Why can guys lift like 100kg/220lbs at the gym but struggle to pick up their girlfriend who weighs 54kg / 120lbs?

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Why is this always the case. Guys lift tons of weights at the gym but when it comes to lifting their girlfriend or the tv or a package or the couch which weighs less than what they lift at the gym, they always struggle. Are the muscles there for decoration or what?

Mistnigqa808 · Accepted Answer

You have to think about it in this way tho, which MUSCLES are picking up the girl in this or that case? I mean I can lift a 310lb female up by her knees with ease. Since every muscle in my body would take part in that. While struggling to pick up a girl who only weighed 140lb due to my "shoulders/chest/triceps" not being used to being under that kind of stress (weight wise).

But yeah 120lbs isn't anything that you average man shouldn't be able to pick up if he lifts any kind of weights.

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detlef · Accepted Answer

Yeah, those gym numbers tend to get "embellished." Especially when mentioned to female admirers. Frankly, unless I have seen it happen, I take any sentence starting with "I can bench. . . " with a truckload of salt.

You can't go by muscle mass, either.

You have seen him lift this much?

KitKat93 · Accepted Answer

He might be bragging on himself with better numbers about the gym. Or, it might just be the difference between being flat on your back pushing a bar versus lifting a woman. Your body distributed weight differently than a bar.

Although... I've never dated a guy who couldn't life me, despite all of them being unable to bench more than 20 lbs over what I do at the gym. 😂

Jxpxtxr · Accepted Answer

It's not exactly always the case actually, a trained girl can actually be way stronger than an untrained guy – though, guys are usually stronger than girls and find it easier to build muscle mass because they have more overall muscle tissue so chances are that a trained guy is most often stronger than an equally trained girl.

torialovescookies · Accepted Answer

HAHA that is so true. I guess its one of those things of whether you want to do it or not...

Other_Tommy_Wiseau · Answer

you really should've paid attention in physics :/. for 1, girls aren't built like 3 inch bars that i can hold in my hands at equidistance... 2nd, all the weight is in front of me, whereas the weight of a dumbbell or bench bar is directly over you... it's called the area of support. if it's not under you and don't have adequate torque, it's impossible to lift almost anything. 3rd, lifting is repeated reps for short bursts, not long, drawn out lifting. 4th, the weight isn't distributed evenly 95% of things you lift. if i'm lifting a girl, about 60% of her weight is in her legs. lifting weights are balanced and equally distributed on both sides.

Leaflar · Answer

Because you won't stop squirming! But also, humans aren't exactly rife with convenient handholds.

I've tried to bench a girl before - the only way to do it is to have one hand in her crotch and the other around her neck. A nice combination of potentially awkward strangling.

ConsultantIsBack · Answer

Yep, it's all for decoration.

Lots of reasons, 1) you are probably overestimated how much they can lift, 2) TVs and girls are bulkier objects than dumbbells or a barbell, 3) barbells don't move spontaneously.

Leave_It_To_Sean · Answer

It's actually scientifically because a body is awkwardly posed. Weights are perfectly symmetrical, and obviously humans have joints and they tend to off balance all the weight. Along with the fact that the center of mass is above the center of the body, lifting anyone, can be awkward.

chrisbigman · Answer

It depends on if he's telling you the truth on how much he lifts. But even so, it also depends on how he lifts. If he's only lifting a certain way, then that could explain it as some lifting only supplement some muscles. Depending on how he lifts you or the girl would depend on that previous statement.

OrdinaryGentleman · Answer

Because gym weights are built for lifting, lifting a girl or a couch with a different mass to weight ratios. You can still lift all those things but strength and mass are not equivocal. Half the big bulky massive guys have a difficult time lifting weights since all they focused on was building mass and looking good. Not strength.

Anonymous · Answer

Two things come to mind:

1. Working out in gym machines is training just a few muscles for lifting in a very particular and limited way rather than actual useful/functional strength - their core strength and balance and so on may be way off.

2. They may be bullshitting you about how much they can actually lift.

nakedalligator · Answer

If that's the case then they have become, "Gym Strong" but not practically strong. That's what happens if you do all isolated exercises and nothing compound. You look buff but you're not strong where it counts.

Anonymous · Answer

. Check out this guy. Decoration is what its all about. All those bulky muscles and steroids and they are as weak as a kitten

skullly · Answer

Is it the same guys? 😆.. Maybe the ones lifting at the gym are not the same guys picking up stuff at home.. 😧

Sexualchrist · Answer

It's easier to grip dumbbells which are designed to be lifted whereas a TV or a person is not. It's all about the size and weight distribution of the object

Transigence · Answer

Because weights are designed to be picked up. They are compact, and have handles, and are generally lifted through your muscle's optimal path. Humans are giant, irregular bags of water, with a center of gravity far away from your own.

Luv2BRealExotic13 · Answer

Person weight vs. heavy weight are two different types of weight distribution. Just physics.

Anonymous · Answer

It might not be the weight of the tv box but some have really odd shapes where there's really no good way to get a grip it. You seem really offended by this.

Jaden69 · Answer

quite simple. Weights at the gym have spread out weight. Girls or tvs usually have sides that weigh more making balancing harder.

i1T2daty · Answer

I fimd it much easier to lift her if she has her ankles wrapped around my back.

Anonymous · Answer

For decoration lo for sure. Personally id rather have a physically fit guy that won't collapse on top of me out of breath after two minutes of sex.

Ihav2fart · Answer

Why do y'all think y'all are strong but struggle to open a lid off a jar?

Drast · Answer

A body is awkward weight and Difficult to lift or move without proper conditioning. But 120 pounds is basically nothing

SlightlyCrazy · Answer

It takes little effort to lift a girl that size and I don't lift. If they said they lift 220 and can't pick up 120 pound you, they lied

blue_sun · Answer

I'm the opposite. I can't bench anywhere near 220 pounds, but I can totally lift a 120 pound girl.

Anonymous · Answer

Not me! I lift heavy in the gym so I can toss my gfs around like rag dolls, because nothing gets girls hotter than being thoroughly manhandled.

SteamBuns · Answer

You weigh 54 Kgs? My Biceps alone can pick you up...

TheDevilsAdvocate · Answer

It is just gravity, a 100kg weight weighs less than a 54kg person.

Lonewolf_1296 · Answer

"Always the case"? How long did it take you to survey every girlfriend a round the world?

Rpf1918 · Answer

Girls don't come with conveniently placed lifting handles.

Anonymous · Answer

Cause 300 pounds and 5 reps not 120 pounds and 90 reps

Anonymous · Answer

Well not me. I could pick up two girls at the same time unless they are really thick.

PerfectionIsADisease · Answer

This is so funny yet so true😂😂😂

Nuqood · Answer

Weight distribution /thread.

apple24 · Answer

I am not sure... maybe they are on something.

Someonesmartt · Answer

Hahhaahhahahaa that's funny

Sam19XX · Answer

You should have attended your physics classes.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm gonna drop her fat ass if I attempt

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