If you ever try to find out how much you should lift for your age or weight and you’re just a regular person in a regular gym you’ll get the impression everyone around you is weak. But the guys discuss whether or not everyone is as weak as the metrics would suggest.
Time Stamps:
00:17 The guys talk strength metrics
02:35 Why the weight you can lift is limited by your technique
03:35 Should we judge by training age?
05:00 The guys look at the numbers
08:35 Why every exercise isn’t comparable to the others
11:35 Should we judge strength relative to bodyweight?
13:15 But what if you’re overweight but can lift a lot?
18:00 Does it all come down to bodyweight? Or is strength absolute?
21:04 Do you need both relative and absolute strength as a measure?
22:40 How Richard manipulates the strength scale to hit targets
24:25 What about grip strength?
26:16 It comes back to relative and absolute strength
30:19 Is the overhead press a better strength measure than the bench press?
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