if strength increasing ,does muscle size increase

[goku_kakarot77]

well if you strength increases this means that muscle size is also increasing right? cause i dont think you will ever see i guy who weighs 60kg bench more than 200kg

what you guys think?

 

[Scotsman]

Yes you can increase strength without increasing muscle mass. Has to do with innervation and nerve firing capacity.

The record in the 168 weight class for bench is over 500 lbs.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Tatyana]

Keeping reps in the 1-5 range will do more to increase strength than size of muscle.

 

[b fold the truth]

A lot depends on

1) How much the lifter increases their technical performance
2) How "technical" the lift is
3) If they are lifting to be able to use more weight on the exercise or lifting in the exercise to stimulate muscle growth

 

[silver_shadow]

you can increase strength without size. but by and large it's a safe assumption that if your strength increases and you are consuming more cals than you burn (including a substantial amount of protein and carbs) then your size should increase too.

 

[Sim882]

You could increase strength without size, by calorie maintenance & low rep range. Check this out http://www.honewatson.com/09/19/deadlift-training-exercise-technique/

(How 121 lbs Allyson Felix, 200 m world champion, Went From Deadlifting 125 lbs to 300 lbs in Less than A Year While Only Gaining 2 lbs In Bodyweight, deadlifting 2.5 times her bodyweight)



I'm guessing as you want to increase both, don't do what she did

 

[jumpmaster82]

diet is more important in gaining size. When I was like 21 or so I was putting up 305 3 times, I went to air assault school with this TINY phillipino guy that was putting up 350 6 times. This guy was like 5'4 or 5 maybe 130 soak and wet. It was weird to watch him out lift me at 6'0 210.