dont diet ,do cardio to get big an ripped

[nclifter6feet6]

it isn't the sprints making their legs big. long distance runners are skinny, and they run alot, so why dont they have big legs too?

lumbuss

you are wrong again. you obviously never tried sprints. the build the hell out of your hammies which are about 70 percent of your total leg mass i believe. they also build the middle quad and hip flexors. long distance runners dont go all out like sprinters. sprinting is closer to anaroebic than aerobic excersise. long distance running is not all out its just pacing. with sprinting you are putting as much force as you can into each stride, every stride your putting a 100 percent effort each stride is max effort. long distance running each stride is probably closer to 10-20 percent effort if you know what i mean

 

[Lumbuss]

lumbuss

you are wrong again. you obviously never tried sprints. the build the hell out of your hammies which are about 70 percent of your total leg mass i believe. they also build the middle quad and hip flexors. long distance runners dont go all out like sprinters. sprinting is closer to anaroebic than aerobic excersise. long distance running is not all out its just pacing. with sprinting you are putting as much force as you can into each stride, every stride your putting a 100 percent effort each stride is max effort. long distance running each stride is probably closer to 10-20 percent effort if you know what i mean

i think the reason that sprinters are bigger than long distance runners is because long distance running causes cortisol to be released, a very catabolic hormone. the long distance runners muscle protiens are broken down into glucose and glycogen so they will have a fuel to continue running at the same pace, and they wont fatigue. obviousley we disagree, i dont see how sprtints can build the hamstrings better than sldls. if sldls arent enough i would just do more sets, or leg curls. they may improve speed etc. but i dont see how they build muscle as well as resistance training.

 

[nclifter6feet6]

im not really saying its better than sldl. but i know it works alot better than leg curls, thats for damn shure. just try it out man

 

[SOLID]

hardasnails, that beradi link isn't working for some reason. I think this guy is very informative. I'm going to PM you about HIT cardio.

 

[Kid Dynamite]

Lumbuss-
Sprints do build up your legs. I don't feel like getting into it, but you could check out the training section of elite, pretty much everything is explained over there. I think you're right about the marathon runners and cortisol; plus, the type of running they do lowers test levels. They don't use their muscles to explode forward at high speeds... well, that's obvious. Anyway, if you want to build up your legs, SLDeads are of course great. Again, basically what this argument goes down to is the fact that you can incorporate sprinting into a routine to keep bf levels in check, plus, sprinting is not catabolic, so you can keep gains up in the gym. I've seen it in real life for the last seven years. If you're still skeptical about sprinting and such, that's fine. Everyone can agree to disagree.

 

[SOLID]

fuck, got outta bed this morning and my calves almost exploded when I took a couple steps. I think I over did it. My fucking calves are so sore, a combination of training them the day before doing sprints, and then doing sprints, and then walking on a Treadmill on a 15% incline. I couldn't even think about doing sprints again this morning, so hopefully they'll be ready to go again tommorrow morning.

 

[Kid Dynamite]

solid-wait until they're ready. you don't want a muscle tear or any achilles problems.

 

[Mo T 4 Me]

Why not do bicycle sprints instead? It give more resistance than common sprint.

 

[lilmikey]

and you can mow down annoying children cheerfully playing in the street!

actually biking would be easier on the joints and might be a cool way to change it up, but, i don't know if they could substitute for sprints

 

[SOLID]

fuck my calves are so sore!!! I think I way over did it...haha. I don't think I'm going to be able to do them tommorow. It hurts to walk.