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gingernut said:
I also concentrated in running with a good long stride which I believe uses your muscles thro a fuller motion thus promoting leaner, longer muscle. I have noticed those women runners who have bulkier/less lean legs to be those who take short, pitter-patter steps, which would encourage muscle development in a shorter thicker range.

What about sprinters? I think they take longer strides, yet their legs are usually muscular as hell! And bulky by many people's standards.

Genetrics usually determine the "long lean" or "short bulky" muscle look.

But regardless, like you, running leans my legs out too - quickly!
 
Sprinters also do more powerwork, and short sprint repetitions of say 30yds. They limit their distance workt too.

Also sprinters are NOT as big as they look, T.V. adds 10lbs at least. When I was a distance runner I was very slender, and would have weighed into the lightweight class at a bbing event, yet most coaches thought I was a sprinter because I had curves, slender curves and was not 'boney' thin.

Sprinters are really not as big as you think - most of the females have very slender, lean legs.
 
Daisy_Girl said:
What about sprinters? I think they take longer strides, yet their legs are usually muscular as hell! And bulky by many people's standards.

Genetics usually determine the "long lean" or "short bulky" muscle look.

But regardless, like you, running leans my legs out too - quickly!

I agree. I've always had what I consider to be large, muscular legs, relative to my upper body anyway (23" quads 14mm skinfold at their leanest so far) and in my speed skating training, we do both short sprint races and long distance training. Also, I have noticed that even tho speed skaters do both long distance and short distances, everyone's legs vary quite a bit, some are thin and lean, others more muscular. The ones with the thicker legs seem to perform best in the short distances. I believe one is born with the genetics to have more fast twitch or more long twitch fibers but that one can be TRAINED for both sprinting AND long distance. But chances are that due to genetics, certain people will always excell more at the sprints than the long distance races and vice versa. I have observed the same at track meets.

And as I said before, even before I started skating, I had thick legs. And I truly believe that even if I ONLY ever did long distance skating or running, that I would STILL have muscular legs. I don't think my genetics would ever allow me to have thin legs.
 
Well, I am strong and have good endurance with the developed legs but unfortunately they never could move fast enough! I used to have to do sprinter type training since speed was my weakness. Muscle size to me and muscle growth has never been as a result of fast-twitch fibres!
 
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