does strength equal size?

[LiftHeavyKid]

does it? if ugetting stronger wi.l u get bigger? and what bout the other way around if u getting bigger will u get stronger?

[frenchie10575]

i know that getting bigger isn't going to necessarily make you stronger. size does not equal strength

but i dont know about strength=size, i was going to post that question but you did before me lol

[LiftHeavyKid]

i know that getting bigger isn't going to necessarily make you stronger. size does not equal strength

but i dont know about strength=size, i was going to post that question but you did before me lol

lol nice let see if we get more responses

[7399martyn]

strength is good cos you can gain strength without gaining mass, and with gaining mass.

when you bodybuild, if you increase in size, your lifts will usually increase too. but this is an indivdual experience, someone can be stronger and smaller than you.

[Will2k84]

It depends on how you train. In some applications strength will = mass but in others it wont.

Gaining strength is always a good thing but yeah it doesn't necessarily mean you will gain size.

[dshiu]

its the muscle fibre inside your muscles that determine strength

but of course if you're really strong n **** you cant be skinny

google Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy and Myofibrillar Hypertrophy

[Listless]

Depends on diet really. But I always thought of it as, if you're getting bigger.. you're more than likely getting stronger. You probably wont be lifting the same weight and getting huge, same with getting stronger. You can't be pushing heavy ass weight without gaining some size, even if your diet is ****. (IE. Football players)

[Budjola]

well i personally thinks its like technique that counts more than strength, but sure u always wanna push yourself further and increase strength and lift more weight.

[2 HUGE]

in general terms yes


directly comparing bbing to powerling, no


generally if youre more muscular youre going to be decently strong. decently as in not benching 135 for reps on bench if youre 200+ at a decent bf%

you still gain strength/size/endurance regardless how you train, just at different paces.

a lot of people think Im stronger than I actually am, and Ive seen lots of people who are by no means huge put up some serious weight

[echoareone]

in general terms yes


directly comparing bbing to powerling, no


generally if youre more muscular youre going to be decently strong. decently as in not benching 135 for reps on bench if youre 200+ at a decent bf%

you still gain strength/size/endurance regardless how you train, just at different paces.

a lot of people think Im stronger than I look, and Ive seen lots of people who are by no means huge put up some serious weight

x2.

At our level, strength will pretty much equal size. It's once you start specializing, and hoisiting REALLY big weight, and controlling diet, that you'll see more delineation between size and strength.

[MuscleMan009]

does it? if ugetting stronger wi.l u get bigger? and what bout the other way around if u getting bigger will u get stronger?

Strength gain = Muscle Gain, CNS development

Size Gain = Muscle Gain


Since you're gaining muscle, of course you're going to be able to handle more weight since the muscle can support more load.

[Joelsopher]

technically no. but like what the others said up above, it depends how you train. and depends what you mean by strength, cuz obviously a 150 lb wrestler is gonna take down a 200 lb body builder, not cuz hes got strength of wrestling, but its the technique (dont ask me why i just said that :P)

[sickonstorm]

does it? if ugetting stronger wi.l u get bigger? and what bout the other way around if u getting bigger will u get stronger?

u asked this already negged

[LiftHeavyKid]

u asked this already negged

ummm no i didnt negged

[sickonstorm]

ummm no i didnt negged

i didnt evenm neg u but u negged me lulz. strong 5 points.

[_Girgantuan_]

Size = more potential for strength.

[sean1994]

yes and no, with strength comes some sizes, you dont see 100lb jockies benchin 300, so yes you haf to have SOME size to have strentgh, but 2 , 200lb guys could bench diffrent amounts and visualy be the same

[ultimate-mass]

erm, well ive pritty much always tried to lift heavier weights and its never failed me

[TMckinlay]

Size does not equal strength... usually when you add size you are in turn adding strength, but there are way more efficient ways to add strength than bodybuilding routines.. and you can add ****loads of strength without adding muscle. Look at 120 oly lifters, they clean and jerk more than the whole teen section.. this is because they train for strength, by strengthening the recruitation capabilities of the Central Nervous System(CNS).. the more muscle motor units your CNS can recruit per contraction the stronger you are going to be.. this is why some ppl seem to be gifted with strength, their CNS is more responsive.. and this is why huge guys that are generally unhealthy can be really weak compared to their size, because your body needs to be fully functional and healthy for your systems to be at full speed.. this is why i laugh when i see so many people aiming to get stronger or bigger, yet they dont care about their health.. health and performance and physicality are closely related.

[sickonstorm]

yes and no, with strength comes some sizes, you dont see 100lb jockies benchin 300, so yes you haf to have SOME size to have strentgh, but 2 , 200lb guys could bench diffrent amounts and visualy be the same

midgets whoweigh 100 pound bench like 400 in comps.

[tund3]

increase in strength will always lead to some size
and an increase in size will lead to some strength

but the offset between strength and size depends on your level of training and the kind of routine you do

[crunchfit]

IMO, yes.

[chad643]

does it? if ugetting stronger wi.l u get bigger? and what bout the other way around if u getting bigger will u get stronger?

no, im 5'4 145 pounds my friend is 5'8 168 pounds im stronger then him ( yes hes bigger muscle wise )