Ripped while flexing =/= great athleticism; or, Sage Northcutt isn't much

[Lissove]

Sage looks impressive while standing around and flexing. But he is bodybuilder, or at least bodybuilding has great influence on him, his father being a bodybuilder himself and feeding him milkshakes, and what bodybuilders aim at is looking impressive while standing around passively and flexing into more prominent bigger muscles. This means that you aim your muscles to be their most tensed up while you are flexing them in rather not so dynamic position. Let's see for example this image:

Yes, he still looks alright, but now let's compare to someone else...:

Point is, the best athletes look their greatest not standing around or flexing, but when they are actually exerting their bodyin dynamic conditions, and there are many fighters who look smooth while not doing anything or even trying to flex, but then looking like monster in fights :

 

[gspieler]

I'd like to know how many bodybuilders can do a standing front, with zero momentum, and nail the landing.

 

[Emjay]

So where's the relaxed Sage pic for contrast?

 

[KingGoat]

I just read this shit lol

 

[Lissove]

So where's the relaxed Sage pic for contrast?

Too lazy to do that, but I imagine you should have the images of Sage clear in your mind this being ufc related Sherdog forum on the internet in these times.

 

[snw10mm]

This thread is nonsense and just a reminder that I'll never have abs as good as any these guys, flexing or not.

 

[Sgt Smith]

Sage has plenty of athletic talent, not just a physique. Will that translate to a good/great career in MMA, who the hell knows?

 

[Alex]

Muscles =\= Athleticism.
Nevertheless Sage is athletic as furk.

 

[bigsirbry]

The angles are way different. You have Sage throwing a kick, someone loading up on a punch, Romero on the scale, and Romero again in the last picture. Really stupid comparisons and honestly Yoel Romero looks more like a bodybuilder than Sage. Lets see how many bodybuilders can fly through the air flipping like Sage which is real athletic. Most bodybuilders who are competing at the pro level can barely wipe their ass and you're going to tell me his main focus is just bodybuilding. The dude is strong as fuck he has a video deadlifting some serious weight also. You have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[DorianGray]

I'm pretty sure people say he's athletic because he can flip and fly through the air like a goddamn ninja. Not to mention his athletic trophy room.

 

[FleXS]

Why in the OP is it a sage picture where hes throwing an front kick compared to guys who are tensed up throwing a punch or actively straining their upper body...CMON man

 

[John Wick]

"....are you jealous of me?"

 

[shortlefthook]

Dumb topic.
But in other news sage is ranked higher than nate diaz in ea ufc.

 

[VinceArch]

Physique isn't everything.

 

[FedorFanBoy]

Looks and strength is not even 20% of fighting.

 

[Sgt Smith]

Physique isn't everything.

Aren't we supposed to point out that he fought up a weight class here?

 

[IMSAYIN]

AWESOME... Another homo-erotic thread in the heavies. Thank you St. Conor.

TOPFUCKINGNOTCH... EH !

 

[theheater]

sherdog and people in general are athletically retarded

mma actually favors more of an endurance athlete

fast twitch muscle and "explosiveness" has been bringing people out of their seats since day 1. that has been trumped by endurance over and over. sports like football and basketball favor fast twitch muscle more than fighting. you cant have it both ways. the fastest runners in the world are all loaded with muscle head to toe. they look like bodybuilders. their "athleticism" is really just a specialization in one type of high intensity and short bursts event

its not some magical coincidence that the best cardio guys in mma are notoriously "slow starters" and the best ko artists have cardio issues. the truth is, its just different types of athleticism. mma favors endurance athletes imo. killers like lombard, romero, rumble wilt while being dominant early vs comp good enough to weather the storm. they look invincible vs others that cant last until the slow down. an explosive guy like hendricks has to use a 70% strategy vs gsp but then all the newbs mock him for it. in mma cardio is king

 

[flex4life]

Is this the IFBB?

 

[Deleted member 490433]

Physique isn't everything.

How do I crowbar this pic in....Oh yes! "Physique is..."