weightlifting

[ccp]

I had a patient tell me the benchpress record is well over 1,000 pounds now.  I asked how is this possible.   He said and I looked it up.

Not only steroids, but wraps, body suits that support muscle.  Probably the highest natural unaided bench press is around 650:

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/files/Rankings-08-29-10.pdf

[Crafty_Dog]

CCP:  Would you please post this on the Martial Arts forum?  Thank you.

[ccp]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-powerlifting-tells-us-about-the-effects-of-peds/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CFrom%20then%20on%20and%20into,pump%20himself%20full%20of%20chemicals.

[ccp]

Soviets started to use in athletes using Nazi research

then in 1954 an American doctor got wind of it and brought this back to US.

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2016/08/13/how-york-played-role-steroid-controversy/88697744/

[ccp]

these non steroid chemicals that work primarily on muscle and in theory will have no or less side effects on other tissues

are being investigated:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_androgen_receptor_modulator

However, they are not approved in US and appear to have dangerous side effects being reported as well:

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-warns-use-selective-androgen-receptor-modulators-sarms-among-teens-young-adults

[ccp]

technique speed beating brawn:

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=schoolboy+vs+larry+wheels+arm+wrestling+2022&&view=riverview&mmscn=mtsc&mid=1CC37EFBE0E4B352CE031CC37EFBE0E4B352CE03&&aps=10&FORM=VMSOVR

when brawn is just too much brawn:

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=school+boy+vs+russian+gian&qpvt=school+boy+vs+russian+gian&mid=37F621CE5DCF84269A3F37F621CE5DCF84269A3F&&FORM=VRDGAR

When beauty beats the beast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jzrKbaPCpQ

[ccp]

difference of opinion on strength

wow look at skeletal structure difference
weird Neanderthals had short upper arms and short lower legs 

https://www.quora.com/How-much-stronger-were-neanderthals-than-modern-homo-sapiens

they probably would have made for bone breaking arm wrestling champions.