Five aspects governing strength

[No insect]

Is it right to say that there are five parameters determining your strength?
1. Your muscle mass
2. Your nervous system’s ability to activate muscle fibers
3. The composition of fast and slow twitch fibers
4. Your ability to push hard
5. Technique in the specific lift

Of these, number 1 is the most trainable. 4 and 5 require practice.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Elaborate on #4.

[No insect]

Regarding #4, I'm thinking of mental properties. How willing and able are you to dig deep when it gets really heavy? To not quit on the last rep of a really heavy set, or to keep pulling on the bar when it feels like it's glued to the floor.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Pretty solid list.

[MAD9692]

Is it right to say that there are five parameters determining your strength?
1. Your muscle mass
2. Your nervous system’s ability to activate muscle fibers
3. The composition of fast and slow twitch fibers
4. Your ability to push hard
5. Technique in the specific lift

Of these, number 1 is the most trainable. 4 and 5 require practice.

#6. The ability to consistently eat a high protein / high calorie diet.

Nothing moves without the food.

[SouthernLifter]

I don't know how "scientific" it is to make such a list, and it is likely that we are lacking adequate medicinal epistemology and hard knowledge about physiology, etc. But I would add to that list a common denominator for every man of the elite of strength: A genetically gifted bone structure. And secondly: A good reception by his endocrine system of the industrial quantities of steroids with which it is attacked.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Have you not gotten stronger without industrial steroids?

[MAD9692]

But I would add to that list a common denominator for every man of the elite of strength. A genetically gifted bone structure. And secondly: A good reception by his endocrine system of the industrial quantities of steroids with which it is attacked.

Yea, but, elite level strength cannot obtain be obtained without the 6 parameters listed by the OP. You cant just have good genetics and juice.

[SouthernLifter]

I was thinking about the elite of the elite. I mean WSM, powerlifters with +1000 lb squats and that all shit.

[MAD9692]

I was thinking about the elite of the elite. I mean WSM, powerlifters with +1000 lb squats and that all shit.

I agree and understood your post. What I am saying the elite can't become elite without the 6 parameter's and then the 2 additional attributes you noted.