eli5 why a person with more muscle mass doesn’t always lift more

Question

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?

In: Biology

Answer 1

For maximum hypertrophy you’ll be somewhere in the 6-30 rep range. You’ll work the muscle 3-5x a week.

For strength you’ll generally be in the 1-6 range and you’ll need more time for recovery.