The Daily Mail just released an article on this
some key details:
He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible
suffered from debilitating pain throughout his six-month stay at SurfBreak during 2022.
a single surf lesson left Mangione 'in bed for a week' afterwards
A Reddit poster believed to be Mangione spoke of how he had lived with a back condition called spondylolisthesis since childhood.
As you scroll further down in that same article, you will see one of the widely shared photos of him where he stayed in Hawaii
You can see he's hiking with a backpack, shirtless in the jungle.
Look how well defined his muscles are: visible abs, pecs, big triceps, obviously a very low body fat percentage.
So from what I gather, this guy had a long history of debilitating back pain called spondylolisthesis (other sources say it's been occurring since his childhood) and it was so painful that he was unable to have sex (btw there's no way he's a virgin), and became bed-ridden after one beachsurf.
But somehow he was flexible enough this whole time to hit the gym and achieve a very good, well-musculared, lean physique?
I'm not an exercise scientist, nor do I know how much spondylolisthesis can impede weightlifting, but this doesn't add up to me.
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Spondylothesis could have given him cauda equina at one point and permanently damaged his nerves and gave him incontinence which woulda also explain the pissed pants. As far as not being able to get out of bad for a week after surfing absolutely I have a herniation at the same level and it messes me up bad enough I can’t imagine how much pain he is in 24/7
He posted on this. When he had pain and after an operation he would just do exercises that dont stress that area. he was actually proud he was still able to get a sixpack despite the issues.
He also has a post on reddit where he lists professional athletes and martial arts champs who had the same issue with their back.
He also said he was doing more yoga but could not do certain poses.
Enjoying a show on TV requires willful suspension of disbelief.
The muscle picture is probably old.
I bet he got no pain meds (opioids) after any of this too.
Due to the insane & unwarranted opioid hysteria in the US.
Can’t have opioids because they’re “bad”, but go get shit face wasted on liquor & beat your wife, that’s totally fine.
It’s actually quite easy to get a decent body with limited back movement ( pending genetics and diet etc ) shoulders, arms and chest limited back movement. The more muscle you build the more fat your body burns naturally, which could explain the abs. I had worked out quite a bit before and had abs without even targeting them because of my routine. That’s long gone now so don’t think I’m trying to brag, I’m just saying it’s definitely feasible
He dosent have a back condition. Couldn’t have sex because he was on psych meds. Cover story for big pharma. My theory on the matter.
The world forgot everything, now its all about this guy. I think this is strange