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Strength training has its practical uses

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I mowed on Saturday and fertilized/seeded Sunday. I have a large yard so I only bag my grass when I am going to fertilize/seed, as my trash collector has a 5 bag limit over what I can fit in the can.
Anyway, I hadn't bagged the grass since the spring and I started working out again in May.
I use those big/thick 42 gallon contractor bags and stuff as tight and full as I can. Last time I bagged the grass I practically had to drag the bags to the curb one at a time.
Flash forward to today (trash is picked up tomorrow) and I was walking them to the curb holding two in each hand no problem 😀

I'm sure that's nothing for some of you guys but I was pleasantly surprised 😎
 
Nice.

Of course, if you do functional training, then the strength gains should be usable in the real world all the time. Every time I have to lug around heavy luggage, groceries, furniture, trash, etc I know how to keep my back safe as a result of learning to deadlift (plus, my back is much stronger and can tolerate more anyway). The same applies when shoveling my driveway, with the fun addition of knowing how to pop my hips to toss the snow over a fence that I learned from doing KB swings. I'm the defacto "open the stuck jar guy" due to the grip strength I've built from deadlifts, rope climbs, and pull-ups. My vertical jump has noticeably improved since I started doing o-lifts and heavy squats, which is always nice during a basketball game. On a train trip in Europe, I was the only one in the cabin who could get the luggage into the overhead storage, a nice result from plenty of cleans and presses. The list goes on and on. In fact, I'd say that if your strength training doesn't have practical uses, you're doing it wrong.
 
brikis98 said:
Nice.

Of course, if you do functional training, then the strength gains should be usable in the real world all the time. ... In fact, I'd say that if your strength training doesn't have practical uses, you're doing it wrong.
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Oh ya no doubt, I just can't think of anything else that I can directly compare then to now. But it will be interesting if I have to shovel snow this winter...
 
mb said:
I mowed on Saturday and fertilized/seeded Sunday. I have a large yard so I only bag my grass when I am going to fertilize/seed, as my trash collector has a 5 bag limit over what I can fit in the can.
Anyway, I hadn't bagged the grass since the spring and I started working out again in May.
I use those big/thick 42 gallon contractor bags and stuff as tight and full as I can. Last time I bagged the grass I practically had to drag the bags to the curb one at a time.
Flash forward to today (trash is picked up tomorrow) and I was walking them to the curb holding two in each hand no problem 😀

I'm sure that's nothing for some of you guys but I was pleasantly surprised 😎
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You basterd
 
MJinZ said:
You basterd
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MJinZ said:
U have a big yard contractor bags and a dog. I have none of those. :colbert:

No seriously congratulations on getting fitter.
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lol I don't have a dog I just thought it was a funny 'confused' pic. But thanks 🙂
 
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