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lol @ spoons and ajm oh-so-clever comments . I thing cos u obviously have NO interest in powerlifting/bodybuilding, u miscontrue peoples motivations for participation.
Of course that is from those you know or like to talk about themselves.
It wasn't a criticism at those that do, merely an observation of those that don't.
After all said and done, I know you'd fit in my pocket, did you know that?
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Care to elaborate on twitch muscle ratios. Never come across this before
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Broadly speaking you can divide muscle into two groups. Slow and fast twitch (with in actual fact many, many fibres inbetween).
You Si, it seems, have an large number of fast twitch muscle fibres. This is genetic and there is no evidence to suggest you can increase the number of fibres you are born with.
Fast twitch fibres involve explosive strength for short amounts of time. They aren't efficient at 'burning' fuel for energy however so tire quite quickly. From what I understand they use no or very very little Oxygen. Thats why if you begin to feel a burn whilst excercing you are starting to recruit more slow twitch fibres which do use Oxygen. A scoob maybe quick but it ain't as fuel efficient as say a Honda Jazz.
Slow twitch fibres involve endurance. If you say stand up for an hour, slow twitch fibres are responsible for maintaining good posture. They are very efficient at 'burning' fuel for energy, and do not tire quickly.
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spoon, i like banter too ! u just come across as sum1 who was just taking the p1ss out of Si for posting a thread about something he is passionate about. Maybe I am over-sensitive lol ?
Fit in your pocket , don't geddit m8 ????
Fit in your pocket , don't geddit m8 ????
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ronnie is 5'11 and would give any strongman a run for their money. he deadlifts 800+lbs FOR REPS (ive witnessed this btw) and he barbell rows for reps more than what many bb'ers (and some pl'ers/strongmen) squat. hardly a midget at 5'11, but yeah most bb'ers are under 6'. with a few notible exceptions - arnie (6'1) and lou ferrigno (6'5) spring to mind.
800lbs is alot for a BB but Ellwood pulled more. Over 900lbs and he's still coming to terms with adapting to the sport. Power is half the battle. You fail to realise its technique. Most people could do powerlifting perhaps. But strongman's a totally different kettle of fish.
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Diablo / Telboy,
Thanks - understood.. I was kidding about the levers, but the point I was trying to make is that more work is done by moving the same weight further. If you assumed that the rate of work is approximately the same, then peak power is greater.
The inverse is that smaller people need less power to lift the same weight above their heads.. does this make them stronger?.
just curious about how this works with stength athletes, as rate of work (and therefore power expenditure) is a more important factor in many 'events' than in lifting the heaviest possible weight once.
Cheers,
Alex
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Thanks - understood.. I was kidding about the levers, but the point I was trying to make is that more work is done by moving the same weight further. If you assumed that the rate of work is approximately the same, then peak power is greater.
The inverse is that smaller people need less power to lift the same weight above their heads.. does this make them stronger?.
just curious about how this works with stength athletes, as rate of work (and therefore power expenditure) is a more important factor in many 'events' than in lifting the heaviest possible weight once.
Cheers,
Alex
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