If you ever try to find out how much you should lift for your age or weight and you’re just a regular person in a regular gym you’ll get the impression everyone around you is weak. But the guys discuss whether or not everyone is as weak as the metrics would suggest.

Time Stamps:

00:17 The guys talk strength metrics

02:35 Why the weight you can lift is limited by your technique

03:35 Should we judge by training age?

05:00 The guys look at the numbers

08:35 Why every exercise isn’t comparable to the others

11:35 Should we judge strength relative to bodyweight?

13:15 But what if you’re overweight but can lift a lot?

18:00 Does it all come down to bodyweight? Or is strength absolute?

21:04 Do you need both relative and absolute strength as a measure?

22:40 How Richard manipulates the strength scale to hit targets

24:25 What about grip strength?

26:16 It comes back to relative and absolute strength

30:19 Is the overhead press a better strength measure than the bench press?

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