- Just go to any Somali restaurant or grocery store. No vegetables. No beans, kale, carrots, plaintains, etc. Somalis have a general dislike for vegetables. I never knew why. Vegetables are as important as meat to building a physique and building strength.
2) Lack of Knowledge in Exercise science
- When Somalis hit the gym they go straight to machines and spend most of their time doing isolation work hitting the same weights weeks after week with no progressive overload. They dont understand in order to get bigger you have to get stronger.
Research has shown that big heavy compound movements like Bench Press, Deadlift, Squat, Overhead Press and Barbell Rows do the most to put size on you. Hell, even a regular routine of basic calisthenics like push ups, dips, pull ups and bodyweight squats do more for you than an machine ever can.
Train like an athlete,powerlifter, olympic lifter, calisthenics athlete not a bodybuilder. Follow workout programs like Stronglifts 5x5, Starting Strength, Westside Barbell, BarstarzzBTX not some fake natty bodybuilder program that promises to get you results in 3 months.
Unfortunately bodybuilders took over the fitness industry and Somali fell for their deception. Most bodybuilders take steroids and do a lot of fluff and pump isolation exercises with a lot of volume that they can recover from due to roids theyre taking. A person who takes roids can train any which way he wants and still gain more muscles than the average natty.
In brief summary most Somalis who want to train have fell for the lies and misconceptions
3) Somalis in general have no discipline.
- This is not to say that every Somali has no discipline. But on average more than other cultures education, sports and all these other things are not promoted enough in our culture. Most Somalis want a shortcut. An easy way to get what they want. Well, thats not life. I hate to break it to you. To get what you want in life no matter what you have to give 110%.
4) Somalis believe in the myth that they have inferior genetics for building size and strength
- After reading through point 1 to 3. Do you seriously believe that a culture with the same mentality towards food nutrition and exercise will have a lot of big strong people? Yes genetics do play a big role in size and strength but I honestly believe that its the culture more than genetics which play a big role in why Somalis are mostly out of shape. Anytime you walk into a gym you will see a fair share of big swole Asians, Whites, Black(NonSomalis), Arabs etc. But when you see a Somali hes usually small and lifting flower weights. Why? Because of the ignorance and lack of nutrition plagueing our culture
5) Most Somalis dont care to get bigger and stronger
- Thats not top priority or 2nd priority for most Somalis. Lets be honest. Neither is education or making money. Somalis are not that ambitious in anything. They dont feel like improving their status in the world. Most Somalis priorities are basic survival like food, water, shelter... and when their basic needs are met then its sex and khat and cigarettes and then talking shit on the internet.
Peace,
Guled Mully
