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

Miscellaneous / Others Strength of a manual worker vs bodybuilders

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u/jesshughman Feb 25 '25

Absolutely- also, lifting things like that every day has trained his mind to believe he can do it. Power of the mind is key

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u/Avoidable_Accident Feb 26 '25

I believe I can lift this train car, therefore I can.

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u/JimBobTheForth Feb 26 '25

I mean going all out you probably could.... once.

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u/Illustrious_Ad4691 Feb 26 '25

Don’t those weigh like a brazilian pounds?

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u/Violexsound Feb 26 '25

What's that in Great British pounds?

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u/JimBobTheForth Mar 04 '25

Okay maybe not an entire train car I'm finding numbers of 28-35 ton, but the body can put out a few tons of force when adrenaline's going lifting cars, moving boulders other insane feats, your just going to tear like everything and possibly break some of your own bones.

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u/fetal_genocide Feb 26 '25

Also, those bodybuilders muscles are so big they can't even get a wide enough grip to grab the bags properly.

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u/woodworkingfonatic Feb 26 '25

My Honda is a Ferrari my Honda is a Ferrari my Honda is a Ferrari…… guys you’ll never believe this.

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u/Defined24 Feb 26 '25

It is power of the mind, but not the kind of he believe he can, so he can. It is the muscle memory of how to efficiently do it. How to balance it, which part of you muscle need to do what, instinctively without him actively knowing or thinking about it

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u/Dip2pot4t0Ch1P Feb 26 '25

The peak of "My faith is my shield"

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u/WinterComfortable567 Feb 28 '25

There is no spoon