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

Miscellaneous / Others Strength of a manual worker vs bodybuilders

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u/NoTurkeyTWYJYFM Feb 25 '25

Not directly but it's extremely correlated

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u/gabagoolcel Feb 25 '25

it's as direct as it can be. adjusted for genetic factors which determine specific tension and assuming good technique/recruitment, strength is proportional to physiological cross sectional area.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

No, it's direct/causal too.