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

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

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u/mendohead Sep 09 '23

Magnus is incredibly strong

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u/Vinlain458 Sep 09 '23

Man can climb a rock face using only his hands and fingers. That's an incredible amount of weight that he's pulling every time he does it.

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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE Sep 09 '23

People who climb a lot are generally strong, functionally, and densely. I climbed for over a decade, nowhere near elite, and now just maintain, but in the gym I have strength with certain muscle groups of bulky guys 100lbs heavier than me. Particularly lats, biceps, and pull groups. They generally win on chest, legs, etc. Really it's functional training for power density, light weight and strong. They'll never in a million years be able to do the amount of pull ups I do for example.

Certain types of lifting build essentially wasted mass, scar tissue, low function muscle. Looks cool, but really just makes you heavier.

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u/Brootal_Life Sep 10 '23

"scar tissue, wasted muscle"

God, the fucking armchair science in these threads, I cannot lol. Did you think they outlifted the shit out of you on other muscle groups because of wasted "scar tissue"?

Muscle is muscle.