Quote: (12-17-2016 01:55 PM)SegaSaturn1994 Wrote:
Quote: (12-17-2016 12:07 PM)RexImperator Wrote:
CrossFit has used "Strong is the new skinny" for a few years now. Most CrossFit girls don't go that heavy but usually a few get really into it and get Xenia Onatopp thighs.
At powerlifting gyms I've seen tiny girls squat in the mid 300's.
A lot of powerlifting is not really about strength and power. It's about using leverage to get the weight up and reducing the range of motion as much as possible. When you do a max squat, the target muscles are not engaged properly as they should but rather it morphs into an ugly morning exercise where the supportive structures of the body take on the brunt of the load, greatly compromising spinal integrity and leading to people who walk like the elderly in their 30's.
Bodybuilding is more about true strength than powerlifting is.
^ while there is some truth to that, saying powerlifting isn't really about strength or power is a gross exaggeration. In powerlifitng, you are definitely using your legs when you squat, you're definitely using your chest when you bench, and you'r definitely using your back when you deadlift. The big difference is that powerlifters treat the "big 3" as full body movements, not just compound lifts that target a couple muscle groups. Saying a dude who can squat 1000+ lbs. raw isn't stong is absurd no matter how you slice it. Body building is not a strength based sport - its a physique/aesthetic based sport. Powerlifting is strictly about strength and power.
You can be a true master at leverages and technique with your lift, but if you aren't very strong, you're not going to be lifting the same weight as the pros.
That said, I've never seen "tiny" girls lift a lot of weight personally. The only girls in my powerlifting gym who put up decent weight are thick as fuck. The strongest girl in my gym I don't think is even as strong as I am, and I'm not very strong at all by power lifting standards. My total is sub 1000 lbs.