Which is Harder For YOU: gaining strength or adding size?

[Glycomann]

Adding size had always been harder for me, especially for my arms. I have always been ridiculously strong for my size. I credit farm work when I was younger fort the good strength base

Strength for me too. Could be from manual labor for me too.

 

[ketsugo]

I would be very interested in a thread about what science-based routines have been successful for you.

LMAO...."science base routines", Bro you are a character ,

 

[MatthewC]

Strength always came easy; less reps! I've always been heavy, but never bulky. Since I just started changing the diet and routine to more of bodybuilding regiment; my strength gains are minimal (not plateau) but size and definition are really starting to pick up weekly....I always wondered why I had the same or heavier lifts than bulking dudes.

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

For me strength is pretty easy, but adding muscle is the hard part.

Still trying to figure that bit out, might need some AAS lol.

 

[oldschool1967]

strength and size tend to live in the same house,that being said, I have times of the year, barring injury, where I am big and relatively strong. However, I have some difficulty building power.

 

[kid666]

I had strentgh long before i put on size.....now in my late 40,s i lift lighter trying to avoid an injury or any down time ...

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

I had strentgh long before i put on size.....now in my late 40,s i lift lighter trying to avoid an injury or any down time ...

Well if that's a recent pic of you in your avi you look great.

 

[kid666]

Well if that's a recent pic of you in your avi you look great.

Thanks bro...yeah im 46/47 in that pic....be 49 this August

 

[Jenner]

I thought hard about this because at first I was thinking it's way easier for me to gain strength but then after training last night and really looking at myself in the mirror, I can see I have added size. So for me, I'm going to say they pretty much come hand in hand

 

[chillz]

For me I'm going to have to say it's getting harder to get stronger. As soon as I got into my 30's I found it's much easier to gain weight. As soon as I start doing lower reps with heavier weights I feel the difference in age. Not saying my strength gains have stopped, it's just easier to gain weight.

 

[Turbolag]

I have a hard time gaining strength on my bench and over head press.

 

[Shamrockbear1]

I have to say for me is strength I look a lot bigger than I am stronger lol... Also Im old now but as a young buck I was stronger squatting sets of 375 as a senior in HS... than bigger so I believe it reverses as you get older my sorry butt has a hard time with 315 on the smith machine
I also found it amazing how skinny and fat guys can freaking deadlift like over 400lbs its freakish.