If you're a power lifter, chances are you're following some sort of strength training program. A typical strength training program such as Wendler 531, Westside Barbell, or Stronglifts to name a few, have you hitting basic pushing, puling, and squatting movements with heavy weight and low reps every week. For the most part, you'll also be doing assistance work which resembles bodybuilder style isolation exercises for higher reps. These assistance exercises are beneficial to power lifters because they help in gaining strength. Essentially it's a combination of myofibrillar hypertrophy and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Power lifting, bodybuilding, or both?
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If you're a power lifter, chances are you're following some sort of strength training program. A typical strength training program such as Wendler 531, Westside Barbell, or Stronglifts to name a few, have you hitting basic pushing, puling, and squatting movements with heavy weight and low reps every week. For the most part, you'll also be doing assistance work which resembles bodybuilder style isolation exercises for higher reps. These assistance exercises are beneficial to power lifters because they help in gaining strength. Essentially it's a combination of myofibrillar hypertrophy and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
If you're a power lifter, chances are you're following some sort of strength training program. A typical strength training program such as Wendler 531, Westside Barbell, or Stronglifts to name a few, have you hitting basic pushing, puling, and squatting movements with heavy weight and low reps every week. For the most part, you'll also be doing assistance work which resembles bodybuilder style isolation exercises for higher reps. These assistance exercises are beneficial to power lifters because they help in gaining strength. Essentially it's a combination of myofibrillar hypertrophy and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
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