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johnnya
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I'v got an interesting querstion to ask. Hopefully someone who's
good in the fields of biology will reply.
Most people often picture a person as big and bulky when they
say he's strong.
I always believed that size doesn't have to do anything with
strength (take a look at powerlifters), and I decided to conduct
a little experiment myself.
I started bench pressing a few months ago and I went from
lifting 70 kg to 120 kg. I didn't take any special supplements,
I didn't do any changes to my diet, nothing, I just started lifting
and adding weight little by little.
So, I almost doubled my chest strength and did NOT even add
a single kg to my weight. I was weighing 70kg and still am. My
muscles are exactly the same size
So my questions are:
How am I getting stronger when my muscles are not getting
bigger? What exactly is happening inside?
Do the muscles have limits? Will I stop increasing in strength
if I don't train to get bigger muscles. (training with supplements
etc..)
We always hear that the human body has limits, but I don't
think that's true. I increased my strength a lot in a few months,
and I think that I can increase it much more if I focus on it. But,
I'm no biologist, that's why I'm asking here. ;)
Looking forward for your answers.
Cheers.
good in the fields of biology will reply.
Most people often picture a person as big and bulky when they
say he's strong.
I always believed that size doesn't have to do anything with
strength (take a look at powerlifters), and I decided to conduct
a little experiment myself.
I started bench pressing a few months ago and I went from
lifting 70 kg to 120 kg. I didn't take any special supplements,
I didn't do any changes to my diet, nothing, I just started lifting
and adding weight little by little.
So, I almost doubled my chest strength and did NOT even add
a single kg to my weight. I was weighing 70kg and still am. My
muscles are exactly the same size
So my questions are:
How am I getting stronger when my muscles are not getting
bigger? What exactly is happening inside?
Do the muscles have limits? Will I stop increasing in strength
if I don't train to get bigger muscles. (training with supplements
etc..)
We always hear that the human body has limits, but I don't
think that's true. I increased my strength a lot in a few months,
and I think that I can increase it much more if I focus on it. But,
I'm no biologist, that's why I'm asking here. ;)
Looking forward for your answers.
Cheers.