does lifting weights Carry over to real life activities such as wrestling or throwing a punch....looking for opinions as me and my frierd always argue about this
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Thread: lifting and general strength
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02-18-2006, 07:22 PM #1
lifting and general strength
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02-18-2006, 07:24 PM #2
wrestling probably...
throwing a punch, probably not as much as you'd think (explosive pushups would probably be much better).
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02-18-2006, 07:44 PM #3Cystic Fibrosis Brah
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I feel there will always be some carryover. Like my job. Since I've actually been consistant with working out since starting the job I'm at now, things like lifting 80lb bags of concrete, 5 gal pales of joint compound and such has gotten easier.
Other things, like the throwing a punch you mentioned, it's not quite as much considering the amount of power and coordination of the entire body and all the muscles it takes to truly throw the most powerful punch possible."When my opponent contracts, I expand. And when he expands, I contract.
And when the opportunity arrives, *looks at clenched fist* I do not hit with it. It hits all by itself"-Bruce Lee
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02-18-2006, 07:46 PM #4Registered Sinner
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I've found that certain exercises do have very good carryover to real life activities. Front squats, military presses, deadlifts and farmer walks seem to really help my real world strength.
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02-18-2006, 07:48 PM #5Banned
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Throwing a punch? I'm not sure, but according to some on the ifbb pro forum chris cormier can beat up mike tyson!
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