Resolved: I Could Beat You in a Fight

In this round, I will outline why would win. Con will also be outlining why he would win. Keep in mind that Con's case will not be a direct rebuttal to my R3 argument, it will just be his own affirmative case. Direct rebuttals will be reserved for R4.Before beginning, con has claimed that his squat is 390lbs. That's really impressive, considering it was only 300lbs last week [1]. Since it is incredibly unlikely that my opponent has added 90 lbs to his squat in such a short period of time, I will be proceeding under the assumption that my opponent simply made a typo. If he wishes to further insist that his squat is 390lbs, I will ask him to provide same evidence of this.1. StrengthsIn terms of raw size, my opponent is certainly larger -- by 75 pounds no less. However, this size initial difference is misleading. Let us consider lean body mass (LBM). I am 8% body fat, while my opponent is 17% body fat [1]. While my opponent is still within normal levels [2], he is still twice as fat as myself in terms of percentage. If we subtract this weight and only consider lean body mass, I would weigh 161lbs and my opponent would weigh 207lbs, a difference of only 46lbs. While this is still a significant difference, consider that my only rival throughout my high school wrestling career weighed 150lbs more than myself. Therefore, my opponent would have to more than triple the LBM size difference between us for his size to so much as even the playing field, let alone be an advantage for himself. This is due to my strength advantage.My opponent only gave one lift (the squat) as an example of how strong he is. I gave 3 lifts which cover every major muscle group, and I backed up these claims with evidence. Not only have I clocked in these numbers, but I've done so under the strict standards of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) -- the largest global powerlifting league [3]. So even though my opponent claims to have a 300lb squat, the question still remains as to whether or not his squat would pass international standards. For example, many lifters who don't test their technique and strength in powerlifting competitions typically believe their squat to be deeper than it actually is, which allows them to believe they can lift more than they actually can [4]. If we lower our standards to allow squats even 1 inch above parallel, I could claim my own squat is 495lbs (5 plates per side), instead of 405lbs (4 plates per side). Further more, assuming my opponent's squat to be what he originally claimed it to be, this means he can only squat as much as I can bench press. The squat involves primarily your Erector Spinae (a muscle group in your back), quadriceps, hamstrings and the glutes [5]. These are the largest and strongest muscles in the human body, especially the glutes [6]. In comparison, the pectorals and triceps muscles are relatively small muscle groups in comparison with the lower and mid-body muscles, so for me to have a bench-press as strong as my opponent's squat shows that regardless of what position we end up in when fighting, I would be able to physically over-power Con.My opponent brings up his GPA. If he wants to bring intelligence into the fight, I will propose an IQ test that can be done within 40 minutes online. This is the most accurate online test I have been able to find as it is composed entirely of black-and-white Progressive Matrices [7]. This will be a more fair comparison because we are from different countries and therefore our GPA's are not as comparable as an IQ test. If my opponent is willing, he should take the test and post a screen-shot in his next round. If he does so, I will do the same, but I don't want to force him to post his score if he doesn't want to. If he doesn't, I will use this argument instead -- As your typical overly-violent Irish lad, I've been fighting all my life. In preschool I even had a little fight-club going on which was hosted behind a large hill on the playground. I was frequently sent home for beating up the other preschoolers. I was pretty shameless about it too XDThe point is, I have extensive fighting intelligence that comes from both a long history of fighting and from having been trained by multiple world champions. I've even been trained by 10th degree black-belt Aikido master Kiyoyuki Terada (Terada Hanshi), who was the single highest ranking Yoshinkan Aikido instructor on Earth before his death 3 years ago [8].2. Special FactorsMy opponent has listed 3 special factors. 1. High pain tolerance2. Self-defence training3. poor blood flow (won't bleed out)Firstly, his high-pain tolerance would not serve as an advantage against me. I have never had a major injury in my life, which means none of my joints and tendons have had to deal with the physical trauma of pulls and strains. Unlike bones, which heal back stronger than they were before, ligaments and tendons tend to get weaker and weaker the more they are damaged, and typically never reach 100% recovery [9]. In other words, injuring your ligaments and tendons increases the risk of damaging them again. This will make beating my opponent easier for me. I'm sure he has strong mental will power, which is why he was able to continue with sports despite these injuries, but I've also proven I have high mental will-power by literally placing a potentially lethal amount of weight on my back, sitting down and standing back up with it (squat). It's just that I also have "no previous injuries" going for me as well.Secondly, my opponent may have self defence training, but as stated previously I've been trained by the best the world has to offer. Typical high-school level wrestling experience simply won't cut it here.Thirdly, not bleeding out is the least of your problems if your blood flow is poor. A poor blood flow means he won't receive nearly as much of a strength increase when his adrenal glands start pumping adrenaline into his blood as will I. This means while I will be in a state where I'm stronger than ever before, my opponent will stay about the same and continue to get weaker.WeaknessesOur weaknesses are fairly similar -- loss of fighting ability over long period of time. Therefore, this fight will most likely be won by whomever can initiate the most explosive and focused attack first. Since I am much stronger than my opponent and have much more extensive combat training, this would clearly be me. Furthermore, Since I have a strong heart capable of providing my muscles with whatever they need mid-fight, and given that my opponent has a weak heart, odds are that I would also out-last him if needed. In other words, he would 'gas' before me, which would be the end of it.ConclusionI am stronger and more highly-trained than my opponent. The only thing he has on me is size, but he doesn't have nearly enough of it to make up for his other short-comings. In fact, since his size doesn't come with a strength advantage, his size actually serves as another weakness as it adds extra strain on his already weak heart without providing the one advantage that typically comes with size -- strength. As such, I would beat my opponent in a fight. The resolution is affirmed.I now turn this debate over to con to make his case, reminding him that his argument will be relative to my R2 statistics, not my R3 arguments (excluding the part about clarifying his squat strength and posting his IQ score if he so chooses). 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