Why do so many strong deadlifters look like they dont lift?

[Zero2Cool]

This is not a deadlift hate thread.

Wondering why so many brahs who can lift a sht ton of weight off the ground still look like pussies?

Take Maxx Chewning for example he can deadlift 560lbs and squat like 500 (natty srs) yet he looks like a bich lol. 12 yr old girls with more quad musculature than him.

Is this just very poor genetics for muscle building? I mean even if he doesn't eat enough he should have some decent muscle to go with tht strength. Yes I know strength doesn't equal size but come on...

[Smithers115]

Long arms are definitely a good asset in the deadlift, as it decreased rom and thus increases leverages. Long arms require more muscle to appear bigger in comparison to the rest of the body

I can confirm, i have long arms

[Schlangemann]

mind over matter

[slapcity]

Two reasons...

1, they train for strength and not bodybuilding

2, the deadlift is a lift based hugely on leverages. A guy with perfect DL leverages (ape arms, short torso) is gonna have a disproportionately huge deadlift compared to a mere mortal.

[Musc1eBound]

Because it's about strength, not what they look like.

[Duffo89]

Yet IRL strong dead lifters are 9 times out of 10 jacked. That's why you see so many low bodyweight powerlifters on youtube, because it's rare as fcuk....

[Aesthetica]

because they don't eat food. You can lift as much as you want, if you're not in surplus you won't see sheeet.

[CroatiaBrah]

[UmadcauseUbad]

the guys at my gym who do deadlift, most are pretty jacked

[ikurak]

Strength gains can be had without any structural changes but not without neural adaptations, obviously structural adaptations occur in pretty much all cases but there must be increases in neural efficiency to get stronger first and foremost, newbie gains are a good example of this. Hence we get incredibly strong individuals that don't look like they lift due to lack of structural adaptation.

[biggestdog2007]

Stength =/= Size, especially at lower bodyweights where calories are controlled. Its all about neuromuscular efficiency, not size.

Also look at the main deadlift muscles. Those would be hams, glutes and errectors. None of these muscle tend to get really huge and certainly dont mae people look like they lift.

[hcat300]

powerlifting squats and deadlifts dont hit quads all that much

also bad quad genetics perhaps

[HappyFunKid]

the amount of people who look like they lift who do deadlifts regularly is like 1 in 10. Most of them look like new gym goers and are probably deadlifting so they feel accomplished by lifting a heavy load. They probably read somewhere that deadlifts build the whole body and have a mindset that if they do deadlifts they can skip on other isolation exercise.

[KingChiefKeef]

straw man

[jalamb86]

Strength gains can be had without any structural changes but not without neural adaptations, obviously structural adaptations occur in pretty much all cases but there must be increases in neural efficiency to get stronger first and foremost, newbie gains are a good example of this. Hence we get incredibly strong individuals that don't look like they lift due to lack of structural adaptation.

strong correct 1st post

Look at Pavel if you want a good example of strength without bulk

[DuckvonDyke]

Both squat and deadlift are way more ham and glute based compared to quad. Deadlift also doesn't have much time under tension as it's reset every rep.

[moose45]

leverages. Maxx Chewning has a huge DL but squats like 350s or something...and that might be generous

[hzx]

Because that max guy diets like a fukin potato

[taj51]

just look at the muscle they work. nothing that visibly make you look like you lift unlike the bench press, ohp, etc.

[elw00dlol]

ops a ***got

[MonsterMB]

I've been back lifting seriously for 2 months and am pulling close to 500 again

[Prednisone666]

max looks like he lifts when you drop retarded misc standards. he does not look like what people who don't lift look like.

[loteq]

Because you gain strength at an exponentially faster rate than muscle

[Tastel]

Maxx Chewning is an anomaly. Ridiculous strength in the deadlift. Also he squats about 365 not 500, which is still pretty good but idk where you got 500 from

[zj95maxx]

I can confirm. I am pusseh maxx chewning

[TellitAgain]

Take Maxx Chewning for example he can deadlift 560lbs and squat like 500 natty

maxx's personality leaves a lot to be desired- true. but i'll be damned if you critique his physique

[zj95maxx]

maxx's personality leaves a lot to be desired- true. but i'll be damned if you critique his physique

wut u tryin ta say bout my personality bruh.

I thought we worker brahs.

pepper ur rep bar.


wut

[wisdommaster1]

deadlifting steals your gains as well as your soul

[sothrowedmex]

Been saying this forever now. I dont wanna dl 400+ and look like a beatrice. I wanna lift 400+ and look like a diesel.

[wisdommaster1]

Been saying this forever now. I dont wanna dl 400+ and look like a beatrice. I wanna lift 400+ and look like a diesel.

your strength stats.... you're doing them wrong