Moving Weight Vs Working Muscle

There Are Two Ways to Lift. Moving the Most Amount of Weight From Point a to Point B or to Feel the Muscles Working to Achieve a Certain Look.
 

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NO RIGHT OR WRONG

If you are involved in a performance-based sport such as rugby, MMA or powerlifting you will be more concerned about the weight you put on the bar to build strength and power. A typical set is executed with heavier poundages and more explosively.

If you are a bodybuilder or a physique competitor the weight is secondary to how you lift it. Your goal is to really feel the muscle working. A set is typically executed with moderate poundages and under control.

Which method is better?

There is not a right or wrong way to lift weight. Both approaches serve different purposes.

Athletes in performance based sports focus on training movements to move better to improve their performance while bodybuilders focus on training muscles to improve their cosmetic appearance for the stage. Powerlifters don’t care what muscles are involved (or not involved) as it is not the point of their sport. The difference is: One is concerned about building maximum strength to generate force rapidly and repeatedly while the other is concerned about the appearance of musculature and not specific power output or endurance capacity.

THE DIFFERENCE ACCORDING TO KAI GREENE: