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[god of war] why does kratos need two hands to carry a tree but can flip an entire temple?

One thing that struck me as odd in the opening to god of war 4 was when kratos lifted the log he exerts actual energy. He uses two hands and grunts. If he could flip a temple couldn’t he at the very least pick up the log without grunting or even with one hand?
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I have a completely unconfirmed theory about Kratos which goes like this.

Kratos is the god of war.

War is basically conflict.

Conflict is best when both sides are equally matched.

Therefore Kratos always has the strength and speed needed to be equal to any task in front of him. No more, no less. It's up to him to put in the effort to succeed.

It explains why nothing is ever trivial to him. He was fast enough to fight Hermes but not to speedblitz anyone else. Strong enough to kill Zeus and flip temples but not to one-shot everyone else he fights. His stats adjust to make every fight interesting.

Edit: It just occurred to me that this also fits with the greek gods habit of fucking with Kratos. Giving him just enough power to make everything doable but still painfully difficult is a very Zeus thing to do.