How Heavy Humans Can Theoretically Lift

💪 Discover the incredible world of human strength in this eye-opening video, where we dive deep into the science behind the theoretical limits of how heavy humans can lift. 💪

If you've ever wondered just how strong humans can become, this is the video for you! We'll explore the science behind muscle growth, the factors that contribute to our lifting capabilities, and the extraordinary examples of strength displayed by elite athletes and strongmen. 🏋️‍♂️

In this video, you'll learn about:

The science of muscle growth and its connection to our strength potential 💪
Factors that impact our lifting capabilities, such as muscle fiber types, body mechanics, and neural adaptations 🧠
The role of genetics in determining our ultimate strength potential 🧬
Inspirational examples of elite athletes and strongmen who have pushed the limits of human strength 🏆
Theoretical maximums for human lifting ability based on biomechanics, physiology, and historical records 🌟
Join us on this exciting journey as we uncover the fascinating world of human strength and the theoretical limits of how heavy we can lift. Prepare to be amazed by the incredible potential of the human body! 🤯

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What are the risks of deadlifting?
How can I prevent deadlift injuries?

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[CuriousReason]

I added both Imperial and Metric systems as almost half of the viewers I get are from the US and so that everybody in and outside of the US can understand. As for video, rabbit-hole goes deeper, there is a thing called maximum voluntary muscular force (MVMF) I didn't want to add because Youtube doesn't like longer videos. So MVMF is the greatest amount of force a person can generate using their muscles under voluntary control. It's a difficult concept to pin down, as the MVMF of an individual can vary depending on factors such as age, gender, and training history. However, research suggests that the average person's MVMF is around 60-70% of their maximal muscle force. Now, let's put this into context. The current world record for the heaviest weight ever lifted by a human is 263.5 kilograms (581 pounds) in the clean and jerk category, set by Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia in 2021. If we assume that Talakhadze was operating at 70% of his maximal muscle force, we can extrapolate that his theoretical lifting capacity might be around 376.4 kilograms (830 pounds)!

[lavenderpants]

Also need to consider that the woman who lifted the Impala didnt lift the ENTIRE car up off the ground. She just lifted one end, and that could jave been the trunk end of the car away from the engine. Still incredibly impressive, but you cant claim she lifted a full 3k lbs.

[E-Pluribus-Unum]

If you think about it, she didn’t lift 3, 500 lbs, it would’ve quite literally snapped bone, ligaments and the muscle clean off the bone. She only had to lift around a third or maybe quarter of that weight to get her son out.

[scotthogan]

I find it extremely hard to believe that the average man can only pull 70 kg

[BottledWater]

she lifted the backside of the car which only weighs around 500 pounds, she had adrenaline which also boosted the blood flow and helped her lift the car, a man pushed a 2 ton boulder off of him while he got caught under it rolling down a cliff but severley damaged all of the muscles used to push it off and needed about a year to make a good recovery, your body will use all of the muscle fibers when you have a life or death situation which causes your muscles to become extremley weak after you do something to that extent.

[albietross]

Tom Platz never squatted anything close to 1000lbs. He was known for high reps in the 600-700lb range.

[thegulag]

When Eddie Hall broke the previous deadlift record (465kg) and deadlifted 500kg, he said he wasnt deadlifting half a ton, he was lifting a car off of his wife and kid to get that adrenaline boost

[yqisq]

Regarding the 3500 lbs reference you need to take into account the center of mass of the car. Say if the center of mass is closer to the front (where the engine is) whereas the mother lifted the car from the rear, then the actual amount of weight she had to lift would be much less than 3500 lbs.

[stealthassasinday]

Thor lifted 501kg with pure training. Eddie Hall lifted 500kg using mental phycological training. Eddie claimed to have never lifted more than 465kg in training but day of he lifted 500kg. He almost died and passed out for a period of time while Thor was completely fine. There are plenty of hysterical strength stories where the average person performed an incredible feat to save a life but later after find out that they had broken bones or torn muscles or both.

[huskyxrichie]

Hey man, just a quick correction on the squat record. Ray Williams holds the raw squat record at 1, 080 lbs. Tom Platz never squatted 1, 000 lbs or anything close. He was a bodybuilder who only did high rep squats

[NBDYSPCL]

Eddie Hall had said he literally had to get hypnotised into thinking his loved one is trapped beneath the weight he has to lift to be able to event attempt it.

[ecwilliams]

Don't know if anybody has mentioned it but running the 4 min mile use to be thought impossible until roger banister did it. Shortly there after many more people did it. It was just a matter of redefining it as "possible"

[liweimiao]

For the impressive mother, I do not think she could’ve deadlifted a whole car, instead only lifted one side of the car. Therefore from the photos of her lifting the car, she had technically only needed to deadlift half of that weight by using pivot interactions. Anyway that is still very impressive for a human being (~750kg)

[BrandonLeBlanc]

as a powerlifter, hysterical strength is so real. while training in a gym, my max deadlift is 435 lbs, but at a competiton, my highest has been 485 lbs. Simply being somewhere with more hype and with the competition on the line I would be able to lift something that would exceed my expectations so easily.

[phinis]

Ronnie Coleman once said "If you can pick it up, it`s lightweight baby."

[JohnPaulCauchi]

1:23 just a correction, larger muscles don't mean more fibres. Just that each fibre is bigger. When we train, our fibres get bigger. There has been some recent evidence that maaaaybe we also create more fibres in number, but mostly the growth is from fibre growth, not multiplication

[chrismagalona]

The woman only lifted a portion of the car's weight. It was only 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight of the car but it was still an expressive feat of strength especially if she's not really weight lifting.

[itsreallydante]

As a powerlifter for fun. I weigh 71kg, and was an average Joe. My first deadlift is 100kg on my PR. When everyone believed I can only lift 70-80. Then the following month I lifted 140kg with the same Bodyweight. I still have the same Bodyweight and my PR is now 170kg.. I hope it keeps climbing

Update: pulled 180kg on deadlift!

[GregoryCarnegie]

In a deadlift, you're applying force to the centre of mass of the bar, but in the cases with the cars, they would have applied the force to the edge of the vehicle.
The car would act like a lever, so while the vehicles weigh a lot, the people didn't lift the total weight; probably closer to half, which is still impressive.

[braydentbh]

8:23 for the people who wanna skip 2 the answer