ROGER FEDERER REFUSES TO WORKOUT LEFT ARM

VashTheStampede

07-07-2004, 03:17 PM

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/photos/imagepages/2004-07-04/200407041088948435373.html

Whoa, rogers left arm loox like a chop stick in this pic.

gmlasam

07-07-2004, 03:27 PM

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/photos/imagepages/2004-07-04/200407041088948435373.html

Whoa, rogers left arm loox like a chop stick in this pic.[/img]Wow!!! I didn't notice the arm size difference until you pointed it out. What a difference compared to Roddicks.

WilsonPSSurgeX

07-07-2004, 03:42 PM

jeez thats a major difference in size


just think if he tried to switch to a 2 hbh it wouls suck really bad.

Tour90

07-07-2004, 04:39 PM

i'm sure it's not as skinny as it seems, maybe it's just the angle, and i highly doubt his arm is that skinny. It would be kinda funny though

sinoslav

07-07-2004, 04:40 PM

I think it's the angle. Both of Federer's arms are pretty skinny when viewed from the side.

david aames

07-07-2004, 04:41 PM

you guys are joking right? It's bent and his left arm is relaxed. Next time you play a set or 2, compare your hitting arm to the other one and you might scream out of disgust.

PJVA

07-07-2004, 05:17 PM

This is a funny post. However, if you look closely Roddick's left arm is also smaller than his right. The players with a one handed backhand are the ones who end up with a huge difference in arm size. Pete Sampras had a huge right arm and smaller left. Even Justine Henin has this difference.

PusherMan

07-07-2004, 05:21 PM

This is not photo tricks. His left arm is indeed smaller than the right. I doubt Roger does a lot of work in the gym to achieve muscle balance.

Chanchai

07-07-2004, 05:29 PM

As some great samurai said so long ago... "You have mighty righty for honorable tasks, and starvin' marvin to wipe your @$$ with."

But look how involved that right arm is... The forehand, the backhand, the volleys, the serve, the deft shots, and the accented "Come On!"

All kidding aside, muscle balance in terms of arms is still a rarity on the pro tour isn't it?

-Chanchai

PJVA

07-07-2004, 05:36 PM

This is not photo tricks. His left arm is indeed smaller than the right. I doubt Roger does a lot of work in the gym to achieve muscle balance.

I don't think the majority of tennis players do any working out to achieve arm ballance. The guys with the two handed backhands like Roddick have more ballanced arms.....but big servers still will have a bigger serving arm. The one handed back hand guys will always have a bigger dominant arm.

mlee2

07-07-2004, 05:38 PM

maybe fed practices a lot more than just tennis with his right arm?

gmlasam

07-07-2004, 05:42 PM

maybe fed practices a lot more than just tennis with his right arm? :D :shock: :oops: :oops: :oops: :wink: :lol:

Chanchai

07-07-2004, 05:45 PM

Maybe he's become addicted to milking Juliet? With just the right arm anyways.

msn

07-07-2004, 06:08 PM

If you look (very) closely, you'll see that a couple of inches above the wrist, the arm is slightly draped by his shirt, making it look smaller. It's kind of subtle.

Funny though.

david7410

07-07-2004, 06:10 PM

good eye

Golden Retriever

07-07-2004, 11:04 PM

If he played left handed his head light racquet would become head heavy.

William Bedford

07-08-2004, 01:44 AM

I caught most of RF's morning workout at Wimbledon (worked Wimby last two years for IBM - access all areas) - you cant really notice the size difference.

JohnThomas1

07-08-2004, 02:41 AM

Rod Laver was the one, he had a LEFT forearm like Popeye, Lendl had a big difference too.

JohnThomas1

07-08-2004, 02:45 AM

Roger has his right arm facing with the widest part showing, the left with the skinniest. If he turned his left arm and forearm 90 degree's they would be a lot closer to the same, tho i'm betting the right would still be bigger.

Scorch

07-08-2004, 03:50 AM

As has been said already his shirt is covering part of his arm making it look much thinner that it really is.

Look closely...LOL

JohnThomas1

07-08-2004, 04:23 AM

Have done, it's not covering THAT much.

@wright

07-08-2004, 05:31 AM

Bjorn Borg was one of the worst cases of tree trunk arm I've ever seen, and he had a two hander. The guy had good muscle build and bulging veins on his right arm and his left arm looked like it belonged to an 8 year old girl. I guess you can't have it all!

mileslong

07-08-2004, 08:48 AM

johnthomas is exactly right, rod laver was a freak. his left forearm looked like a leg with a normal sized right arm. biggest difference i have ever seen...

jayserinos99

07-08-2004, 12:07 PM

they had an article on popeye arm in a tennis mag a while back. they did the piece on jimmy arias and he had back problems b/c one side was more developed than the other.

@wright

07-08-2004, 12:41 PM

That's right, Jay, I was trying to remember who was in that article, I remember the pic, Jimmy looked freakish. His hitting arm was at least twice as big as his other arm.

lendl lives

07-08-2004, 01:24 PM

this thread is mean spirited. usually we all have more class.

JohnThomas1

07-08-2004, 10:03 PM

More class AND lopsided forearms hehehe

 

 

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