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Originally Posted by Abaddon
'Strength' training will always revolve around exercises which provide functional strength.
Bodybuilding training will focus on building mass in each and every area of your body.
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Originally Posted by Off Road
For a beginner, there is no difference.
Spend a couple of years being progressive on a good beginner routine that focusses on a handful of basic compound lifts. After you've made some progress it will be clear if you were meant to be a bodybuilder, powerlifter, or just a general physical enthusiast. You can then tailor your training to your specific goals.
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Originally Posted by BendtheBar
You beat to to it.  |
All true. Add: Bodybuilders build for symmetry also.
Bodybuilders need a good base so in there begining years they lift like a Power Lifter to get the base before advancing and tweeking there symmetry.