i’ve watched a ty video comparing Mariusz Pudzianowski and Kyriakos Grizzly, and it was said that even tho Grizzly had way more pure muscle mass, his powerlifting scores were lower. How is it possible that with more muscle mass he didn’t lift more?
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Strength comes from your central nervous systems ability to properly recruit all of that muscle to perform a lift. Muscle size and technique both also play a large role in your strength potential.
Someone who trains purely for strength will have a much more efficient and effective CNS than someone who trains purely for size. They will be able to efficiently recruit all of their muscle fibers, and their technique for a particular lift is honed to such a level that there is no wasted energy in properly getting that weight where it needs to be.
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