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The question is would "can I lift it", "I want to break down the door", and "how far can I throw it" be raw Str checks or do you think a new skill could apply (I'd personally want it to be separate from athletics).
The other question is checks to resist fatigue, should they be passive Con saves, raw con checks, or an Endurance skill.
My questioning is coming from a direction of "how much training and practice are involved beyond raw ability". I trained for track and field in middle school before my knees went South so I don't really have a good basis for measuring myself. I wanted some other opinions on how they felt.
Training specific lifts is definitely a thing.
I am 5'7" 185lbs and I can deadlift 450lbs.
It's because I practice deadlifting. I have a bad knee so I don't squat very much so I can't do that well. I never go above 200 because I don't want to risk it.
A shot putter will be able to throw heavy things farther than anyone else because that is what they train at.