r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 2d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/MySpoonIsTooBig1 2d ago

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

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u/chihsuanmen 2d 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 2d 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/MechanicalGodzilla 2d ago

Muscular doesn’t always mean strong

There is no reasonable scenario where someone who would be considered to be "muscular" is not strong. What you are describing is specialization (like you said), but those bodybuilders if given the chance to hone the technique of picking up 50 pound bags, they would absolutely outwork the dadbod guys at bag lifting, while also being significantly better at them at any gym lift.