Real world applications of heavy lifting.

Well, I used to take hubby along to the stables when I had to offload bales of hay - (which can weigh up to 30kg per bale) and bags of food (which weigh 40kg per bag). But, now I do it myself. My saddle also used to be quite heavy and difficult to get on my horse - saddle weighs about 16kg and it's quite a business lifting it up high and over the horse, but now it's much easier!

Lifting rucksaks (75 to 100 lbs) was strenuous and now only heavy. But i'm not strong in the weight room. I do bodyweight exercises like pullups and chinups. :drinker: Cheers to the heavy lifters!

I have always been that big guy that gets asked to help friends and family move. So lifting definitely aids in moving boxes and furniture.

Minor motorcycle accident. I was okay. Had to pick the bike up off the ground.

Running up and down stairs at work is much easier on my legs.

Lifting crates is easier.

Everyday tasks are easier because I'm stronger.

Good question.

Saw this video today:
Nice body but what can you do with it - part 12 - Rock climbing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWt7cpBd81Y

Certainly, lifting has made me stronger for climbing. I don't mind dangling off an overhang with my feet in space because I know I won't let go plus it's an easy "toe to bar leg raise" to get my feet back on the wall.

I've just started playing tennis and strength means the racket feels soooooo light (<300g) compared to how it used to feel when I played a couple of times in school. Also, I don't have to swing so much to return a ball properly because of my overall strength. Grr!

And loading the 20L water bottle in the office is easy. "Use a trolley, if you want." "Nah, it's only 20kg." :smokin: Next time I'll do shoulder presses with it or something.

Oh, Bulgarian squats with a lass on my back. Looks impressive... but actually very easy. :laugh:

I give my kids all kinds of "rides".

My 4.5 year old's (48 pounds) favourite is to lay across my shoulders while I do squats.

My 6.5 year old's (58 pounds) favourite is to be swung between my legs like a kettlebell.

And both kids love to wrap themselves around my forearms, one on each arm, and then I proceed to do bicep curls.

But MY personal favourite is when they fall asleep on my lap while we're watching a movie/reading stories and I can carry them up 2 flights of stairs to bed, at the same time.

I also love that now I can bring all my groceries in in 2 trips, instead of 3 or 4.

My son was about to topple off the very low stool he was sitting on. I saw it happening and was up out of my chair with a hand on his back before anybody else could react... My sister was totally stunned at how quickly I was out of the chair and to him.

Recently my husband and I had to replace our washer and deep freeze. We live in a house that is over 100 years old and appliances can't come up the stairs because they are too narrow. They must go out the rear basement door and be lifted through a hatch in the deck after being maneuvered around some ancient concrete foundation. We did both up the hatch with just the two of us. Mind you it was a freaking pain in the *kitten* that I hope to not repeat any time soon particularly since the washer packed it in mid cycle and still had water in the drum. On a side note, if you ever wonder where your socks disappear to in the washer, they work their way under the drum:happy:

Last winter, we decided to break up the concrete on our rear driveway. It was inexpertly poured and looked like a pile of concrete vomit that was unusable for parking. I have a sledge hammer I've used for conditioning and broke up the concrete with the sledge and carried it and piled it for disposal. It should be noted that smashing concrete is significantly different than hammering a tire. I could feel the impact of metal and concrete ringing up my arms for days.

So many tasks have become much easier since I started lifting. I brew beer at home, and I've noticed a huge difference when lugging grain bags around, etc. I have a big 15 gallon plastic tub I soak empty bottles in to clean them and get the labels off. I used to have to empty the water with a scoop, but now I can just lift the whole thing up to the utility sink and dump it in one go.

I just got rid of an incredibly heavy old tube television, and I was able to carry out to the car without needing to stop every few feet. Bringing groceries inside requires about half as many trips. Lugging servers and switch equipment around at work is simple now. Heavy lifting has been incredibly useful outside the gym for me.

I have a recreational kayak and a Honda Pilot. I can carry the kayak a few hundred yards (carry, not drag) and then hoist it up onto the sliding rack on my car by myself. I've had people comment on more than one occasion this summer about how easy I made it look. (It was pretty easy).

I haven't found the major lifts to be particularly relevant to my lifestyle. Never come close to full application of strength. If I'm moving a couch, I'm moving a couch - not throwing it. Things big enough to be heavy are usually too awkward to carry solo. Shrugs. Mostly just to look good. For the women it seems like it enables a lot of things men are used to doing, which is great.

I can lift 50 lb bag of feed sacks like they are little bags of nothing. I helped unload hey bales with no problem, when before they were a struggle for me. We unloaded 2 truck loads of firewood in half the time it had normally taken us.

I work a desk job for a clothing company so I don’t lift ever at work, but our sample sale is coming up and I volunteered to help. When I had to lift a large box of denim jeans (weighed roughly 70 lbs) and carried it to the other side of the warehouse no sweat I realized how strong I’ve become.

Last year, my husband had a job injury and was on restrictions where he couldn't lift more than 20 pounds. We had an old tube tv that we didn't want anymore, and they didn't have a tv in the break room at his job. So I carried it downstairs, out to my car, drove it to work, and loaded it onto his forklift, where he drove it to the break room for someone NOT on restrictions to hook it up.

They gave him a rash of poop because they didn't believe his little wifey could pick up and carry a 90 pound television. :laugh:

I no longer have to take the drawers out of dressers if I want to rearrange the furniture.

I have no problems tossing the 50 pound bag of rock salt in the cart and in my car, and I no longer have to spend more money buying the smaller 10 or 20 pound bags.

I haven't had any back sprains since lifting. I used to throw my back out several times a year. I just had bad body mechanics.

When my brother needed to tip his hot tub onto its side to do some work on the underneath, I was one of the "guys" who helped instead of one of the women who supervised.

All the groceries, in one trip. :drinker:

One of the drawbacks... our city has 30 pound limits on the trash bags. I'm always worried that the poor little garbage men won't be able to lift my bags, since they don't feel heavy at all to me. :embarassed: