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Strength against mass

jon-smith Posts: 7 Joined: 2005/01/31	2005/02/12, 08:53 AM Well recently my aim was to get bigger put on abit of muscle mass, but recently have been doing this program and im on a transition phase, then i start a 6 week strength program, but i think i wud rather be stronger for my size then bigger. What would everyone else prefer to look big or to lift big?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/02/12, 12:50 PM I think most of us would prefer mass, unless we were into powerlifting. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/02/12, 12:51 PM I'd prefer to have the mass. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
xxrajxx Posts: 423 Joined: 2004/08/12	2005/02/12, 06:32 PM mass can I have both :cool:
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2005/02/12, 06:42 PM mass, slthou i am going for both :angry:
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2005/02/12, 08:51 PM I'd prefer mass, but like most others I'm going for both as well. DX
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/02/12, 08:53 PM i'm already big lol......want some strength now. -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
	2005/02/13, 04:59 AM both?...but if not then strength...I like the surprise factor that comes with strength/power...
jon-smith Posts: 7 Joined: 2005/01/31	2005/02/13, 09:38 AM See i would like to be one of the persons where everyone would look at the gym or woteva see a stack of weights and think theres no chance he would that but then obvisouly it would be lifted. During the strength period what sets and reps will i be looking at and also with a good protein diet this would surely still put some extra muscle mass on?
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/02/13, 09:45 AM keep reps under 5......for major lifts...dls, squats, bench, militaries...........kep the secondaries around 6-10.........rows, tricep extensions,pul ups, back gypers...abbs etc. if yoru going for "strength" thats what your going for not mass, you may put on 2-3 lbs just cause your body not used to this training style........but you can be strong and not be big.......I mean menance is only about 200lbs...and he can dl 3 times his weight..........i'm 263 and can only do about 2 times my weight. So strength is not directly related to "mass" at all. another example.........saw a guy in mag dl 520 somthing......at 150lbs...... -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/02/13, 10:40 AM Also - look into Pavel Tsatsouline's Power to the People - he trains for strength and power without size, if that is your goal. -------------- Vision without action is a daydream, Action without vision is a nightmare. -- Japanese Proverb --
madamA Posts: 4 Joined: 2005/02/13	2005/02/13, 02:32 PM What? 150 doing 520? What's the exercise you're going by? Squat or bench? It can't be bench.
morpheus1 Posts: 67 Joined: 2005/01/06	2005/02/13, 05:32 PM Dead lifting 520 lbs.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/02/13, 09:40 PM same guy maxed close to 400 somthing on bench.......i believe -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/02/16, 09:48 AM I train for strength. But as bb1fit said, I am into powerlifting and wrestling. -------------- Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. steve