Why don't I look as big as those guys????

[T-Bone92]

Hey everyone. I made this because i am quite annoyed with something. I go on youtube and i see these dudes who look huge lifting less then i do. They have huge arms but i can Barbell Row, Barbell Curl, Bench, and Deadlift more then them. This one guy looked massive but was only deadlifting 310 pounds.....i can deadlift 450lbs six times but i don't look like that....what gives? =/ Is it because im tall and dont have extremely low bpdyfat? Im 19 years old, 6 foot 3, and weigh 252 pounds. WTF!!!!! >=O. Thank you

[Jalexander1994]

Maybe they're 5'9 220 pounds.

[TimHarrison]

Only deadlifting 300 pounds.... Nice elitism bro.

[T-Bone92]

Only deadlifting 300 pounds.... Nice elitism bro.

I dont mean to sound kinda show-offy, i apologize if i did. What i mean is that if you look that HUGE, you shouldn't only be doing 300

[Jalexander1994]

I dont mean to sound kinda show-offy, i apologize if i did. What i mean is that if you look that HUGE, you shouldn't only be doing 300

Bro. My comment wasn't a troll comment I'm serious lol.
Smaller guys in height can weigh less & still look jacked.
I'm 140, and I LOOK bigger than guys who are a couple inches taller than me and that are the same height.

[Billbasch]

2 things , are those their maxes or just a set or 2 they were doing for warmup, how tall are they? bc being 5'6 and 200 pounds or 6 foot and 200 pounds makes a huge difference

[Kiwisaki]

Bro. My comment wasn't a troll comment I'm serious lol.
Smaller guys in height can weigh less & still look jacked.
I'm 140, and I LOOK bigger than guys who are a couple inches taller than me and that are the same height.

[T-Bone92]

They look of average height and those were their maxes. Im 6 foot 3 and if you put me next to these dudes you would think the other dude is a **** ton stronger then me. And it wasn't you Jalexander haha, it was the other guy with the "elitism" comment haha

[XXiiV]

Only deadlifting 300 pounds.... Nice elitism bro.

How's the elitism?

[TwoFace1911]

Oh my god! Somebody looks bigger than me!

[Latex69]

Or you just look at your self as a skinny twig but your not. Its all perspective man i get comment sometimes on how built i am even though i think I'm still skinny as phuck.

[T-Bone92]

How's the elitism?

Its actually quite nice and peaceful up here =). I appreciate the help from some of you guys.....as for the rest of you....way to remind everyone that this is the "teen" section with your immature comments lol. For those of you who actually helped, i thank you =). Stay strong everyone.

[comps]

Maybe you should eat, and pepper your angus with LSD.

[TimHarrison]

How's the elitism?

Assuming you meant *that. Well deadlifting 300 is no mean feat for a teenager.

[allrealNJ]

You realize that strength training doesnt make your muscles bigger right? Bodybuilding does. Thats why bodybuilders are weaker than powerlifters.

[T-Bone92]

You realize that strength training doesnt make your muscles bigger right? Bodybuilding does. Thats why bodybuilders are weaker than powerlifters.

hmm, i also didnt think of that right there....i typically stay in lower rep ranges and just started a couple weeks ago experimenting with the 10-12 rep range.

[allrealNJ]

hmm, i also didnt think of that right there....i typically stay in lower rep ranges and just started a couple weeks ago experimenting with the 10-12 rep range.

Thats why. Theres three types of muscle fibers and mainly one type is recruited based on the amount of weight (which we can measure as number of reps to failure) 1-6 is strength, 6-8 is a little strength and mostly mass, 8-12 is mass, and 12+ is endurance

[Tb0282]

Thats why. Theres three types of muscle fibers and mainly one type is recruited based on the amount of weight (which we can measure as number of reps to failure) 1-6 is strength, 6-8 is a little strength and mostly mass, 8-12 is mass, and 12+ is endurance

I think your a little off, according to Neil Hill it's 1-10 works your Type 2B fibers (strength), 12-15 works Type 2A fibers (mass), and 20-100 works Type 1 fibers (endurance). He could be wrong though..he's only the biggest fitness guru in the UK. Actually I'm serious though, he could be wrong

[allrealNJ]

I think your a little off, according to Neil Hill it's 1-10 works your Type 2B fibers (strength), 12-15 works Type 2A fibers (mass), and 20-100 works Type 1 fibers (endurance). He could be wrong though..he's only the biggest fitness guru in the UK. Actually I'm serious though, he could be wrong

Im pretty sure its something like 1-6, 6-12, and 12+

but they overlap so you can get strength gains above 6 reps and mass gains in the 12-15 range. its just what group is overall the most recruited. i could be wrong too, thats just what i was taught by others, never took kinesiology or physiology or anything.

