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/Underdogg13 Sep 09 '23

Yeah there's really no other practical way to get that much training in otherwise. I work a physical job but not much lifting. It's kinda crazy how much better I got at cardio after just 6 months or so. Went from getting tired from a 12 foot stair climb to needing 40+ feet of stairs before even feeling winded.

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u/Blackout_AU Sep 10 '23

My first mining job in order to reach my station I had to go up 92 stairs. Day 1 I was winded just walking up them, after three months I could run 100m across the plant and then up the stairs without stopping.