Re: American men seem to be getting weaker
Originally posted by Putinbot1
I'm 52 and as shown in pics on this site my grip is strong enough for me to still do a "pullover".The article below shows young men in the US and I suggest the western world as a whole are getting weaker.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/raising-the-american-weakling
This is sad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47709074
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep33402
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200807-1097OC
i'd look into general dieting trends, maybe look into the correlation with pollution (as someone else here pointed out). many factors. what about the plastics we're always eating out of? what about fluoridation of everyone's drinking water? cell phone usage and wifi? nah it must be the lack of a fragile toughguy culture in schools.
Originally posted by Putinbot1Sounds like a 'muscleup' this side of the Pond.
Pullover is where you end up head and body over the bar Bran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQdBZfIuIY
... only this guy ^ nearly kipped.
Now this is an exercise I should've been doing back in the day (@ :25) ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Oe0VDPNXQ
Originally posted by MindshipYup,
Sounds like a 'muscleup' this side of the Pond.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQdBZfIuIY
... only this guy ^ nearly kipped.
Now this is an exercise I should've been doing back in the day (@ :25) ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Oe0VDPNXQ
We call what bran is talking about a skull crusher here.