eli5 When does someone stop progressing physically

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I’ve been working out a lot more recently and I’ve been noticing how I gotten stronger and faster. When does this end or does it end at all. If I continue to keep progressing theoretically wouldn’t I eventually be able to lift the earth?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Nope. You’re extrapolating a linear relationship out of something that doesn’t happen linearly.

Yes, if you were to get equally strong over any equivalent time period, you would get obscenely strong very quickly. However, this doesn’t happen. The time it takes to go from a 100 lb bench to 125 is shorter than the time to go from 200 to 225, which is shorter than the time to go from 225-250. Even if you never “stop progressing” your advancement will slow down, and that’s okay.

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