http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:04:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people/comment-page-1#comment-1652 BigCount… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:23:09 +0000 http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people#comment-1652 yea small people have smaller arms...i know i am smaller yea small people have smaller arms…i know i am smaller

]]> http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people/comment-page-1#comment-1651 BigCount… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:23:27 +0000 http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people#comment-1651 no, that is ablsolute HOGWASH! no, that is ablsolute HOGWASH!

]]> http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people/comment-page-1#comment-1650 Australi Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:11:57 +0000 http://healthacceleration.com/is-it-true-tall-people-cant-do-weight-lifting-as-well-as-small-people#comment-1650 Your friend is correct, and that is a basic accepted premise for anyone truly experienced in the bodybuilding genre. Taller people generally are not as successful in bodybuilding and powerlifting. That is an undeniable statistical fact if one analyzes contest records. If anyone has ever been around, or researched world class bodybuilders and powerlifters, they tend to range from the 5ft 5" to 5ft 8" height ranges - shorter than average. The few tall professional bodybuilders are often quoted as complaining about how their height hinders them. The increased range of motion that taller people have to use is one theory, as well as increased muscle belly length of taller individuals. If one just thinks of the classic powerlifting moves - say a deadlift for example.... I am 5ft 4", so therefore have to move the bar approximately 2 feet. My brother is 6ft 4" - so must move the bar approximately 3 feet. What is easier - moving a heavy object 2 feet or 3 feet? Good luck with your training. Your friend is correct, and that is a basic accepted premise for anyone truly experienced in the bodybuilding genre.
Taller people generally are not as successful in bodybuilding and powerlifting. That is an undeniable statistical fact if one analyzes contest records.
If anyone has ever been around, or researched world class bodybuilders and powerlifters, they tend to range from the 5ft 5″ to 5ft 8″ height ranges – shorter than average. The few tall professional bodybuilders are often quoted as complaining about how their height hinders them.
The increased range of motion that taller people have to use is one theory, as well as increased muscle belly length of taller individuals.
If one just thinks of the classic powerlifting moves – say a deadlift for example….
I am 5ft 4″, so therefore have to move the bar approximately 2 feet. My brother is 6ft 4″ – so must move the bar approximately 3 feet.
What is easier – moving a heavy object 2 feet or 3 feet?
Good luck with your training.

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