In which countries lift and carry is most popular?

[upandaway]

Originally Posted by Curt_connor

India it is presumably, because in India it's a general mentality that men should be stronger and physically imposing,therefore lift carry by women is taboo and not considered normal. Thereby what's taboo is always more yearned upon, more wanted by.

And yes traditionally Indian women kind of take care of the house so bulk up naturally and are kind of stronger comparatively

fully agree, all that just makes it better!

isn't lift and carry more openly and widely practiced there? for example, isn't it traditionally done at weddings with the bride carrying the groom, particularly on her hip? in addition, aren't indian women constantly trying to please the men no matter what?

[upandaway]

Originally Posted by nicovanaken

Indeed! I don't think many Asian women can lift a man over 80kg? Many Asian men they lift are only between 50 and 60kg.

surely they can, there just aren't that many heavy guys around in those places; the small ones, both men and women, are shockingly strong for their size

[upandaway]

as far as content and paid sessions go, latin america and the us in my opinion

when it comes to the sheer number of fans and day to day personal experience with lift and carry, either behind closed doors or openly, india and east/south east asia take the cake

[Brian95]

On the one hand, we're mainly seeing content from India, east Asia, and the US, the places with the highest populations, so does that really say anything about the per capita prevalence? On the other hand, it's interesting how there are distinct lift and carry cultures in each place, like how India loves hip carries.

Originally Posted by upandaway

the small ones, both men and women, are shockingly strong for their size

There's something to this. I don't know what it is, but there are way too many videos of small, often skinny Asian girls who are way stronger than they look.

This girl lifts a guy noticeably bigger than her, in several lifts, and it's like all she has to do is gently lean in and he's just up.

This girl lifts two guys at least her size at the same time in multiple ways and doesn't seem to struggle.

This girl lifts a guy about her size overhead over and over in every imaginable position, sometimes one-handed. I'm not saying it's easy, but why is it even possible?

[upandaway]

Originally Posted by Brian95

There's something to this. I don't know what it is, but there are way too many videos of small, often skinny Asian girls who are way stronger than they look.

I'm not saying it's easy, but why is it even possible?

smaller bodies mainly have shorter limbs, acting like shorter levers that use less energy to do the same amount of work

shorter people have a greater muscle volume in relation to a smaller surface area, the thicker the muscles, the stronger they are; length doesn't add strength, it adds more body weight that's more difficult, for yourself, to move and/or carry around the taller you are

being lighter also means that it's easier to lift you, obviously, and less of your total strength is dedicated to holding up your own body weight, proportionally freeing up more power to more easily lift and carry someone else

plus, being closer to the ground lowers your center of mass, adding more stability

[nicovanaken]

Not in Europe, I think.

India and maybe the USA, is this the most popular I think.