With his insane cardio, why isnt Cain ripped?

[SnowBlynd]

Also the genes thing is bullshit , I know 4 guys who used to play rugby with me who are Samoan Ethnicity but born in England and none of them are slightly fat .. There just more Muscle like Roman Reigns or Manu Tuilagi .

People on here about "Mexicans hold fat tissue" wtf is this ?? Every ethnicity from caucasian to African-American to Asian has tha capacity to be cut lean and have 6packs.

I guess saying that "it's my culture" is a good excuse for some people but whatever.

P.S Cain isn't fat just slightly overweight due to his own choice , he's the champ why fix it when it aint broke ?

I would say most Mexicans have native blood running through their veins. Many Native Americans are having a big obesity problem because they eat all the shit food America has and their bodies had evolved to run on a much different diet. It's not like the genetic factor doesn't play a role. However regardless of ones walk of life, anyone can be lean if they want it bad enough

 

[DrDangles]

Cain eats whatever the fuck he wants.

 

[Ch0sen0ne]

Big man. Big appetite.

Where dem tacos?

 

[dfoster]

Kind of like how differant types of Asians or even Caucasians look differant. Makes sense.

Interestingly enough, they group all Native Americans as Asians.

They have 12-20 different groupings for Europeans, non by geographic lines. For example one country can be comprised of 2-3 main tribes and as these tribes move north, they retain certain features while developing different features.

Another interesting thing I remember is that the forest group in the Amazon is a different group from the high altitude group in the Andes. This group has physical adaptations to high altitude like being barrel-chested, having a lot of red blood cell concentration. I saw pictures of skinny guys with huge chest just like Cain. May be he got his cardio from them somehow

 

[TheProphetAxel]

most functionally strong guys aren't "ripped" so to speak. If you look at most strong men competitions those guys usually have decent stamina and are ridiculously strong but never lean.

 

[OldManGrip]

Some of the scariest hw's had that same build. Fedor, cain, igor v, cain, .. (hunt and roy) to an extreme. It is bc they don't focus on beach muscles and more on functional strength while not starving themselves to make weight.

 

[jayBMX]

Lol @ people saying genetics.

Genetics play a role to a certain degree, but most people are capable of getting sub 10% body fat with the right diet and exercise.

Cain is just so boss that he eats what he wants to.

 

[Randy Marsh]

don't see too many Mexicans at TB. Not down here anyway

Taco Bell was invented for teenage to early twenties white people.

 

[gatorbear]

dude probably eats whatever he wants. just like fedor.

 

[CorkscrewPunch]

Did you see his family dinner in the countdown? Everything is fried or covered in cheese.

 

[MMAFan232]

Because bodyfat percentage and cardio doesnt directly correlate obviously. Dude likes to eat

 

[Normishagge]

You get ripped by dieting at a caloric deficit, assuming you have already built some muscle. Since Cain has absolutely no need to do this kind of thing as a HW and it would just get in the way of his regular training and dieting regimes, he doesn't get ripped

I'm sure if he concentrated on bodybuilding instead of MMA he'd get ripped but why on earth would he

 

[BisexualMMA]

You get ripped by dieting at a caloric deficit, assuming you have already built some muscle. Since Cain has absolutely no need to do this kind of thing as a HW, he doesn't get ripped

I'm sure if he concentrated on bodybuilding instead of MMA he'd get ripped but why on earth would he

Thank you. Here is your answer, 'genes' crowd.

 

[pclanadmin2]

probably cuz he doesn't want to be lighter than he already is, and cuz he has noticed he has great genes in regards to cardio, so it's all good if he wants to eat great tasting food

 

[Metallicalabran]

JDS is ripped and isn't known for his cardio.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDIN MEEEEEEE


OH MY FUCKING GOD

just go to see JDS vs CAIN 2 & 3

jesuschrist

just name another HW capable to deal with cain in SO INTENSE 5 rounds without gas like Soa Palelei in 3 rounds.

 

[BisexualMMA]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDIN MEEEEEEE


OH MY FUCKING GOD

just go to see JDS vs CAIN 2 & 3

jesuschrist

just name another HW capable to deal with cain in SO INTENSE 5 rounds without gas like Soa Palelei in 3 rounds.

Yeah JDS has pretty good endurance.

I don't know why people didn't go immediately to the Overeem-Lashley-Pudz trifecta.

 

[[Tycho?]]

Having good cardio and being ripped are not related at all.

 

[TheeFaulted]

Because he's not on a caloric deficit.

Cardiovascular ability has no correlation on bodyfat.

 

[MMABr]

If Cain was ripped and low body fat % too, he would be at LHW and a small one too.

 

[BisexualMMA]

Because he's not on a caloric deficit.

Cardiovascular ability has no correlation on bodyfat.

Oh I'm sure there is a correlation when you look at the population, just because most obese people don't exercise...

But yes, the correlation is far from 1:1, and probably approaching random among good athletes.