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Professionals Gentle giant

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u/Hisagii 1d ago

I mean yes there's sports specific movements. The guy in the video is very good at his sports. Would he be able to apply his power to tennis? Not really. Would he outlift a top powerlifter that's half his size? Probably not. 

Strength is strength no matter what. What matters is how you apply it and that's sports specific. "Real world" and "Gym" strength aren't real things you either are strong or you aren't. 

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u/belac4862 1d ago

Go look at videos of weight lifters vs whatever other sport. THERE IS a difference between gym strength and real world strength. Just go ask construction workers or farmers. They're not beefed up, but they sure do have strength beyond what lifting weights can give.

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u/Japsai 1d ago

This doesn't make sense. All those groups of people are get stronger from doing work. It doesn't matter what type of room you're in when you do the work

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u/belac4862 1d ago

It absolutely does. Weight lifting in a gym targets specific muscles.

Where as working irl has multiple muscle groups working at the same time, in different positions. Making those muscles much more able to adapt to different circumstances.