Project: from homo computeris to Olympic Athlete

[Tiberius Clodius Corvinus]

... I remember a documentary (which name I can't recall, alas) about gladiators, where it was said, that these guys actually were a little bit overweight, because of the "protective" function of body fat. :?

The documentary was based on this research, as far as I recall.

thanks for digging it up ... I think the according documentary's name was "Der Friedhof der Gladiatoren" (lit. cemetery of gladiators).

Actually there is little iconographic evidence for overweight Gladiators.

Maybe because of artists presenting often a more aesthetic ideal than reality ? :? .. Also being overweight (if within certain limits of course) mustn't necessarily translate into a couch-potatoe-like shape.

Also a good cardio workout is working at the phalus in mock combat.

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