[Tb0282]

Im pretty sure its something like 1-6, 6-12, and 12+

but they overlap so you can get strength gains above 6 reps and mass gains in the 12-15 range. its just what group is overall the most recruited. i could be wrong too, thats just what i was taught by others, never took kinesiology or physiology or anything.

Yeah, I agree, I think they overlap as well, but I dont know either, I'm just In high school

[TheGhostInside]

Im pretty sure its something like 1-6, 6-12, and 12+

but they overlap so you can get strength gains above 6 reps and mass gains in the 12-15 range. its just what group is overall the most recruited. i could be wrong too, thats just what i was taught by others, never took kinesiology or physiology or anything.

You can get very big doing low rep ranges. It's called eating food.

[allrealNJ]

You can get very big doing low rep ranges. It's called eating food.

Yeah. You can grow from strength training. But its not going to be like when youre bodybuilding and putting on lots of muscle. I think thats what the OP was confused about.

[Jalexander1994]

QQ
killing myself now.

[Huntsmana]

Dont listen to them. You can get huge off of just strength training. Look at professional power lifters, they're huge as fuk, if they cut they'd be asthetic as fuk as well.

You get strength and mass gains whatever you do (maybe with the exception of 100 reps) but 1-5/6 and 6/7-12 will just optimize you're gains in either strength or mass respectively.

There was a img. I saw a while ago that showed the correlation between strength and size, what actually happened in those rep ranges, and then what the misc thought.

It showed there was little difference in the long run, but showed that the misc thought that there was going to be a huge difference in their gains, which while they will be slightly less if you're training for strength but aiming for mass and vice versa.

But the differences in the long run are not noticeable.



















Real talk

[allrealNJ]

but 1-5/6 and 6/7-12 will just optimize you're gains in either strength or mass respectively.

Yes, this is very true.

But the differences in the long run are not noticeable.

not sure if srs

[rkalsow]

It's not about how much you can lift. Muscle grows by stimulation. Your muscle can't distinguish between say 225 pounds or 315 pounds. It's all about overloading, volume, frequency, and hitting every muscle fiber possible. You stimulate the muscle to grow in the gym, you make it grow in the kitchen and by resting.

[Huntsmana]

not sure if srs

Unless you're going IBFF Pro, or a competitive powerlifter, I'm pretty sure you won't.


Look at babyslayer I think, he's huge, he trains strength, numerous other examples

[YoungDrSwole]

I dont mean to sound kinda show-offy, i apologize if i did. What i mean is that if you look that HUGE, you shouldn't only be doing 300

I feel you dude. On my leg day I do 4 sets 315x10x1 315x8x3. And there's this guys in the gym about 6'2 approx 250 ripped, he is a physical specimen. And he can't deadlift 225, and it wasnt even on the ground, it was on the bottom rung of the squat rack!?!?!?!

[allrealNJ]

Unless you're going IBFF Pro, or a competitive powerlifter, I'm pretty sure you won't.


Look at babyslayer I think, he's huge, he trains strength, numerous other examples

okay.

[hearnstyle]

Hey everyone. I made this because i am quite annoyed with something. I go on youtube and i see these dudes who look huge lifting less then i do. They have huge arms but i can Barbell Row, Barbell Curl, Bench, and Deadlift more then them. This one guy looked massive but was only deadlifting 310 pounds.....i can deadlift 450lbs six times but i don't look like that....what gives? =/ Is it because im tall and dont have extremely low bpdyfat? Im 19 years old, 6 foot 3, and weigh 252 pounds. WTF!!!!! >=O. Thank you

maybe its your height but you have to look at a lot of things i see guys in the gym and say i should be bigger than them. but then i think how long have this guy been in the gym. is he on something, how many times a week do he go. I say keep on hitting it hard and u will be the guy on utube swol you know. If this helped u good if not i'm sorry.