Would you say having shorter limbs give an advantage in regards to strength than a taller person? Shorter range of motion,better leverage and all that crap?
I think first that you need to consider anything 5'11" and over as tall. In the NPC 6'2"+ bbers are out there but rare. In two weeks I have been to two shows and there were none over that ht. JMO.
Anyway, a shorter guy 5'5" or so has an advantage at the begining of his career. He fills out fast and it doesn't take as long as a taller dude to get a nice full set of arms and wheels. However, all things being equal except height of course, once the taller guy fills out (considerable time required) he will dwarf the shorter competitor. They may be both equal or possibly the short guy is built better, but when side by side, the natural spread of a taller guys lats can hide a shorter competitor. Think Flex Lewis vs. Ronnie Coleman. This is often why at your smaller local shows your middle wts and lt. heavies win the overalls, but as you move up the food chain closer and closer to the IFBB the bigger dudes start to hold their own. Then once in the pros, the short guys have a serious disadvantage.
Hawk
Would you say having shorter limbs give an advantage in regards to strength than a taller person? Shorter range of motion,better leverage and all that crap?
I think that would only hold true in powerlifting. I think that in bodybuilding, if you have longer limbs you may not bench as heavy, but you'll have greater time under tension given proper range of motion and therefore greater development of the pec. Just one example though. My .02
Would you say having shorter limbs give an advantage in regards to strength than a taller person? Shorter range of motion,better leverage and all that crap?
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