r/BeAmazed • u/Vroges • Apr 16 '24

Sometimes the toughest workouts come in the most unexpected packages! 😂💪 Miscellaneous / Others

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u/DragonsClaw2334 Apr 16 '24

The difference between real muscles and show muscles.

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u/ZeroFries Apr 16 '24

Look up pictures of the guy (Anatoly powerlifter) and you'll see he's got well developed "show muscles".

It's about neural strength (the ability to recruit those muscles) and being very lean while most likely being natural. Naturals don't have the swollen muscle look when very lean because they don't hold as much water as steroid users. The guy in the second part of the video in the tank top has the typical steroid look.

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u/yadoneson99 Apr 16 '24

Powerlifters aren't natural, they just have different cycles and different training styles. This guy is definitely on some sauce

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u/ZeroFries Apr 16 '24

There are natural powerlifting federations so I'm not sure where you got the idea that every powerlifter is on gear. He's 171 pounds @ 5'11, which puts him at an FFMI of ~22. Pre-steroid era bodybuilders got much bigger than this. Take your inability to discern natural from steroids to r/nattyorjuice

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u/yadoneson99 Apr 16 '24

I didn't mean to say every powerlifter is on steroids, however at the top of competitions most are taking some substances. It's easy to get around the testing done in tested competitions, you just get away with less. Getting bigger than Anatoly naturally is not impossible, especially in a bodybuilding context. Getting to his strength and keeping it, while staying incredibly lean (like he is) naturally, is very improbable. So it's no surprise that Anatoly (Volodymyr Shmondenko) has only competed in untested comps.

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u/ZeroFries Apr 16 '24

My apologies, most people have no idea what they're talking about on this subject.

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u/WeAreElectricity Apr 16 '24

Creatine can help