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I'm not a professional generally, but I try to make it a point to help people I know move their stuff.
The hardest thing I ever moved was also a piano, out of a basement with a tight stairwell. Luckily I had my gym rat brother come help us. But it still took four of us trying very hard to get that shit up the stairs. It was an old buddy I had kind of grown apart from, so I really wanted to do him a favor just to let him know that I was still a friend.
Honestly it contributed to me now doing strength training. And now that shit has done so much for my mental and physical health.
Again, never been a professional lifter/mover, but I've been on job sites about as long as I can remember and have had home improvement happening consistently with my folks.
Drywall isn't that heavy but it is super sucky to navigate around stairs, especially when it's moisture-proof board.
I didn't watch the whole vid vis-a-vis Fieldering, but I've always treated this stuff as good exercise and also given it the respect it deserves for body safety. I don't know if it was just reading the manual and safety labels from my slight autistic nature, but I internalized very early on to lift safely and preserve my back.
There's a general "gym rat" atmosphere to the job-workplace itself which suits me fine though I have like no spare energy to work out on top of doing 8-14 hour house moves. that said I don't see myself going back to computer based work anytime soon, my body likes all this activity too much.