Bear Strength

[Pckts]

(06-01-2016, 02:48 AM)brotherbear Wrote:

(06-01-2016, 02:45 AM)Pckts Wrote: Once again, they specifically say vertically aka a deadlift... Horizontally would be a truck pull or a chain drag.

And in this test of strength, a weightlifter can pull from 2.5 to 3.5 times his own weight while the sub-adult bear can pull over 20 times his weight.

A bear cannot VERTICALLY pull 20 times its own weight only horizontally and a human can probably pull pretty close to that as well.

"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." Reply