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Killing the Fat Man: Episode 7

Published on Mon, 2012-05-07 17:00

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It’s about to get real.

In episode 7 of Killing the Fat Man—called “it was a very sexy experience”—Gary Roberts divulges how his new body is affecting bedroom time with his wife.

“I will say as a fat dude trying to have sex is like a sumo wrestler trying to dance in a china shop,” he jokingly says. “It’s not very pretty and things are gettin’ broken.”

He also talks about looking at himself naked.

Roberts is approaching two months at Oceanside CrossFit, where he’s been participating in the 30-day Paleo challenge for four weeks.

Now he wants to get his overweight, 67-year-old father in on the action.

“I know he can make a change, just like me,” Roberts says.

Coach Chris Sheets says Roberts keeps getting stronger and his movements are “solid.”

“He comes in, puts 110 percent in every single time,” he says. “And you can see: he has just made huge strides.”

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Gary Roberts
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Oceanside CrossFit

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