Rhetorical Precis Analysis

The Rhetorical Précis Eddie Hall, in the documentary Eddie Strongman, explains that although difficult, proper diet and training can lead you to being the strongest man in the world. You can have any body shape that you want, but much of your life needs to be devoted to whatever you desire. Hall supports his explanation by demonstrating his day to day life as well as his fellow competitors. We get an in depth look of how demanding it is to be a strongman such as Hall, as well as seeing their accomplishments from doing so. The author's purpose is to convince the audience that the body is their own personal sculpture in order for the audience to want to explore in the world of body sculpting. The author writes in an intimidating tone, which …show more content…
This is that they never existed before close to fifty years ago. Strongmen were the people that could lift up more firewood than the guy next to him. Bodybuilders were the guys that did push ups on the regular and liked to flex their muscles in the mirror. Men and women back in time did not portray the same types of commitment and lifestyles that they do today. Both of these sports have evolved into their own little worlds over the last fifty years. These sports have drove many people to addiction. Addiction to the passion they have for training their bodies into any given way they …show more content…
Bodybuilding is only working on muscle mass, and working on physique and total body congruence. Strongmen only work on being strong. Their jobs are to lift heavy things, and the only way they can do this is by becoming heavy themselves. Strongman diets are very intense, totalling close to 5,000 calories a day. In order for bodybuilders to have the “cut” look that they love they need to limit their calorie intakes during the week. While these sports sound demanding, it sounds nice to a lot of people to become like these guys; these sports are not for