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 powerlifting vs. bodybuilding
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1338 |
Ok.. My main routines are bench, squats and deads, but I also isolate alot of bodyparts. If you read the benchpress post, you'll see my strength is not as high as it should be for my weight. I see these skinny guys in my gym lifting more or as much as me.... it frustrates me.. But I don't understand what it means to be a powerlifter. I want to try "powerlifting" so I can get my strength up. Maybe this is a stupid question, but what makes someone a powerlifter and what changes do I need to make to my routine to start "powerlifting." ?     | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 213 |
spunky i also thought that your strength is all genetical thats why you see those little 170 guys bench 405 like im 180 and i only up 245 thats only 65 pounds over my body wieght id love to do like 295 -315 but i dont think its possible without gaining weight | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1338 |
That sucks.... I so want to have that 400lb bench, which by looking at me, you would thing I could do it.. but nope. =( I torture my lats because I hear that helps your bench... and it has, but not alot..... I dunno what else to try. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 871 |
Power lifting is just that...Lifting for power. Competitions are judged on three lifts. Bench, Deads, and Squats. Powerlifters could care less about thier physique, how symetrical they are, the mass of thier muscles, and the developement of individual muscles to bring out the definition. They focus on lifting as much as they can. This is the biggest mistake begining lifters make. They fail to declare themselves as either power lifters or bodybuilders...They don't understand how vast the differences are and how much of an impact it will have on thier training. They want to be a strong as humanly possible, be big, and be ripped to shreds all at the same time. Not possible. Bodybuilders need not concern themselves with how much they can lift. It is how they lift it that will make the difference. Bodybuilding is cosmetic, power lifting is performance. I'm a bodybuilder. Couldn't give a rats ass how much poundage I push. It's all about mass, definition, and symetry in my book. It is about sculpting a quality physique that mirrors an anatomy chart, not impressing everyone in the gym and my ego with how much I bench or squat. Weight is necessary to develope the mass and separation, but it is what you do with that weight that will determine the quality of the mass and separation. Power lifters focus on thier one rep max. Bodybuilders focus on incredible muscualrity and incredible leanness. A lot of power lifters have no definition what so ever...They simply don't care about that. All they want is to up the poundage on thier lifts. No conquest is nobler than the other but they are two entirely different worlds. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1338 |
good post beezer, thanks | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 214 |
325 INCLINE HERE!! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 68 |
Beezer, some of us powerlifters care a lot about our physiques!! | ||
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Novice 
Posts: 8 |
true powerlifters dont give a damn about their physique. competative powerlifters never even train biceps simply because it makes putting on a bench shirt more dificult. spunky, if you really wanna bring up your bench give yourself 2 chest days. one day, bench with like 55% of your max and focus on explosion and how quickly you can do 3 reps. day two, focus more on heavy movements like heavy dumbells, or board presses. if you are familiar with the principles of westside barbell/louie simmons, thats basically what I am getting at. three months of training this way improved my bench by 30lbs and squa by 100lbs. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 504 |
I have always trained like you Spunky. I considered myself to be a bodybuilder for several years, although I trained very heavy. I hate doing more than 6 reps on anything. I really like singles to 5 reps at the most. I find that this helps my strength and still gives me a lot of size. I seem to lose a lot of strength and size when I start gettin in the 6-10 rep range. My joints tend to hurt a lot more too. Email if you need any other help. B True |
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posted December 30, 2000 05:43 PM