Quote Originally Posted by strongweapon
i dunno--i bench close to 450 and squat 600+
i stay around 10% BF

i know most Powerlifters do carry some extre weight around the middle--but being well to overfead keeps them strong

and think about this

the power lifter weighs 250 @ 20% bf--and the BB weighs 180@ 10%

now lets diet them down to a contest ripped 2%--the Powerlifter now weighs 205 and the bodybuilder weighs 164

the powerlifter is still holding 41 pounds more mass--now lets say they both took their weight class--now their on stage for best of show--lets say they are both 5'10"----now lets see who takes the trophy

lets say they are now walking down the beach on spring break and encounter some hoochies--that extra 40# is gonna go a long way in the impression dept
Your post is somewhat irrelavent, because it's speculation. what if the powerlifter is more than 20% bf? what if the BB is already 2%? Speculation doesn't hold any water. Plus, i can lift heavy and stay at a low BF% while making gains. I've put on 22 lbs naturally in the past 3 months while only adding maybe 1% bf.