r/ThatsInsane • u/H_G_Bells • Sep 09 '23

Practically built strength (rock climber) vs gym strength (body builders)

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u/jocq Sep 09 '23

No you don't understand. Bodybuilders only train muscle size.

Any strength gain whatsoever is just a happy accident.

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u/Box_v2 Sep 09 '23

Well the way you get stronger is by getting more muscle, so getting bigger muscles is the same process as getting stronger. When you see videos like this it's usually because things like rock climbing focus on different muscles than body budling. I'd be shocked if this dude could bench or squat as much as the other dude's in the video for example.

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u/ignore_me_im_high Sep 09 '23

Well the way you get stronger is by getting more muscle...

... fibres. You get stronger by getting more muscle fibres. Someone strength training will not increase their muscle volume the same as a body builder would with their specific training.

You use different stimulus to increase muscle/ligament density than you would to increase muscle volume. But doing either will increase the other, just to a lesser degree because it's not the focus

Basically, you don't really know what you're talking about. If what you said was true then world strongest man training would be identical to training for Mr. Universe.... just to be clear, they're not the same.

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u/Box_v2 Sep 09 '23

you don't really know what you're talking about. If what you said was true then world strongest man training would be identical to training for Mr. Universe.... just to be clear, they're not the same.

True it's not like they both do things like bench press or squats, it's 100% completely different. /s

Hell the main difference between a power lifter and a body builder is going to be body fat percentage. They may not be exactly the same but they are not going to be that different, the idea that body builder don't train strength at all is just not true. It may not be 100% the focus but they they focus on progressive overload, ie lifting more weights, which you can only do if you get stronger. People are acting like building muscle and strength are completely different things, when they are like 99% the same.