If you are anything like me, you have been mourning the end of the Summer Olympics for the past two weeks. It was one of my most anticipated items on the 2024 TV schedule , and that's the case every four years. All THE BEST athletes in the world in one place? It doesn't get better than that.
Even the Olympians themselves are starstruck . And they’re all competing against each other, pushing themselves to go beyond what seems possible. However, as shown by Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Crouser in a viral clip, it does take a toll.
While in Paris, U.S. Olympian Ryan Crouser sat down with the Today Show ’s Al Roker , Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Craig Melvin following his gold medal win in shot put.
He explained to the hosts the phenomenon known as ‘Shot Put Hand,’ and I had no idea this could happen, but it makes so much sense. In the video on X (formerly Twitter) the track and field athlete puts his fists side by side and, oh my god his dominant hand is way bigger than the other. And no, it’s not something he was born with, it’s pure muscle from years and years of throwing shot put.
He even had Al Roker try to push his hand and fingers back and they don't move . The Olympian broke it down for the morning show gang, explaining why the shot put has this effect: Sixteen pounds, going almost 40 miles per hour off the fingertips, you get strong fingertips. Yeah, OK that makes sense, no wonder you get strong fingertips.
I honestly can’t even imagine having that much m.