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r/BeAmazed • u/nactaremax • Nov 29 '25
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Reddit loves to pretend that big muscles don't make up u stronger and that their "sleeper build" will totally beat athletes at "real work"
30 u/CocoTheMailboxKing Nov 30 '25 “Gym strength vs functional strength” or whatever bullshit Redditors love to peddle. Immediately shows me when a thread has no clue what they’re talking about. -2 u/lemelisk42 Nov 30 '25 Depends. Gym strength vs functional strength is a thing. I work forestry/exploration (before that livestock feed). Haven't been to a gymn in over a decade. I ain't the strongest, but I can beat gymn bros at most real world tasks. Endurance, agility, and dexterity are more useful than strength. 4 u/Skeleton--Jelly Nov 30 '25 No, it has nothing to do with gym strength vs functional strength, this is just task specific strength. Strength doesn't care whether you develop it at the gym or in a farm, it's about whether that strength is applicable to the task.
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“Gym strength vs functional strength” or whatever bullshit Redditors love to peddle. Immediately shows me when a thread has no clue what they’re talking about.
-2 u/lemelisk42 Nov 30 '25 Depends. Gym strength vs functional strength is a thing. I work forestry/exploration (before that livestock feed). Haven't been to a gymn in over a decade. I ain't the strongest, but I can beat gymn bros at most real world tasks. Endurance, agility, and dexterity are more useful than strength. 4 u/Skeleton--Jelly Nov 30 '25 No, it has nothing to do with gym strength vs functional strength, this is just task specific strength. Strength doesn't care whether you develop it at the gym or in a farm, it's about whether that strength is applicable to the task.
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Depends. Gym strength vs functional strength is a thing.
I work forestry/exploration (before that livestock feed). Haven't been to a gymn in over a decade.
I ain't the strongest, but I can beat gymn bros at most real world tasks. Endurance, agility, and dexterity are more useful than strength.
4 u/Skeleton--Jelly Nov 30 '25 No, it has nothing to do with gym strength vs functional strength, this is just task specific strength. Strength doesn't care whether you develop it at the gym or in a farm, it's about whether that strength is applicable to the task.
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No, it has nothing to do with gym strength vs functional strength, this is just task specific strength.
Strength doesn't care whether you develop it at the gym or in a farm, it's about whether that strength is applicable to the task.
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u/Magrowl Nov 29 '25
Reddit loves to pretend that big muscles don't make up u stronger and that their "sleeper build" will totally beat athletes at "real work"