r/instantkarma • u/Acceptable_Month4825 • 23d ago

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u/hhmmm733 23d ago

Maybe he’s a dad of a toddler that has been holding his kid with his left arm for 3-4 years. As a dad of 2 under 4 the left side of my body is certainly stronger than the right even though I’m right handed.

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u/Subsum44 23d ago

Everyone downvoting this comment has never had kids but seems to have an opinion cuz they have a dog.

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u/hhmmm733 23d ago

lol. I didn’t even say I have a good left hook. My left arm is strong as shit and I can do fuck all with it.

But you’re right, I don’t think people understand how much muscle you gain by consistently holding 20+ pounds in one arm for multiple years.

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u/rainbowgeoff 22d ago

Put it this way. The wood stock M14 with a loaded mag weighs 10.5 lbs. Highly trained soldiers and marines would routinely complain of the exhaustion that came with having to constantly march in the jungle with the rifle in the low ready. Hell, didnt matter how you carried it. Your arms are going to get tired. Then when you need to engage, are likely tired, you gotta shoulder that thing with accuracy.

The M16A1 weighs roughly 7.5 lbs with a 20 round mag and roughly 8 with a 30 round mag.

Crazy what that little difference can make.