Meme Poker Party posted:

It is kind of funny how perception of strength/fitness changes with years. I did the literal "help old lady carry groceries once". She lived next door to me on the second floor of an apartment building. On top of being old she clearly had some kind of back issue and walked with a hunch. She had a little walker cart with 3-4 bags of groceries and instead of taking the bags out I just hoisted the whole contraption up and carried it up the stairs. This is not a boast. I actually wasn't in great shape at the time, most grown men could have done it. But to her it was like Hercules had just shown up and lifted a giant boulder over his head lol. She remarked out loud "you're so strong!!!" and thought I must to go the gym a lot (I didn't at all).

Even my mom who isn't even that old and doesn't have health problems now regards acts which are common for adult men to perform to be incredible feats of strength.