Powerlifting vs BodyBuilding

[coreyb]

Thanks for the personal compliment.

no problem man, I've always been a fan of your posts.

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Why did you omit Oly Style Routines?

Because weightlifters only lift the weight - and then drop it.
This is NOT a slam against the great sport of Olympic Weightlifting.
By not lowering the weight you don't take advantage of half of the muscle stimulation of the rep. Also single rep sets aren't usually suited for mass development. Also using momentum and leverage to lift the weight robs you of muscle growth potential.
Looking at the typical Oly lifter you see tremendous leg and hip development, but very little upper body development. Considering the amount of weight you put overhead you'd think Oly lifters would have the best delts of all. They don't because the delts only hold the weight in the locked out position, and contribute very little to actually lifting the weight.
Why I don't Oly lift anymore? I suck at it, and always have. I'm 6'6" with long assed arms that have forearms longer than my upper arms. I have relatively narrow hips, and small joints. I lack flexability. It's a skill that takes years to develop the coordination needed to be successfull. AND I got no percievable growth from my OLY lifting expierment - just sore joints.
It's doubtfull I'll ever total 2000 in Powerlifting, but combined with bodybuilding style training I've built a shit load of quality mass along the way, and have respectable push/pull powerlifting abilities.
I encourage every lifter to try their hand at Oly training. Maybe you have the right combination of strength/speed/coordination/flexability/ect to be great at it. You're a dying breed that needs new blood.
Respect.

 

[al420]

My delts are huge, but I think genetics did that. I think the upper body development (chest, and biceps only), or lack there of can be a result of only training Oly lifts and their conjugates. With this said I consider my traps, rear delts part of my upper body, and you will not find small traps on an accomplished weightlifter.

Also - we don't drop everything. You only drop the last rep. As an example - doing Snatch Grip Behined the Neck Presses I am deff using my delts to get my max double or single up. They are grinders, and you have to put the weight back on your traps after each rep. I deff bounce the bar off my traps on the decent, but it is by no means dropped (until my last rep)

I always tell my wife I am training for the Apocalypse, not for vanity.

The Snatch is the single hardest / most technical movement in sports IMO.

 

[funkyfresh]

I have the greatest respect for those guys & girls who compete in powerlifting/olympic lifting/strongman..etc. and I also have respect for those who follow bodybuilding.
All require a lot of hard work and dedication, just there is a slightly different emphasis.

Personally, I like to follow more of a bodybuilding training regime....but I also like to include power-lifts such as deadlifts/squats...etc. in my training.

I think bodybuilders today tend to avoid these lifts due to there being a much wider variety of machines and equipment available to them.

If you look back at some of the older bodybuilders of earlier years, a lot of them actually competed in powerlifting aswell. I believe Franko Columbu for example, held a few powerlifting records at one time, as did Robbie Robinson and a few others.

Also, Johnnie Jackson is a pretty good powerlifter and successful pro bodybuilder aswell.

 

[layinback]

chocolate or vanilla? how do you debate preference? personally i love to work with the iron. i am not particularly strong but i dont work on a farm or otherwise need Herculean strength . aesthetics and overall fitness are my goals and to this end bb serves this purpose.

 

[OMEGA]

B O D Y B U I L D I N G !~ ! ! ! ! ! !

 

[Sculelos]

I can't be the only one who thinks that most bodybuilders look gross and unnatural? Like that kid who omega trained, sure he looks like the hulk, but can he squat 500 lbs like his physique would suggest?

that doesnt impress me near as much as a built to shit olympic lifter with huge legs and big traps that lifts a ton of weight.

I agree with you on the unnatural look, and since Omega never actually said what weight the guy could lift It leads me to believe its not very much.

But whatever bodybuilders do whatever makes them look better. Powerlifters do whatever makes them stronger.

I would say I'm a powerlifter with a strong emphasis on high intensity cardio since not only do I want to be strong, I also want to be fast.

 

[Hybridtheory2o]

I agree a 100% with nathan and Omega. I feel that its also personal preference but like Nathan says about the joints...i started to feel like an old man and im only 21..

I feel growing up the howmuchdoya bench question is thrown around so much that ppl think in order to get a good physique they need to bench and lift A LOT of weight.

right now im 5'9' and 180lbs. I lift with decently heavy weight and i keep my rep range in the 6-10 range with a weight thats heavy but not so heavy that i have to sacrifice form.

There are guys in the gym that will outlift me quite a bit in some excersizes but when we stand next to eachother im about x2 of their size and i think its hilarious that im bigger then them considerably and more cut and i train with wayyy less weight.

Welp thats my thought on the issue.

 

[al420]

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There are guys in the gym that will outlift me quite a bit in some excersizes but when we stand next to eachother im about x2 of their size and i think its hilarious that im bigger then them considerably and more cut and i train with wayyy less weight.

Better not pop off to them - they would eat you as a Post Workout meal.

They think you are hilarious, BTW.

 

[layinback]

Better not pop off to them - they would eat you as a Post Workout meal.

They think you are hilarious, BTW.

thats funny when i weighed 170lb at age 22 i whipped the fuck out of 2 powerlifters....at the same time. both guys were 250+ and im certain could out lift me on every movement. but it didnt help them against my 10 yrs of boxing aikido kempo and street-fighting. size and strength dont mean shit against a skilled fighter.