Fat Men and Pool -- What's the deal?

jrt30004...While the double coronary does have lots of cheese, bacon and eggs, it's only two patties. The quadruple bypass, at the Heart Attack Cafe, is TWO POUNDS of hamburger. I think it's a tougher swallow than the double coronary.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

jrt30004 said:
that ain't s*it. you guys need to come to atlanta and hit the vortex for the double coronary. as fat as i am, i've never even given this thing a crack:D
http://www.thevortexbarandgrill.com/menus/WebMenu.pdf
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9BallPaul said:
Gleason, Fats, Fat Marty (Omaha Fats), Mizerak, the list seems endless. And I've got to admit, a fat man who can move well around a pool table acquires a certain grace that's nearly unatainable in any other sporting endeavor -- at least for the fat man.
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Hey, I resemble that remark !!!
 
9BallPaul said:
It's worth pointing out that Babe Ruth would probably be considered fat by today's standards. And it's questionable whether Ruth could have competed in today's game without winnowing his body.

All the fatties seem to be in the past. Are there any left?
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We think of Babe Ruth as fat because most all of the newsreels of him were shot during his last few playing years. But for most of his career he really wasn't fat at all. He was 6'2" and his official weight in baseball stats is given as 215. I've read that he was 195 as a young player. He was a lot bigger, though, than the average player of his time. He would only be of average size today.

For his time he was a very big, strong, powerful guy, but there were a lot of other big guys even then. What really made him stand out was talent, and that talent would certainly have allowed him to compete with today's players.
 
Scott Lee said:
jrt30004...While the double coronary does have lots of cheese, bacon and eggs, it's only two patties. The quadruple bypass, at the Heart Attack Cafe, is TWO POUNDS of hamburger. I think it's a tougher swallow than the double coronary.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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I think I would be distracted very much so by the wait staff at the Heart Attack Grill. :D
 
poolhustler said:
You're never too young to not get married!!!!!!
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:thumbup: Agreed!!!!!

CreeDo said:
macguy: I really liked that post. I've heard (and talked about) the change-has-to-come-from-within stuff before, and it's always true.

I don't lose weight because I truly don't feel my weight is an impending threat to my health or causing me problems in other ways (i.e. socially, looks, whatever). I know it will affect me in like 20 years but I may not care until the problem is staring me right in the face (i.e. when it's too late. Probably similar to the way many smokers think).

The instant I start seeing it as the barrel of a gun I will (hopefully) find the motivation. Until then, I know that even if R. Lee Ermey starts chasing me around with a riot baton, I would just lose the weight temporarily and then put it right back on because I'm not committed to changing my lifestyle.

It's an interesting point frank makes about food being an addiction. There are physical and mental addictions, and while food isn't as physically addicting as heroin or nicotine, mentally it's a beast. It's a "fix" just like any other drug. People use it to fix boredom, depression, low self esteem, emotional issues, and occasionally hunger.

Still, what's the word for it when you make the commitment to stop doing something harmful despite your physical or emotional cravings? What is the force that beats that addiction? I call it "willpower" because I can't see how it could possibly be anything else. Support from outside helps, but as macguy pointed out... only you can make that decision.

Chino: all these dudes talk about the importance of realizing they need to lose weight before it's too late. But your cousin didn't realize the importance of staying single. It might not be too late though! Try your hardest to talk him out of it. Change has to come from within.

<-- bitter divorcee?!
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My cousin is a lady, she has been with the guy for a few years and I think she is ready to get married, I am very happy for her. Though I think she can do better than that douche, but not my problem as long as my cousin is happy. Because I know if anything he does wrong to my cousin, thats my go ahead to throw him beating :thumbup:

frankncali said:
I think I would be distracted very much so by the wait staff at the Heart Attack Grill. :D
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Forget the heart attack, I might get a boner LMAO
 
Scott Lee said:
jrt30004...While the double coronary does have lots of cheese, bacon and eggs, it's only two patties. The quadruple bypass, at the Heart Attack Cafe, is TWO POUNDS of hamburger. I think it's a tougher swallow than the double coronary.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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ahhh yes but what you left out is that instead of a bun they use two grilled cheese sanwhiches:thumbup: and lets be honest two eggs, five pieces of cheese and five strips of bacon inside of two grilled cheese sandwhiches is bad enough through in two half pound burges and i'm thinkin' it's gettin' sick time.:barf:
 
Sbrogdon said:
I quit playing pool for about 4 years. In that 4 year span I went from my ideal weight of 205 ( im 6'1 so 205 is a good weight for me ) to now being 257. My game is no where near where it was just 4 years ago. I know a little of it has to do with being out of practice, but now I cant practice anywhere near as long as I used to.

My biggest problem is I am having a hard time dropping the weight. I drink a lot of soda and when I try to stop I get such bad headaches from caffeine withdrawals I start right back. I also work in front of my computer 10 hours a day so exercise is not really a word in my vocabulary.

I am going to make it though, 1 way or another I am going to get back down to 205.
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Excuses,get up from the computer once an hour and do some thing physical like riding a stationary bike.Its like smoking alcohol drugs.When and if you want to do somthing about your condition bad enough you will change your habits.
And thats my humble opinion.
 
Very old thread.

Old thread that I revisited. So many of these posters are gone from the forum now.
I have noticed on the FB live streams that there are many large players who play very well.
 
Cuebuddy said:
Old thread that I revisited. So many of these posters are gone from the forum now.
I have noticed on the FB live streams that there are many large players who play very well.
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Yup I'm 240 and I'll be 50 in a month . Let's play some I'm headed west to do some mountain biking . Like to play one pocket and or 9ball . Wanna see if I could out last someone hrs or days at a time like when I was 18. I sure don't feel 50 that's for sure ! 💰For sure , no funzee pool . Playing for fun ain't no fun at all (Gypsy Soul)
 
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