Lifting is so demanding on the core that at the competitive level, it’s humanly impossible for the core muscles to keep up.
So lifters have to wear thick belts to keep their insides from spilling out.
You can assume that a competitive lifter has core strength close to the human limit.
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blarghly@lemmy.world 3 days agoOn one hand, I think this is a fair assessment.
In the other, I’ve fucked runners, yoga instructors, climbers, acrobats, bodybuilders, surfers, and plenty of casual lifters. No one else comes close. my hypothesis is that lifting really heavy forces the core to engage with maximum strength - which is not an effect you get even with other forms of exercise traditionally considered highly core-intensive.
I’m split as to whether a powerlifter would see the same effect. On one hand, heavy weight should induce the core to maximally tighten. On the other, I wonder if there is something special in catching a heavy weight in the deep squat position that would create an even greater degree of core and pelvic floor engagement.
mech@feddit.org 3 days ago
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I mean… you can compete at any level in powerlifting or oly lifting. Being “competitive” really just means you enter competitions - it doesnt necessarily imply anything about your ability.
Also, if you are using your lifting belt to stop your guts from spilling out, you are using it wrong. You are supposed to press against it to generate additional intra-abdominal pressure, stabilizing the trunk and allowing more load.
Anyway, my point was that maybe oly lifters of comparable level to powerlifters would have tighter pussies. And also, we still have no direct proof that big numbers in the powerlifts will translate to increases in functional pussy tightness.
Clearly, more research is needed before we can draw solid conclusions about this important topic. Any interested volunteers for future experiments should contact me immediately, so we can work together to improve the world’s scientific knowledge for the betterment of humanity.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 3 days ago
But there’s the difference. All but the casual lifters and bodybuilders don’t come anywhere near close enough core stabilization that’s required for competitive level Olympic lifts. Casual lifters usually don’t get anywhere near human limitations, that includes core strength as well and bodybuilders focus on specific physique and usually abs should be visible, but not that overdeveloped. Meaning those aren’t as strong as competitive level Olympic lifter.
Though good point, you’d need to test this theory out with competitive powerlifters and strongman(women) competitors as well. Both use free weights which does require significant amounts of stabilization, strongman(women) competitors would probably have comparable core strength as they do unconventional lifts, which requires more stabilization than powerlifting.