Re: [sumo] While we're on the Taka subject, you MUST see this

[Tetsuonoumi <wcb@BostonDynamics.com>]

Yea, I thought Takanohana looked stringy but muscular in those 
pictures.  Losing his sumo weight is a good thing, particularly since we 
all know that the rikishi who don't lose the weight have a lot of diabetes 
risk.  If you look at those pictures when he is a kid, it is the 2005 
version of Takanohana that he looked like he would turn into, not the giant 
yokozuna.

A lot of impromptu sumo photos tend to look pretty awful, lots of pale skin 
and bad lighting isn't a great combo.

Mind you, I defer judgement on how healthy he looks to those on the list 
who've seen him in person.

At 01:55 PM 6/23/2005, Jonosuke wrote:


> His losing weight is no accident, it's all well
> planned by himself and his wife (I know he is cutting
> down on carbs and refined sugar to almost zero, just
> digesting  mostly veggie diet - he was shown eating
> only a a small amount veggies from chanko pot at the
> heya.)  Despite his physical appearence, I'd bet he is
> healthier than 99% of guys his age.

[EndPost by Tetsuonoumi <wcb@BostonDynamics.com>]