POWERLIFTERS need to train more like BODYBUILDERS | Training Log & QnA

[@mattvena226]

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[@joecowan3719]

What are the odds we see Matt doing a cable movement to failure in this one?

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

That could be good for accessories though.

[@joecowan3719]

@andrewtanczyk4009 Yes, Matt always says he likes his clients to take their accessories to or close to failure.

[@mattvena226]

Maybe next week

[@johnmahaffey4244]

What are some positives and negatives to squatting and deadlifting on the same day

[@demoncore5342]

You squat and deadlift the same day. That can be both positive and negative.

[@joel5956]

Positive: You're squatting and deadlifting. Negative: You're not benching.

[@kozmo7]

Love these Matt

[@ezramelchor8421]

Watching Matt do hypertrophy accessories is like watching a penguin fly.

[@hx4422]

should i still keep all my benches paused even if i don’t ever plan on competing? can strictly doing tng as my standard bench hurt progress somehow?

[@hx4422]

just gonna preface by saying i’m only 1 year into this thing. tng also got me 108% of my 1rm, and seeing bigger numbers is cool

[@NicksFitnessYT]

Matt da 🐐no 🧢

[@Waruto]

Creatine worked very well for me. Probably because my diet does not have a lot of creatine to begin with. But unfortunately my doctor told me to stay away from it for awhile because of my gout. I'm going to talk to the doctor about starting up creatine again because I miss the strength and size gain from it.

[@dawgcat3087]

how much did you gain when you used smolov?

[@PullUpOrShutUp]

Yo Matt, recently I did a mock meet and hit a 375lbs squat and 395lbs deadlift at a bodyweight of 160lbs. Every time I max, my squat only approaching my deadlift. This doesn’t make much sense to me as when I started lifting, my squat was a mere 95lbs while my deadlift was already around 185ish lbs. Additionally I have long legs proportionately to my height and my femur is 4 inches longer than my tibia. Since I started lifting, I’ve gained a total of 25lbs of bodyweight, which I believe is the main reason why my squat improved so much. I have an issue pulling past my knees on deadlift and would like to know a way I can fix it.

[@joshlaitinen3562]

try romanian deadlifts to train the hinge movement (top of deadlift movement)

[@Dave_Gunderson]

Is Matt going to go head to head with Bryce at nats?! This feels like my two parents fighting

[@arkelstorpikea1180]

Could Seal Row be a good candidate for the fourth movement of powerlifting, trying to round up upper body work ? It would keep the barbell aesthetic, but it might be too subject to controversies with variations in arms length...

[@demoncore5342]

No.

[@klainvaee]

matt, why is a belt considered raw in powerlifting?

[@bwizard1062]

Any advice for bicep and forearm pain after heavy bench press? It seems some sort of tendonitis...

[@MillennialPwrSS]

Sound advice

[@shroomiiik2312]

what should i do if an rpe 8 bench set (3-5 reps) feels like rpe 5, but rpe 9 feels like rpe 9?

[@hamudi4841]

matts voice is dopamine in my brain

[@ulfang]

35 sets of bench per week Matt?

[@antoonkraicheh97]

Very normal for powerlifting

[@agnikjanachannel]

Are you natural or enhanced ? Just asking out of curiosity.

[@FilipGustawWojcik]

He competes tested

[@StrengthShowcase]

Enhanced by the plug.

[@agnikjanachannel]

@FilipGustawWojcik But is it possible to lift that much weight without the help of PEDs ?

[@FilipGustawWojcik]

@@agnikjanachannel I have no idea and doubt anyone really has answer to that

[@Tacticool-_-]

Powerbuilding for the win💪🏻

[@antiwufei553]

"Powerbuilding" is gimmicky bullshit. Worst of both worlds, and most of its proponents are still powerlifting centric. They still call anything other than SBD "accessories" which of itself is antithetical to bodybuilding principles that hold that no particular lift is subordinate or elevated above another. Most don't compete at all, but the ones that do mostly strictly keep themselves to powerlifting. The goals don't even overlap too much. Muscle mass is of course important for powerlifting, but only in specific regions and could leave other regions understimulated or not stimulated at all. Bodybuilding is about building muscle throughout the entire body and doesn't require particular movements to achieve those goals.

[@demoncore5342]

@@antiwufei553 In other words, powerbuilding is what everyone used to do before Joe and Arnold ruined strength sports.

[@cheeks7050]

@@antiwufei553 Only betas pull sumo 📿

[@antiwufei553]

​@demoncore5342 Powerlifting wasn't a thing until the 1960s. Nobody could have done anything remotely resembling "powerbuilding" before then. That's an anachronistic take at best. Also, what are you talking about "ruining"? No-one can "ruin" how you train but yourself. Arnold and Joe Weider aren't talked about in strength sports and no strength athlete applies their principles. Also, there is no overlap between the modalities, but there is great interference. To succeed at one, you have to take away from the other. If you want to develop your biceps as a powerlifter, you take away from extra bench volume to improve your bench amongst other examples.

[@demoncore5342]

@@antiwufei553 Man everyone was getting big and strong. Not one or another, to drive the point home Olympia trophy is a statuette of E. Sandau, a cyrcus strongman!

[@taylormichellerheanne]

week ended early so he could go see pookie

[@mattvena226]

1st

[@christopherseat9871]

100👍

[@demoncore5342]

Not as if bodybuilders try to progress anything, quite the opposite.

[@antiwufei553]

Progressive overload as we know it was developed by bodybuilders actually 🤓🤓

[@demoncore5342]

@@antiwufei553 Lol what? Pretty sure we knew training makes one stronger since before bronze age!