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the amount of force your fibers can argue with gravity before losing.
means the maximum force a muscle or muscle group can produce in a single effort, like lifting or pushing.
from from latin musculus, little mouse, because a flexing bicep looked like one scurrying under skin; strength itself traces to old english strengthu, meaning firmness or power.
fiber typefast-twitch fibers give power, not endurance
not sizenerve signaling matters as much as muscle bulk
peak agestrength typically peaks between 25 and 35
grip testhand grip strength predicts overall mortality risk
for instance
deadlift world record — hafthor bjornsson pulled 501 kg in 2020
grip strength studies — used by doctors to estimate lifespan since 1985
olympic weightlifting — snatch and clean and jerk measure raw peak force