We all know Yohan Blake as one of the fastest men in the
world- the second fastest, to be exact, and he is tied with Tyson Gay for that
title. If you did not know, you’re not Jamaican and I understand and I forgive
you for that. Luckily, now you know this and you may go on your merry way
researching fun facts about this incredibly talented and hard-working young
man. If you do not wish to stray from this article (which, let’s be honest,
none of you do) you are in luck because here you will find one very fun and previously
unknown fact about this incredible specimen of a man. I like to lay it on thick….like
his thighs. Wait, what? *clears throat* I digress.
Yohan is known by many as “The Beast” a nickname that was
apparently given to him by the fastest man in the world and his training
partner- Usain Bolt. This nickname is said to be representative of the fact that he
trains “like a beast” and is extremely dedicated to his craft. According to Blake,
he trains “twice as hard as anybody else” in his pursuit of becoming the
fastest man in the world. He became the youngest 100m champion at the World
Championships in 2011. Some view Blake as somewhat of an overnight sensation
saying that he sprung up out of nowhere or he improved too quickly too soon.
Those people have clearly not been paying attention as all sports are prone to
those who are “seasonal” fans, having people who are of this opinion is not new
and, therefore, not unexpected. Still, there is something that those who have
been paying attention may have missed.
Yohan has said that he eats 16 ripe bananas a day as part of
his diet when training and my word, that sounds like a lot, but I guess when
you’re training like a beast, you have to eat like one. No offense is meant to
any monkeys or creatures of the monkey family who may be reading this- “beast”
is used in a loving way. After all, we ARE related, according to Darwin, so let’s
just consider this a joke amongst family members. Sheesh, so sensitive, uncle
monkey J
Getting back on track (see what I did there?), I am writing
this to finally spill the secret to Yohan’s success- apart from his natural
talent, his drive and his love of potassium. Yohan Blake is…..wait for it……are
you waiting? I hope you are…..drumroll, please…..*waits for drumroll*……a Super Saiyan. Many have found his signature pose to be confusing, disturbing or
downright dumb (not me, Yohan) but what they fail to realize is that it is in
fact homage to his race of fellow Super Saiyans? Rather than have his hair and
eyes change colour and freak small children and normal human beings out every time
we watch him race, Yohan has done a trade-off with the Super Saiyan gods and
has instead harnessed his transformation powers into his fingernails. Bear this
in mind the next time you criticize the young man’s pose. Is this an unfair
advantage? Of course not! He can’t help that he comes from a powerful race of
people and you thinking it’s unfair is racist. Fix that. Hmmph.
For those of you who are not yet convinced and need proof, just
see the pics below.
P.S. Save the monkeys J 
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake
Gogeta Super Saiyan 4
Yohan Blake
Broly Super Saiyan 4
I rest my case.
Disclaimer: All pictures were taken from the internet (Google images, to be precise and I have no clue about Super Saiyans and their levels but I'd put Yohan at about a level 3. He doesn't show enough chest cleavage for level 4).
