difference between weight lifter and body builder

[$AJ]

Post #19 really answers it.

If we are discussing terminology and semantics, and just ignore official dictionaries, then it's really just call it whatever you want, and who cares. There is no authority on the matter.

i'm going to call myself a zorklorklifter

[Tyrbolift]

i'm going to call myself a zorklorklifter

I don't just "lift" I also "press", so I am a weight pusher/puller.

[khocha]

nobody gives a ****, dayum!

what an *******, dumbass tried negative repping me for my post.

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Weightlifter is a broader term. It usually means training for strength, or maximum lifts, but technically, an athlete who wants to run faster, pitch harder, or jump higher, etc., and lifts towards that end is also a weightlifter.

Bodybuilder, on the other hand, lifts weights, but for the purposes of mainly appearance of size, symmetry, and definition.

I COULD NOT AGREE MORE
i used to "weight lift" for about a year, and know i am serious about "bodybuilding" and have been doing it since June

[Brink007]

case in point..





As for routine...BBers lift lighter weights and do higher reps than weightlifters. BBers, you could say, use a lot of tricks or "gimmicks" such as drop sets, supersets, negatives, TUT etc. These techniques do little to nothing for strength, but are great for muscle growth.


Hope this helped.

I don't see the point of trying to look strong when your not?????

[Tyrbolift]

I don't see the point of trying to look strong when your not?????

Nothing like taking a comment out of context, and then arguing against that. It's a debating strategy as old as the hills.

Bernie D was talking about the different techniques bodybuilders use that don't necessarily give someone strength gain advantages over other types of weightlifting techniques. He was NOT saying that bodybuilding does not make someone stronger!

Ever met anybody who's been bodybuilding for any length of time who is not stronger than if they'd never lifted weights at all? I haven't.

You have to get someone's argument correctly restated in order to argue against it. Not just press quote and then erase most of what they said. That's not even fair.

[DiamondDelts]

I don't see the point of trying to look strong when your not?????

The teen section invades once again.

[Tyrbolift]

The teen section invades once again.

Yeah, I thought $AJ took care of that by giving them a synthol thread to play around with all day, but they must be getting bored and restless with it.