You can do. I have done it. I can run with an aspis, fence individually with it, punch with it. It can all be done, it’s just exhausting. But a 5th C. BC ekdromos was probably a lot more fit than I am.https://twitter.com/Verghast404/status/1262452292873117699 …
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So if talking abt the Roman army, we know they were fed well & lots of meat There's a whole range of archaeological evidence, from human analyses to my favorite animal analyses. The army imported animals from afar, and had specialized animal husbandry and butchery methods
So to be clear, I'm not suggesting the soldiering classes were actively malnourished, merely that they probably did not have the ultra-protein-heavy-diets that, for instance, many modern fitness nuts do. And on that basis, I think assuming pre-modern supermen is unwise.
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We know, for instance, that the diets of Olympic athletes were unusual - ὄψα on ὄψα - from our literary evidence (it comes up in Xen. Mem. as I recall). That kind of diet - available to regular folk today - was the preserve of the elite then.
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A look at Roth (1999) on Roman military diets shows ample protein to avoid malnutrition, but nothing like the calculated ultra-heavy-protein diets of say, modern weight-lifters or body-builders.
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I'm no athlete or warrior, but isn't ultra-protein needed for extreme weights & muscle building, but less so for endurance? In a sense the military things we are talking abt require some muscle and a ton of endurance. So adequate protein and calories are needed, not an overload
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I’m a warrior. I definitely have to work super hard to get enough protein to hold my muscle mass. 183g/day is hard to do.
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Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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