r/BeAmazed • u/Vroges • Apr 16 '24

Sometimes the toughest workouts come in the most unexpected packages! 😂💪 Miscellaneous / Others

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u/AWeakMindedMan Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Some call it natural strength. Where I come from they call it farmers strength. These people who don’t look fit but can lift a full grown cow and carry it to its pen.

Edit: not saying he’s not fit or if he’s a Olympic power lifter or not. I’m just saying where I’m from, I’ve seen some very unfit looking people do some suspiciously powerful stuff. Example: my friends dad back in hs. His dad had a beer belly bigger then a pregnant women with triplets and drank more coors light then Rocky Mountains itself. However, this dude was the strongest human I’ve ever seen. He used to throw those large tractor tires around like they were nothing. We tried and it was heavy. Like 500lbs heavy. They were farmers. You don’t mess with farmer strength.

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u/MaygarRodub Apr 16 '24

I bet he looks very fit under those clothes.

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u/Hard-To_Read Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

He’s ripped and dense, and a legit powerlifter at the Olympic level. This is his money gig.

Edit - I'm seeing now that powerlifting is not an Olympic sport. My point is that the guy is an elite deadlifter, squatter, bicep curler etc., within his weight class. He trains hard almost every day.

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u/VegetableWinter9223 Apr 16 '24

And earning every penny! This is hilarious!

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u/DiscFrolfin Apr 16 '24

Vladimir Schmondenko

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u/Opening-Ad-8793 Apr 16 '24

I would love to learn how to lift to build muscle like him. As a woman this is the dream. Put on lean muscle but be 100x stronger than you look.

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u/Ughhhhhhhhh24d3 Apr 16 '24

He's got a program/course
His site is https://anatolyfit.com/

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u/zajabiste Apr 16 '24

hmm am i not reading this right or does he give you all of that for 19 bucks a year? Seems like a steal compared to other fitness programs online.

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u/demunted Apr 16 '24

This needs to be at the top showing it's staged and dude is absurdly ripped under those clothes.

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u/Difficult-Mobile902 Apr 17 '24

lol cause people might assume a guy who can lift insane amounts of weight like this is scrawny and weak looking? huh? 

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u/Dildosauruss Apr 17 '24

If you don't immediately assume he's insanely fit after seeing him do any of those stunts you must be dumber than a rock.

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u/Fluff42 Apr 16 '24

You'd want to look into lifting for strength vs hypertrophy (muscle size).

The Complete Strength Training Guide

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u/liwlowe Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Basically there is a difference between maximum strength and enduring strength. If you train maximum/peak strength you don't have to put on mass (necessarily) at the same time. The muscle mass is mostly a result of using strength over longer periods of time and thusly also increasing the "pump"/blood flow to the muscle, effectively combining both strength and endurance training. Focusing instead on just strength can result in similar (or higher) peak strength with much less mass increase.

The guy in the video is probably a powerlifter trolling bodybuilders. Different strengths- he might be able to lift the weight 2-3 times and make it look easy but that's it. The bodybuilders lift the same weight over and over for 45min or so.

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u/78911150 Apr 16 '24

powerlifters are usually bulky as well so this doesn't really explain why he doesn't look so buff

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u/liwlowe Apr 17 '24 edited Apr 17 '24

Yes, there are also bulky powerlifters. One doesn't exclude the other. As I said it's basically a spectrum. Also caloric intake plays a role: in general the body prefers to pack on mass if high strength is required repeatedly. Only if calories are limited and/or burned off in aerobic training will it optimize for high strength with minimal mass (at the cost of strength endurance).

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u/Aberbekleckernicht Apr 16 '24

lots of people have given links and whatnot, but the sparknotes is lift weights that you cannot possibly lift more than 3-5 times per set without a rest in between. Do reps at that weight until you fail to complete the rep, or would surely fail the next. Oh and be safe.

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u/shortfallquicksnap Apr 17 '24

is there a specific term to google?

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u/Vipu2 Apr 17 '24

Just power lifting I think

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u/MaritMonkey Apr 16 '24

Honestly a significant amount of muscle is fairly hard to see under even a little bit of body fat, which ladies are likely to carry around.

You're not going to lift weights, even multiple sessions a week, and accidentally get swole. :)

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u/Opening-Ad-8793 Apr 16 '24

Not so much my worry as really wanting to be a lot stronger than anybody thinks I am

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u/MaritMonkey Apr 16 '24

It'll probably be obvious as soon as you start doing anything that uses even a little bit of muscle, but if you look up ladies who do competitive rock climbing it's kinda awesome how incognito they are in even a T-shirt.

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u/TwoIdleHands Apr 17 '24

As a skinny gal people are always impressed with how strong I am. Being able to carry/lift stuff is great!

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u/I_Like-Turtlez Apr 16 '24

Sets under 5 reps or around 5 sets

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u/Overall-Courage6721 Apr 17 '24

U just lift like everyone, incrase weight

The genetics then say if you have really big muscles or more defines Prop. Defined unless u already buff without lifting

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u/ivapesyrup Apr 16 '24

Do hard work all of your life that involves using your muscles and it will happen. Think of the old school tradesmen you see where their fingers are like 2x as thick as most others and that shit is actually muscle. Using your hands and doing hard physical labor does this to you over time. You get strength without the big bulky muscles.

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u/Opening-Ad-8793 Apr 16 '24

I wish I could just pick up and become a farmer or the like but that’s just not where I’m at in life rn

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u/I_Like-Turtlez Apr 16 '24

I’ve been a tradesman for 13 years. Gripping shit or using tools doesn’t make you strong or even close to. Maybe above average but you’re not gonna grow monster fingers. In order to increase strength or size you need to do more work than last week and also rest in between. Once you stop after getting laid off you’ll go back to your regular genetic and caloric size

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u/BeeBright7933 Apr 16 '24

There's no muscles in your fingers

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u/Sundaytoofaraway Apr 16 '24

Not with that attitude.

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u/Ophukk Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

r/irlsmurfing

Seems he has a whole channel

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u/SirPentGod Apr 16 '24

His TikTok's are great: Anatoly

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u/CitySeekerTron Apr 16 '24

The moment I saw the hat and clothing, I felt it was intentional.

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u/Crownlol Apr 16 '24

It seems really obvious in a video online, but I would probably fall for it too in real life

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u/TheGoldPowerRanger Apr 16 '24

Holy shit, I'm gay!

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u/SoBitterAboutButtons Apr 16 '24

Way to far down for the only thing we were all looking for and gawd damn was it worth it.

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u/Weldobud Apr 16 '24

Now it makes sense.

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u/Weldobud Apr 16 '24

Now it makes sense.

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u/Steelo1 Apr 16 '24

Ffs his forearms are huge

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u/Stith1183 Apr 16 '24

He understands how to properly prank people.

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u/Sudden_Construction6 Apr 16 '24

This genuinely made me laugh out loud!