r/BeAmazed • u/Super_Steve117 • Feb 25 '25

Miscellaneous / Others Strength of a manual worker vs bodybuilders

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u/ILikeLimericksALot Feb 25 '25

I suspect correct.

You get match fit for what you do and only what you do. 

Now get the labourer to bench the gym goer's max. 

I renovate houses and am functionally very strong for the things I do but I'm not really 'barbell' strong at all.

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u/HarshilBhattDaBomb Feb 25 '25

It's also practice and technique imo. Give the bodybuilders a couple of weeks and they'll do better than the labourers.

You'd also be better at the barbell than an average person once you practice more.

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u/Solanthas_SFW Feb 25 '25

Agreed, it's a completely different kind of strength because different muscle groups are being used