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the quiet ability to carry what would flatten the person you used to be

means The quality or state of being physically powerful, mentally resilient, or capable of withstanding force, pressure, or hardship.

from From Old English 'strengþu,' built on 'strang' (strong) plus the noun-forming '-þu' — the same pattern that turns 'long' into 'length' and 'broad' into 'breadth.' That core 'strang' is a deep Germanic word, a cousin of German 'streng' (strict, severe), with the underlying sense of something tight, taut, drawn firm. So strength was once less about bulging muscle and more about tautnessa rope, a will, a thing pulled tight enough not to snap.

grip secretants lift 50 times their own body weight
slow winmuscle grows during rest, not the lift itself
hidden musclethe tongue is among the body's strongest
old ironMilo of Croton trained by carrying a growing calf daily
mental repwillpower fatigues like a muscle and recovers like one
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