Originally posted by MVP¤¥¤JI€GALO
lately i noticed somthing n its been brought 2 my curiousity....there are guys out there that lift like the rest(or so i assumed) and they get all this hardcore looking muscle i mean its like ripd...u can see tha muscles outline and everything...but then there are others like u see in tha tv show(the worlds strongest men) or whatever these guys are freakin huge(fat kinda way) they curl like 50lb or more,bench like 330lb N up but when u look at these guys they look like there arms r made outta fat? y is this ? is it just different genes? or different routiens? different weights?
They have more fat because looks are not important (cutting reduces your strength) and being ripped is a sure way to ask for injuries in those sports (powerlifting, strongman, stone lifting, etc...). Bodybuilders are ripped because their strength is not important.
They train differently too, powerlifers train with more sets and fewer reps. Strongmen train alot of arms, back and legs as well as some cardio. Bodybuilders have fewer sets and more reps. Their training alone does not make them gain fat, however, volume training with more reps will make the muscles grow more than powerlifting style lifting.
