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

Miscellaneous / Others Strength of a manual worker vs bodybuilders

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u/SoupToPots Feb 25 '25

The bodybuilders in weeks could do the guys job just as easily, the other guy and more specifically you will never be able to do any of the physical feats they can

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u/PoorBrightSun Feb 25 '25

If these guys worked in my field, they absolutely would be able to eventually do the common tasks I’m thinking of. But they would also experience atrophy, compacting their frame which would further their functionality. These muscles they have aren’t particularly useful at their current size and seem to be more of a hindrance. I work with plenty of big guys who are absolute workhorses but their real strength comes from good leverage and a solid range of motion. The lats on these bodybuilders alone would make their shovel work less efficient.

My comment above was more about the ability to do basic things like scratching your back or fitting comfortably in a car.

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u/SeesawPrestigious Feb 25 '25

I disagree, ive been a ironworker for 18 years and ive seen big dude like this on the field and they have no gas and most of them are cry babies