Maintain mass with hardcore running?

[adude006]

Was wondering how these track and field people look so muscular ripped when they run so much? I do cardio 3 times a week and i feel so small after that...

[Alphatier]

Their diet is spot on, they mostly do explosive drills since they're not endurance athletes, and I'm pretty sure they train with weights to some degree.

Remember, we're talking about 100-400m sprinters here, and NOT marathon runners.

They don't need this crazy endurance that marathons runners have. What they need is to be explosive, all out. So I doubt that they do endless cardio sessions, but more like HIIT training, with sprints and rest periods.

Hope this helps.

[eatrainrest]

carb up

[sizerp]

Was wondering how these track and field people look so muscular ripped when they run so much? I do cardio 3 times a week and i feel so small after that...

They look ripped because of low body fat... muscular? I don't think I've ever seen a bulky looking track and field star.

[Alphatier]

They look ripped because of low body fat... muscular? I don't think I've ever seen a bulky looking track and field star.

Well look again.

Here's Maurice Greene without a shirt on:



Yeah sure, he isn't ready for a Bbing stage by any means, however to me he looks like he's holding some respectable size.

And if you look at the wheels of sprinters, many times you'd think these guys are able to squat heavy poundages.

[therecanonlybe1]

these track and field dudes do alot of weight training..and some winny

[sizerp]

Well look again.

Here's Maurice Greene without a shirt on:



Yeah sure, he isn't ready for a Bbing stage by any means, however to me he looks like he's holding some respectable size.

And if you look at the wheels of sprinters, many times you'd think these guys are able to squat heavy poundages.

Yeah he looks aight. Not quite bulky by any means though. And solid wheels take a while to develop... everyday sprinting and HIIT helps.

[mike500]

they are using a diffrent engery system example when u sprint is creatine phosphate and not aerobic energy system like endurance runners another example is fast twitch muscle fibres white, sprinters use and endurance runners use slow twitch red

[eatrainrest]

anaerobic vs. aerobic

[mike500]

yes thats right

[nbaylot33]

they prob eat alot more than you do too. Their diets are in check as well.

[ranging1]

hey mate

i currently have a mate competing in nationals for australia, running 100m sprints and has what id say a very comparable physique to above

they maintin their mass through sprint training, it actually doesnt burn alot of muscle mass short bursts of activity, their diets are also very high in carbs during their training, as for weights YES they do use weights, but they rotate their programs weekly, one high intensity, one with just low, to allow for them to bulk one week, and maintain the next while the train hard

as said above its in relations to aerobic and aneroebic aswell as muscle fibers that they train

BTW their diet has a SHITLOAD of calories

[Klimax]

Hardcore sprinters have quite the same fibre ripartition of pro bb. Marathonets have an opposite ripartition.

[kaptainkeezy04]

They are genetic freaks, they're diet is spot on, and they are trained by the best. I remember reading Terrell Owen's interview in Muscle and Fitness a long time ago that he eats between 6,000-9,000 calories a day when they are doing 2-a-days at football camp.