Quote Originally Posted by tretch187
Competed in a powerlifting event at 3-4% eh?

To say that you are in the minority is an understatement
Like I stated earlier.......I saw a lot of guys that could compete in powerlifting and bodybuilding in the same week.......I think you are imagining the 400 lb guys benching 850 lbs as powerlifting. The REAL powerlifters IMO are at the lower weight classes that I competed in. I was in the 181 class and later the 198 class. I benched 2.45x my bw at 198.2 all natty. There aren't many heavyweights that can do that. THey put up huge numbers but not as a multiple of bodyweight. I have seen guys in 148 and 165 class do 3x their bodyweight. mind boggling. In my area we have somone in the "powerlifting magazine's" national top 10 in almost every weight class.

My body is strange that the leaner I get, the stronger I get. I NEVER lose strength when cutting even 15-20 lbs. After research I have come to believe that this is because the leaner you become, the more test your body release. Bodyfat can hinder test production. Hence, the prior statment.