I have forearms like Sly Stallone, due to a combination of the work I do and climbing and karate being my major hobbies, but my Dad is an ex rugby player and very muscular, so I always feel like it's a special acheivement if I do better than him at something physical.
It's easy to get them. Three hours a week karate, three hours a week climbing, and 36 hours a week throwing beer barrels about and pulling on handpull beer pumps ;)
I'm not sure how much a 9 gallon barrel weighs, but I suspect it's a fair bit. There's 72 pints of liquid, plus the actual weight of the barrel itself, which tends to be stainless steel...
Wikipedia saith that the imperial gallon is based on the volume of 10lb of distilled water. I'm guessing beer weighs more than water, so that's more than 90lb/40kg before you even get to the weight of the barrel itself ...
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Date: 2010-03-12 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-12 02:35 pm (UTC)I struggle so much with overhangs *g*.
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Date: 2010-03-12 02:44 pm (UTC)That's awesome.
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Date: 2010-03-12 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-12 02:49 pm (UTC)I have no beer barrels at home, but I do have a kettlebell, so I'll have to see if I can make do *g*.
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Date: 2010-03-12 02:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-12 03:02 pm (UTC)*continues to be awed*