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Old 04-11-2009, 11:55 AM
EricT EricT is offline
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Well it could be any number of things why you feel like that..

It could just be that you are always in a state of recovery and a bit fatigued. That would be be a clue that perhaps you over-reach a bit.

Or it could just be that you don't "cross-train" very much and you're training prepares you to lift weights and use machines but not to "play" in a strong way.

I have a feeling that you are not doing a lot of standing up in your training. When you push your friends you have to be able to transfer strength from the ground, through the core and out through the arms, more or less. If you use machines, and bench press, leg press, etc..rather than using your body as a whole then there is your answer.

Strength is specific and subjective. You could be a guy who easily bench presses 400 pounds but then get tipped over by a 150 pound dude using his finger..I'm exxagerating but I think you get the point.

If you want to feel strong in your everyday activities then your traing goals have to reflect that. Most people just want to lift a heavy bar and THINK that means they are "strong" in general.

Well if you deadlift 500 than, sure you are strong, right? But are you strong in a wrestling match? Stronger than a beginning wrestler who never deadlifts but not likely as "strong" as seasoned wrestler.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.
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