Quote Originally Posted by DBarcelo
Through all of the years, I've heard comparisons between powerlifters and bodybuilders and everyone says it's from the different way they workout. I have done strength training and with the bench press, I notice that my shoulders were more stressed than my chest and my tris gave out before my chest was even very sore at all, so what I've read makes sense to me.
this is where genetics play a role, most people will say that powerlifters are "blocky" well, i say that makes a lot of sense because most competitive powerlifters have broad upper bodies with short limbs, making it a lot easier to move heavy weight, so people with that body type gravatate towards powerlifting, we're all after the same thing, though, aren't we? bigger, stronger muscles, right? anyway you break it down, that's what we're after, and it only makes sense that powerlifters have the most knowledge about making muscles bigger and stonger, bodybuilders appear to look different because they also concentrate on lowering they're bodyfat percentage, i'll leave with this, if you've ever seen lee priest in the offseason, you'd look at him and swear he was a powerlifter, cause he probably puts on 30-40 lbs in fat, but when competition time comes around, he looks like a bodybuilder, right?