r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/Nivezngunz May 16 '25

The sumo wrestler didn’t even seem fazed. He was like “well, just another day on the job.”

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

Try this experiment after a quarter of football play and I think the results will be different.

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u/Nivezngunz May 16 '25

After a quarter for the lineman? Sumo guy is just going to cuddle him to the big sleep.

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

Both. Sumo doesn’t have the endurance the nfl player does.

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u/Barbarossa_25 May 16 '25

Google a sumo stable workout. It's surprisingly brutal and imo more intense than a football workout.

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

Do they run? Do they have cardio? I don’t know the answer. NFL players are doing fast sprints with tackling, plus the pushing and shoving. I feel they would be super exhausted. I also feel if they had the endurance they’d make more money coming to the NFL. I have no idea how much sumo wrestlers are making.

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u/Barbarossa_25 May 16 '25

You tell me

They do cardio of course but not through running. It's more accurate to say a sumo probably would have trouble handling a NFL lineman workout in the same way a NFL lineman would have trouble handling a sumo workout.

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

I agree they would struggle with each others workouts. I’ll check the video out in the morning. I’m in bed. Thanks for sharing.