[PIC] Benson Henderson really a featherweight?

[TruckHarder]

Yeah, and those pics are not the same scale as the ones you put together in your OP. You got nothing & hopefully your fake overlay didn't fool anyone.

These are the same pics I used. I didn't even adjust Bensons image I resized Diaz's image until all the scale factors lined up (logos and weight machine).

You just keep digging the hole don't you, can't admit you didn't realize the scale was off in the first place. Internet ego for the win.

 

[Buakaw Pramuk]

I usually hear them say how big he is for LW like when facing Edgar And Miller.
Maybe Nate just dwarfs most LWs since he really belongs in WW but Rory beat the shiet outta him all the way back to LW.

 

[iNoScopedJFK]

If he was a FW he would be fighting at FW.

 

[catchwrestle1]

Do you really need that much weight in your glutes and quads for MMA? Look at Jone Jones and Silva, both stick legs and dominating. GSP has thick legs but his core is thicker than nearly everyone which is what I attribute his wresting strength to.

Jones has a massive chest which is why his wresting is so good also. Not sure what strong legs really gives you in a MMA fight except perhaps power take downs and more powerful (but slower?) kicks? Chaels legs aren't massive and he is a dominant top control wrestler.

You've GOT to be kidding. Are you 12?

 

[akproplayer]

These are the same pics I used. I didn't even adjust Bensons image I resized Diaz's image until all the scale factors lined up (logos and weight machine).

You just keep digging the hole don't you, can't admit you didn't realize the scale was off in the first place. Internet ego for the win.

You make no sense white belt, not sure if I'm just being trolled or...

 

[TruckHarder]

(1) 99 percent of Bendo's deflation is due to dehydration. A very small proportion of this is attributable to glycogen stores in the muscle (and every gram of glycogen requires four grams of water.)

Hi there you are correct its roughly a 1:4 ratio in regards to glycogen and water. Small proportion of water weight? Are you kidding?

An average 80kg man stores about ~1.2kg of glycogen on their body. Someone like Henderson would be 1.5 to 2kg. do the math, lose 2kg of glycogen and 8kg of water = 10kg of mass dropped. Thats 22lb for the metric disabled. Since when is a 22lb water cut not pretty much the entire cut?

(2) Why would glycogen stored in muscles not be good for strength? Why do you suppose glycogen is stored in muscles in the first place? Glycogen is catabolized to glucose, which is the body's preferred substrate for the production of ATP molecules (the body's universal energy currency.) Muscles require fuel (read: ATP) in order to contract.

Glycogen stored in the muscles is good for anaerobic performance so having a lot IS helpful to a point. You must remember these guys still need to cut weight and have to make decisions about their body composition and what is favorable.

Basically Bendo could have "too much" glycogen at the expense of other things like protein cells. There is only so much water and glycogen your body can take in the 24 hours between a weigh in and fight. We'll use Bendo as an example if he has 2kg of glycogen depleted that means he needs to eat 2kg of carbs between weigh in and fight night. Imagine if it was 3kg of glycogen, etc. He has essentially 16 hours of "awake" time to consume 4.4 pounds of sugar *IF* his body is 100% efficient at converting it. He'll likely need to eat 5-6 pounds due to inefficiencies.

 

[Goreds1994]

Guys read his sig he is a professional MMA forum poster, even though he has only been here 3 days (probably a prior banned account though)

 

[tekara]

Yes, he doesn't belong to lightweight, so when your favorite fighter loses you will have already a pre-made excuse for him.

 

[Groundmaster]

I am saying having very big legs like Benson is worse as it takes your ability to have more muscle on your upper body where the majority of grappling, punching, wrestling, etc power comes from.

This is BS. The power comes from the legs. By the way AS has narrow shoulders and not much of an upper body but pretty big legs.

I used Jon Jones as the modern MMA athlete who is dominating whilst having extraordinary thin legs.

He is an abberation of the rule.

One must ask what the functional point of extreme muscle on legs in an MMA fight. This isn't a 100m sprint (unless you're condit I guess )

Any punch that is not an arm punch, any kick all grappling that has to do with shooting, shoving, lifting or sprawling the strength comes from the legs.

