In most people's impression, martial arts masters are generally not very burly, but they are relatively well-proportioned, but their explosive power is extremely amazing. In Tai Chi, there is even a saying that it is not impossible, but more difficult.
Fitness gives people the impression of muscular appearance, and the powerful force that matches it gives people a more harmonious feeling. Whoever is older has greater strength, which is more in line with people's common sense, but it is certainly not easy to become a strong bodybuilder.
So what is the difference between the thin body of a martial artist and the strong body of a bodybuilder? First of all, whether it is superb martial arts or amazing muscle circumference, they have made great efforts, so they deserve our admiration, not wanton slander.
The difference between martial arts practitioners and bodybuilders in appearance lies in the different training methods. Martial arts practitioners are more like unarmed bodybuilders, whose training focuses on their own weight, while bodybuilders complete strength training by means of equipment to strengthen themselves.
We all know that there are two main types of muscle fibers, one is red muscle, which pays more attention to long-term work, that is, it has an advantage in endurance, and the other is white muscle, which pays more attention to rapid contraction in a short time, that is, it is one of the main sources of explosive power.
Wushu, that is, unarmed fitness, mainly develops white muscles, which do not need a lot of volume, because its main function is extremely fast reaction speed, which can be quickly contracted when needed to provide relatively concentrated strength, so the muscle circumference is not large.
Strength training for bodybuilders needs to focus on stimulating muscles in a certain part in one training, so besides strengthening white muscles, red muscles are more important. After many times of excessive recovery, muscle fibers become stronger and natural muscle circumference will rise.