spoken like a true non powerlifter. aesthetics are not a requirement of powerlifting.
come to an actual powerlifting gym and you will though that we are not all fatties. sure the super heavy weights are, but they are super heavy weights for a reason. all other weight classes, especially the smaller ones you will see quite lean guys. extra body fat does help with leverages so being too lean does not help us much.
hell, even go to a powerlifting meet. the 308 and super heavy weights you will see some guys that look fat, but guess what, they are 308 and superheavy weights. they also probably put up more than most any of us. i have seen 1800+lbs totals from what some skinny 6 pack chasers would call fat. the same guys that struggle to total 1,000.
now many of you beauty pageant competitors are taking things to an extreme here. not every meal is fried foods. not every meal is a buffet. just like 15% is not fat. and your understanding of the mechanics of metabolism is all wrong. its 150+yr old outdated information proved wrong by science many times over.
and yes, i just fed the trolls some more.