As multi-sport athletes go, perhaps few have been as prolific - even if just on the fringes - as Brock Lesnar, the Minnesotan Man-Mountain. He got his start as a truly fearsome heavyweight wrestler in college before participating in, at varying times, MMA, the WWE, and even training camp with the Vikings as a defensive tackle.
(We would make jokes aboot the whole “yeah boot Minnesoota” thing, boot we can’t shake the feeling that he’s standing right behind us.)
Clearly, lots of credit needs to be given to his physique; who else can claim such a varied career in sports at such a young age? And to be fair, Lesnar does give plenty of credit to said physique, although we’re beginning to wonder if maybe the credit’s getting a little bit misdirected.
As the MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reports, Lesnar doesn’t credit his parents for, y’know, all the genetic coding that makes him who he is and dictates his ability to put on muscle. No, that’s Jesus’ territory:
“I bet you I’ve taken over 60 steroid tests. In college, I had 15 random drug tests in two years. I’ve taken drug tests for the NFL, the WWE, the UFC. I must be pretty good at masking steroids. God gave me this body: Are you jealous of it or what? Give me a break.
Sir, we can tell you unequivocally, yes, we are jealous. Absolutely, yes.
“I got the genetics of–not to get into racism or anything–but I’m built like a black man. Would you say so?”
No, we would say you have the genetics of your parents. That is how genetics work.
But you know what? Fine. Let’s run with this. Brock Lesnar self-identifies as a black man, evidently, despite some rather glaring evidence to the contrary. Well, and we realize this is a major league stretch, Barack Obama also self-identifies as a black man, even as he’s of mixed heritage. No, he’s not 100% Scandinavian or anything, but, just work with us here. What do you say, Brock? Can we call you Brock Obama? Do you like the Obama?
[Lesnar noted] that he owned four homes (one in western Hennepin County), a private plane, two Hummers and a Mercedes. Asked whether he has saved for retirement, he responded: “That’s private. But if Obama keeps spending our money like this, I’ll have to fight till I’m 50.”
First of all, bullhonky. Second, that’s clearly a “no,” since anyone who’s got a good retirement plan even in its infancy can’t wait to tell you about it, even if it has no bearing on the conversation as a whole. We’ve all been at cocktail parties where something like this went down:
Guy 1: “So then, Springsteen comes out for the encore, and he immedia–
Guy 2: “Just diversified my 401(k)!”
Guy 3: “…what? That’s great, Steve, but–”
Guy 2: “Money market!”
Although, we must give Lesnar credit here. Just because he’s an albino black man doesn’t mean he automatically likes the first black President. After all, that’d just be racist.
2:33 pm on June 23rd, 2009
“I got the genetics of–not to get into racism or anything–but I’m built like a black man. Would you say so?”
By the looks of that photo he's built like a black man from the waist up and thighs down, Lexington Steele he's not!
Why do we think he's on or has used steroids,..Hmm maybe because the man that hired him for his pro wrestling almost did 20 years for using and distributing them.
Hey Brock shut up and take your future lost to frank Mir like a man..or Black man or whatever you want to be.
2:49 pm on June 23rd, 2009
Yes Rat Girl,It must be implied in your trailer park Brock took steroids since he worked for Vince McMahon. I’m sure The NCAA, the NFL, Nevada Athletic Comm and of course the UFC would love to get more insight from you on how he’s passed these tests.
Oh, Steve Mazzagatti won't be there to save Mir this time.
3:40 pm on June 23rd, 2009
mir did not, and will not need saving
4:46 pm on June 23rd, 2009
Regardless of color the guy is a specimen, cant wait to see that fight. I am also hoping he get's his ass beat but that's beside the point.
5:02 pm on June 23rd, 2009
Hey Beer Run…Trailer park? is this a trailer park I'm living in?, whoa! the trailer parks I see on T.V arent 8K sq feet with a pool with three waterfalls and patio furniture more expensive than that cheap car you use to get to your 8-5 cubical job in.
And as far NCAA, UFC and NFL needeing insight on how he passes their test…heres their insight….
NCAA wrestling is one of worst offenders of steroids usage with baseball and swimming a distant 2nd and 3rd.
