Jordan Feigenbaum

So, I graduated on Saturday from medical school. I did some training in there too but I forgot what I did. It probably wasn't very important. Thanks for all the support here over the last 4 years- it means a lot!

Monday:

• Hang snatch 90 x 3 x 3
• Snatch Grip Push Press- 110 x 5 x 3
• Tempo FS- 100 x 6 x 4

Gymnastics:

• Strict MU in 6 min- 32
• 15 min EMOM
• 15 arch hollow swings w/ toes to bar on reps 5,10,and 15
• Freestanding handstand x 3s
• 1 legless rope climb

Tuesday:

• Squat- 445 x 5 x 3
• Press- 190 x 7 x 3
• Tempo Squat- 225 x 12 x 3

15-12-9-6-3 (3:06)

• DL @ 185
• Pushups
• Row Cals

jasonj511

I'm having discussion with my vertically challenged friend about short guys having advantage over taller guys of lifting the same amount of weight. Can you settle this discussion?

deeprooted

Rip, that means that obviously the shorter guy will accomplish less work using 1 rep with the same weight because of the shorter ROM, which surely has relevance in real world activities.

But given just the task of squatting without the consideration of how much work is actually being done (which I think the OP is referring to), is there a difference in how much weight a shorter guy can squat compared to a taller guy (given their build and limb proportions are identical)?

My thinking is no because although the shorter guy will have an advantage of a shorter ROM, his levers and the muscles operating them are just proportionally smaller as well.

spacediver

Smaller muscles may counterbalance the advantage of a shorter ROM, but smaller levers would provide an advantage, as the moment arms are shorter, right?