This is it bruh. I see these posts about bodybuilders vs athletes all the time.
I've powerlifted, done sports, and now work manual labor.
You are good at what you train for, simple as that. Something like powerlifting or bodybuilding will give you a great base of strength as it did me. But you'd still have to train at something else for it to be effectively helpful at the other task.
Agreed that's why I'm always seeing gains after I change a sport or hobby, or even a exercise I'm trying to master.
Because I'm always focused on the weight loss I'm always amazed by the muscle, balance and capability I have when I change my routine every few months to try a different activity
Yup my buddy is a construction electrician. He spends his days pulling wires, carrying pipe around, moving heavy shit etc. when we used to work out together before I moved, I could lift heavier than him on squats, deadlift, whatever (except bench cause this man has johnny bravo chest). But I wouldn't last a day in his job.
Side note, he's the most helpful person ever for moving , dude can pick up anything and get it where it needs to be lol.
Years back my brother did a cross country bike trip. We have a history of running races together and usually are pretty evenly matched (same height similar weight). I’d been running but his cardio was way better than mine no question. Well we did a race about a week after he got back and I smoked him, just absolutely blew him out of the water. He had strong legs, great cardio, and was in peak shape for something like that, but he hadn’t been running. Within a month we were back to being evenly matched and that base he had actually helped him beat me at some races that next few months. The thing is he had to condition to running again.
You'll do better at hiking than most. As cardiovascular endurance and some increased leg strength will help. But you won't out hike someone who does a ton of hiking. Just like he won't outrun you but he will run better than someone who does neither.
Also, those enlarged muscles and lack of fat definitely means they gas quick. They might be able to learn to pick that stack up easier than the smaller guy, but I guarantee they won't be able to keep up with dude during a day. Big muscles require lots of fuel and lots of oxygen.
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u/StableWeak Feb 25 '25
This is it bruh. I see these posts about bodybuilders vs athletes all the time.
I've powerlifted, done sports, and now work manual labor.
You are good at what you train for, simple as that. Something like powerlifting or bodybuilding will give you a great base of strength as it did me. But you'd still have to train at something else for it to be effectively helpful at the other task.