[quote]rmccart1 wrote:
Are you for real? You’re actually talking about which one would win in a fight?[/quote]
It is at this point it would be prudent to remember, Chuck Norris.
I will say no more lest he reign a the fires of hell down on us.
[quote]rmccart1 wrote:
Are you for real? You’re actually talking about which one would win in a fight?[/quote]
Anyone wanna start a Hulk vs. Spiderman thread?
Has there ever been a world weight competition that goes off the greatest strength/weight ratio? i’d be really interested in that.
as for the fighting, even that’s up for grabs. It’s hard as hell to beat someone in a fight if you can’t hit them, and any world class gymnast must have amazing speed. added to which, if the small guy knew anything about fighting, he’d know any of the 10 incapacitation points on any body while some may be more lethal than others- kneesx2, groin, trachea, eyesx2, nose,templesx2,where head meets back of neck.
oh and spiderman would totally win. just cuz hulk couldnt catch him, spiderman would bury him until he wasnt pissed, then the web would crush him. xD.
The way I see it, functional strength would mean real life strength, also known as “daddy strength”. If you define it that way, the 715 bench takes the cake by a VERY long shot.
But if by functional strength you mean athletic ability, then the circus guy wins. Because, as another poster mentioned, the circus guy would obviously fare better at most sports.
That’s my viewpoint.
[quote]lavi wrote:
rmccart1 wrote:
Are you for real? You’re actually talking about which one would win in a fight?
Anyone wanna start a Hulk vs. Spiderman thread?[/quote]
Sure…
Hulk would completely demolish Spider-Man. The match up is completely unfair. Spidey is fast but not Flash (or Quicksilver to stay in the Marvel universe) fast to avoid the Hulk forever. Also the Hulk is in the 100 ton class while Spidey is at the 20 ton class. Hulk is durable with a healing factor similar to Wolverine’s so any damage that Spidey inflicts (which would probably be none) would just heal in a matter of moments.
The only way I can vision Spider-Man winning a battle is if he has time to prepare for the Hulk. And even then his options are to: get him to change back into Bruce Banner, contain him somehow, or transport him away to a different location.
So in conclusion, Hulk dominates!
[quote]Adamsson wrote:
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/46281/Extreme_Strength.html
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was that his serratus muscles i see at around 2:00?!?!
wow, just crazy that he can even hold himself vertically
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
Has there ever been a world weight competition that goes off the greatest strength/weight ratio? i’d be really interested in that.
as for the fighting, even that’s up for grabs. It’s hard as hell to beat someone in a fight if you can’t hit them, and any world class gymnast must have amazing speed. added to which, if the small guy knew anything about fighting, he’d know any of the 10 incapacitation points on any body while some may be more lethal than others- kneesx2, groin, trachea, eyesx2, nose,templesx2,where head meets back of neck.
oh and spiderman would totally win. just cuz hulk couldnt catch him, spiderman would bury him until he wasnt pissed, then the web would crush him. xD.[/quote]
for the based off of greatest strength/weight ratio, in every olympic weightlifting competition, theres a trophy for “Outstanding Lifter” and its based on the sinclair formula which takes into account I think age and weight. This happens at the World Championships as well, not just local competitions
[quote]jlesk68 wrote:
If a pitbull and a chihuaua were doing strength feats, guess which one will draw the most audience…[/quote]
Well, that one is easy. Cirque du Soleil is packed every night at $50+ per ticket. How many people are buying tickets to powerlifting meets and how much are the tickets? When you watch the Olympics, the ratings are much better for gymnastics vs. oly lifting.
As for functional strength, my opinion is that the strongman guys take the cake. Flashback 200 years when strength was more of a function of daily life and these guys would produce more power than the gymnast and the powerlifter.
Power = Work (Force x distance) / Time
These guys can move the most weight the farthest distance in the shortest time. Gymnasts don’t have the strength to hang and powerlifters wouldn’t have the endurance or mobility to compete.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
Koing wrote:
I think when people say ‘functional’ they mean what tends to be more useufl in ‘everyday life’.
I get that, but how is anything in the first video more useful for everyday life. In this day and age, a person can get by with little or know physical skills or strengths. You don’t have to answer, like I said, I’m not trying to pick a fight.[/quote]
Okay. Think army assault course. The circus performer in the original video will do better then most powerlifters. Sure an army assault course is no everyday life scenario but it is more likely then lying down on a bench and pressing with your arms.
It just depends on what your aim is.
Just do what you do. But make no mistakes the guy in the first video would probably trounce on most athletes of any sport, apart from a comopetitive Gymnast!