UFC, as we all know ( maybe you dont) they know fighters only get tested before the weigh-in and after the fight, you dont get tested during training and steroids take 5 days to cycle completely out of ones body using 8 gallons of water and human chorionic gonadotropin,
And NFL Brock Never made the team so I really doubt he was tested much….but im sure Shawn Merriman could tell you more about Steroid testing in the NFL and how to avoid it….oh wait!..nevermind
5:15 pm on June 23rd, 2009
Maybe he had been swimming…
7:55 pm on June 23rd, 2009
The local police in my town refer to his build as "slave cut" or "s-cut" for short…just like like the dope boys who look like they spend their day in the gym, but actually spend it eating Moon Pies and RC cola.
Also, Rat_ Girl has a vivid imagination.
10:43 am on June 24th, 2009
I'm built like a black man too…if you know what I mean.
My name is Kunte Kinte!!!
3:24 pm on June 24th, 2009
im built like a black man. my name is mandingo.
actually, it has become much easier to pass steroid tests with all the advancements in maskng agents.
i believe some tests do not look for steroids because of how difficult they are to find in the system. as an example, tests will search for elevated levels of testosterone or testosterone drugs. this is how manny rammirez got caught.
mcgwire, bonds, sosa, ramirez, palmeiro all denied drug use, and were proven to be liers? coincidence.
4:40 pm on June 24th, 2009
Big Float , little stem!!
3:52 am on July 13th, 2009
Alright so…. LESNAR owns MMA, cant wait till Fedor vs Lesner. BUT there are so many LEGAL supplements and drugs… trust me I’ve used many. They can have the same effects as STERIODS… but again their legal. Know your shit… and dont be jealous of us big people.
8:04 pm on January 21st, 2010
some of the comments on this issue should have been vettoed.in the 3rd millenium one should not hold views as neolitical as these.take it from a black man….
8:23 pm on October 6th, 2010
It’s amazing
8:59 pm on October 6th, 2010
It’s amazing how quick things turn into racial issues .Since this thread has progressed to cover claims based on race we should identify their substantiation based on factual information. There’s no question slaves were “bred” based on physical characteristics in regions of the pre-civil war U.S. and, to an equal degree, Europe and many Caribbean and South American Islands. As a result, on average an African American has a more muscular build than their African counter parts, but it is by no means an all encompassing statistic. This doesn’t fully explain the issue, because there are regions of Africa (a very big continent) where the populations evolved (developing specialties that favor their environment) to have bodies and hearts that favored long distance running, these are Africans that live in the plains of Africa. There are other regions where the indigenous populations are more likely to have bodies and hearts that favor short sprints. Predictably these regions are in geographical regions that contain mountains and jungle. Taking all of these factors into consideration there are still anomalies, case in point Brock Lesnar. He is way bigger than the average man. Black, White, whatever He is huge. It is possible that Brock is this big based on anomalies. His environment, however, suggest he likes the taste of juice. Genetics or juice it takes a lot of work to be a star athlete regardless of race.
9:33 am on December 9th, 2010
Leave the man alone! It was just a comment, I clearly see what he is saying and I agree. Asian men have lower Testosterone & Growth hormone levels than Cacasians who also have lower levels than Black men. This is on average and not a blanket statement and not meant to be mean, just true. If I were to go to any major city with a large enough Black, White, Asian population and randomly choose men from these races from the phone book. I believe the black men on average would be stronger with better builds (broader shoulders to waist ratios, longer limb to torso ratios and better musculartures) with the White and Asian 2nd & 3rd respectively. I believe this to be true from my observations and if the sample size is large enough I know that the results would follow my hypothesis.
I have been to the gym and have had comments made about me taking steriods when I have only worked out for 2 months and have seen white and asian men working out for months and even years and still not getting the result that I recieved after 2months in the gym and then speaking to other Black men and a White trainer to Bodybuilders, this is regular and just something they accept as how it is and dont think any further on it.
8:51 pm on September 10th, 2011
Lesnar is actually built like a white man. A very strong white man. He has broad hips and a broad deep rib cage which is very common in Northern and Eastern European men. He has an extreme amount of muscle mass but most conditioned black athletes would be leaner and show more definition. He has a massive chest common again in Norther European/Eastern European men. Black men even very large black men have smaller hips, rib cages and chests. They have longer legs and arms. One thing Lesnar does alot of and it is common among men of west African origin is fast twitch muscle fibers. The guy move very very fast for a man half his weight. His ability to move explosively with speed is amazing. Lesnar is built like a Nordic/Baltic strong made white man. Probably of Viking origin.