Another post on being cut...

[lavi]

Is there a visible difference between having "dense" strong muscles vs. a bodybuilders muscles going for hypertrophy?

Some people say some bodybuilders look "blown-up" vs. being "dense" like say a swimmer. Is there anything to this or is it just cause bodybuilders are just so big?

(I've been here long enough to get the message that cutting is about diet )

 

[super_rice]

well, if you're after that sports thickness look, i attribute it to just playing sports. or doing power lifts (olympic lifts). this is not for sure, but it sounds pretty logical to me.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

My initial guess would be attributed to their size, as you said. Swimmers tend to have more slender bodies with muscle. They're not as big. The lack of bodyfat also helps this, because you never really see a fat swimmer...except on a highschool team where they shouldn't be.

 

[Cuthbert]

i attribute it to just playing sports. or doing power lifts (olympic lifts).

which do you mean? olympic lifts or powerlifts?

 

[casualbb]

Here's my reasoning: many steroids bloat and make one look puffy. Bodybuilders are probably on higher doses of steroids more frequently than strength athletes. That could be it.

 

[super_rice]

which do you mean? olympic lifts or powerlifts?

i meant lifts that involve explosive power, like olympic lifts.

 

[coolcolj]

I see a difference in muscle look between people who train with lots of machines and isolation type exercises vs people who train heavier and with whole body compound type lifts

body will become it's function basicly

 

[Sub-Zero]

i dunno if this is right or not, but i think the puffy look could be because of bulking, and or water weight...

for instance, swimmers/athletes do lots of running and motion, so they not only have alot less fat, but alot less water as well.


and my favorite basis, needsizeD ) seems to prove that not all body builders always look this way...

for instance, in his show pictures that have been posted alot (or you can look at his arm in his avatar) he looks like he has HARD DEFINED batman actionfigure muscles, and he doesnt look puffy at all.

but in his most recent pics, he had gained alot of weight, and probably quite a bit more fat and water than he had in his shows, and he did look a bit puffy.


-hope i made sense, and hope it was right so i dont make myself look like a fool

 

[lavi]

SublimeZM, it makes sense and I agree with you 100% based on what I know. But I don't know very much, so that's why I asked

 

[super_rice]

i dunno if this is right or not, but i think the puffy look could be because of bulking, and or water weight...

for instance, swimmers/athletes do lots of running and motion, so they not only have alot less fat, but alot less water as well.


and my favorite basis, needsizeD ) seems to prove that not all body builders always look this way...

for instance, in his show pictures that have been posted alot (or you can look at his arm in his avatar) he looks like he has HARD DEFINED batman actionfigure muscles, and he doesnt look puffy at all.

but in his most recent pics, he had gained alot of weight, and probably quite a bit more fat and water than he had in his shows, and he did look a bit puffy.


-hope i made sense, and hope it was right so i dont make myself look like a fool

i agree, he did look a bit puffy, but he said he was carrying a bit of water.

those batman action figures have like 16 packs man... how do you fight criminals with such low bf%?

 

[Sub-Zero]

ask needsize

 

[matto18]

i never thought i'd read the words "batman action-figure muscles" on any EF board...


great choice of descriptive words!

 

[Sub-Zero]

i never thought i'd read the words "batman action-figure muscles" on any EF board...


great choice of descriptive words!

karma 4 me?

 

[gibs0n]

I'd say he looks more like the Masters of the Universe action figures from the 80's. He-Man was so ripped!

 

[Sub-Zero]

true.


aside from heman stuff, all the badguy action figures are soo jacked, like i once got a rupert action figure from the movie camelot


also my wolverine's enemy (cant remember the name) is pretty muscular...which reminds me, when i was like 8 and 9, i used to daydream/immagine that i was beast from x-men, because he was huge, and could bend metal bars!

 

[forty-six & 2]

sabertooth, that's wolverines nemisis

 

[lavi]

Oops

 

[Dave949]

A gym I used to workout at many years ago owned by Metrx was a popular place for photo work of many of the top BB`s. I have seen Lou Ferrigno, Sonbaty, Dorian, Lee Labrada, Priest, Shawn Ray, Boyer Coe, Milos Sarcev to name a few and lemme tell you, standing 10 feet away from these guys in person, I would say with all honesty, they looked VERY fucking solid and dense to to me. The puffy look could also be the effect photos in mags have on appearance and perception.

There is a huge difference seeing someone in a magazine and seeing them in person. Seeing a pro a few feet away wearing just their gym shorts, I was, (as most of the other gym members) in AWE of their size. Watching Sonbaty, who is as big as a freaking house, banging out reps with 315 on behind the neck presses...... or doing altenate dumbell curls with 105 lb dumbells.......your jaw just hangs open and you are speechless.