Bodybuilder vs strongman vs powerlifter

[Docd187123]

It's so interesting how one can have so much muscle and with such little use for it or so little muscle with so much. The human body is a wonder.

It goes to show you how involved the CNS is with strength. Size isn't everything in the strength world.

 

[Blacken]

Strength and size never correlated to me. I guess that was from more personal experience with training in powerlifting. I was pulling much heavier weights when I was lighter before a car accident now I look a shit load better and stronger but dont come close to the weights I used to do.

Moving weight comes with a combination of leverage advantage or disadvantage (Born this way), Technique, CNS and muscle is probably the last component.

Awesome video @Ozzy619

 

[Kinikuman]

Saw that video before and was very impressed with the Oly lifter. He was clearly the strongest, pound-for-pound. There is much to be said for Oly lifting when it comes to developing strength and explosive power.

 

[MindlessWork]

The back rounding

Made it seem like good mornings

Seems scary but he has it under control

 

[Ozzy619]

Seems scary but he has it under control

Yea, big difference in form between powerlifters and oly lifters. Crazy what bar placement can do by a few inches.

 

[Kinikuman]

What really stood out to me is how explosively the Oly guy comes up out of the hole with some serious fucking weight across his back. If you look real close he is utilizing everything to blast the bar upward including push from his arms up into the bar during ascent. He's recruiting every muscle fiber he has, and it's damned impressive. I'd give both nuts to be able to squat like that...

 

[Mayne]

I like to switch it up, I can lift more with a powerlifting squat but I love the depth I get with olympic. They both have advantages for my personal goals. Ive been debating on getting some shoes solely for olympic squats but theyre pretty damn exspensive.

I have the exact same Nike Romaleos 2 from youtube link, after reading a lot of reviews I opted for it. Proof of their quality are lifers like Lu Xiaojun and Brian Shaw But I see lots of people lift in Adidas also (especially wooden heel ones) so either way works, I am gonna post a vid of comparisons and recommendations later.

 

[weighted chinup]

I have the exact same Nike Romaleos 2 from youtube link, after reading a lot of reviews I opted for it. Proof of their quality are lifers like Lu Xiaojun and Brian Shaw But I see lots of people lift in Adidas also (especially wooden heel ones) so either way works, I am gonna post a vid of comparisons and recommendations later.

The wooden heeled Adidas you see a lot of oly lifters using in videos are the 08 Adistars. If you wear normal sized shoes, you can expect to pay 800-1000 dollars for a pair in decent condition. If you can even find them. HookGrip got a bunch of them a few months ago and sold them with a dutch auction.

I have the Romaleos too. They're amazing.

 

[Mayne]

The wooden heeled Adidas you see a lot of oly lifters using in videos are the 08 Adistars. If you wear normal sized shoes, you can expect to pay 800-1000 dollars for a pair in decent condition. If you can even find them. HookGrip got a bunch of them a few months ago and sold them with a dutch auction.

I have the Romaleos too. They're amazing.

Yeah I think Ironworks also had a partially wooden heel, but price is crazy no doubt. Chinese have their own wooden heel option, you can get on Aliexpress kinda cheap but beware because I have heard of heel height being different as in quality control is not as good. Aye ever since I bought my Romaleos I haven't even thought about squatting in any other shoe.

 

[Kinikuman]

If you're looking for a good shoe that won't break the bank, try the shoes by VS Athletics. I have a pair for everyday use and find them to be a great value. Let's me keep the mileage on the Romaleos to a minimum.