Does working a physical job make you better at powerliting?

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JackRevans		Does working a physical job make you better at powerliting?	04-06-2015 @ 22:49
'There was also a sausage in my mouth.' Member 2477, 16481 posts SQ 190, BP 130, DL 235 555.0 kgs @ 83kgs UnEq	or worse? or the same? I know we have probably had this thread before. I also know that Paul Savage gets tremendous carryover from lifting carpets. But what about for people who don't eat leftover lasagne?

Wayne_Cowdrey		...	04-06-2015 @ 22:59
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22049 posts	I'd say that dead lift is by far the most likely lift to benefit.

Wayne_Cowdrey		...	04-06-2015 @ 23:00
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22049 posts	Having a physically demanding job could hamper training.

JordanWebster		...	04-06-2015 @ 23:03
Member 4207, 109 posts SQ 260, BP 160, DL 277 697.0 kgs @ 118.8kgs UnEq	I think that if you're new then it will definitely be an advantage and your initial lifts will be much higher. For example first time my brother ever squatted he did 120kg for reps. I think at higher levels, then the soft of stimulus a manual job provides is not going to help you get any stronger. It might help you bench 100kg your first time in the gym, but it's not going to help you bench 180kg. It's good for being 'quite strong' but not strong. I think as you become more and more advanced it becomes less beneficial and at best neutral. If you didn't eat enough and sleep enough to recover it would definitely become a detriment. Well those are my thoughts anyway. Disclaimer: don't work a manual job so just hypothesising.

b15ape1		...	04-06-2015 @ 23:07
British bum sex champ Member 450, 1605 posts SQ 315, BP 212.5, DL 290 817.5 kgs @ 137kgs Eq	Tricky one this. I'm a plasterer by trade and if anything id say physical jobs probably give you a strong core towards lifting. But ill be honest loading a house out with 200 plasterboard then 50 bags a powder does f**kall to aiding your recovery from your last workout. Although a steady timetable of masturbation has vastly improved my grip over the years

unit94		...	04-06-2015 @ 23:09
what is everyone's fran time? Member 3986, 10443 posts SQ 340, BP 200, DL 400 940.0 kgs @ 129kgs Eq	As said above, if your a manual labourer then you're probably gonna be fairly strong and have decent starting numbers but it will hinder intense training.

LessThanLuke		...	04-06-2015 @ 23:15
his poor male ego must be crushed Member 883, 6251 posts SQ 290, BP 180, DL 420 890.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	It f**ks with training.


LaTuta		...	04-06-2015 @ 23:25
I am from Germany so i know what i talk about. Member 5171, 1049 posts SQ 217.5, BP 160, DL 233.5 611.0 kgs @ 83kgs UnEq	Mike burke does manual labor if i remember right.

McMuffin_Gains		...	05-06-2015 @ 00:17
Help me rescue my Insulina. Member 5366, 1090 posts	IMO whilst a manual job may lay the foundations (loal) for reasonable strength it generally screws with training. My training is far better now that I spend most of my working life sat on my arse. When I had a manual(ish) job it used to hamper recovery and tire me to the point of not wanting to train making training perhaps counterproductive.

Wayne_Cowdrey		...	05-06-2015 @ 01:06
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22049 posts	How does one go about acquiring one of these jobs that involve sitting around all day that are often spoken of?

jwp		...	05-06-2015 @ 08:38
vhs porn Member 5081, 170 posts SQ 226, BP 160, DL 248 634.0 kgs @ 109kgs UnEq	I used to lift 5-6 days a week until i started delivering carpets for 55+ hours per week... i trailed down to just trying to maintain my lifts doing whatever i could at the weekend/whenever i felt up to it. Even at 1 set per week of bench, overhead press and squats my lifts eeked up or maintained. Although i'm not powerlifter strong, so doubt my experience helps. And as it goes, i got a 40 hours on my arse job by being professional and working hard doing the carpets for 5 months.

aaron_lohan		...	05-06-2015 @ 08:54
Hasn't always been a bench press specialist Member 44, 1907 posts SQ 252.5, BP 220, DL 210 682.5 kgs @ 83kgs Eq	JackRevans said:or worse? or the same? I know we have probably had this thread before. I also know that Paul Savage gets tremendous carryover from lifting carpets. But what about for people who don't eat leftover lasagne? If it did, wouldnt the Eastern Europeans be doing that instead of being full time athletes? Having said that I could see the benefit of doing manual work for a few years then taking up PL.

macroth		...	05-06-2015 @ 09:10
no longer the Swiss Deadlift record holder Member 3517, 3368 posts SQ 182.5, BP 122.5, DL 255 560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	It gives you a better base for strongman than PL, I think, but as said above at a certain level it can interfere with training (or rather, with recovery) because it's just unstructured additional stress.

macroth		...	05-06-2015 @ 09:15
no longer the Swiss Deadlift record holder Member 3517, 3368 posts SQ 182.5, BP 122.5, DL 255 560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	Wayne_Cowdrey said:How does one go about acquiring one of these jobs that involve sitting around all day that are often spoken of? It depends on the type of job. In some cases you would start with spending a significant amount of time sitting around all day in some sort of educational establishment. That way, your body is primed for 40 years of slumping in a chair and staring at a screen. I don't think it's particularly beneficial to strength training, by the way.

Steve		...	05-06-2015 @ 10:14
nothing to hide, please follow my life on webcam Member 255, 3732 posts	macroth said: Wayne_Cowdrey said:How does one go about acquiring one of these jobs that involve sitting around all day that are often spoken of? It depends on the type of job. In some cases you would start with spending a significant amount of time sitting around all day in some sort of educational establishment. That way, your body is primed for 40 years of slumping in a chair and staring at a screen. I don't think it's particularly beneficial to strength training, by the way. Pretty much what I did. And definitely agree it's far from beneficial to training. After ten hours sat at desk the last thing you were ready for was training.

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