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>But they were trained nonetheless, and could compete with modern american athletes in activities that require strength and resistance. Nutritional/sports scie

by adflux 5y ago

>But they were trained nonetheless, and could compete with modern american athletes in activities that require strength and resistance. Nutritional/sports science has come so far in the past few decades, check the world records of any sport to see the progress... There's absolutely no chance that a Roman age athlete could compete in speed or strength fields. Look at people like Hafthor Bjornsson, steroid fueled giants. These people could not exist in the Roman age

peoplefromibiza 5y ago
> check the world records of any sport to see the progress.. Again, I've specifically mentioned strength and resistance most records you are referring to were broken thanks to better overall conditions Bolt can't run as fast as he does today on a dusty track made of pressed clay wearing leather sandals... > These people could not exist in the Roman age they would have also probably died before puberty also: in ancient times sport competition was much more important than today and it was a very serious matter https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/february/ancient-athletes-myth-020113.html https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/february/ancient-athlete...
- hasmanean 5y ago
  On the other hand, some Greek wrestlers trained by going into the wild and wrestling with wild animals including lions. Different times.
  - sandworm101 5y ago
    They might have said that they did such things, but i just dont believe the lion myth. Anyone who has been up close to a non-caged lion realizes the absurdity of the concept. Like all cats, lions are infintely more flexible than us. There is no wrestling hold that would keep them from ripping a human attacker to shreds within seconds. You would have better luck wrestling jaws. Even if you survived, those claws are not sterile. The inevitable infections would kill you.
    - adflux 5y ago
      It's about two steps away from telling people Atlas really carried the earth. The strongest man alive would be destroyed by a lion. 4 paws and a set of incredibly sharp teeth all perfectly capable of lacerating any of your INCREDIBLY ACCESSIBLE major arteries in your neck, wrists, upper arms etc...
      - sandworm101 5y ago
        And, far more often than not, lions have friends within earshot. Jaws at least hunted alone. Nobody has ever ene boasted about wrestling a pride of lions.
    - hasmanean 5y ago
      You mean African lions? There were smaller lions in the Mediterranean I believe, which are now extinct.

by adflux 5y ago

peoplefromibiza 5y ago

> check the world records of any sport to see the progress.. Again, I've specifically mentioned strength and resistance most records you are referring to were broken thanks to better overall conditions Bolt can't run as fast as he does today on a dusty track made of pressed clay wearing leather sandals... > These people could not exist in the Roman age they would have also probably died before puberty also: in ancient times sport competition was much more important than today and it was a very serious matter https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/february/ancient-athletes-myth-020113.html https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/february/ancient-athlete...

hasmanean 5y ago
On the other hand, some Greek wrestlers trained by going into the wild and wrestling with wild animals including lions. Different times.
- sandworm101 5y ago
  They might have said that they did such things, but i just dont believe the lion myth. Anyone who has been up close to a non-caged lion realizes the absurdity of the concept. Like all cats, lions are infintely more flexible than us. There is no wrestling hold that would keep them from ripping a human attacker to shreds within seconds. You would have better luck wrestling jaws. Even if you survived, those claws are not sterile. The inevitable infections would kill you.
  - adflux 5y ago
    It's about two steps away from telling people Atlas really carried the earth. The strongest man alive would be destroyed by a lion. 4 paws and a set of incredibly sharp teeth all perfectly capable of lacerating any of your INCREDIBLY ACCESSIBLE major arteries in your neck, wrists, upper arms etc...
    - sandworm101 5y ago
      And, far more often than not, lions have friends within earshot. Jaws at least hunted alone. Nobody has ever ene boasted about wrestling a pride of lions.
  - hasmanean 5y ago
    You mean African lions? There were smaller lions in the Mediterranean I believe, which are now extinct.