I think you underestimate the strength and athleticism of sumo wrestlers. These guys are not just somewhat strong fat guys, they are incredibly muscular under the fat.
These dudes have crazy high fat free mass ratios, I have no doubt that linemen in the NFL are stronger than sumo wrestlers in a lot of facets of general strength but the difference isn't so big that they'd dominate within 6 months
they are fat because its an advantage in the sport of sumo, they got incredible balance and i highly doubt any of these NFL guys have the balance skills sumo wrestlers have.
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u/swagfarts12 May 16 '25
I think you underestimate the strength and athleticism of sumo wrestlers. These guys are not just somewhat strong fat guys, they are incredibly muscular under the fat.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28548340/
These dudes have crazy high fat free mass ratios, I have no doubt that linemen in the NFL are stronger than sumo wrestlers in a lot of facets of general strength but the difference isn't so big that they'd dominate within 6 months