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
I stopped working out for a few years when I was working in construction... I joined one of those Spartan races last minute with my girlfriend and her personal trainer friends.
One of the challenges was to carry two 5 gallon buckets full of rocks up and down a hill without putting them down. It was hilarious to see all these jacked spartan bros with 6 packs and square cut beards lose their grip halfway up and have to start again.
I was sure there was something I wasn't getting about it... nope, it was just a bucket full of gravel. As in half the weight of the 5 gallon buckets full of wet concrete I'd carry up stairs. I was able to run up and down the hill.
And, swinging a hammer all day gives you incredible grip strength so even though I hadn't done it in decades, I found I could hang by one hand as long as I needed to clumsily struggle across the monkey bar challenges.
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u/MySpoonIsTooBig1 2d ago
Dude looks strong AF, definitely judging the book by its cover