Do any of you guys (body builders) do any sprinting? I find that guys who add a sprint routine once a week or so get more clearly defined muscles. I reckon its because of the great forces that go through the body, and the natural motion that sprinting is. Have you ever seen pics of Dwain Chambers or Shawn Crawford? These guys are huge, and what they mostly do is sprint (with weights as an addition to help with the strength and explosiveness). And they no doubt add a few cycles in too. What are your thoughts as body builders?
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Golden_Muscle
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nephrom said:
I do sprints, jogging, swimming, jumping on the spot (as high as possible, and looks funny but oh well),and brisk walking sometimes when energy is lower. Oh and gaining muscle mass does not make you slower. Thats a myth. I have always been a fast bastard, and im faster now than when I was smaller in high school.
Thats one of those things that smaller guys say to muscular guys because they are trying to make themselves feel better.
If your naturally good at something, like running, or jumping, extra muscle will help you as long as you dont gain 30lbs of fat.
Golden_Muscle
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I will always be a fast bastard no matter how muscular and strong I get.
That will most likely make me faster by a tad, because I train with weights along with cardio training, so both will progress evenly.
That will most likely make me faster by a tad, because I train with weights along with cardio training, so both will progress evenly.
bas4lizzife
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well, to a degree extra mass, be it muscle or fat will be counterproductive. If more muscle meant more speed than the top sprinters (who we all know juice) would be much much bigger. Crawford, as mentioned above, has a great physique. Guy looks good, but his stats arent that eye-popping. Dude's 5-11, 165 I believe, but is totally shredded. Back to the muscle-speed connection for a second. It all comes down to mass and force generated. If you can generate the same power at 200 as at 220, dont you think you'll be faster at 200? For elite sprinters, I'm sure they've found that as the body weight increases you get a point of diminishing returns and the increased explosion doesn't quite offset the extra weight you're carrying.
Golden_Muscle
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bas4lizzife said:
For guys that are not top sprinters, it wonk make a difference. The mass that I have gained has not slowed my sprinting down, or my long distance running.
bas4lizzife
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no, for somebody who doesnt compete in a sprint event the difference may not be apparent. You are kind of vague though. Are you saying that you feel no different when sprinting and don't find the mass to be a hinderance, or that you can cover 40 yards or 100 meters just as fast as you used to? At 225 I feel like I can move just as well as when I was competing in track collegiately at 180, but I really doubt that's the case. It's all relative.
Golden_Muscle
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bas4lizzife said:
It did not slow me down a bit at sprinting, and my cardio is better than in high school.
It depends on the person mostly. I have always been a really fast runner, and always wiil be, even if I gain another 20-30lbs of muscle. Maybe 30lbs of muscle will take a tad of your sprint time, but if your a naturally a fast runner, who is going to notice? You will still be faster than everyone else, only now your also 5 times stronger.
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