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Originally Posted by FiberSynk  Actually height has a tremendous effect on work completed, aside from the fact that shorter limbs yeild far higher leverages than longer limbs because of how our muscles work, shorter people move the weight a shorter distance, meaning per rep the muscles are engaged less time. That's why shorter guys lift more with the same muscle mass. Ever see Franco deadlift? It was nuts for a guy his size, yeah he was a powerlifter, but rest assured a large part of his high maximal strength was due to his compact build. He wasnt even that strong when he started lifiting. |
Agreed. Thats why that hali mutlu guy is stronger pound of body weight vs. pound on the bar then the heavy weights in the olympics too.