Koing
the old spidey could beat the old hulk. But the new hulk would tear any spidey up. The new hulks strength is so great it makes him fast as well. plus he has at least a mile high vertical. The only chance spidey would be to trick him into fighting juggernaught, then don king the proceeds
[quote]jlesk68 wrote:
malonetd wrote:
That’s petty good, but check out this amazing display of functional strength:
Now this is functional strength, lol…[/quote]
Its functional if your life revolves around the bench =P. Impressive videos here. I love it!
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
as for the fighting, even that’s up for grabs. It’s hard as hell to beat someone in a fight if you can’t hit them, and any world class gymnast must have amazing speed. added to which, if the small guy knew anything about fighting, he’d know any of the 10 incapacitation points on any body while some may be more lethal than others- kneesx2, groin, trachea, eyesx2, nose,templesx2,where head meets back of neck.[/quote]
This is the most retarded thing I’ve ever read.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
the old spidey could beat the old hulk. But the new hulk would tear any spidey up. The new hulks strength is so great it makes him fast as well. plus he has at least a mile high vertical. The only chance spidey would be to trick him into fighting juggernaught, then don king the proceeds[/quote]
No Spidey EVER could beat the Hulk. He couldn’t beat the Hulk even when Spider-Man had the symbiote attached or his new Iron Man made Spidey armor. The Hulk is just way too powerful.
You make a good point with the Juggernaut. They have fought a few times and I believe Juggernaut beat him in their initial fight but in their latest battle the Hulk completely owned him. As a sidenote, Hulk was at his strongest ever recorded and the Juggernaut was powered down.
Also… why do you think when they did DC vs Marvel they pitted The Hulk against Superman instead of Spider-Man vs Superman? It was because they knew Spidey didn’t have a chance against The Man of Steel. Spider-Man ended up fighting Super Boy.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
as for the fighting, even that’s up for grabs. It’s hard as hell to beat someone in a fight if you can’t hit them, and any world class gymnast must have amazing speed. added to which, if the small guy knew anything about fighting, he’d know any of the 10 incapacitation points on any body while some may be more lethal than others- kneesx2, groin, trachea, eyesx2, nose,templesx2,where head meets back of neck.
This is the most retarded thing I’ve ever read.
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I’m mildly curious why you say that? In a fight, if you hit anyone in the right way in any of those locations, they’ll be incapacitated. It’s really not that hard to hit someone in the trachea once with a pressure jab, and have them not be able to breathe for about 20 seconds. Despite how much muscle someone has, the only two points that would become slightly more difficult to injure are back of head and the knees. groin,trachea,eyes, nose, and temples are all exposed regardless of whether you’re a 90lb computer programmer or a 290lb powerlifter.
Both of those videos are awesome.
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
T3hPwnisher wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
I’m mildly curious why you say that? In a fight, if you hit anyone in the right way in any of those locations, they’ll be incapacitated. It’s really not that hard to hit someone in the trachea once with a pressure jab, and have them not be able to breathe for about 20 seconds. Despite how much muscle someone has, the only two points that would become slightly more difficult to injure are back of head and the knees. groin,trachea,eyes, nose, and temples are all exposed regardless of whether you’re a 90lb computer programmer or a 290lb powerlifter. [/quote]
How many people hav eyou hit in the trachea and had them unable to breathe for 20 seconds?
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
T3hPwnisher wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
I’m mildly curious why you say that? In a fight, if you hit anyone in the right way in any of those locations, they’ll be incapacitated. It’s really not that hard to hit someone in the trachea once with a pressure jab, and have them not be able to breathe for about 20 seconds. Despite how much muscle someone has, the only two points that would become slightly more difficult to injure are back of head and the knees. groin,trachea,eyes, nose, and temples are all exposed regardless of whether you’re a 90lb computer programmer or a 290lb powerlifter.
How many people hav eyou hit in the trachea and had them unable to breathe for 20 seconds? [/quote]
I karate chopped my little brother in the throat once when I was a kid. We were riding in the car and he wouldn’t shut the hell up. He couldn’t talk for a few minutes, it was great.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
T3hPwnisher wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
I’m mildly curious why you say that? In a fight, if you hit anyone in the right way in any of those locations, they’ll be incapacitated. It’s really not that hard to hit someone in the trachea once with a pressure jab, and have them not be able to breathe for about 20 seconds. Despite how much muscle someone has, the only two points that would become slightly more difficult to injure are back of head and the knees. groin,trachea,eyes, nose, and temples are all exposed regardless of whether you’re a 90lb computer programmer or a 290lb powerlifter.
How many people hav eyou hit in the trachea and had them unable to breathe for 20 seconds? [/quote]
Leave him alone man, he OBVIOUSLY knows all that martial arts shit that they teach in class 
I’d love to see him throw a pressure jab at Kennelly’s trachea as he tried to avoid having his arms ripped clean off his body.
“I know of no better example of functional strength than a 600-pound deadlift. Except a 700-pound deadlift.”
-Mark Rippetoe