-> Depends on how the 300# is made up.  Most people don't
-> know it but a volume of muscle weighs more then the
-> same volume of fat.  You can have two 300 pounders; one
-> will look like the Pilsbury dough boy and the other
-> like  Arnold.
DeB> Yes, I know of the volume to weight ratios. :)  Nonetheless,
DeB> even if much of it was sheer muscle there is still a
DeB> likelihood of limited agility & maneuverability.  If you
I've heard this again and again but it just ain't true.
If you have an all around program that includes
stretching and flexibility exercises you won't get
'muscle bound'. 
DeB> aren't fat, then you must possess a naturally beefy and
DeB> muscle-responsive body to move a hardcore bodybuilder to
Me?  I'd just like to be over 6', I have to stretch to
make 69.5"
DeB> head-shaking envy.  I am 6'6 and 218.  During my college
DeB> years I knew fellows at 6'7/270.  They were massive.  I
DeB> cannot imagine someone a bit over 6 feet and 300.  [Of
Most people who are strong and do something with their
strength, as opposed to just showing off, are never
just muscle.  There is almost always fat on them.
Compare a body builder to a heavyweight weight lifter.
If you saw them side by side at the beach you would
think the body builder could lift twice as much weight.
But put them in a gym and you'd see that you can't
judge a book by its cover.
DeB> course, you did not mention your exact height.  Care to give
DeB> more exact stats to satisfy curiosity?]
not me.  Only my doctor knows that.  I always close my
eyes on a scale does that give you a hint?  All I worry
about is my BP, blood sugar and stuff that can kill you
as opposed to just get you laughed at when you go to
the beach.
                      Remember:  Freedom isn't Free!
--- timEd-B11
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