size over strength

[trulbfan3]

hey i can bench a house and cant curn more than a coke...its a question i can never fig out!

[Mr.Rose]

strength is proportional to muscle size, or the cross-sectional area of a muscle for each individual, based on his/her muscle fiber composition.

[garythompson]

strength is proportional to muscle size, or the cross-sectional area of a muscle for each individual, based on his/her muscle fiber composition.

what do you mean by cross sectional area?

[garythompson]

Is there possibly a way to increase the amount of muscle fibers or exchange one type for the other, instead of having what we were given biologically?

[graeme87]

Is there possibly a way to increase the amount of muscle fibers or exchange one type for the other, instead of having what we were given biologically?

No, we can only thicken our muscle fibbers nt grow new ones, although some people say growth hormone can cause new muscle fibbers to grow. I haven't seen any evidence of this though and HGH is defo not my top pick for gaining strength.

If you want to be strong look into powerlifting, if you want to be big look into bodybuilding.

[garythompson]

Yeah but what do bodybuilders lift like? High reps with 3 minute rests between sets till failure, right?