physique's than Rafa naturally.
CyBorg
Legend
Doesn't look like he's ever read a book in his life, does he?
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
They hate like Salieri in "Amadeus"
Rafa got his muscles the old-fashioned way ~~
He earned them!
He's been playing tennis since age 3.
He's been giving interviews and competing since early adolescence.
They should get out and compete themselves.
They shouldn't hate just because he's got smooth, non-roid skin!
Nadal_Freak
Banned
I agree that Nadal is perfection when it comes strength and speed due to being thin and strong. That is why he can outlast pretty much anyone.
babbette
Legend
don't think you're teaching me anything here, because you're not. I know that in the real world many people may have more defined muscles than Rafael Nadal, but calling him pigeon chest, and whatever you call him is what pisses me off. He doesn't spend hours in the gym to have every single part of his body in proportion with the next. His sport is not bodybuilding, it's tennis, where players can be as lanky as Tim Henman and Thomas Johanson. If people want to admire his biceps, or any other part of him for god's sake let them. Just because it's not NFL or bodybuilding like doesn't mean we can't.
He may be less defined than an NFL or bodybuilder but for me he's perfect right now! I don't like them too big. I don't like them to look as if they're obsessed with their physique when they wip off their shirts in the summer.
Now....Yum!:evil:
sure... show me a 190lb linebacker in the nfl. ridiculous. more like wide receiver or corner back.
Forehand Forever
Professional
He started using two hands on both sides then switched to lefty.
anointedone
Banned
It is probably called going to the gym. Some other guys on tour should try this. It is amazing how many skinny and slight guys there are in the top 10, guys like Federer, Davydenko, Murray, Gasquet, all come to mind.
s7evin
Rookie
Rafa played 2 handed fore and backhand when he was little (dunno ~10-12 years old?)
Being that a 2 handed backhand is basicly a left hand forehand supported by the right hand, when his left arm memorized the motion he could easily play a forehand with his left hand, but i don't understand why did he leave his 2 handed backhand (ex forehand)? Maybe it would be weird to watch someone play 2 forehands...
BTW Sterioids??? For that body??? You can easily acheive better results than Rafa if you focus on your body for a year, w/o sterioids ofcourse...
He simply cares about his body more than other current tennis players (except La Monf)...
Guamanian G
Rookie
Even though he's not terribly big, he is huge for the sport.
Maybe a new change in the next generation of tennis????
Think about it, 6 foot 5 inches tall men looking like the hulk pounding away balls at 200 mph.
lol
Maybe a new change in the next generation of tennis????
Think about it, 6 foot 5 inches tall men looking like the hulk pounding away balls at 200 mph.
lol
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
The better to hold you (and me of course)
plus win the Olympic Gold with, My Dear, babbette!
It's not just the muscles ~~ it's the entire frikken winsome package!
p.s. If you haven't already done so, please put the pics you
posted here into the "Ladies" thread in "odds and ends" .... yum ...
mentalcase
Semi-Pro
Check out Dementieva muscles
s7evin
Rookie
Check out Dementieva muscles
Why???
WHY???
W H Y ? ? ?
Why did you have to post that???
Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
What a camp thread.
Tennis is not about big muscles. Roddick would beat Federer in arm-wrestling but it seems he's training for the wrong sport when he's stumbling all over the court.
CanadianChic
Hall of Fame
I love rhetorical questions.
adlis
Professional
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Deleted member 25923
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don't think you're teaching me anything here, because you're not. I know that in the real world many people may have more defined muscles than Rafael Nadal, but calling him pigeon chest, and whatever you call him is what pisses me off. He doesn't spend hours in the gym to have every single part of his body in proportion with the next. His sport is not bodybuilding, it's tennis, where players can be as lanky as Tim Henman and Thomas Johanson. If people want to admire his biceps, or any other part of him for god's sake let them. Just because it's not NFL or bodybuilding like doesn't mean we can't.
He may be less defined than an NFL or bodybuilder but for me he's perfect right now! I don't like them too big. I don't like them to look as if they're obsessed with their physique when they wip off their shirts in the summer.
Now....Yum!:evil:
did I call him pigeon chest? Did I say he has a pathetic physique? For tennis that physique is great, but unnecessary.
People fawn over him like he is bigger than Serge Nubret!
Um why? Last I checked, you're not showing how many curls you can do on the tennis court or how many pushups.
Yea, the guy you're referring to is Marat Safin. he was called the future of tennis, but unfortunately, his mental game wasn't there. Still one of my favorite players though.
First off, you might want a thumbnail picture or something.
Second, I've never tried the vanilla flavor, but the vanilla that I have tried weren't that great.
I do have that Optimum nutrition whey you posted in Mint chocolate and double rich chocolate. They taste great in milk, more milk than suggested (too strong otherwise) but I wanna through up preworkout (in water, ugh)
Still curious to try it in some gatorade or apple juice.
