Sumo body - Fat

[Guest oldterrific]

Hi Everyonne.

I Know that you are tired for this kind of question, but I`m from argentina and I dont have sources of imformation.

I`m warn you that i^m TOTALY IGNORANT about the sumo thing. (and my english is very bad)

I` want to ask you:

What is the real reason for the big amount of fat in the sumo wrestlers?

Only to obtain more mass for martial purposes?

Or it`s a cultural reason?

Other reasons?????

Please give me an answers.

Thanks in advance!!!

Jeronimo

[Takemi]

Hi Everyonne.

I Know that you are tired for this kind of question, but I`m from argentina and I dont have sources of imformation.

I`m warn you that i^m TOTALY IGNORANT about the sumo thing. (and my english is very bad)

I` want to ask you:

What is the real reason for the big amount of fat in the sumo wrestlers?

Only to obtain more mass for martial purposes?

Or it`s a cultural reason?

Other reasons?????

Please give me an answers.

Thanks in advance!!!

Jeronimo

In the professional sumo in Japan there is no weight classes. Therefore weighing much is benifitial. Fat rather than muscles is easier to "grow" and tend to place itselfs on the "right" places of the body, big bellys is common and will give you a lowe center of gravity.

You could ask yourself if same weight of muscles would be better in sumo, I dont really know. If you would aim on a 150kg muscle body you probably wouldnt get much sumo practise, just very much time i the gym. I guess its a walk of balance.

There have been succseful wrestlers who have been leaner.

In amatuer sumo there is weight classes and only the top classes seems to be "fat". So you have to seperate sumo as sport and japanese proffesional sumo.

Dont think the ozumo guys is just fat, they have a lot of muscles too and are great athletes. Somebody said that the avarage sekitori has a lower bodyfat percentage than the avarage woman.

[Guest oldterrific]

Thanks for the information.