How strong is the correlation between strength and muscle definition?

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For example, a 170 lb (70 kg) person with defined muscles versus a less muscular person.

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Very little.

Want to know how body builders get that insane definition? Very specific diets to boost muscle mass while losing body fat and, most importantly dehydration to emphasise the look.

Look at your strong men. Look at your people doing heavy manual labour every day. These guys will often look big. Strong men might look visible strong, but your average guy who’s got some strength behind him? He might look like he enjoys one too many burgers.

To put it simply, well defined muscles are often the product of gym training. The problem is that, unless you really work all your muscles, it doesn’t translate well into the real world. Many of these body builder types would struggle to get through a day of heavy lifting.

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