Wrestler VS Bodybuilder massive size difference.

[AshiharaFan]

Every type of strength is functional, its all a matter of functional to what?

Squat bench and deadlift are generally functional for life and highly functional to Powerlifting.

Fair enough. I think we need to re-assess what we mean when we say functional and present examples of what we mean so as to have clarity whenever these kinds of discussions come about.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

7 pages and no one has posted the Pedro Sauer vs Mr Utah video yet?



EDIT: better video:

 

[boingyman]

So you're telling me a wrestler beat a bodybuilder in wrestling?
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[mmacasualviewer]

Schaub: "You think Oleynik gives a shit about Rumble Jonson's power".

Schaub: "You think IFBB pro Jay Cutler gives a shit about your wrestling"

 

[Dirty Holt]

The smaller wrestler tested positive for steroids TWICE.

 

[fractal]

What's the one thing you don't need to be a bodybuilder...a brain cell.

 

[Kabzie]

Jay Cutler is the only one who could pull off all that muscle and still attract women.

racist

 

[JustBleed69]

Agreed. I (almost) only do compound exercises but it helped me doing whatever movement that requires strength.

Apparently a lot of people in this thread link flexibility and technique to functional strength.. in some cases they might have a point, but imo that term is indeed up for debate depending on what is "functional" and what the function is.

What really needs to happen is a greater use of the word transfer or carry-over and use less of the word functional.

Like, which exercises would better transfer to Strength in MMA or Grappling?

I should also point out, generally speaking compound movements would have the most carry-over to MMA or Grappling Strength.

 

[EvilRyu]

bodybuilders have a lot in common with obese people, the way they walk the way they get out of breath by just talking eccc it's not healthy

 

[The Schmoop]

It's misleading. Jay Cutler would destroy the HW division.

Hahahahaha

 

[Hard To Tell]

 

[Grijswaarde]

What really needs to happen is a greater use of the word transfer or carry-over and use less of the word functional.

Like, which exercises would better transfer to Strength in MMA or Grappling?

I should also point out, generally speaking compound movements would have the most carry-over to MMA or Grappling Strength.

Agreed. And also important to mention to what it should transfer like you did.

Also, as a former (weak, as in not strong at that time) grappler i can confirm that a very strong beginner who just holds you really tight is a tough cookie even for a seasoned grappler.

 

[Deleted member 466273]

bodybuilders have no functional strength. it's not a mystery

It's not that they don't have it, it's that they don't use it..Explain the principles behind it to them and the will be very capable wrestlers.

 

[Bearknuckle]

Any bodybuilder with 6 months of traning mma would just destroy most mma heavyweights. Too strong

 

[Deleted member 466273]

Imo functional strenght = teach a bodybuilder how to do a takedown and that bodybuilder will take down 99% of all people within a month.

Obviously people who have been training wrestling for years and years are the 1% here.

Functional strength=using your entire body for a given task - pull ups/chin ups, wrestling, arm wrestling (done correctly). Isolated strength=machines, bench press, dumbells, things that isolate and in fact our counter to functional strength since using your entire body for those things can result in overload (back problems as one example.)

 

[Deleted member 466273]

Kicking, boxing, Karate=functional strength.

BJJ=functional strength

 

[Number 8]

It's misleading. Jay Cutler would destroy the HW division.

In bench press, maybe.

 

[DespicablePeep]

That shit looked staged, the bodybuilder rolled to easy and offered no resistance while fresh.

 

[jeff7b9]

5’7 150 pound Magnus Carlsen would wipe the floor with both of them at the same time.

Spoiler

In chess

 

[Deleted member 466273]

That shit looked staged, the bodybuilder rolled to easy and offered no resistance while fresh.

The mistake these all guys do is engage in their opponents game instead of just tossing them around