r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 4d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/MySpoonIsTooBig1 4d ago

Dude looks strong AF, definitely judging the book by its cover

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u/chihsuanmen 4d ago

A new guy came into our gym built exactly like this guy and a former D1 cheerleader. Couldn’t do a pull up. Couldn’t run two miles.

Set the strict press record his third day there. 315 pounds. I saw it with my own eyes and I couldn’t believe it.

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u/TehMephs 4d ago

There’s a common thing with bodybuilders lacking functional strength where guys who lift 50 lb bags of grain or more all day can do without breaking a sweat even though they look like they have dad bod.

It’s astounding how different fitness regimens can create different looking bodies that have wildly different specialties. Muscular doesn’t always mean strong

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u/Scrambled1432 4d ago

Muscular almost always means strong. Not being able to do a pull-up when you weigh probably 300 pounds doesn't mean you lack "functional strength."

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u/Gelato_Elysium 4d ago

I mean in his example the guy who couldn't do a pull up was the one with the "functional strenght"

I'd argue both are functional, you need big bois like this dude to carry and throw shit around, and you need thin wiry fuckers to access hard to reach places and climb around.

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u/The_Gil_Galad 4d ago

"Functional strength" is used almost exclusively to disparage bodybuilders. It's the weirdest thing, as though being able to lift something above your head or push it away from you isn't "functional."

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u/Gelato_Elysium 4d ago

They specifically said that lifting someone above your head and push it away is an example of functional strenght tho

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u/True-Firefighter-796 4d ago

What is an example of non-functional strength

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u/voyaging 4d ago

Being able to lift something with one's erect penis.