On this issue, I think we should first clarify a concept, that is, in fact, muscle functions can be divided into two types, or strength can be divided into two types, endurance and explosiveness. The power referred to by the subject should be explosive power in a broad sense, such as being able to lift heavy objects at once, or being able to produce greater power with one punch. Let's explain it separately.

First, endurance.

Generally speaking, when we say muscle gain, we mean to increase the size of muscles. Because for most people, it may not need much explosive power, just a good appearance. Of course, this is also the fitness needs of most people now, which is understandable.

There is also endurance training, that is, those anaerobic exercises that most people do in the gym, such as bench press, hard pull, squat and various instruments. But in fact, if you look closely at this kind of training, you will find a similarity, that is, it is generally weight-bearing multi-group training. Friends who know about fitness also know that these two points are the core of bodybuilding.

In fact, this is in line with the principle of muscle growth. By stimulating muscles through weight-bearing training, muscle fibers are damaged, and then the body grows stronger muscle fibers for self-protection, or tends to adapt to greater muscle movement. This is how to improve people's endurance. People with stronger muscles can naturally carry loads more times or longer, but that doesn't mean they are more explosive.

Second, explosive power.

Explosive power People seldom exercise, but for some athletes or sports enthusiasts, it may be mainly to exercise explosive power, such as boxers or sprinters. Because their sports need them to produce stronger effects (speed or strength) in a short time, they may not need to maintain strong strength for a long time (of course boxing may need it, so boxers will exercise endurance).

The exercise method of explosive power is actually very simple, that is, constantly breaking through the limits of your body and making your body change back to make adaptive adjustments, that is, becoming more explosive. For example, sprinters, their training method is generally to accelerate sprints at short intervals, and each sprint is to go all out. Of course, only in this way can they enhance their explosive power and constantly improve their level.

So we can see that although boxers are strong (of course, there are also fighting and endurance factors), they are much worse than bodybuilders, but there is no doubt that boxers are definitely more explosive than bodybuilders. In fact, they are not really powerful. Who is really powerful? It's just that everyone's needs are different.