Why are Farmers so Strong?

Today we chat about why hard laborious work leads to strong and powerful humans.

00:00 Intro
00:47 FITT principle
01:46 Frequency
04:20 Intensity
05:58 Type
07:00 Key points

[skogsmongo]

My grandmother had a friend who worked as a farmer and carpenter throughout his life. At 90 years old he had the hardest handshake i've ever felt. It was like getting your hand caught in a vice but he did'nt exert himself at al.

[xanther]

Watching Fitz cut wood with the dulcet tones of sports science communication in the background is better than any ASMR out there

[Giuseppe_Paolillo]

Very interesting analysis. My dad owns a bakery and he brought me to work since I was like 10. It was physical work, moving dough and carrying baskets and tanks full of things.

This lasted through my teens up to my mid twenties. Always noticed that I developed wider shoulders compared to my peers(also due to genetics), and this was definitely useful when I approached the gym for the first time.

[PatrickTrudeau]

I’m 52 and have been a house painter for almost 30 yrs. Setting up & climbing extension ladders, carrying equipment & buckets of paint, scraping & painting, often overhead, every work day. Started strength training at age 50, and my coach/smart training partner said I had a very good base to start with. That and consistency as mindset of someone who always shows up for work.

Great video. Would love to hear more about training as a working tradesperson and older adult.

[sjholmes]

37/m. Got lazy in my 30's, beer gut and have kids. No mystery here...However, I dug up 20x40 of my backyard 6in deep for in ground garden and helped my neighbor do about the same for dyi patio. From moving the dirt, learning homestead lifestyle, throwing hundreds of rock\sand bags over the last 6 weeks, I am in the best shape of my life.

[LArbongo]

I grew up on a farm. While I joined the Army at 18 and certainly exercised, I never necessarily lifted weights until my weightlifter squad leader put me on it at 20 and I was 21 when I adopted lifting centric training. However the first time I ever understood how to properly set up on a deadlift in the gym I lifted 405lbs. I'm certainly late to WL and PL however my background working minimum 3-4 hours a day hard labor plus 20+ on the weekends earning money as a ranch hand certainly has paid dividends.

[TheCaffined]

They pick things up and put them down....

[davoinshowerhandle]

In comparison from my perspective, I have seen a 65 yr old man carrying his plow on his back on his way to cultivate his farm that was back in third world agricultural country while here in america I see 65 yr old men are frail and brittle so weak that a simple wind blowing will get them falling off balance.

[TheFarCenter]

I appreciate the thought, and work put into this subject. It’s great to give a nod to all the hardworking men and sometimes women doing all kinds of jobs.

[jimmytyson]

Great video, would love to hear more about epigenetics with regards to training.

[claberdy]

Interesting stuff. I grew up working with my dad on our own farm, and spent weekends working my grandaddys farm from the time I could walk until I was 18. I have a relatively small bone structure, and I would say I'm a rather average sized American man (6' 0", 185lbs). I've always been a hardgainer type, however once I started weight training, I became decently strong rather quickly, likely as a result of having a lot of physical labor under my belt before I walked into the weight room.

[tomhiggins]

So theoretically if one was to have a squat rack beside their work from home setup what % 1RM would you do every X amount of minutes to farm squat gains

[Tobyh]

My grandad was a wood carpenter and he had crazy strength same with my other grandad he was strong man before there was strong man competition he was on tv in the 80s he still has crazy arm definition at 93

[jacobwilson]

A lot of the very best wrestlers America has ever produced grew up on farms

[ThanksYep]

6:12 strike closer to the perimeter of the log, not at the center.

[Yupppi]

I'm impressed by how easily those chunks of wood split. They didn't look particularly dry and they were thick pieces.

[froggy]

Never imagined I'd watch a whole video of this guy chopping wood but here I am. I watched it full screen for the entirety of it lol

[shauncreed]

Opening a fresh bale of silage is like a TRT cycle

[scottramsay]

Diet surely would be a major factor as well? Growing up on a farm for the most part you’d be eating good wholesome food.

[johnfreeborn]

Colin Meads, (Sir), ("Pine Tree"), the legendary All Blacks lock in later life was doing adds for TV carrying about 5 fence posts on one shoulder. Say no more.