Forged in Fire is a good example of the general inferiority of the obese in competition Merely a nerdy observation - if you’re not familiar with the show it’s a mixture of hicks, old dudes, and fat nerds competing in timed knife/weapon forging with various challenges thrown in and their finished weapons judged by experts. I’ll admit I watch the show mostly for the host - apparently he’s a former army ranger and looks like a ripped, treat to the eyes. But also the competition/blade smithing details are pretty interesting to watch.  The fat hate part? On MULTIPLE occasion of me flipping to the show at random, a fatty has needed the medics to come check on him mid competition for fear of passing out/heart attack from swinging a hammer for a couple hours. Sure it’s probably a bit of a workout, but the best thing is seeing a tiny, wiry dude or guy in his 60s/70s outlast the fat in the forge, finishing the competition with no problem. Really makes the episode for me!