Impressive physique

[Ben Beckman]

Look at this impressive physique, you wouldn't see any other athlete in other sports with this physique, a true athlete:

[Wizbit]

I notice that Indonesians are much rounder, looking less lean compared to the Chinese. Example, Sony, Taufik, Chandra, Eng Hian, Luluk, Yulianto, Halim and Hendrawan. They all seem to have some fat on their bodies, some of them looking tubby like Chandra and Sony...where as you will have to look hard to find some fat on Lin Dan and his teamates, though not Zhang Jun. Obviously.

[cooler]

yes, a jumpsmashing machine

[prophet]

I would say: "please put your shirt back on and celebrate some other way"

LOL

because there are enough people (especially in north america) who already think this sport is a wussy sport (not that I don't invite many out for a game to change their minds ); sure doesn't help to show off a scrawny bod.

[jug8man]

i dont know what picture you are looking at but i find nothing "scrawny" about that body. i would be a 'god' my peers (and the fairer gender...) if i had such a physique... sigh

that should be one of the best conditioned body comparable to any other sport that requires both speed and power.

[Neil Nicholls]

Originally Posted by Ben Beckman

you wouldn't see any other athlete in other sports with this physique

how about boxing (and possibly any other physical sport that has weight divisions) and gymnastics?

[TrunkZ69]

i think light weight boxers have crazy bodies and as do gymnists. Those darn gymnastic guys are machines i say, machines!!

[jug8man]

yup light weight boxers, gymnast and badminton players (the top specimens of course) are way up there in the same category. elite athlethism. machined to perfection just like trunkz69 put it....

[Dill]

Originally Posted by Ben Beckman

Look at this impressive physique, you wouldn't see any other athlete in other sports with this physique, a true athlete:

What about Bruce Lee in his prime?

[Ben Beckman]

Fair enough comments, boxers and gymnasts but I'm talking about sports like football and more televised sports. I know he's a bit scrawny but you wouldn't complain with a physique like that.

[prophet]

oh yeah; compared to us mere mortals, I agree that he does have a decent physique. And definitely proper for badminton, so no disrepect intended.

But like Ben Beckman said, compare to a US pro football player (e.g. Michael Vick or Terrell Owens) or even a pro basketball player (Ben Wallace) he looks scawny by comparison. But definitely agree that each sport has its proper body type.

[Brave_Turtle]

You guys ever seen Roy Jones Jr's (boxer) body?

100% athletic, beside him I don't see anyone more fit than Lin Dan.

My biology teacher told me those muscle are fast and strong muscles unlike body building.

[silentlight]

Originally Posted by Dill

What about Bruce Lee in his prime?

Actually, when I first saw this picture, I immediately thought of Bruce Lee's body, pretty close.

[Brave_Turtle]

Here's a picture:

[manabu]

this person lacks the really thick veins of Lin Danz

[paulchow]

Originally Posted by manabu

this person lacks the really thick veins of Lin Danz

heh if badminton players looked more like me it might be more popular jk...thats kevin levrone, a bodybuilder

[kwun]

Originally Posted by paulchow

heh if badminton players looked more like me it might be more popular jk...thats kevin levrone, a bodybuilder

ask this Johnny Bravo to run around like a badminton player for 10mins, he will be complete out of breath!