Look like a BB but lift like a PL?

Logan Muxlow · 02-10-2006, 01:24 AM

I was just watching some Canadian strong man events and amazed me.
They were doing 1100+kg Wheel Barrows pushes and such.

The problem is I would rather like to look like a BB rather then a PL but I would like the strtength of a PL. Is that possible or is there any mix rountine or reps and sets I could do?

tim290280 · 02-10-2006, 01:40 AM

There is a lot of guys that are PL that compete as BB's. Main difference is diet.

philosopher · 02-10-2006, 07:47 AM

JJ is a great example

Logan Muxlow · 02-10-2006, 01:17 PM

JJ is a good example I know, but is there any kind of diet and or routine I could follow to get that?

Rocky · 02-10-2006, 01:44 PM

It's probably a combination of the 2 - no reason why you can't alternate weeks of mass building. Compound exercies and some iso exercises with reps of 6 - 12, and then do x amount of weeks with a powerlifting routine. Deads, clean and press and stuff with lower reps and higher weight. The variety should help the alternate workouts increase.

Nothin' but a peanut!! · 02-10-2006, 06:36 PM

good post rocky just dont get down on it i dont htink anyone on this site will ever be doing 1, 100 kg stuff lol
just do regular training and then huge big lifts like one day of just squatting 5 of 5 or something and clean jerks bench dips u know the good ones

Logan Muxlow · 02-10-2006, 09:24 PM

Well I have a 4 day split so I could do that, then once on the weekend I could do Deads, Bench, Dips,Squats etc..?

Could I still follow my BB diet?

Rocky · 02-12-2006, 11:17 AM

I think that doing it ASWELL as your current training would be too much. I don't think you'd have the strength to give it your all and all the workouts would suffer due to not recuperating enough. If you're going to do a powerlifting routine, I'd do it INSTEAD of your usual one every once in a while!
And always stick with the BB diet!! :)

Uriel · 02-12-2006, 02:49 PM

You can be pretty good as both a BBer and a PLer, but very few people would ever have the genetics to be great in both at the same time.

When you train for strength you focus on basic stuff. They build muscle, yes, but not necessarily in the proportions ideal to a bodybuilder.

When you train for looks you need to add auxiliary exercises to work what the basics don't. This means more volume and less intensity, which isn't the most productive way to gain strength.

Get the picture?

Logan Muxlow · 02-12-2006, 03:18 PM

I was just looking at some Power Lifters's physique and it's not that bad and they are insanley strong. I think I might stray over to a PL workout plan but what would a 4 day split routine be?

[Tor] · 02-12-2006, 09:45 PM

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