Bear Strength

[brotherbear]

(05-31-2016, 02:17 AM)brotherbear Wrote:

(05-31-2016, 12:07 AM)Polar Wrote: @brotherbear,

You'll have to read the following study to find out (the 83 kg~180 pound bear provides the most staggering results):

Conclusion: Bears are noted to be extremely strong by both literature and first-hand accounts, and this approach is also true for very young bears. The ratio of the vertical pulling weight to the young bear's weight approximated at 4.624x, and the ratio of the horizontal pulling weight to the young bear's weight approximated at 20.550x, slightly more than 20 times his own body weight. Powerlifters and other humans, who lift according to their body's maximum loads, will usually vertically-pull 2.5 to 3.5 times their body weight. The power of the young bear in this experiment was astonishing, and this finding could provide more light into the muscle function of not only brown bears, but all bear species in general.

The powerlifter ( we are talking Olympic class here ) can pull from 2 and a half to 3 and a half times his own body weight. The sub-adult grizzly can pull better than 20 times his own body weight. Reply