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What is the difference between big, explosive strength for sports and strong?

• sergiotapia 7y ago
  Look up fast twitch vs slow twitch muscles.
  • rc_hadoken 7y ago
    My understanding is you can't "get" one or the other. You either have them or you dont. Keep in mind I last read on this in 2012.
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    • Grustaf 7y ago
      Everyone has both, though I'm not sure you can change the proportions.
      • masonic 7y ago
        Humans don't experience hyperplasia. You can't gain fibers.
• parliament32 7y ago
  The difference in end result? "Big" as in you'll look good, but not necessarily be strong (hypertrophy, bodybuilding). "Explosive" as in move weight fast, has many sports applications. "Strong" as in you'll end up looking like a bear but you can move ridiculous amounts of weight (albeit slowly).
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• radicalbyte 7y ago
  Big means that you're training for hypertrophy (muscle growth). You gain as much muscle mass as possible, but don't care where. This results in an imbalance, your big muscles get really big but the smaller ones don't. They become the limiting factor in strength. Also, your endurance then sucks. Explosive strength and strong is more subtle. You basically have two sorts of muscle fiber: one is for short explosive strength the other more endurance. Different training results in a different mix of these fibers (as does genetics!). It's a case of getting the right kind of fiber in the right muscles for your sporting goal. There are some fantastic youtube videos from people who are experts (for me it's a hobby), I can recommend Shredded Sports Science for the theory and Athlean-X for a mix of both theory and practice.