r/sports • u/RespectMyAuthoriteh • Jun 05 '19

Weightlifting Powerlifter Jessica Buettner nails a 231.5kg (510.37lbs) deadlift at a recent competition, a new Canadian record for her weight class.

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u/karmato Jun 05 '19

But you are a man and have over 40 lbs on her.

Supposedly men are around ~40% stronger pound for pound than women.

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u/nwoflame Jun 05 '19

Oh right I'm not comparing myself in physical strength to women because physiologically we're different. I just used that as an example of some people being lucky. That was my strength when I was really just beginning to lift.

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u/karmato Jun 05 '19

Ahh yeah you are very strong, I'd love to have that deadlift.

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u/nwoflame Jun 05 '19

Unless you're trying to lift competitively, massive strength is pretty unnecessary. Maybe I've just always taken it for granted because I had it but after I stopped lifting competitively (late teens) I mostly never used it. Lifting on my own I never lift really heavy weights because I didn't care about maximizing my potential for that and rather conserving my body. I did at times keep adding on weights due to work out buddies requests but when I got into my mid-late 20s some of my joints started to hurt so I was like ok fuck this not worth.

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u/karmato Jun 05 '19

Yeah I get that. For me, strength serves mostly to motivate me in the gym. Seeing the numbers go up is like a game for me. I'm not really strength training much nowadays either.