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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1658422" data-attributes="member: 5834">reStrength + Speed = Power is the equation. Fast twitch muscle fibers account for some of your speed. Dexterity and Strength both rely upon muscular action, but in different ways.If you look at the way D&amp;D uses Strength, dexterity is a better example of muscular control. Just because a man can lift a tremendous amount of weight, doesn't mean he is the man with most athleticism or reflexes just as it doesn't mean he will lack athleticism or quick reflexes.One of the reasons a person like Bruce Lee could strike harder than say Arnold Swartzenegger. Many martial artists rely on both for striking. A boxer does not do much strength training, but still needs a good natural strength to generate power. They do lots of speed and accuracy training training.You also will never convince me that a man who can carry around 400 lbs at up to 20 feet per round while still fighting in hand to hand combat and such is a small man. A man with an 18 strength is a big, muscular person or preternaturally strong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 1658422, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] Strength + Speed = Power is the equation. Fast twitch muscle fibers account for some of your speed. Dexterity and Strength both rely upon muscular action, but in different ways. If you look at the way D&D uses Strength, dexterity is a better example of muscular control. Just because a man can lift a tremendous amount of weight, doesn't mean he is the man with most athleticism or reflexes just as it doesn't mean he will lack athleticism or quick reflexes. One of the reasons a person like Bruce Lee could strike harder than say Arnold Swartzenegger. Many martial artists rely on both for striking. A boxer does not do much strength training, but still needs a good natural strength to generate power. They do lots of speed and accuracy training training. You also will never convince me that a man who can carry around 400 lbs at up to 20 feet per round while still fighting in hand to hand combat and such is a small man. A man with an 18 strength is a big, muscular person or preternaturally strong. [/QUOTE]

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