I think it is amazing to see various ways in which people use weight training to gain size and strength. If you go to enough gyms, you will see all kinds of variations in training. In this article I want to demonstrate different approaches to training by comparing two very successful body builders including of Ed Corney (you see Arnold for part of a set too) and Tom Platz, with two very successful power lifters consisting of kirk Karowski and Ed Coan. You can see the difference when watching the youtube videos.
Body Building workouts
Ed Corney
Tom Platz
Powerlifting workouts
Kirk Kawoski
Ed Coan
Hopefully you notice the difference in the amount of effort that these lifters are putting into a set of squats. The bodybuilders are concerned about pushing themselves until they can’t do anymore reps, the powerlifters are much more focused on their lifting technique. They aren’t focused on doing as many reps as they can or pushing themselves as hard as they can to the end of a set; although they do push themselves to lift each rep forcefully with good form and a lot of weight. If strength is developed according to how hard you push yourself into a set, the bodybuilders should be stronger. But the power lifters are concerned about the beginning of a set when they are fresh, not the end of a set when they are tired. The powerlifters in these videos have both hit over 1,000 pounds in the squat at some point in their careers. So consider the difference in training if your main goal is to develop strength. Best of training to you.