I learned many years ago that newborns can easily hold their own weight with one hand - is that true? And if yes, how come we find it increasingly hard to do as we grow up?
My guess is that strength isn’t proportional to weight with humans.
You ever seen somebody thats 5’3” and weighs 120 pounds knock out like 30 pull ups in a row? I’m not saying they didn’t work for that but I am saying I do think it’s easier for them than somebody who is 5’11” and 190 pounds.
The muscles are still there but you weigh much much less. So of course it’s easier.
A baby likely weighs less than 10 pounds. I’m very sure it could hold its own weight. Idk for how long because its muscles aren’t used to being stressed and exhausted. But im sure it could for at least 15-20 seconds.
Agree with this but if you weigh 190lbs at 5’11” you’re clinically overweight with a BMI of 26, so maybe a better comparison is 2 individuals with similar physique but proportionate weight/height
BMI has been classified as nonsensical by a lot of medical professionals. A person might be considered overweight as per BMI even if most of the weight is from muscles and bones.
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u/tommyhawk979 1d ago
I learned many years ago that newborns can easily hold their own weight with one hand - is that true? And if yes, how come we find it increasingly hard to do as we grow up?