Strength work and Size

[coolcolj]

I found this post which I thought was insightful
quote from Glenn pendlay


i think that in all sports, there are some individuals whose bodies respond in such a way as to give them characteristics that arent really needed in that sport.

for example, all top bodybuilders are ungodly big, but some are amazingly strong, and some arent.
all the top olympic weightlifters and top powerlifters are ungodly strong, but some are well built and some arent.
some of the strongest guys in weightlifting have fairly skinney legs. go figure.
all top cyclists can push the pedals hard, some get big legs from doing this, but a lot do not.

i can train two people on the same squat program, both will get stronger, but one will get a LOT of leg size increase, and the other will not.

basically if you are training for one specific characteristic,
you do the proper workout to achieve this.
however, it may be that your body will respond in such a way that you aquire other characteristics also, or it may not. this is just due to individual differences.

but this DOES not mean that just becasue some cyclists happen to get big legs from cycling, that cycling is the best way to get big legs... it isnt, its just that a few people respond to cycling this way.
and some people seem to get tremendous upper body development from snatching and clean and jerking...
but this doesnt mean that this is the best way to get a big upper body, it isnt

 

[cheesecake]

Good post. It just goes to show that there is no cookie cutter routine for everyone.
...chad...

 

[Zander1983]

I'm surprised the genetics debate hasn't broken out

I like what this guy writes. Good reading. Keep them coming!

 

[Toozee]

Yea, if there is more to that I would like to see.
Sounds like a good read.

 

[lanky]

i can totaly see what the article is getting at. We all have seen very big people in the gym and when they step up for their lifts it is very light poundages (and they strugggle and groan). i have only been lifting for a year and a few months and gained 10 lbs. , In the past 3 months i have lost 5 of it but my 1 rep max went up on almost all lifts. my arms are only 11 inches yet i bench(seated hammer bench) 290 5x5 , deadlift 1 rm 335 my quads are 20 inches. i dont know if my lack of growth has something to do with me only havin one testicle. its only the size of a milk dud.