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marathon running is completely different, since after about 2 hours, all glycogen stores are depleted so the body physically has to rely on burning muscle/fat and getting some sugar input. or at least that's what i've heard.
Grayland;3191825 said:Exactly, the first thing anyone does when trying to lose weight is run. They think "gotta burn calories" and jump on the treadmill. If you are serious about gaining muscle mass, consider sprints. Not only is it great lower body exercise, it raises metabolism in a short amount of time without significant CNS fatigue. Just look at the body composition of competitive sprinters: very lean and muscular. Compare that to the body composition of most runners; huge difference.[/QUOTE] True, but are competitive sprinters lean and muscular because they sprint or are they natural sprinters because they are lean and muscular? I'm with you on sprints being excellent exercise and a better way to maintain any muscle mass you have/desire than distance running, but if you're naturally built like a cross country runner, running sprints isn't going to make you look a competitive sprinter.
do you think that sprinters don't lift? they're in the gym doing compound exercises, squats, cleans, snatches, whatever, weekly, to build explosive strength they're lean and muscular because they sprint and lift weightssome sprinters the calorie expenditures of marathon runners makes it physically impossible to retain excess amounts of muscle mass...however with sprinters, different story
lol @ people who think you can look like this by sprinting, or that this is in any way "natural", ie. not assisted by weight training (even though every internationally competitive sprinter is on gear anyway) you think maurice green got traps like that from running around? you get traps like that from cleaning twice your bodyweight
Anyone run everyday and do a lot of weight lifting? I've been told cardio is ok while trying to gain muscle and also by others it's bad for muscle growth. I've started a "split set", where I lift upper body 4 days a week. I've been eating more and gaining muscle but I don't want to gain any fat with it. Also I love to run, nothing feels better than going 5 or 6 miles.
hastur;3199679 said:
do you think that sprinters don't lift? they're in the gym doing compound exercises, squats, cleans, snatches, whatever, weekly, to build explosive strength
they're lean and muscular because they sprint and lift weights
lol @ people who think you can look like this by sprinting, or that this is in any way "natural", ie. not assisted by weight training (even though every internationally competitive sprinter is on gear anyway)
you think maurice green got traps like that from running around?
you get traps like that from cleaning twice your bodyweight
....that's the point I was making
lol @ people who think you can look like this by sprinting, or that this is in any way "natural", ie. not assisted by weight training (even though every internationally competitive sprinter is on gear anyway)
You are half right. Weight training is necessary to achieve that physique. A split of WT and cardio can yield those results, which are not that extraordinary - taking nothing away from the guy though. Those who always claim "gear" are those that lack motivation or are misinformed. Internationally competitive sprinters are HIGHLY tested. I highly doubt the guy pictured is on any type of illegal steroid.