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Title: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Monster_Everything on February 21, 2007, 07:50:49 AM
How many people have heard of this?

Is there any truth to this phrase?

Many times someone would say, 'HE gots that 'old man stregth', it just comes with age...you just get stronger ...'

... Do humans grow stronger naturally after a point in thier life?
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: danielson on February 21, 2007, 07:52:23 AM
I know retard strength, but not old man.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Bluto on February 21, 2007, 07:54:00 AM
maybe you mean old rooster strength  :-\
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Ozzy on February 21, 2007, 07:59:03 AM
maybe you mean old rooster strength  :-\

The power to hold down small children?
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Monster_Everything on February 21, 2007, 08:01:01 AM
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=man-strength (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=man-strength)

Here is what google came up with....

1. man-strength   
 
 Used to describe the suprising ability of older men (e.g. your father in his 40-50s) to out-lift, out-drink, and generally out-work younger and more physically fit men.

I thought I could take my old man, but seeing him move that couch today I have to bow down to his man-strength

 
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Ozzy on February 21, 2007, 08:03:09 AM
Oh, I get it now.

Hell yeah, my Dad can still own me when we goof around and I try to kick his ass. Big ex college linebacker mother fucker.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: benjamin pearson on February 21, 2007, 08:05:28 AM
The power to hold down small children?

HAHHAHAA
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: leonp1981 on February 21, 2007, 08:06:26 AM
My Dad's a scrawny 6'2".  He hasn't trained for years, but he still owns me strength wise.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: sandycoosworth on February 21, 2007, 08:25:26 AM
i remember when the japanese were saying that about mark coleman when he fuct shogun up :D
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Faust on February 21, 2007, 08:35:17 AM
My dad has surprised me a couple of times.
My grandfather was really fit till he was about 70 or something, could outwork me easily.

i remember when the japanese were saying that about mark coleman when he fuct shogun up :D
Ah, gool old steroid strength
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: HUGEPECS on February 21, 2007, 08:53:43 AM
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=man-strength (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=man-strength)

Here is what google came up with....

1. man-strength   
 
 Used to describe the suprising ability of older men (e.g. your father in his 40-50s) to out-lift, out-drink, and generally out-work younger and more physically fit men.

I thought I could take my old man, but seeing him move that couch today I have to bow down to his man-strength

 




I believe in it. I've seen old dudes in their late 50's to early 60's outlifting young guns. Most recently in my gym, there was this guy, I would say he's around 56 yrs old or older. He was doing some incline press with 350lbs for 5 reps like it was nothing and then he asked for a spot when he went up to 405lbs for a single. The dude has been lifting all his fcuking life or something
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: IceCold on February 21, 2007, 10:02:58 AM
i remember when the japanese were saying that about mark coleman when he fuct shogun up :D


kind of a fluke.

shogun landed badly and hurt his elbow.

could happen to anyone.

Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: bigtraps on February 21, 2007, 10:04:26 AM
Let's see,  could be considered an old man(49), and can out-lift most of the 20 - 30 somethings at my gym with no problem.  Bunch of pussies.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Man of Steel on February 21, 2007, 10:05:21 AM
I know retard strength, but not old man.

AAHYAHAHAHAH!!  "retard strength"
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Buttsuck on February 21, 2007, 10:05:44 AM
How many people have heard of this?

Is there any truth to this phrase?

Many times someone would say, 'HE gots that 'old man stregth', it just comes with age...you just get stronger ...'

... Do humans grow stronger naturally after a point in thier life?
Is that what you used to call it when daddy would pin you to the floor and fondle your genitals after coming back in from the tool shed??
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Option D on February 21, 2007, 10:07:20 AM
yeah i heard of old man strength. but our term is "grown man strength" but its the same thing.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: nycbull on February 21, 2007, 10:24:59 AM
I read in some medical book that as we age our muscles get smaller and our connective tissue gets larger. So maybe having larger connective tissues, tendons and stuff actually make one stronger, but probably less flexible.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Triple-H_2005 on February 21, 2007, 10:31:56 AM
I totally buy it.

My dad will be 58 this June and I can outlift him on anything in the gym.  HOWEVER, when we box, wrestle or jus goof around, he kicks my ass.  And it's not from my lack of trying.  I think that it is one thing to be stronger on a trained exerise through a prescribed range of motion, and that's all well and good.  A life of hard physical labor, I think, gives a person another kind of strength.  He grew up in the country and has done hard physical labor all his life. 

I have too, but to a lesser degree.  I have friends that can out-lift me, but years of splitting wood, throwing hay, and other outdoor labor shifts the odds a little.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Nuge on February 21, 2007, 10:41:05 AM
I know retard strength, but not old man.


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Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: danielson on February 21, 2007, 10:41:54 AM

http://store1.yimg.com/I/fightworld2_1931_12813773

sweet :D
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: natural al on February 21, 2007, 12:34:53 PM
back in the day word on the street was you never got into a fight with an old dude cause they had old man power and you'd get your ass kicked.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: gordiano on February 21, 2007, 12:37:28 PM
I know retard strength, but not old man.

Oh man........them some strong mofos!
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 21, 2007, 12:40:12 PM
back in the day word on the street was you never got into a fight with an old dude cause they had old man power and you'd get your ass kicked.

They also have less to lose.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: natural al on February 21, 2007, 12:49:06 PM
They also have less to lose.

either way you didn't fight an old man.  My sister was going out with this guy who thoguht he was a real bad ass, one day in front of my house he got lippy with my dad and my dad came at him..he high tailed it so fast it was funny as hell, I was only about 10 or 11 and I remember my dad walking back in the house looking at me and saying "what a pussy"

funny as hell.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Monster_Everything on February 21, 2007, 12:54:29 PM
Uncle Jesse on THE DUKES OF HAZARD looked like he could beat the shit out of Luke and Bo if he wanted to....OLD MAN STREGTH!!

ARCHIE BUNKER!! OLD MAN STRENGTH!!

MR. DRUMMOND...ehhh Old Money strength..
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Option D on February 21, 2007, 12:55:18 PM
Uncle Jesse on THE DUKES OF HAZARD looked like he could beat the shit out of Luke and Bo if he wanted to....OLD MAN STREGTH!!

ARCHIE BUNKER!! OLD MAN STRENGTH!!

MR. DRUMMOND...ehhh Old Money strength..

What about the father from good times...looked pretty solid to me. kind of angry all the time too
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: Dballn247 on February 21, 2007, 03:02:55 PM
How many people have heard of this?

Is there any truth to this phrase?

Many times someone would say, 'HE gots that 'old man stregth', it just comes with age...you just get stronger ...'

... Do humans grow stronger naturally after a point in thier life?

PM Richard2004, Judging by his posts he seems to have gained WSM strenght as he aged.
Title: Re: The term 'OLD MAN STRENGTH'
Post by: davidpaul on February 21, 2007, 03:08:31 PM
Some guys who definately have old man strenght that i wouldnt fuck with


Frank Butcher
Ric Flair
Hollywood Hogan
Donald Rumsfield
Gordon Brown
BrickTop
Boycy
Trigger
Uncle Albert (circa 1996)
The Duke
Clint Eastwood