anyone eccidentily increase size while training for strength?

[Slyder190]

Just curious

 

[Adam MacKinnon]

I did, I was just eating more then my body needed to maintain its weight so i gained.

 

[aka-tapout]

to get big you have to get strong so if you are getting stronger the side effect is getting bigger. you usually dont see a really big person who is not strong

also heavy training makes you eat more--increased protein---thus bigger

 

[CytoMel]

Just curious

Yes the stronger that I get the bigger that I become. A person should have bigger pecs, delts and triceps when he is benching 400 as compared to when he was benching 300.

Some people seem to gain size differently than others. For example a 148er that I know told me that he has gained six pounds so far training westside 4 days a week. His strength has increased a lot but h isnt much bigger.

I think that it depends on a lot of things to grow bigger while powerlifting, thngs like fast or slow twitch muscles, body type.

Variances! Differnt people grow faster than others while getting stronger

 

[Cubanito17]

I don't know why but ever since I started training westside, although I've been wanting to put on weight personally, but it did kinda happen i went from 160lbs-178lbs now, and I havn't gained any fat(not that I really care that much) and I feel i've put on a little size not all that much but it's better than nothing.

 

[b fold the truth]

Still a wee lad...but I'm getting bigger.

B True

 

[The mann]

they go hand in hand........

 

[Arioch]

I have always trained for strength, and getting bigger was just a necessary side effect. I started out at 148, I am now at 260.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Hey The Mann glad to see you posting. Yes i i get bigger all the time. My first meet i weighed 215lbs. Now i am 250plus. My arms have gotten 1 1/2 bigger , my chest has gotton almost 6 inches bigger and my shoulder measuremnet around is about 6 inches bigger as well. My belly is 2 inches bigger. Of course it could be all the growth Hromone! Just kiddin guys relax!

Hey tapout i hate to dis agree with you but i see a shit load of big weak people. I think what you meant to say "its common to see big people who are not that strong." Right?

 

[The mann]

wus up jay.......

 

[Deciever]

i trainer, didnt know what i was doing really but i went from 95 lbs, and now im at 135(yes , i know, im a monster lol). Everything got bigger.. my arms, legs shoulders, chest, waist, height... i think that was just me hitting puberty though lol

 

[Cubanito17]

deciever, sorry to tell ya bro but it is puberty in fact my lil brother went from 145-200lbs in one year when he was 14 years of age. That's fuckin 55lb increase and all he did was sit and eat and just got like 4 inches taller(he passed me already and is stil growing) well either way ur just gonna get bigger and heavier.

 

[aka-tapout]

pl jay and i discussed this in the gym today and now he understands what i am saying------

being big does not mean or make you strong----but lifting heavier will increase your size
the difference in muscle size for a body builder is some of the exercises they do to get big but even though they train differently to get bigger they train heavier
for power lifting strength is most important as we do get bigger it is a thicker look and not the muscle density look because of the exercises we do
but if a power lifter went into body building they will usually look impressive because of already thick due to power training
hence heavier weight will make you bigger