I've noticed a lot of bodybuilders claim that they don't focus just on strength, but on good solid reps to ensure growth. Now something I also notice though is that every single bodybuilder I've seen say this who was big has at some point lifted very heavy and now less heavy. A good example is Skip in his Longevity DVD. Jay Cutler and many others say the same.
In the past though I've noticed a direct correlation between my strength and size. My bench and deadlift and squat are the biggest they've ever been and my chest, back and legs are too. When I look back at journals and see my strength at the same levels my size was about the same as well. And I know when I'm benching another 50lb and deadlifting another 100lb for reps my chest and back will be bigger.
However as mentioned it seems this does not last forever, especially as one gets older. But with strength I can easily quantify my gains and in the past doing "bodybuilder routines" I made newb gains but couldn't quantify gains later on. So later in ones lifting career how do you know you're really making progress without getting stronger. AND if you, for example, start lifting like that just trying to feel the muscle but after bulking up this way and cutting back down are the same strength and size what do you change to fix this?
In the past though I've noticed a direct correlation between my strength and size. My bench and deadlift and squat are the biggest they've ever been and my chest, back and legs are too. When I look back at journals and see my strength at the same levels my size was about the same as well. And I know when I'm benching another 50lb and deadlifting another 100lb for reps my chest and back will be bigger.
However as mentioned it seems this does not last forever, especially as one gets older. But with strength I can easily quantify my gains and in the past doing "bodybuilder routines" I made newb gains but couldn't quantify gains later on. So later in ones lifting career how do you know you're really making progress without getting stronger. AND if you, for example, start lifting like that just trying to feel the muscle but after bulking up this way and cutting back down are the same strength and size what do you change to fix this?
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