I love lifting heavy. There is something honest about it. Being able to lift your own bodyweight from the floor puts many illusions into proportion. You can talk about strength endlessly — but if you cannot lift your own mass with control, what are we really measuring? And then the question expands. When we speak about strength — whether of a body, a building, or an entire structure — what actually makes something strong? The answer is obvious. Not size. Not noise. Not force
