Are fat people stronger (fitter) than skinny people?

[Anonymous]

This idea came to my head when I saw some girls exercising. Skinny girls could easily do "girl" pull-ups, push-ups and situps. While a fat girl couldn't do these exercises. I then thought that it was harder for the fat girl to do this because she is much heavier. If they lifted some barbells or dumbbells, the fat girl might have shows better results. Or if they wrestled the fat girl could just squash them with her weight.

The same can be said about fat guys. If a fat guy can't do push-ups or pull-ups, is he really weaker than me? Maybe he is better in exercises that don't involve body weight. If we wrestled he would just crush me with his weight and I won't be able to do anything.

So are fat people in fact fitter and stronger than skinny people?

Fat people are stronger and fitter.

Skinny people are stronger and fitter.

[Anonymous]

Stronger and fitter are not the same thing.

Other things being equal, fat people have more power than skinny ones. Other things being equal fat people are less fit then slim but not dangerously slim ones. People who overeat will put on some muscle with all the fat. They will also tend to have more leg power, because simply moving their bodyweight around builds it.

[osgrr]

Fat guy vs skinny guy. Fat guy would probably win. Not because he's stronger. He just has more mass. Grappling would be difficult or impossible for the skinny guy. Skinny guys only hope would be to rely on strikes and outlast the fat guy

[Asker]

Yeah. Will the fat guy be able to lift more than the skinny guy?

[MsMusic]

the fat guy prolly would. He carries himself around all day, building muscle without trying.

[radhi]

It doesn't depend on the body type. It depends on the strength one has. Sometimes skinny people have more strength than their fat counterparts and sometimes fat people are strong. It totally depends on how much strong you are internally. Doesn't depend on the body types or shapes.

[EmilyRubio]

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[Asker]

Peak performance in what?

[EmilyRubio]

In my bed

[Phoenix98]

When you say fat people stronger are you talking about power lifters?

[Asker]

No, just common skinny and fat people who don't work out a lot. Of course if someone works out he will be stronger no matter what his body type is.

[Phoenix98]

Then I would say, it would probably vary.

Lifestyle regardless would play a huge part in it like if your skinny and don't workout but work on a farm then you'll be far stronger then any regular fat person would be.

[Redstang88]

Not necessarily. Most of the strongest guys I know are considerably overweight, but it is definitely a disadvantage for body weight exercises.
Being heavier is an advantage for moving big weights

[Peachman]

fat people generally are stronger because of their body-weight but skinny people are fitter

[Flameboy111]

I wouldn't say stronger but yeah definitely fitter.

[Asker]

Fat people are fitter but not stronger? That's weird.

[Flameboy111]

This was supposed to be for skinny people

[Anonymous]

It depends