Tall guys vs Shorter guys

[theoak01]

i love being shorter,i figure ill look pretty good after i hit my omna cycle in the next month

 

[MonStar1023]

I dont know bro I would much rather be tall than short... I am pretty tall now I guess (5'11") and I cant imagine being any shorter. My muscles are longer I think but my chest and back and shoulders are definitely thick and muscular. My arms and forearms though I REALLY have to hit hard and heavy all the time to get them to look thicker. Theyre naturally a little longer so they kinda look skinny. I hate that shit!!

 

[Weapon X]

b_d, what "Nathan" are you referring to??

 

[Imnotdutch]

Gary Heisey holds the record for deadlifting (925lb?). Mr. Heisey is about 6'6" if I remember correctly.

How much do you weigh?.....500 isnt anything to be ashamed of.

Sorter folks definitely have an advantage in simpler lever issues in basic, compound lifts.

I'm 6'3", and I have to be very carefull when going heavy with deads, for example, but shorter guys don't have as far to travel because of shorter limbs, and have a far easier time lifting heavy, to my experinece.

I thought I was bad because I finally got to the 5 plate club in deads (500lbs) for 3 reps, and the next day I observed a guy about 5'5" doing sets of 10 at 425, and he didn't look too put out at all.

Back to the drawing board...

 

[needleboy]

At 6'3" it takes more muscle to make my arms look big. Also I must move weights furter tan a guy who is 5'9", so it's a little decieving. A guy at 5'9"looks alot bigger at 223 than I do!!!

 

[Mjollnir]

Gary Heisey holds the record for deadlifting (925lb?). Mr. Heisey is about 6'6" if I remember correctly.

How much do you weigh?.....500 isnt anything to be ashamed of.

My weight varies from 225 to 235. 3 reps at 500 killed me for about a week as well.

 

[Imnotdutch]

Ok so you went over double bodyweight.....now you can start to work on a triple bodyweight deadlift

My weight varies from 225 to 235. 3 reps at 500 killed me for about a week as well.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

the shirt "big" guys look better until they stand next to a tall "big" guy. Arnold and Franco come to mind as do Dillet and someone like Deexter Jackson...the big guys just make them look small...

 

[Mjollnir]

Ok so you went over double bodyweight.....now you can start to work on a triple bodyweight deadlift

Thanks. I really meant it when, though: I train for strength to compliment my overall fitness and sport, but I am not a strength sport athlete, i.e., powerlifter, and am not used to 1 rep Max's or even 3 rep power sets.

That was the first time I got the notion to really see what I could do, and it was very strange. I literally felt drained of power afterwards for days.