With his insane cardio, why isnt Cain ripped?

[MMASpeculator]

Taco Bell

rofl

 

[dfoster]

That wasn't your genes buddy. You skimped. Don't mean to be rude, but genes have pretty much nothing to do with how much you can drop your body fat.

wrong. you must come from the "we're all the same school". We are NOT all them same

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/tbri-may071113.php

Mexican American youth show signs of metabolic syndrome: Early screening critical

Mexican American children are experiencing substantial burdens of obesity, pre-diabetes, and other health problems which historically would have been expected to develop much later in life. The findings of a new study by Texas Biomed scientists in San Antonio argue for early screening and intervention to delay or avoid chronic health problems as these children age.

Directed by Texas Biomed scientist Ravindranath Duggirala, Ph.D., in collaboration with scientists from UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and other institutions, the results of the study were published online in the journal Human Genetics. The research was funded primarily by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of early warning signs for diabetes, heart disease, and other major medical problems. These warning signs include increased accumulation of fat around the waist and in the blood, as well as elevated blood pressure and blood sugar, and high insulin levels. An estimated 2.5 million adolescents in the US have metabolic syndrome, with minority groups such as Mexican Americans being particularly vulnerable.

This new study examined 670 non-diabetic boys and girls, between the ages of 6 and 17 years, from predominantly lower-income extended Mexican American families, many of whose adult members have increased risk of diabetes. The study found that nearly 53 percent of the children were overweight or obese, and 13 percent had pre-diabetes. Overall, 19 percent -- almost 1 in 5 -- of the young people exhibited metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome rose dramatically with increasing obesity, and among 65 severely obese young people in the study, over two-thirds had already developed the condition.

 

[Ninjapunch209]

Posole

 

[dfoster]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15036804

High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Mexico.
Aguilar-Salinas CA, Rojas R, G

 

[Jagan Eye]

Genetics in combination with his diet not being geared for cutting fat or bodybuilding.


If he WANTED to be ripped I'm sure he could train and diet for it and look like Adonis but he would have to gear his training and diet for it.

He's a fighter. He's worried about how he feels and how he's going to perform as opposed to how he looks. The body Cain has now is the body he has as a result of training for fighting.

Some fighters look shredded and others just can't go without storing some body fat. Most of the time an individual's genetics determine that.

 

[jayBMX]

wrong. you must come from the "we're all the same school". We are NOT all them same

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/tbri-may071113.php

Did some further reading after looking at your quotes.

Well done, I am humbled :redface:

 

[JoeHoganKush**]

Doesn't matter. He is an Aztec Warrior, not a bodybuilding juice man.

 

[NoSmilez]

guys who run marathons aren't ripped per say

 

[djacobox372]

One only needs to reverse this question to demonstrate how stupid it is.

With Overeem's insane muscles why isn't his cardio great?

 

[Xavier85]

What does being ripped have to do with cardio anyway? Using that logic, Overeem should be a 10 round monster who never stops.

 

[Nova Union]

Athletic and explosive =/= good cardio. JDS doesn't have a bodybuilder's physique like those two and even then, his cardio isn't that great (at least when Cain is mauling him).

Junior's physique isn't that far off Overeem's.

 

[shortlivedglory]

So many stupid responses. The biggest reason he isn't ripped is because he has no reason to be. He doesn't cut weight. If you don't need to cut weight, you can keep some body fat, which keeps you from getting as easily fatigued when you fight. Being ripped like GSP is when he fights actually takes energy from you. Fighters get ripped like that, though, because the decrease in energy is offset by the strength advantage that comes from having a low percentage of body fat.

 

[Cowb]

Ok let me dispel some of the incredible broscience.
Cain trains extremely often with high intensity and needs copious amounts of food to recover. To be on the safe side he eats in a caloric surplus, especially since he doesn't need to cut weight. On top of that he doesn't need to diet that hard so he can basically eat anything with meat and carbs (probably too much carbs)

Since his muscle have adapted to the cardiovascular workout he has done (specifically his heart which is a muscle that adapts to exercise) the amount of bodyfat he has is irrelevant because his heart and muscular endurance have already seen the changes and eating more does not affect that. Also fat does not require oxygen and take up energy. Although a ton of fat can make you heavier and hinder movement thus affecting how much energy you expend, Cain really doesn't have that much that would prove to be a hinderance. (Unlike Roy)

This guy got it right. In fact, keeping his caloric intake on the high side just to be safe is probably helping his cardio, in that it more reliably allows him to train cardio with extremely high intensity (and with less risk of losing muscle mass).


Genetics generally plays a role in one's tendency to gain or lose weight, but most of you are exaggerating its effect, especially considering the (relatively) extreme nature of Cain's training and diet.

 

[Shogun Rising]

Works as hard as anyone, eats a lot, and the results speak for themselves.

 

[BJ@LW&WW]

To be honest, I think Cains cardio is overhyped. His cardio is beastly, especially at HW, but it's not like he has GSP cardio or other guys who look fresh as fuck in round 5.

Cains output against JDS in the later rounds clearly waned. Still very impressive that a HW can do what he did. He probably has the best cardio out of any relevant HW, but that's not saying a ton.

 

[Shogun Rising]

This guy got it right. In fact, keeping his caloric intake on the high side just to be safe is probably helping his cardio, in that it more reliably allows him to train cardio with extremely high intensity (and with less risk of losing muscle mass).

Word. I remember Phelps talking about his 9,000 calorie a day diet.

The body at its most basic level needs food, air, and water. As long as he keeps working hard as he works, and stays at heavyweight, he can go full board.

 

[submiturass]

Its fighting not body-building dumbass

 

[thps]

To be honest, I think Cains cardio is overhyped. His cardio is beastly, especially at HW, but it's not like he has GSP cardio or other guys who look fresh as fuck in round 5.

Cains output against JDS in the later rounds clearly waned. Still very impressive that a HW can do what he did. He probably has the best cardio out of any relevant HW, but that's not saying a ton.

I disagree... GSP doesn't come out fresh in round 5 when he fights a hard fight. He comes out waned, just like Cain. Cain always outworks everyone he fights and still manages to come out pretty fresh in the later rounds. He's a cardio god.

 

[Cygnus-X]

Cardio training doesn't burn fat, that's a giant misconception.

 

[Task]

Sriracha on his burritos can do that to you.

And gluten if you ask the crossfit crowd.

Good ole gluten!