Man-strength, Does it exist? |
| *mipadi* |
 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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| *mona lisa* |
May 1 2006, 04:54 PM
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Well, isn't the peak of a man's strength in the thirties or forties? I think I read that somewhere... or maybe it was sexual peak... neverrrrrmind... don't ask.
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| *Libertie* |
May 1 2006, 11:34 PM
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QUOTE(mona lisa @ May 1 2006, 4:54 PM)  Well, isn't the peak of a man's strength in the thirties or forties? I think I read that somewhere... or maybe it was sexual peak... neverrrrrmind... don't ask. LOL XD Yeah I really didn't have a response for this at first because I don't really know, but that just made me laugh. My dad was always much stronger than both of my brothers, and both were pretty scared of him, lol. He was a pretty big guy. I won't argue that it's not psychological, but it does seem that many men in their 40s tend to be stronger than guys my age. |
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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 YourPrettyFaceIsGoingToHELL That's like pickle jars. It takes me
all my s... May 1 2006, 04:44 PM This Confession QUOTE(YourPrettyFaceIsGoingToHELL @ May 1 200... May 1 2006, 04:50 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 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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