The progression from scrawny dev to absolute unit isn't from coding—it's from remembering to leave your chair occasionally.
That last panel though... finishing a project in 2 days with one hand? Sure buddy, we all know what the other hand was doing—refactoring legacy code, obviously.
After 15 years in the industry, I can confirm: the only thing programming makes stronger is your capacity for caffeine and your ability to explain why the deadline needs another extension.