I know it's a dumb question, but I wanna know if the more muscle you have, the stronger you are? The reason I'm asking is that I have a friend who's visibly leaner than me, but can lift as much as me at the gym. The question also leads me wanting to take protein because I think that it'll make me stronger with the added muscle mass. Please someone clearify. Thanks!
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More muscle mass = more strength?
- Thread starter impactblue
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muscle=potential for strength
strength=potential for muscle
you can be very strong with little muscle mass. it is hard to be very muscular with little strength.
strength=potential for muscle
you can be very strong with little muscle mass. it is hard to be very muscular with little strength.
While it is true that you cannot judge strength based upon muscle size, the two are not mutually exclusive.
Muscle mass is definitely related to strength. If you gain muscle you will most likely get stronger as well. If you get stronger you will most likely gain some muscle size.
I gotta disagree with this one. If you compare weight classes they are roughly the same size. If you compare heavyweights many times the powerlifters are bigger (though not as lean or defined).
If we are comparing strength, there are a lot of bodybuilders who are strong by anyones standards.
An increase in muscle size will be more directly related to strength in the beginning of your training career (up to 2 years of training). After that it will depend more upon training style to increase size over strength or strength over size.
It will also depend upon your genetics to a certain extent. Some people get extremely strong without gaining a lot of size, some are just the opposite.
While this statement is true, the strongest people are also some of the biggest people. You do not see 200lb guys in the WSM. Again, directly connecting muscular size to strength.
Muscle mass is definitely related to strength. If you gain muscle you will most likely get stronger as well. If you get stronger you will most likely gain some muscle size.
look at pl-lifters they are not as big as bbrs but they are definatly stronger.
I gotta disagree with this one. If you compare weight classes they are roughly the same size. If you compare heavyweights many times the powerlifters are bigger (though not as lean or defined).
If we are comparing strength, there are a lot of bodybuilders who are strong by anyones standards.
An increase in muscle size will be more directly related to strength in the beginning of your training career (up to 2 years of training). After that it will depend more upon training style to increase size over strength or strength over size.
It will also depend upon your genetics to a certain extent. Some people get extremely strong without gaining a lot of size, some are just the opposite.
you can be very strong with little muscle mass. it is hard to be very muscular with little strength.
While this statement is true, the strongest people are also some of the biggest people. You do not see 200lb guys in the WSM. Again, directly connecting muscular size to strength.
To initiate hypertrophy signaling, you must progressively overload the musculature.
Progressively overload = get stronger
A natural lifter must progressively overload the musculature on a consistent basis over an appreciable length of time before they will be considered, "big." Of course many other variables must be factored in for hypertrophy to occur.
Hence, as someone said above, it's hard to find a muscular individual who isn't strong too.
Sure, you can be small and strong too, nobody is arguing that.
Are we suggesting that CSA has no impact on strength?
Progressively overload = get stronger
A natural lifter must progressively overload the musculature on a consistent basis over an appreciable length of time before they will be considered, "big." Of course many other variables must be factored in for hypertrophy to occur.
Hence, as someone said above, it's hard to find a muscular individual who isn't strong too.
Sure, you can be small and strong too, nobody is arguing that.
Are we suggesting that CSA has no impact on strength?