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I have a question on Strength. Im not a big guy (5'11 180lb) How come I can take down and outlift some of my friends that are a solid 230 or more?
strength and body weight
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Bigsatan13
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Probably because you have more heart!
yeah..... i have a brother that is 295 at 6'4....... but that doesnt mean he can beat me on anything......even though im only 5'11 253.......... i have been working out for 3 years... him.............7 months.......... i have technique........ he has anger.........
his bench......... 230......... mine............ 315
size dont mean squat (no pun intended)
strength is what matters.
his bench......... 230......... mine............ 315
size dont mean squat (no pun intended)
strength is what matters.
defining strength
Strength can be looked at two ways.
1. the ability to push the most weight.
2. the ability to push the most weight in reference to your body mass.
Some people are just born strong. As stated above there are many factors determining strength. I am very strong for my bodysize. I have been training for a long time but even when I first started out at 150 and 5'10 I was still squating in the mid three hundreds and benching 225 for 5. Now I weigh a lot more 210 and 5'10(this is 12 years later) most of my workout partners are in the 250 to 260 range, and many of them I can go pound for pound on just about every lift. One thing that truly does seperate me from them besides genetics is my close attention to powerlifting form. I see many of them taking too close a stance while squating. I see them benching with flawed form. So there could be a variety of things.
However if I had it my way I would trade 40 pounds off all my lifts to be another 40 pounds of lean muscle mass bigger. It just depends upon what you want I guess. I lift heavy cause it helps me add mass but I really do not care what I can lift and dont max out except for once a year on my birthday.
Strength can be looked at two ways.
1. the ability to push the most weight.
2. the ability to push the most weight in reference to your body mass.
Some people are just born strong. As stated above there are many factors determining strength. I am very strong for my bodysize. I have been training for a long time but even when I first started out at 150 and 5'10 I was still squating in the mid three hundreds and benching 225 for 5. Now I weigh a lot more 210 and 5'10(this is 12 years later) most of my workout partners are in the 250 to 260 range, and many of them I can go pound for pound on just about every lift. One thing that truly does seperate me from them besides genetics is my close attention to powerlifting form. I see many of them taking too close a stance while squating. I see them benching with flawed form. So there could be a variety of things.
However if I had it my way I would trade 40 pounds off all my lifts to be another 40 pounds of lean muscle mass bigger. It just depends upon what you want I guess. I lift heavy cause it helps me add mass but I really do not care what I can lift and dont max out except for once a year on my birthday.
