Gladiators were mostly on Meat-Free Diets.

[orion]

Very few people were fat back then. Average Roman worked from sun up to sunrise, no sitting all day watching tv or internet. Average life span was less than forty, no time for the body to accumulate the visceral fat that occurs in later years.  Look at people right up to the civil war era, all slim. of course there were exceptions to the rule.  Once food started to be packaged and processed, that's when people started to put on the pounds.

[mazrim]

Read they were called "Barley Men" sometimes. Also quite soft and looked nothing like the statues

[BigCyp]

Very few people were fat back then. Average Roman worked from sun up to sunrise, no sitting all day watching tv or internet. Average life span was less than forty, no time for the body to accumulate the visceral fat that occurs in later years.  Look at people right up to the civil war era, all slim. of course there were exceptions to the rule.  Once food started to be packaged and processed, that's when people started to put on the pounds.

Yes all the movies and boook illustrations confirm this to be true.

[the trainer]

Yes the world has become a much of fat fucks eating processed foods and sitting down all day, but you do have a few alpha males like the trainer who lifts heavy weights and punch the heavy bag and I am planning to go hunting soon, got to preserve the old hardcore way of life.

[BigCyp]

Yes the world has become a much of fat fucks eating processed foods and sitting down all day, but you do have a few alpha males like the trainer who lifts heavy weights and punch the heavy bag and I am planning to go hunting soon, got to preserve the old hardcore way of life.

It's called cruising. Hunting is when you are hiding in the woods with a rifle, not hiding in the park with a dildo.

[Wolfox]

Weren't gladiators basically slaves???

Makes sense they were on a poor mans diet.

[SuperTed]

It's called cruising. Hunting is when you are hiding in the woods with a rifle, not hiding in the park with a dildo.

 

[MikMaq]

Gladiators are mostly dead, hope this helps.

Point taken.

[Voice of Doom]

Not surprised.  Most Alpha men are vegetarians.

[_bruce_]

they probably looked nothing like the statue
those statues were the equivalent of the comic book cartoonish character we have nowadays
noone looked like that at that time

hope this helps

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[King Shizzo]

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Thats bullshit. You do know genetics existed back then as well 

[Stan Diego]

Surely we cannot come to the articles conclusion, simply by examining the bones of gladiators from a single Ludis.

At the height of the Roman Empire, there had to have been hundreds ( if not thousands) of gladiator schools spread throughout.

Therefore, we can logically conclude that this was too small a sample size, to come up with such a brazen headline.

Even this particular school had a few skeletons who showed signs of meat eating.  Maybe they were the champions of this particular ludis, and were rewarded with a diet that consisted of meat. For in those times, having a nice meal was probably a powerful incentive.

Much more analysis would have to be conducted (at various sites) to reach a solid conclusion.

Sweet copy & paste job bro.

[King Shizzo]

Sweet copy & paste job bro.

You wish. I can try to sound intelligent when I want too.

Its too bad that there aren't more threads like this.

[Julio Ceasar]

How old is that first statue? I mean! If it a couple of hundred years old Im curious how the artist could make a body like that without having a modell for it! All the muscles looks just right and real.

My point is. They hade some men who lookd liked that. In that time they didnt have roids. So, this must be a natty!? Pretty impressed!

[Rambone]

[SamoanIrishman]

maybe so as far as body goes but to survive in battle they needed to be alert and fast and less bodyweight gave them that edge

Agreed. I would think they'd look like modern UFC fighters... maybe even leaner. I've seen big dude come to rugby tryouts and while they were monsters in the gym I'm sure, they were gassed before we even finished the 3 mile warm up run! When fighting for your life in an arena setting, I would think it'd be more advantageous to be agile and have endurance with moderate strength vs. Huge and slow

[_bruce_]

The Bay factor was strong in ancient Rome... all those sweaty unwashed supermen crossing swords and the crowd roaring with delight when the blood was flowing.
Even the higher up wives were lusting for the Gladiators of the rectagon.
Back in school we learned about the rich gentleman Tupacus who always wondered why his wife's breath reeked of foreign semen after she visited the newly bought stock...  

[SamoanIrishman]

How old is that first statue? I mean! If it a couple of hundred years old Im curious how the artist could make a body like that without having a modell for it! All the muscles looks just right and real.

My point is. They hade some men who lookd liked that. In that time they didnt have roids. So, this must be a natty!? Pretty impressed!

Shit man I'm sure there were some out there especially soldiers. Well fed and trained with heavy weapons and shields. Then when at war marching for miles would lean them out...fuck man imagine the battles. No pussy warfare of shooting at someone 100+ yards away you looked a guy in the eyes when you killed him. Battles would rage on for hours at a time... exhausting workout I'm sure.

[Stan Diego]

How old is the first statue? I mean! If it a couple of hundred years old Im curious how the artist could make a body like that without having a modell for it! All the muscles looks just right and real.

My point is. They hade some men who lookd liked that. In that time they didnt have roids. So, this must be a natty!? Pretty impressed!

"Gladiator stands over fallen slave" Sculpted by Viktor Oskar Tilgner in 1897

http://viktortilgner.blogspot.com

[Stan Diego]

You wish. I can try to sound intelligent when I want too.

Its too bad that there aren't more threads like this.

You should try harder.

[King Shizzo]

You should try harder.

You should stop talking shit for no reason. Maybe try to contribute to an interesting topic?

[Stan Diego]

You should stop talking shit for no reason. Maybe try to contribute to an interesting topic?

Lighten up Francis...


Go scroll up a post. I "contributed" the history of the 1st sculpture in Adonis' original post.

How can you be so obtuse?

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Not surprised.  Most Alpha men are vegetarians.

Could there be an argument that a true Alpha could never be caught and become a slave like Gladiators were? LIVE FREE OR DIE

[King Shizzo]

Lighten up Francis...


Go scroll up a post. I "contributed" the history of the 1st sculpture in Adonis' original post.

How can you be so obtuse?

Brutal Google search. Mary

[no one]

It's called cruising. Hunting is when you are hiding in the woods with a rifle, not hiding in the park with a dildo.

hahahahahah holy shit