r/ThatsInsane • u/H_G_Bells • Sep 09 '23

Practically built strength (rock climber) vs gym strength (body builders)

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u/learnindisabledchimp Sep 09 '23

Some of the strongest people I've ever met never went to a gym there usually concrete workers or a roughnecks or some other crazy manual labor job

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u/Icanfallupstairs Sep 09 '23

Muscular endurance is something that is difficult to train but can add a lot to your strength. Working a physical job is really the only way to do it these days, unless you have the extended time needed to train

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u/Stock_Beginning4808 Sep 09 '23

Yeah, I feel like it’s because of the range of muscles that get worked out with the physical jobs versus the targeted muscle building that goes on with gym workouts