Pro Athletes and Weird Body Parts
I'm watching Erick Dampier play for the Dallas Mavericks ... and it strikes me that he may be one of the more extreme examples of a weird body type in the NBA:
Players whose biceps are bigger than their calves.
Far bigger. Some guys seem to have biceps bigger than their thighs. I think Dampier fits that mold.
It's not just NBA guys have big upper bodies ... they often have stunningly small (as in thin, maybe even frail) legs.
Other sports physical oddities:
Football. Lots of pros have necks wider than their heads. See how many of those you see just walking around.
Baseball: Forearms bigger than biceps. Ballplayers use their forearms so much while swinging the bat that they get that "Popeye" thing going on. All they need is a couple of anchors on those massive forearms, and they could be Sailor Men.
Tennis players: The men, anyway, often have a "crab" thing going on with their arms. The arm they swing the racket with inevitably is larger than their other arm. Sometimes freakishly so. It's noticeable on almost every pro.
The body adapts to handle whatever stress is placed on it. It can make guys look weird, though.