"it is a widely held anthropological view that 21st century man is the worst example of physical manhood in history and that the comforts of modern life and a bewildering array of distractions have left him soft, slow and vulnerable."

I dunno, did you happen to catch Ken Burns' recent PBS "Prohibition" documentary? Around 1830 or so, it seems, just about everyone in Ireland and the United States was completely plastered. I bet we at least could have beaten those guys. :U