sorry sir but i was bit late i editing my post can you go through it again thanks
oh sorry for the confusion sir by equipment i ment NVG and thermal sights,bullet proof vest and bomb disposal robots etc
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MUSCLE mass is not just for looks. it gives the endurance to the operator to swim , run walk climp for miles non-stop under adverse elemental or weather conditions. sometimes they have to carry their dead or injured comrades along with their kit as well to the extraction point and yes, in hand to hand combat after hours or days of fatigue only someone in a better / stronger physical condition will overpower his opponent.
lets not screw the discussion you knew what i meant and definitely not the first 2 impractical abominations.High muscle mass or bulk muscle is the incorrect term. I believe the term you were referring to is a lean physique or lean muscle mass. Without going into strength training vs weight training, high muscle mass is a net performance inhibitor, i.e. you can lift more but you cannot run well at all, your movement becomes sluggish and you get tired too fast due to the high energy requirements of your body, think Arnold Schwarzenegger here. This doesn't suit performance + endurance based endeavours, like being a soldier, very well. On the other hand lean muscle building enhances agility and endurance while trading lifting capacity, think Bruce Lee's physique here. This isn't optimal either. The optimal physique for a soldier is in between the two, think 100m sprinters. But there is one more question and that is of toning. Toning essentially means reducing fat while keeping high or lean muscle mass to either gain high definition and/or reduce weight. This results in the reduction of energy reserves for the body. This is good for a 100m sprinter but is not suited for a soldier. So what your really want in a soldier is a little bulked lean muscle with some fat reserves.
This is a physique built for pure strength based performance (muscle bulk + fat),
This is one built for show (muscle bulk + low fat),
This is another built purely for show (lean muscle + low fat),
This is built for strength + athletic performance with low body mass (strength based bulked lean muscle + low fat),
And this is how soldiers should be built i.e. strength + agility + energy reserves (strength based bulked lean muscle + fat),
the last two.. actually the last guy inshorts is just right. he has no cellolite, has good muscle tone and and show that his muscle mass (used for the lack of term) will enable him more endurance and punishment whatever the elements or hardships of the mission throw at him.. including heavy gear he might have to carry, injured or dead compare, carry, climb with or swim through in desert, marshes, rivers or hills.. forget hollywood just check out the body tone of the western soldiers.. americans get a lot of hate for their gadgets but boy they are tough.. and follow SOPs and war disciple to the book.. will pick up shovels and pick axes and will start digging trenches and filling up bags whatever the terrain.. . be it road side, mountains or deserts.. these are the comments from journalists and other soliders/ observers who have seen them.
