Kosta
I'm a rooster illusion
Don't get me wrong, there is a happy medium, but for the most part, once you get pasty a certain size, especially the size apparent in most bodybuilders, you are considerably slower than an opponent who is smaller and trains their muscles for speed and strength as apposed to mass. Fast twitch muscle fibers are largely more present in people that train for strength and speed as apposed to mass. There are exceptions to this, as some people are gifted with plenty of both. I'm no expert, but these are some things Ive gathered over the past few years of weight training and messing around with some MMA. Having said that I guess that the weightlifter would most probably have an advantage of speed over the bodybuilder due to his or hers increased muscle fiber to size ratio.
Either way though, I'd just fight dirty is someone twice the size that I am came at me. Survival is key. 😛
Originally posted by Mindship
What's equally impressive, but not visible thanks to Coleman's skill, is the tremendous strength that goes into just balancing the dumbells, let alone pressing them. Anyone who's worked with barbells and dumbells knows what I'm talking about.
Yup, exactly right, integrating dumbells in to your workout in exercises such as bench press and shoulder press adds an element of balance that increases the workload on the muscle being used. Barbells don't have that as much because youre not using as much of your core to balance the weight, due to it being one mass. That's why I use mostly dumbells where I can.