For example, a 170 lb (70 kg) person with defined muscles versus a less muscular person.
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I’ve always been a skinny guy. 5’10 140-150lbs. Always get comments from people like, “Oh that’s heavy don’t lift that” or “Put some meat on your bones”. I’ve beat dudes in arm wrestling who are 6ft 180+ and the reaction is shock and laughter.
So for me i’ve always felt like my strength is from genetics. I’ve never gone to the gym, haven’t played any sports in over 15 years, and yet I can pass off a heavy object to a guy twice my size and watch as he struggles to carry it.
Muscle definition comes by losing the fat under the skin. You can be strong even looking “fat”.
Also,need to define strength. If by strength you mean the ability to lift heavy weights, that comes from repetitive lifting and goes up in a steep gradient and then plateaus. That’s because muscle stretch of each individual muscle depends on the length it can shorten.
Bigger muscles will tend to be stronger in their individual task – like a guy with larger pectoral and shoulder muscles should be able to bench press a larger weight. But with practice it will improve.
If by strength you mean punching power, in an average an 85 kg “fat” guy would punch harder than 65 kg lean person. But cardio fitness plays a big role in martial sports. So a 65 kg person would be able to dodge better. Training makes the difference.
Genetic does play an important role in strength. You must have seen 3 year olds who can do pull ups effortlessly.
TLDR correlation is good but size of muscle matters.
Assuming the two people are “equal” in the categories that matter, if oneness 170lbs and lean/shredded, and the other is 170lbs and soft, you can generally assume the shredded individual will be stronger just based on the volume of muscle, and the likelihood of them being conditioned.
This doesn’t mean that all shredded people are stronger than softer counterparts, but at similar height/weight/gender etc, it’s a pretty safe bet.
Actual strength comes from the Mind Muscle Connection. Humans are genetically significantly limited in how much force we can produce using our musculature, thanks to evolution. Its to protect ourselves from ourselves. Through strength training, you develop a better mind muscle connection, and youre able to better tap into your own strength
In general, bodybuilders are strong, yes. But there are plenty of men who have less muscle mass than Bodybuilders, but they are much stronger than bodybuilders, because they focus on strength training, and not hypertrophy training
Not much. Also look at the body type of almost all athletes and they are more often than not not very defined
Everyone here is spouting bullshit they don’t know what they are talking about. 99% of the time if 2 people weigh the same, the one with definition is stronger usually much stronger. Only case this doesn’t work is people on steroids. Steroids do not help ur strength as much as they help hypotrophy. You will gain muscle definition at insane rate but strength barely. I been lifting for 10 years and know FREAKS of all sizes. 135 lb dudes that can rep 225 and won states at wrestling. Squatting 315 for 10. Man was SHREDEDED to bone.
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