Differences in Powerlifting and Weightlifting Training | JTSstrength.com

Summary by Krater

Powerlifting coach Chad Wesley Smith and weightlifting coach Max Aita compare and contrast powerlifting and weightlifting training across four categories: technique, speed of movement, absolute intensity, and time under tension, concluding that increasing squat strength does not directly correlate to improved performance in weightlifting.

From the video

Answers: What are the differences between powerlifting and weightlifting training?

• Powerlifting vs weightlifting training
• Technical demand and SRA curves
• Speed of movement and force production
• Absolute intensity and neural load
• Time under tension and eccentric loading

Exercises

• squat · barbell
• bench press · barbell
• deadlift · barbell
• snatch · barbell
• clean and jerk · barbell
• shot put
• front squat · barbell

What it concludes

• Powerlifting is less technically demanding than weightlifting, allowing for lower training frequency.
• Increasing squat strength does not directly correlate to improved performance in weightlifting movements in the majority of cases.
• Powerlifting puts a much greater absolute intensity and neural load on the body than weightlifting due to heavier weights used.
• Powerlifts are eccentrically and concentrically loaded with longer eccentric phases, creating more muscular damage than weightlifting movements.