Bear Strength

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@Pckts,

Keep in mind that the bear's deadlift was instantaneous, yet unbalanced (humans can deadlift with more balance) and that the bear fell because he didn't know how to release the weight while keeping his balance.

If you take the 125-pound bear against the 125-pound powerlifter, then I can agree with your last statement. However, a 350-pound bear and a 350-pound strongman? The 350-pound bear will be way, way more pound-for-pound stronger than three times since heavier people are generally weaker pound-for-pound. But note that the bear, as a carnivore, is more suited to power rather than to brute strength (although, unlike other carnivores, a bear has much more brute strength), so the bear will pull its maximum weight more explosively than the human will do to his own max.

Also, note that as brown bears, pulling motions are less effective in force production than pushing motions, so if the wall was weighted most for pushing, we would have probably seen these bears push 2000+ kg.

How big is your coach? And did he pull the truck like a strongman (with his back to the truck and harnessed while powerwalking it), or did he face the truck while pulling it with his arms and back-walking?

The heaviest vehicle I pulled was a 30,000-pound cargo truck; I did it the professional strongman way (with a harness). Reply