Mar 23 (edited) in General
yapping about powerlifting and bodybuilding
so most people dont know much about powerlifting and assume its just bbing with more emphasis (idk if thats how you spell it) on compounds, mainly the big 3. here are the main differences i could find between bbing (bodybuilding) and pling (powerlifting) programs
volume:
pling has higher volume compared to bbing on average, and lot of that volume is focused on the big 3. bench for 3-5xweek, squat 2-3 times and dl 1-2 times. focusing on volume more than intensity in a variety of set rep ranges, usually singles (1 rep) doubles (2) triples (3) 4 reps, and 5 reps. but also ranging to as much as 12 reps sometimes. instead of going to failure and staying in a rep range usually anywhere from 5-12 reps for bbing, with pling you trust the spreadsheet and go for the exact amount of reps it tells you to. even if its 4 rir.
intensity:
bbing intensity is more consistent than pling intensity, where in bodybuilding you're gonna aim for 0-1 rir for all sets. with powerlifting sets can be anywhere from amrap to 6 rpe. sets in powerlifting are often followed by backdowns (dropsets with rest, that have lower rpe than your top set) to add extra volume without as much fatigue as a full set, some bbing splits do dropsets or half reps for extra volume/intensity but its not as common as backdowns in pl.
periodisation:
with bbing you can stay on the same exercises for as long as you like, and as long as youre training well and seeing progressive overload you'll see results. with pling you do different mesocycles for as often as each week to reduce fatigue and gradually increase frequency/have some weeks focused on specific aspects.
generally in powerlifting, the fatigue to stimulation ratio for muscle growth is a lot less than ideal as youre focusing on big compounds for little reps and high volume. but i was wondering, how compatible do guys you think bodybuilding and powerlifting are? and how good do you think the powerlifting approach is for building muscle?
i personally do bbing focused program, but with 3 sets of deadlift (almost no eccentric 馃挴) 3 sets of bb squats and 5 sets of bench (2 of those are 6 rpe). I'd personally remove those sets and replace them with machine exercises if i switched to a complete bbing program but i find strength gains pretty fun. would like to know how/if you incorporate any powerlifting elements in your bbing split or vice versa 馃棧馃棧
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yapping about powerlifting and bodybuilding
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