Ripster
Hall of Fame
You don't get it do you? We're talking in relative terms, Nadal is huge for a tennis player and there is no doubt that he is genetically gifted as a MUSCULAR ATHLETE. If he decided to take up body-building I'm sure he'd get that much bigger.
I see guys that are bigger than Nadal in my gym too, but I'm not nearly as impressed, because they can't display anything special in terms of athletic explosiveness.
babbette
Legend
who the heck is he?:shock: Well, if he's extremely big and juicy, good for him and good for those who like them like that, in the meantime most of the rest of us will keep enjoying what Nadal has to offer
Amen!
p.s. If you haven't already done so, please put the pics you
posted here into the "Ladies" thread in "odds and ends" .... yum ...
I can't find the thread.
Maybe you can copy and paste to the thread?mentalcase
Semi-Pro
Why???
WHY???
W H Y ? ? ?
Why did you have to post that???
Insane eh?? Her arms look bigger than Serenas! Look at her chest!!
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Deleted member 22147
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HUGE? for a tennis player?
Uh no...
and their are many guys at my gym who train specifically for explosive power and look much more muscular than Nadal.
You don't understand, Nadal isn't big, for anything, he is bigger than the average 10 year old but thats it.
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s7evin
Rookie
I really liked her... She looked like, you know, a woman, i like when a women plays a WTA match... Now, i'm a little shook up
pandanonium
Banned
The Olympics prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Nadal does not dope up.
Athletes at the Olympics are put through the most rigid tests and the fact is Nadal passed all of them.
Athletes at the Olympics are put through the most rigid tests and the fact is Nadal passed all of them.
pennc94
Professional
Nadal does not strike me as a guy that would take shortcuts. However, passing the tests administered in the Olympics does not mean he is clean. Marion Jones passed their tests. She never failed any tests, but she was not clean.
pandanonium
Banned
I dont know who marion Jones is or what her circumstances are. But Nadal has passed every test ever given and there is nothing to suggest itherwise other than pure hatred.
pennc94
Professional
Chill man - I did not say Nadal was on anything. I even said that he does not strike as the kind of guy who would. Relax! Your loveryboy is likely clean!
All I was saying is that passing drug tests at the Olympics does not mean for certain that anyone is clean.
Now that you are out of a cave, Marion Jones was a world class female sprinter. She won 5 medals in Sydney in 2000 by demolishing her opponents. She was stripped of her medals because she admitted (was never caught by any drug testing).
topspinmonkey5
New User
nadalfreak, you are 25 and you act like a 12 year old? Please grow up..do something with your life other than working at cvs
pandanonium
Banned
I am relaxed. You are the one the seems to be unglued. Caling him my "loverboy" and saying that Nadal is "likely" clean.
Is there anything to even suggest that he is not clean other than the fact that he is in great shape?
Secondly....Im not in a cave, Its just that world class female sprinting has as much interest to me as the womens basket weaving competiton.
pennc94
Professional
OK - I never said Nadal was, I never said Nadal was not on anything.
In today's world all athletes are held under a higher level of suspicion. So many athletes want that edge. Many are being caught now. Many are still flying under the radar. You do not know what Nadal does and neither do I. We do not know what anyone else on the ATP Tour does either. People on this forum wondering if Nadal (or any other top athlete) is doping or whatever is legitimate inquiry (although I am sure some of it is hate too). If you are so confident that Nadal is clean - just leave it there.
pandanonium
Banned
Why is it legitimate? he has been tested at the Olympics and every other event.
What more do you want him to do? What more can he do??? I guess the only thing that will convince haters like you is if he loses....and thats not a price that he is willing to pay.
not entirely true
The Washington Post, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of drug results from the USA Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, IN, reported that on June 23, 2006, an "A" sample of Marion Jones' urine tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO), a banned performance-enhancer.
Blade0324
Hall of Fame
Wow. Some people really don't understand the purpose of steroids at all. Some make you bigger (Not good if you play tennis), they make you stronger (what advantage is that in tennis you still have to keep the ball in the court). Now that we have taken away from the arguements that Nadal "looks" like he would be on steroids. Let's look deeper at that facts. Nadal is roughly 185lb. at 6'1". I would not really call that big. Most males that height are heavier than that. Granted steroids could assist in his ability to recover from matches more quickly but then I can recall being that age and I could recover much more quickly then too. Also top players have resources at their disposal that other players and the average joe do not have. Massage therapists, trainers, equipment etc. all to allow them to recover and be prepared to play thier best. Nadal has great genetics and has an extreme physical routine, that's it.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Your name shows your hate for Nadal. I guess anyone that roots for Nadal acts like 12 according to you.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
Not even close to a top high school linebacker either.
He is 6'2" and 188 lbs (85 kg).
The thinnest linebacker I could find in NFL is 220 pounds. That is 32 pounds more (15 kg). He does not look bigger than a soccer player but you can keep going on and on with the sour grappes (I had to double the p because it would appear as g****s).
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