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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theres a difference between power training and strength training. strength training can lead to maximization of absolute strength, but power lifting involves higher velocity repetitions and a markedly increased level of coordination between alpha motor neurons controlling the movement. dynamic power athletes train with different rep ranges and % of their repition maximum than strength athletes. muscle adaptations as a result of this type of training are different than the muscle adaptations that you’d get from a purely strength-centered program. power lifts are also much different than what you might see a strength athlete performing. some of the common exercises would be hang clean, clean and jerk, and power clean
source: exercise scientist, let me know if you want less of an ELI5 and a more detailed explanation
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