Moving Men

I was asked to help my friends move last weekend. They know I lift and often remark about the size of my arms (between 19 & 20 inches right now), but have never seen me lift or have any idea how strong I am.

They have a lot of solid oak furniture which is really heavy. When we started to move this big cabinet it was me and one other guy on one side and 2 guys on the other. We reached down and grabbed the bottom edge of the cabinet. They said on the count of 3 we would lift the piece off the floor. Well what happened next was so funnny. I literally curled my side of the piece up off the floor to my chest level while they could only get their side a few inches off the ground. Plus as I lifted up the cabinet the guy helping me let go as the force of my lift pulled the cabinet out of his hands.

For the rest of the move it was me on one side and the 3 of them on the other.

[arpeejay]

Pix please! :-)

xoxo

Richard

[BigLittleTim]

Yeah, it is a rush when your ten times stronger than the professional 'strong men'.

Just hired some movers myself and the two muscle kids were visibly shocked when they saw me. They said that I should come work for their company! When we were done I asked where I could get a "Gentle Giant" t-shirt (that's the name of the company) and one of the kids gave me the shirt off his back! I gave him mine, and although his fits me like a sausage casing, I'm wearing it to the gym. Make my pecs look big!

-BigLittleTim

[Digibacker]

Originally Posted by BigLittleTim

Yeah, it is a rush when your ten times stronger than the professional 'strong men'

Indeed! (even if not 10x) A co-worker and I are usually called upon to move all the heavy equipment at the ISP we work for (nicknames "Grondar 1" and "Grondar 2" -- he used to wrestle in high school), but a couple of months ago we got some new industrial-sized UPS's that were simply too big for any human to move (1,600 lbs each). So our firm hired some movers who set up equipment like this, but even they were having trouble. So, I was once again called upon to help them! I knew what was coming when I overheard someone shout, "hold on, we've got a bodybuilder here who can help."

Was kinda fun (Though, I'd never do justice to the sport by calling myself a "bodybuilder", but it was a nice sentiment.)

[cozman]

That's a really cool compliment to your size and strength though.

[BigLittleTim]

Isn't it great being the in-house "muscle boy", Digibacker!

There's something very flattering when your co-workers come to you everytime something heavy needs moving. The assumption that you're not just a smart guy who can do his job, but this character who has this after-hours identity as a muscle-man. It's a bit like being Clark Kent, eh?

Cheers, big guy.

BigLittleTim