I thought that some non math-oriented individuals (like myself) may be confused by this statement by Siff:
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Originally Posted by MS
If you add 10kg to your bodymass and your total
increases by only 5kg in a higher bodymass division, then your relative strength has decreased and that added hypertrophy is wasted on you.
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What he is talking about is strength-to-weight ratio. There is also power-to weight ratio but he mentions a 1RM so we'll stick to a simple strength formula. You strength-to-weight ratio is simply your 1RM (for a given movement) divided by your body mass.
So, if you weigh 200 pounds and you have a 1RM of 220 lbs (good for you) then your relative strength is 1.1. THEN, if you increase your body weight by 15 pounds but your 1RM increases by 5 lbs...your relative strength goes down to 1. Doesn't seem that bad but if that represents a TREND, then you can see that all that a bunch of that body weight ain't doing nothin for you in terms of strength.