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Look at this guy. LOOK AT HIM.

 

His name is Russel Orhii and he is the definition of a PowerBuilder.

 

This term is not commonly used but is used to describe someone who is a hybrid between a powerlifter and a bodybuilder, and Russel is the perfect combination of the two – this beast can squat 265kg (585lbs) and bench 140kg (315lbs) for reps… and he looks amazing.

 

For those who do not know, Russel Orhii is an up and coming Fitness Youtuber who is rising rapidly in popularity. He is an extremely genuine guy who has an inspirational and motivational outlook on life; basically, you need to subscribe and follow him here.

 

Why you should become a PowerBuilder

 

Well, this answer is pretty simple… why the hell not?

 

For some reason the fitness industry tends to portray that you can either be strong or big, but not both. It appears that people tend to forget that size and strength are correlated. The whole natural concept behind being bigger is to be stronger… muscles are not just there to make us look good, they are meant to make us be able to lift heavy shit and grapple lions with bare hands.

 

Unless I am heavily mistaken about the whole reason why muscles exist, we can safely assume that you can both become huge and strong at the same time, and who does not want that?

 

Admittedly, PowerBuilding may not be optimal for people who want to purely train for strength, as there may not be any need to become bigger, however, there is a much higher recognition between the cross-over effect of the two, and it may be beneficial to incorporate more hypertrophy-styled training – just check out this 4200 word article from Greg Nuckols on why you should.

 

From a bodybuilding perspective, incorporating strength training is key to making you bigger too. Just look at Bradley Martyn, another PowerBuilder who is strong as hell and is a beautiful human being aesthetic-wise; as Kinobody stresses, size is a byproduct of strength, and it may be essential in order to build the muscle you desire to look like a Greek God.

 

How do I become a PowerBuilder

 

Essentially, becoming a PowerBuilder is pretty simple – instead of being a powerlifter and doing mainly low reps, or a bodybuilder doing fairly higher reps, mix it up. Powerlifters tend to place less focus on accessory muscles like arms and shoulders, however as these are muscles that make us look good we want to focus on them just as much.

 

Also, we are going to want to incorporate a mixture of rep ranges; lower reps and higher weight tend to be more beneficial for strength gains, whilst higher rep work is more associated with metabolic stress which gives you the ‘pump’. I would like to stress that both contribute to both strength and size, so it is important to have a mixture of both if you want to maximize results.

 

Here is a sample routine structure:

 

• 1 Primary Movements: 3 sets x 1-5 reps
• 1 Compound Movement: 3 sets x 5-10 reps
• 4 Secondary Movement: 3 sets x 8 -12 reps

 

Primary/Compound movements could be: bench press, squat, deadlifts, overhead shoulder press, dumbell shoulder press, dumbell bench, weighted pullups, weighted dips, incline bench etc.

 

Typically secondary movements are: cable flys, shoulder lateral raises, cable pulldowns, tricep pulldowns, bicep curls, calf raises etc.

 

In a lot of instances, some exercises can be used as both primary and secondary movements. For example, incline dumbell bench press can effectively be used as a secondary movement – it is more about the rep range that you use. That being said, the primary movments has to be a compound.

 

If you want a full 4 month PowerBuilder-based program check out my UNIGAINS program here

 

Check out Russel Orhii’s video here to exactly what he does for PowerBuilding.

 

So yeah, if you want to become as strong as possible and look as good as possible then follow Russil Orhii’s footsteps and join the PowerBuilding crew!

 

-Mike