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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a) the bodybuilder did not practice using ALL of his muscle fibers at once. He trained them with weight he can lift like e.g. 10 times per set, which makes the muscle grow maximally, but allows the nervous system to change the fibers over time.
The Powerlifter trained to lift an heavy weight as possible exactly once per set. Such training teaches the nervous system to fire all at once, which is very exhausting, and a big strain on joints and tissues, and requires longer rests. So they often only do that in the weeks leading up to their attempt at their record lift.
b) Lifting heavy weights is also a very specific movement skill. A mistake can easily lead to injuries and death! So is requires a lot of technique to even be able to correctly apply all the force the muscles has in theory.
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