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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
People from ancient times were certainly hardened, but we have advantages in our era in modern nutrition and weighlifting.
How big do you think guys like Leonidas and Achilles would have been in BC times?
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Leonidas and Achilles would've looked something like Clay Guida or any other similar sized UFC fighter... 5'7 to 6'0 max and shredded due to their lifestyle and meager diet.
I dont think those old Greek statues are lies, they had the 6 packs, they were lean due to their low fat diets, tons of carbs through beans and wheat etc, but depending on how close to the coast they were they also had excellent seafood protein.
The biggest problem I have with how tv portrays the ancient world is showing some huge musclebound guy... it just didnt look like that, those buff Conan (God bless that movie I dont even care, where is the supposed new one?) looks are the result of modern training, as most of us know.