In Search of Basque Beefcake

I've always been fascinated by the Basque language of northern Spain -- not related to any other language on Earth, with words that date back to distant prehistory.

And the Basque physique, with reputedly the biggest beneath-the-belt gifts on Earth.  In 1999, Yuri and I visited Basque country to check.

So I did some searching with Google Translate, to see if I could get some visual evidence of Basque profundity.

1. Azkartza Metropol means "Speed City," but it's a water polo team. Some nice muscles, but a little deficient in the sausage department.







2. Another "Azkartza" water polo team. Not much of a sausage fest here.


















3. Igeri taldea, a swim team.  I like the abs, but again, I'm not impressed with much else.



















4. Tolosadea IKT.  Tolosadea is a province south of San Sebastian.  The older guy isn't bad.














5. Gexto Igeriketa.  Gexto is a suburb of Bilbao.  Meh.

Maybe I would get better results with cyclists.

More after the break.














6. Txirrindulari, a champion cyclist. He's ok, but nothing to text all your friends about.


















7. Lander Landitegek irabazi ("won").  Skinny, but the skinnier you are, the more prominent your beneath-the-belt gifts.  I like the guy standing to the side, who looks upset because he didn't win.









8.  Zaraustarra.  It doesn't translate as a place name or a Basque word. The team isn't particularly impressive, but check out the coach.














9. Hemen ere agazkiak biluzik.  "Nuts are also naked here."  I have no idea what they're doing.




10. I also tried searching in Spanish, and found"Los remeros de Gexto, desnudos"   The oarsmen of Gexto, naked.

Well, not entirely, but that is definitely a superior chest.


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