 

[HeexX]

He has tree trunk legs like mirko and shogun.

Like Shogun? Not anymore I tell you.

 

[Groundmaster]

When I overlaid the weight machine was the exact same size (width and height) in both, not sure what ridiculous claim you are making but you are likely wrong.

If you used the pic on the right to overlay tzhe pic on the left did you inflate the pic on the right? If you did not did you realize the pic on the right was shot from farther away?

 

[Groundmaster]

No, if you check the original picture of Benson its taken slightly closer making him bigger.

Nope, Just look at the scale in front of him and joe in the back they are both smaller then on the Diaz pic.

You can verify this by measuring the letters in the background.

The background is roughly five meters away from the fighters. It being nearer to henderson while the scale (anjd joe) is smaller should tell you that the picture was taken with a stronger magnification but from farther out.

They had to pull back a bit to get all of Diaz in.

nope

You have to compensate for the error in scale which you didn't. Newbie. Measure the heights of the letters and you'll realize your error.

When I overlaid the weight machine was pixel perfect with each other. You can verify yours is wrong by looking at mine and seeing the font of the UFC in benson and diaz photos is exactly 45 pixels high. Unlike your rubbish.

The pictures arre much to far away from the fighters to tell you anything. The use of a stronger magnification distorts the size and distances.
You obviously have no idea about this yet call other ppl newbs. Self pawnage of the finest.
GTFO moron.

 

[Dontfight]

LMAO this made my day

 

[countswagula]

 

[TruckHarder]

The pictures arre much to far away from the fighters to tell you anything. The use of a stronger magnification distorts the size and distances.
You obviously have no idea about this yet call other ppl newbs. Self pawnage of the finest.
GTFO moron.

lol it's funny that you don't realize it was the same photographer, same spot, they just cropped and resized the image to make Benson and Diaz fit vertically in the frame at the same image width/height on the site in question. There is no difference in magnification from the camera which is why one can scale, like I did, because I realized it was off to begin with.

My image 100% lines up in regards to every object when scaled correctly. That is how I know it is correct and you and your pet detective friend need to get back to your more important work.

 

[Kabzie]

TS your pictures aren't a fair reflection of Benson's size at all.

If you want to bash a fighter and route for his opponent be direct about it..

 

[TruckHarder]

TS your pictures aren't a fair reflection of Benson's size at all.

It's a fair reflection of two dehydrated guys 24 hours before a fight. What else do you want it to be?

Diaz dwarfs him in height and general size in the weigh in photos. If Benson can win given this disadvantage then he's even better for it.

 

[MCS]

Bendo has the smallest waist when dehydrated that I've seen. He's said himself he doesn't want to tell how much he cuts. He gains the weight back well, has a strong upper body and huge legs. 145 would be too much for him, he's one of the biggest, strongest LW's out there along with Tibau and Maynard.

Nate is tall and skinny. He's not physically strong, isn't a strength fighter, but his game is based on cardio and reach/length both on the feet and on the mat. He missed weight by a small margin and has fought at WW before, in good shape. LW is as low as he can go because of his length.

 

[aker2703]

It's a fair reflection of two dehydrated guys 24 hours before a fight. What else do you want it to be?

Diaz dwarfs him in height and general size in the weigh in photos. If Benson can win given this disadvantage then he's even better for it.

the only thing diaz dwarfs bendo in is height. come fight time bendo will be 5-10lbs heavier than diaz.

and to your statement that bendo should be at FW, he cuts more than 20lbs+ in training camp and is one of the bigger(weight) LW's in the UFC.

 

[TruckHarder]

the only thing diaz dwarfs bendo in is height. come fight time bendo will be 5-10lbs heavier than diaz.

and to your statement that bendo should be at FW, he cuts more than 20lbs+ in training camp and is one of the bigger(weight) LW's in the UFC.

I know he cuts 20+lb, that doesn't mean his frame is good for LW. If we had a 5'0 guy that was muscle bound and cut 30lb to get to 155 is that a good frame for LW? I just think he should look to the future and realize the future of LW Is going to be taller guys with long reach.