Girth Comparaison of Animals

[Pckts]

(04-19-2018, 07:38 PM)brotherbear Wrote:

(03-30-2018, 07:15 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(03-30-2018, 03:53 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Point in case: Show me a tall slender Olympic weight-lifter gold medalist. 
 
       

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So now we’re comparing one of the strongest humans on earth to a random tall/slender man?
What happened to a short stocky man to a tall slender man at the same weight?
Btw, the mountain and Brian Shaw are 6’8” and Most strongest men competitors are 6’3 and above... but I assume you didn’t want to use them because it would not back your point.
You also don’t realize that Being tall means that you’re pulling weight higher, starting from a lower position bending in more extreme angles & that makes it much more difficult for them to compete on the same playing field, it’s why usually taller men can perform the deadlift better than the squat. Unless you actually do any of these sports on a regular basis you won’t know what I’m talking about, no offense.

Mark Henry is 6 ft 4 in, and that's not short. But I was not referring to him in particular; just showing how a strong man is built; not like a basketball player. I have yet to see a tall skinny man win gold in weight-lifting. Girth takes on meaning in a contest of strength.

Weight lifting builds mass... of course a more built person is going to win a weight lifting event, but a tall man can and has won just as easily as a short man, but you'll never see a "tall skinny man" competing in a weightlifting event because your body builds muscle after repeated trauma, which is what weightlifting is.

We were talking about natural strength of different body types.

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You said a short stocky man would be stronger than a tall skinny man, that of course isn't correct.


Also, you say "win gold in weightlifting," so your definition of strength is defined by 2 events?

You also make an assumption that basketball players aren't strong... That is also baseless. 
Sports specific strength plays a huge role in the build of an athlete. 
A basketball player needs to be strong with great cardio, large muscles take up oxygen and thus aren't beneficial for a cardio demanding sport but they have many examples of extreme strength in basketball.

You can see a perfect example in football players, Wide receivers are built like guards, TE's are built like power forwards, DL are built like powerlifters and OL are built like strongmen and then some, their build is dependent on their positions requirements, simple as that.
Both Shaq and Charles are old men here and still able to put up 405 on the bench, both have probably not touched a weight in years, also take into account the distance the weight travels and the technique used. 
You wont know this but there are tricks to power lifting, yes these guys are extremely strong but the goal is to make the bar travel the least amount of distance as possible. How do they accomplish this...
You create a gap on the bench, you tuck your tailbone in, you arch your lower spine, blow your chest up, take a wide grip and thus the bar only has to travel a small distance. Shorter limbs benefit lifts like the bench and squat.
But I guarantee you, put a strongman under the basket and have him try to box out Barkley or Shaq and he'll get tossed around like a rag doll. 

I've said it before, but once again, there is no cut and dry lift to declare strength, feats of strength are many and some of the strongest men on the planet still have weak spots, it's never a black and white issue. Reply