Are short guys weak?

[Dog19]

Let's say there's a guy who's 17 but most girls are taller then him. And he's skinny. Would you consider him to weaker then a tall man? What do you think of short guys? Do you think they're weak?

Yes they are.

No their not

Depends..

[NearlyNapping]

If you are talking about brute force strength, then on average someone taller will be stronger. There's a huge overlap though. Someone 5-5 can easily be much stronger than someone 6-5.

But there are different kinds of strength for different purposes. An example would be to hold a weight out in front of you straight armed. That will be much more difficult for someone with longer arm bones. It's about leverage. Muscles and bones are levers. There are a lot of things where shorter bones are an advantage.

You also can't go entirely by size of muscles. Although size is a good indicator of strength, there are guys who are fairly thin but are surprisingly strong.

[Flow_like_the_wind]

No they're not, trust me.

[Swedgirl]

What does height have to do with muscle mass? Tall guys can be equally as weak as short guys, height has nothing to do with it.

[DarrinK]

um sorry to tell you this but yes it does. name one worlds strongest man who is under 6'0, a man who is taller will be physically stronger than a short man at max muscle/strength. short men 5'8 and below are slightly stronger than women.

[LaFemmeFatale]

Depends on the guy. I've met many short guys who were strong.

[Anonymous]

Height and skinniness means nothing. Maybe he trains.

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you for MHO.

[ak666]

I'm fairly short (5'7) and I'd say generally height is equivalent to a strength advantage. For example, most taller guys than me have a stronger grip strength, even though I have a much stronger grip strength than most of the guys my height -- I'm still crippled when it comes to tall. Also running speed -- I used to be the fastest sprinter in my school until a very tall guy joined the team. His legs are so much longer than mine, and I found I could not match him. And finally there's a lot of leverage that comes from the greater height, longer reach, etc.

[ConsultantIsBack]

Short guys can put up tons of weight usually because on a lift such as bench press they don't have much distance to carry/push the weight with those little stubby arms. Compared to tall ectomorph guys like me we have long ass monkey arms and carry the weight a mile lmao

[idiotmanchild]

Lol, it's definitely an advantage. It's also harder for you guys to bulk up because there's more length to distribute the muscle. Definitely have respect for guys like you who keep working at it.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@idiotmanchild Exactlyyyyy

[orphan]

all things equal... the taller guy is going to be stronger.

his muscles are proportionately larger. so he'll be able to lift proportionately larger things given the same effort. just imagine someone 12 feet tall vs someone 4 feet tall. do you think the taller person is gonna be weaker than the 4 footer?

[orphan]

now if a short guy packs on the same amount of muscle as a tall guy... the short guy will be stronger. because he has less load to carry (bone mass, organs, etc)...

[Miezko]

Height only plays a small role in this. Mark Wahlberg is only 5'8" and Frank Zane is only 5'9". One is a famous action star and the other is a body builder who and successful competitor of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Neither would be considered tall. Both are considered strong.

[FakeName123]

Weak compared to other guys? Most likely. Weak compare to girls? Unlikely. Even skinny guys usually have superior strength than girls. Biology is a bitch.

[MakeShiftThug]

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Bruce Lee was 5'7...

[Oram52]

Yeah taller guys tend to be more stronger for a reason. Usually people don't mess with someone 6-4" and bulked up.

[douride2]

How tall a person is has very little to do with how strong they are.

[Thisperson98]

I know a couple of guys that are a lot shorter than me, and they are a lot stronger. So no there is collation between height and strength.

[idiotmanchild]

I'd say all else equal, we are weaker than taller men, but we can certainly get stronger by lifting weights and learning how to fight.

[doodlydee]

it depends, i'm pretty strong for my size. i was ranked 3rd overall in the weightroom for football

[BernieforLife16]

Physically weak maybe but doesn't mean anything mentally or emotionally.

[Supersonic_Sex_Ninja]

Why don't you let one of those short fighters punch you right in the face?
See how weak you think he is after he knocks your spark plug out.

[TheSpartan]

I'm not very tall (170 cm), and I'm pretty damn strong.

[scooogy]

It rather depends on their amount of muscles and their martial arts skills

[GoddessShosanna]

Manlets are weak by default. No amount of senseless lifting will make up for lacking height! Tall men are strong, short males are weak.

[LuciaReina]

Yes, they are. Manlets are puny, little sissy boys. No doubt.

[AlixMinx]

Short guys are weak, obviously.

[Mesonfielde]

Depends on whether they work out lol

[sixnineanon]

It depends if he lifts or not