Are Muscle and Strenght The Same?

Started by Tha C-Master6 pages

Originally posted by Mr _Whirlysplat
In my pic my bodyfat is about 10 percent very low
Not bad for a guy in 30's I presume?

Of course you could lower it, thats the good amount for a woman in season.

Are you off season at the moment?

Originally posted by Tha C-Master
Not bad for a guy in 30's I presume?

Of course you could lower it, thats the good amount for a woman in season.

Are you off season at the moment?

I have not been training regularly for about a year I have some injuries that are healing beyond my knee op. My training was although I did/ do a lot of weights geared toward my Rugby which is my love. 10 % at 18 stone almost is awesome, when I was playing I tried to keep it around that, below that and you bruise to easily. Check out the size of my bicep where you can see it in that pic its cut at over 18 inches.

Weights for weights sake imo mean less than weights for sport.

Originally posted by KharmaDog
Kind of a creepy pic C-Master. Odd pose. Why so sweaty? And what are those stains on your shorts?

😆

Originally posted by Mr _Whirlysplat
I have not been training regularly for about a year I have some injuries that are healing beyond my knee op. My training was although I did/ do a lot of weights geared toward my Rugby which is my love. 10 % at 18 stone almost is awesome, when I was playing I tried to keep it around that, below that and you bruise to easily. Check out the size of my bicep where you can see it in that pic its cut at over 18 inches.

Weights for weights sake imo mean less than weights for sport.

Yea I see what you mean.

18 inch bicep, whoa...

Originally posted by Mr _Whirlysplat
Jade you've hit addict level man I used to do 2 hours a day I get better results out of 1 hour four times a week much better recovery - in regards to meals prepare the night before, eat in Lectures. Trust me I lecture and I manage it.

unfortunately most of my uni time is laboratory work...eating being strictly forbidden

as for recovery time...its something i've never really had problems with. while weight training i would eat protein within an hour of finishing my programme which aids recovery quite well and i've never been overly fatigued after cardio anyway (i tend to burn 600 calories between rowing, tread and bike) as well as 5 seperate 3 minute sets on the punch bag

as for the addict thing...your probably right
😆

still...its better than being addicted to certain other things

Originally posted by jaden101
unfortunately most of my uni time is laboratory work...eating being strictly forbidden

as for recovery time...its something i've never really had problems with. while weight training i would eat protein within an hour of finishing my programme which aids recovery quite well and i've never been overly fatigued after cardio anyway (i tend to burn 600 calories between rowing, tread and bike) as well as 5 seperate 3 minute sets on the punch bag

as for the addict thing...your probably right
😆

still...its better than being addicted to certain other things

Jade I lecture Biology so if you ever need any help if your a biologist just say the word.

Originally posted by Tha C-Master
Yea I see what you mean.

18 inch bicep, whoa...

thanks mate

Show one of it flexing, as I couldn't get a good view...

flex

Originally posted by Mr _Whirlysplat
Jade I lecture Biology so if you ever need any help if your a biologist just say the word.

too late dagnammit....have an exam this very morning on human physiology

i do forensic science by the way...

Originally posted by jaden101
too late dagnammit....have an exam this very morning on human physiology

i do forensic science by the way...

Good stuff mate

I did two years working in Path at a hospital in the Midlands - My areas of expertise now are enzymes, some aspencts of recombinant techniques and some uses of performance enhancers although the last is more of a personal interest.

Originally posted by jaden101
too late dagnammit....have an exam this very morning on human physiology

i do forensic science by the way...

I do that too 😛

Everyone here seems to be a lawyer or 10th degree black belt...

sheesh...

I'm a detective detective

Oh really? Whats the case?

Re: Re: Are Muscle and Strenght The Same?

Originally posted by Tha C-Master
lifting 500 pounds while being unable to do 5 chinups is near useless.

😮

what about 8 - 10 chinups?

lol

Originally posted by jaden101
muscle size doesn't equate to muscle strength...at the gym i go to there are lots of guys with far bigger muscles than me with far better definition (although i carry alot of body fat compared to them) but i lift far in excess of what most of them do

one of the main reasons are many of them are on steroids which build muscle size but dont increase density and so strength isn't proportional

personally i'd rather have the strength than the appearance of strength

none of the winners of the world's strongest man contests are ripped... they all carry a visible percentage of fat

If you use heavy weights and fewer reps, 3 or 4 you gain muscle.
If you use less weight and more reps, not more than 12 then you gains strength.
if you do loads of reps with less weight you get stamina.

Most of the time

Originally posted by Scoobless
none of the winners of the world's strongest man contests are ripped... they all carry a visible percentage of fat

Marius was the exception to the rule, but he was stripped of his title for using gear 😕 😂 as if the others don't

pics of Marius here

http://www.pudzian.pl/

Originally posted by Bicnarok
If you use heavy weights and fewer reps, 3 or 4 you gain muscle.
If you use less weight and more reps, not more than 12 then you gains strength.
if you do loads of reps with less weight you get stamina.

Kinda true but a better way to use is an acronym called T.U.T.

Time
Under
Tension
this is a much better way to challange muscles then traditional reps for routines

Most power lifters do very few reps with maximal weight to gain max strength in minimum time........