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Originally Posted by Iron
This is all true and I'll get to my rebutable of Eric's post later but I've based all my statements assuming that the goal IS hypertrophy. This is BodyBuilding dot net, isn't it?? ;)
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Your right Iron, as a bodybuilder your main goal should be hypertrophy. Unless of course your in contest prep ect.
Since I am not a bodybuilder, i tend to forget that this is first and foremost a bodybuilding website. There are those of us here that are not at all concerned with hypertrophy, and tend to place much more emphasis on strength. Personally, I find that if you are pushing heavy wieghts, you will get big. It may not be optimal, but having a strong base is going to go a long way on the road to hypertrophy.
Its funny this is coming up now, I've been very puzzled as of late when I go into the gym. there have to be 7-10 dudes who look jacked. they have relatively low bf, and are large and vascular. Now I dont normally give a shit what other people are doing in the gym, but i take notice incase I have to ask someone for a spot. And every single one of those guys pushes weak ass wieghts. I dont mean it as an insult, but what the hell is the point of looking like Heman, and being as strong as smurfet? Sure you look great, go get on stage, but when i ask you to hand me a 45lb plate, and you struggle ...
