Man-strength, Does it exist? |
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 Apr 18 2006, 09:01 AM
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I was at dinner with some friends last night, and a few of them brought up the concept of "man-strength". Man strength, as defined by my friend PJ, is when a male suddenly wakes up and has a lot more strength than he used to. As he put it, a young boy is fairly weak; as he progresses through puberty, he may become stronger, but he's still not as strong as an older man, because for some reason, it seems like guys in their 30s and 40s are always stronger than a healthy, hardy 19-year-old—as PJ put it, even a 20-year-old is afraid to fight a 40-year-old. My friend Sean made this illustration: He was in class the other day, and a brawny young student was trying to open a window but couldn't get it up; but then the professor, who is in his 40s, came over and easily opened the window. PJ and Sean attributed this phenomenon to "man-strength".
Several others, including myself, countered that this notion of preposterous. "Man-strength" is nothing but a psychological condition—i.e., it's all in one's head. We claimed that Sean's example is clearly explainable: The younger student loosened the window, making it very easy for the professor to open. But Sean and PJ insisted that man-strength exists. |
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May 1 2006, 04:44 PM
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That's like pickle jars. It takes me
all my strength to pop one off. And my dad just stands there and waits for me to give up. I'm like squating and straining..to the point where I could have hernia. And then I give up and hand it to my dad. And guess what? Pffft. It's off. I think it's a matter of loosening. |
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May 1 2006, 04:50 PM
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QUOTE(YourPrettyFaceIsGoingToHELL @ May 1 2006, 5:44 PM)  That's like pickle jars. It takes me all my strength to pop one off. And my dad just stands there and waits for me to give up. I'm like squating and straining..to the point where I could have hernia. And then I give up and hand it to my dad. And guess what? Pffft. It's off. I think it's a matter of loosening. hehe that made me laugh.. anyway i guess it could go both ways.. i mean if someone is over looking you to open a bottle you may get uncomfortable and not be able to open the bottle per say.. and it could be a matter of you just spent all your time lossening the top and you just lose all your strength and hand it to someone else and they have it off with ease because you got it pretty lose.. and then it could just be all in your head.. i mean some people are always going to be stronger than you.... |
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mipadi Man-strength Apr 18 2006, 09:01 AM
No Fear You make a good point. Sometimes when I can't ... Apr 18 2006, 09:04 AM Jorge2 Maybe you just wern't having the greatest day ... Apr 18 2006, 09:12 AM
mipadi QUOTE(Jorge2 @ Apr 18 2006, 10:12 AM) May... May 1 2006, 02:39 PM elainedcuzunome i don't think so. maybe the teacher works out ... May 1 2006, 02:57 PM vash1530 i just think its a flueky kinda thing. sometimes m... May 1 2006, 03:30 PM Arjuna Capulong It's psychological.
Or if you're fatigued... May 1 2006, 04:33 PM Smoogrish I think it's the loosening. It makes much more... May 1 2006, 04:48 PM elainedcuzunome QUOTE(Smoogrish @ May 1 2006, 5:48 PM) I ... May 1 2006, 04:53 PM [pshaa]shauna Psychological, that's my opinion anyway.
Of ... May 1 2006, 04:50 PM mona lisa Well, isn't the peak of a man's strength i... May 1 2006, 04:54 PM Libertie QUOTE(mona lisa @ May 1 2006, 4:54 PM) We... May 1 2006, 11:34 PM Smoogrish Our brain's acuity (or something like that) pe... May 1 2006, 05:00 PM mona lisa No, that's not what I meant. Ack. Haha, never ... May 1 2006, 05:06 PM Smoogrish I don't even know if it's correct. It... May 1 2006, 05:34 PM No Fear Maybe the older man has went through more in his l... May 1 2006, 07:56 PM L!ckitySplit i believe it man, i guess its kinda like if a 6th ... May 1 2006, 10:42 PM Kameko actually, there's a technique to opening thing... May 1 2006, 11:05 PM |
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