what is FPH's opinion on power lifters / strongmen? I'm very involved in weight lifting, and often watch and attend power lifting and strongman competitions. I was recently at the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic, where Hathor Björnsson set the world deadlift world record at 1045 lbs (technically someone else has lifted more, but that was with a different type of bar). These guys are huge, weighing over 300 lbs (some over 400), and are incredibly strong, most of them capable of lifting 800+ lbs. The thing is though, a lot of them are carrying a good bit of fat. To maintain that much muscle mass, you have to eat a large amount of food, and the more food you eat, the harder it is to count your macros and control your diet. Some of then dont even care about fat, and are just focused on gaining mass and getting stronger. You can see the fat on their bodies, especially in their guts, face, and neck. So these guys present a bit of a dillema. Most of them are carrying enough fat that on a non-strongman would be enouth to make you severely overweight, maybe even obese. But at the same time, they are carrying huge amounts of muscle mass and are incredibly strong. So how would you categorize these guys? Is their lack of body fat control acceptable because they are pushing the physical capabilities of the human body to its ultimate limits; or are there no exceptions, and they should focus more on cutting their body fat? Note: this is not a troll post, I'm just genuinely curious. Also, I'm aware that is a meta post, and that v/fphdiscussion is a thing, however that sub is practically dead, with the last post being over two weeks ago. If there were frequent daily meta posts being submitted in fph, having a separate meta sub would then make sense, and I would make this post there. But that is not the case, so having a separate sub seems pointless, and just reduces how many people will see your post, and I want the largest audience possible for my post, so I can get a better consensus of your opinions.