Originally posted by Warboss Alex
Since this fast becoming a 'what is strong' thread, I'll say this much.
Strength athletes in the weight lifting field are powerlifters, they train bench, squat AND deadlift, therefore I reckon strength should be measured over all three of these major lifts; someone might be genetically gifted to bench large amounts but their deadlift and squat would be laughable. However, an excellent bencher with a good squat and deadlift would be considered strong, yes.
(I'm the exact opposite by the way, my bench is significantly weaker than the other lifts, at which I excel)
Strength is also relative, genetic, blah blah blah. There's other factors to consider too: bottom-heavy athletes suited best to squatting and the like would have trouble doing pullups since their strength is concentrated in the hips-legs-glutes powerbase, yet someone with stringy wheels but a strong upper body would find chins a breeze.
If you want to applaud something, then effort, self-improvement, and dedication are to be admired, not the fact you can bench 400lbs for example - if your ass is only a buck 63 so what?
