I play tennis too, Ripfrey05, that's my sport. I recently got some soccer goals for my backyard too & have only managed to play one real game with some friends so far. I'd love to have a tennis court. One day I will.
I've always been lean with a high metabolism up until the last few years. I'm probably 15-20 pounds overweight now, for the first time in my life. I am, after all, 37 years old. My calves have always been absolutely ridiculously huge & are often remarked upon as such, & that's the hardest place on the body to add muscle mass, so that means when I am in shape I get rather ripped rather easily. I also have mutant triceps.
Since this topic seems to be about machismo, I'll oblige. I am non-violent by nature, but I am incredibly strong & incredibly quick & smart & I can whip most anyone's ass. I have had guys much bigger than myself back down from a fight & I have never lost a fight. I have crazy eyes & very broad shoulders. When I was younger I attained a purple belt in taekwondo,(which is bullshit next to jujitsu I realize). My sensei ws an ex-Vietnam vet. I have also had informal training by a judo expert who trains police officers. I know how to pin your arm behind your back & send you to the ground in pain before you even know what happened.
I have disarmed a mugger by taking his knife away from him before & even though I was surrounded by other members of the crew, they all backed down when I did so because I made them all afraid enough to realize that I was no easy target. I was drop-dead drunk at the time & just trying to walk home from the bars. They are lucky that they didn't test me.
Another time, years ago also, I was with this next door neighbor & we were just walking home late at night/early in the morning after the bars & he decided to buy drugs when when we were approached by a dealer & his people. He got ripped off & spit at the dealer who had gypped him in the transaction. The dealer & other members of his gang went for him & he started running down the street. Since I had did nothing & said nothing I was just calmly walking away. When they didn't catch him they came back & as they did one guy stopped to confront me. I told the person that I had nothing to do with it & he punched me in the face twice successively. Because I was drunk & because I have the ability to steel my mind in a crisis, I didn't even recoil except to absorb the attack; the second punch didn't even land, but rather grazed me & any further punches would have resulted in me pinning him to the ground while grabbing his wrist. I told the guy that he didn't want what I have for him & he got scared & ran away. Again, another case of superior numbers against myself where I came out on top. I was drunk & his weak punches didn't even faze me at all. Most people have no power in their punches & have no technique & know nothing about fighting. I turned the other cheek during that altercation, & again, the person is damn lucky for running away; he & they made the right choice.
It doesn't even take force, just technique, hand-eye coordination, leverage & knowledge of the body's pressure points. The trick is to not even get mad & just execute & think of yourself as helping the person who is the opponent in the situation.
Once again, someone is ending a sentence with a preposition.
What kind of physical shape are you " Guys " in (?)