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  1. 03-14-2007, 06:34 PM #1
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    Powerlifting Vs. Bodybuilding can u do both at same time...

    Powerlifting Vs. Bodybuilding can u do both at same time..... Ok we had this huge debate at my gym last night.. some guys that I been trainning tell me they are down trainning for powerlifting and they want to bodybuild... No I been lifting for 20 yrs I have compete in both and I have an elite total.. I have squated 850 at 242,,,,... 800 at 220lbs benched 550 at 220lbs deadlifted 645 at 220lbs... I want to have some guys to train with...(they are the only guys that I can train with) So I told them I would do it with them aslong as I did do a all out West Side style day on squats.. along with there leg workouts... On the first leg day we did somthing like 10 sets of leg press ( I tried to at least double there reps every set) so I was doing like 1500 for 20 reps.. then On deep squats I did 405 for 15 deep /Tom Platz style squats.... any way... I been makingthem bust ass...!!! and they tell me Im traininning them to hard... taht they cant recover and they will get small... On back day I started them out with one all out set of deadlifts... I did 405 for 15 reps... then we did all the Bodybuilding stuff... I have had fun trainning these guys.... but do u think I can compete at both???? I mean... putting on lean muscle and cutting fat can only help.. I know like 12 weeks out Ill have to specilize... just focus on one thing/.... what do u all think??? I also thought about doing a strong man contest also.. ....anyway... can u off season train powerlifting and bodybuilding together????
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  2. 03-14-2007, 06:38 PM #2
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    I don't see why not. Just lose the bodyfat and see how you look.
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  3. 03-14-2007, 06:40 PM #3
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    Johnny Jackson/ Joe Laddner and some other have did it... anyway Thanks
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    Yeah its called power bodybuilding. Johnnie jackson is one of them trey brewer was a former powerlifter now bber.
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    Really hard to say. You have a huge advantage in that you now are so strong, and dont have to build a whole lot more. So now if you did the bodybuilding you can just refine your body. I do think you might lose some strength, but if you switched your training over 9 weeks or so before a meet you might pick that all back up. I dont think it would be foolish to try.

    thats one hell of a squat. I used to train with a guy that could do 800 lbs at a bodyweight of 242. Very impressive to say the least. Doubt too many out there that can do it.
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  6. 03-15-2007, 01:46 PM #6
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    yea... I was ranked in the top 15 in the 220lbs... I have a really big back...and legs... but very small bicepts... I have pretty big shoulders and pecs.. But im kinda fat right now... probally 15% It will be cool to see how I do.. I have never really dieted and had abs I do have lots of muscle and would like to be able to see it once!!! lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by IMBIGRU
    Powerlifting Vs. Bodybuilding can u do both at same time..... Ok we had this huge debate at my gym last night.. some guys that I been trainning tell me they are down trainning for powerlifting and they want to bodybuild... No I been lifting for 20 yrs I have compete in both and I have an elite total.. I have squated 850 at 242,,,,... 800 at 220lbs benched 550 at 220lbs deadlifted 645 at 220lbs... I want to have some guys to train with...(they are the only guys that I can train with) So I told them I would do it with them aslong as I did do a all out West Side style day on squats.. along with there leg workouts... On the first leg day we did somthing like 10 sets of leg press ( I tried to at least double there reps every set) so I was doing like 1500 for 20 reps.. then On deep squats I did 405 for 15 deep /Tom Platz style squats.... any way... I been makingthem bust ass...!!! and they tell me Im traininning them to hard... taht they cant recover and they will get small... On back day I started them out with one all out set of deadlifts... I did 405 for 15 reps... then we did all the Bodybuilding stuff... I have had fun trainning these guys.... but do u think I can compete at both???? I mean... putting on lean muscle and cutting fat can only help.. I know like 12 weeks out Ill have to specilize... just focus on one thing/.... what do u all think??? I also thought about doing a strong man contest also.. ....anyway... can u off season train powerlifting and bodybuilding together????


    It can be done. Look at guys like Sam Byrd and Jeremy Hoornstra.
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    its madd funny, most people just reply by naming names that have done it
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    Hell, I can't imagine doing either one so it is out of comprehension to think of doing both. Good luck and let us know how it turns out if you try it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IMBIGRU
    Johnny Jackson/ Joe Laddner and some other have did it... anyway Thanks
    very few do it, and even less succede, they also dont train BBing and powerlifting at the same time, they do seperate workouts depending if they are getting ready for a meet or show. a jack of all trades is a master of nothing. your powerlifts will drop if you keep training like this
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    Quote Originally Posted by DARKSEID
    It can be done. Look at guys like Sam Byrd and Jeremy Hoornstra.
    they dont compete as BBers, they are truly powerlifters,they are just ripped,you can be ripped and be a powerlifter.
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    y cant you just powerlift and have them spot you for what you do and let them do whatever they want? i train with about6-10 people at a time, we all do different things we dont train the exact same way
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc.Sust
    they dont compete as BBers, they are truly powerlifters,they are just ripped,you can be ripped and be a powerlifter.

    True, though Jeremy did before powerlifting, watching the numbers he benches though is mindblowing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc.Sust
    they dont compete as BBers, they are truly powerlifters,they are just ripped,you can be ripped and be a powerlifter.

    And I didn't read the question properly the first time. I thought he was asking something else.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DARKSEID
    True, though Jeremy did before powerlifting, watching the numbers he benches though is mindblowing.
    before is different than trying to do both at the same time.

    sure it can be done. you can also be a long distance runner and a sprinter at the same time, both are counter productive of the others training methods.the results would be less than desired. it CAN be done, but it SHOULDNT be done, not if you are looking to be the best of the best.

    Jeremy's numbers are amazing.
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  17. 03-15-2007, 06:12 PM #17
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    Im going to do a true bodybuilding work out... but Im going to ad a west side style powerlifting squat day..... Im going to do all the training the bodybuilders do... just heavier!!!! lol
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    Im getting bored with powerlifting... last year I did a amature boxing tourn... just for fun... and trained for 6 months for it and won it... so.... I dont know... I think I can do both.... I have always had weak arms...so it might help... also it will give my shoulders a break from max effort benching 2 days a week!!
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    I scrapped the idea//.... I just did at say the end of my bench workout I did some high chest work reps and I started doing 3 highrep sets of squats at the end of my squat work out,,,,deep squats,,, and did an arm day and stuff... Im back on trach on the prowerlifting ... Im just getting more built and ripped... I might do a BB show but Illl train pretty much like a powerlifter on my core stuff.. there are more BB... than powerlifter here in Atlaska... so its hard to keep good trainning parteners
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    Quote Originally Posted by IMBIGRU View Post
    I scrapped the idea//.... I just did at say the end of my bench workout I did some high chest work reps and I started doing 3 highrep sets of squats at the end of my squat work out,,,,deep squats,,, and did an arm day and stuff... Im back on trach on the prowerlifting ... Im just getting more built and ripped... I might do a BB show but Illl train pretty much like a powerlifter on my core stuff.. there are more BB... than powerlifter here in Atlaska... so its hard to keep good trainning parteners
    Did you really just bump a thread from 3/07 ? You need to go outside more
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    see the point with bodybuilding and powerlifting is powerlifters have to eat almost close to double what body builders eat and it will be hard to keep of excess body fat
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  22. 01-13-2008, 01:32 PM #22
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    yes but I try to stay in the same body weight class
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