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The story
Daisuke Hori’s weightlifting footage drew a wave of criticism from serious lifters on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, who pointed out that his form was wrong. Hori reportedly trained while sleep-deprived, and some users suggested his real goal wasn’t muscle growth but simply waking himself up. The thread was split between commenters who credited him for maintaining a decent physique despite the lack of sleep, and harsher critics who called his results underwhelming given how many years he’s supposedly been training. Hori’s refusal to budge from his own theories even when challenged by experts also became a talking point.
What people said
Digging his own grave with that weird excuse
Does he not have a concept of embarrassment?
That sheer stubbornness alone is a real talent
Even when shown scientific evidence, he pushes back with anecdotes and mystery 'proof' without flinching — basically unbeatable, or rather, arguing with this guy is pointless
He's basically a regular here himself (a poster on the 'Nandemo Jikkyo G' board)
From a serious lifter's perspective, he's barely got any muscle — dude's scrawny
For someone who's been lifting for years, this is honestly pretty lame
This is nothing impressive at all
It'd be way more meaningful if he compared his training with sleep vs. without
You mean a 'micro-sleeper'? (even more extreme than a short sleeper — barely sleeps at all)
If he wanted to really claim 'short sleeper' status, he should've slept about 4 hours, then done the workout as a wake-up call, and gone about his day without even showering
Using what looks like an expensive rug he got as a gift instead of a proper mat
Bringing up Mikiya Takasu out of nowhere is genuinely unhinged, Hori fanboy
How much do you hate Takasu, seriously
The people this guy has decided are 'beneath him':
Mikiya Takasu, Sho Takeyaki, and Fumin Takada
How big a difference does it actually make?
That kind of thing changes every year anyway, so consistency matters most
I think the gap is big enough that it's almost pointless if you're not loading the muscle correctly
No idea about the difference in results, but you'll get injured
This guy's serious enough to have actually competed in physique competitions though
Background and Key Points
Daisuke Hori is said to have a history of competing in physique competitions, and has repeatedly become a topic on 5ch thanks to his distinctive lifestyle and remarks. The core of this criticism is twofold: he presented exercise done while sleep-deprived as “weight training,” and the theoretical explanation he attached to it (things like an “8-hour muscle synthesis cycle”) didn’t match actual training science. Opinions on his physique itself were also split in the thread, with some praising him for maintaining his build despite the lack of sleep, and others calling it underwhelming given how many years he’s reportedly been training. The thread also contained unconfirmed rumors about his health and possible legal trouble, but since these can’t be verified, they are not covered in this article.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Daisuke Hori Gets Called Out by Serious Lifters for Doing His Weight Training Wrong wwwwwwwwww.”
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