Too often I see people get into wars about which one is superior and I still don't understand it!
The bodybuilders call the powerlifters fat idiots and scream girls don't care how much you lift.
The powerlifters shoot right back and say the bodybuilders are wimps and they just aren't strong enough to be one of the guys.
Truth be told, you can't really separate the two. You can't really have one without the other. Bodybuilders have a thing to learn from the powerlifters, because strength carries over to hypertrophy very nicely once the transition is made back to more traditional bodybuilding work. Bodybuilders envy powerlifters thick traps, huge back, and hamstrings (and they should!).
Powerlifters need to learn some better dietary habits from the bodybuilders. Very few powerlifters I know eat really clean, and if they ate more for performance I think the benefits would be 100 fold.
If I had to choose one I would say that bodybuilders have more to learn from powerlifters. More back work, proper technique, and strength are all things many bodybuilders could use.
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Ryan
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