Barcelona 500 - 18th April to 24th April 2016

[the AntiPusher]

^ He was mysteriously strong. One of the few people much stronger at 18 than 29.

Safin was strong but you are not calling it mysteriously strong

Safin was a huge guy; not excessive muscle, but tall with some weight on him! :angel: :dodgy:

Again,, Safin was Old Man strong.. google the term

 

[Mile]

^ He was mysteriously strong. One of the few people much stronger at 18 than 29.

Safin was strong but you are not calling it mysteriously strong

I would say Safin was best fit for power lifting, much more then some Nadal at his best (biceps).

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

nada'ls victory over grannyrollers is an indication that tennis is happening somewhere.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kxp9VGHxL8[/video]

 

[DarthFed]

^ He was mysteriously strong. One of the few people much stronger at 18 than 29.

Safin was strong but you are not calling it mysteriously strong

Safin was not anywhere near the physical freak Rafa was, especially at 18 years old. It is not normal for someone to lose a lot of muscle mass in their 20's unless they go from working out like crazy as a teenager to sitting around drinking beer and eating cheetos in their 20's.

 

[the AntiPusher]

^ He was mysteriously strong. One of the few people much stronger at 18 than 29.

Safin was strong but you are not calling it mysteriously strong

Safin was not anywhere near the physical freak Rafa was, especially at 18 years old. It is not normal for someone to lose a lot of muscle mass in their 20's unless they go from working out like crazy as a teenager to sitting around drinking beer and eating cheetos in their 20's.

Safin was powerfully built, have you ever seen him skinny, not a chance.. Just like Boris Becker was at 17 and 18 legs like a tree trunk.. As for comparing Safin body type to Rafa's ripped muscles.. Acourse there is a huge difference. My point was about pure strength, not ripped muscles.. Feel me

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCflo1nTNHU[/video]

 

[Mile]

Safin was strong but you are not calling it mysteriously strong

Safin was not anywhere near the physical freak Rafa was, especially at 18 years old. It is not normal for someone to lose a lot of muscle mass in their 20's unless they go from working out like crazy as a teenager to sitting around drinking beer and eating cheetos in their 20's.

Safin was powerfully built, have you ever seen him skinny, not a chance.. Just like Boris Becker was at 17 and 18 legs like a tree trunk.. As for comparing Safin body type to Rafa's ripped muscles.. Acourse there is a huge difference. My point was about pure strength, not ripped muscles.. Feel me

True. People often compare look of biceps. Safin was mucle man, biceps are looking better on Nadal, but Safin would crush him. Look Klicko and his biceps, now see Tyson Fury. I was sure Fury isnt looking "powerful" like Klicko (looking for Manhealts), but i know he is more powerful.

 

[Carol]

I don't see any mystery about to build muscles, weights, weights and more weights and having a natural strong body like Rafa, his father and his uncles have but I think there is more mystery to be skinny like Lance was :-/

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Rafa vs. Fog QF match is set!

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTmvAswVKBg[/video]

 

[Kieran]

Rafa vs. Fog QF match is set!

That's a match that could tell us a lot about where Rafa is right now...

 

[the AntiPusher]

Rafa vs. Fog QF match is set!

Bring on FF3 or whatever you guys call him.. this is the one I have been waiting for

 

[Fiero425]

Rafa vs. Fog QF match is set!

That's a match that could tell us a lot about where Rafa is right now...

Only if Fognini shows up; won't know until the match! No one more "Jekyll / Hyde" than him! :nono :angel: :cover :eyepop

 

[Kieran]

Rafa vs. Fog QF match is set!

That's a match that could tell us a lot about where Rafa is right now...

Only if Fognini shows up; won't know until the match! No one more "Jekyll / Hyde" than him! :nono :angel: :cover :eyepop

Well, he showed up often enough last year, his pride will be at stake. I expect him to put a lot into this match. He is playing his pigeon, after all... :snicker

 

[Carol]

Rafa says: "Fog is one of the best player of the world on clay, it's going to be a complicate match because he always give me a lot of work"
Fog says: "To beat Rafa I have to take a lot of risk, I have the way and the shots but at the present I don't think it"s enough"

 

[Front242]

Safin was strong but you are not calling it mysteriously strong

Safin was not anywhere near the physical freak Rafa was, especially at 18 years old. It is not normal for someone to lose a lot of muscle mass in their 20's unless they go from working out like crazy as a teenager to sitting around drinking beer and eating cheetos in their 20's.

Safin was powerfully built, have you ever seen him skinny, not a chance.. Just like Boris Becker was at 17 and 18 legs like a tree trunk.. As for comparing Safin body type to Rafa's ripped muscles.. Acourse there is a huge difference. My point was about pure strength, not ripped muscles.. Feel me

Yeah, there's a huge difference alright. Nadal has never been ripped. He used to have way bigger arms and shoulders but he's always had a poor, flat chest and was never ripped. A guy can't be classed as ripped if all he has is a few bulky body parts and no chest or abs. Safin at his fittest was way more ripped and much lower bodyfat %

 

[herios]

Both teenagers got defeated today:
Khachanov by Dolgopolov and
Zverev by Jaziri

 

[herios]

QF sets:

Nadal - Fognini
Kohlschreiber - Kuznetsov
Jaziri- Paire
Nishikori - Dolgopolov

 

[10isfan]

Nishi vs Dolg should be fun to watch. I doubt Fog can do much, coming back from injury, and without belief against Nadal.