Speculating: throwing heavy objects. Using rocks as tools we know was important. Throwing them probably part of that. Also, brachiating. When did that stop being matter of survival?
Does anybody know anything about the prehistory of upper body exercise in humans (esp males)? What I’m finding doesn’t seem satisfactorypic.twitter.com/Y06LbgHtIV
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whole new vistas of paleo are opening up to me here
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ok I’ve seen this for gathering sea bird eggs from cliffs, trees maybe too, A+ I buy it
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Swimming in fishing? Climbing trees for coconuts? Climbing in general?
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climbing has to be a big one - swimming makes sense given aquatic ape haha
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yam hunting beating urg to death beating grg to death yodeling (some) beating grg to death (didn't die) spear throwing beating coconuts to coconut milk death cave to 5k wrestling with angels strangling snakes (heracles) hugging to death the half-giant son of Gaia (heracles again)
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I reckon wrestling has been going on a long time! Recent evidence: change from hunter gatherer to agrarian left a big imprint on women's arms, and on men's shinbones. It seems women in early agrarian were doing a lot more lifting and shifting than in hunter gatherer times
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