Quad Runner Foot
Is it true that if you build upper body muscle you become a faster runner.?
I was reading this somewhere that building upper body muscle will make you a faster runner. Is this true?
I am already a fast runner but i wanna take it another step.
I go to the gym 5 days a week. I work my shoulders, biceps, chest, triceps, abs, back, some leg workouts.
For legs i work my quads and hamstrings. For quad you sit in a chair like thing and with you feet you kick up this bar thing and it works the quad... For hamstrings you lay face on thes mat thing and with you heels you lift the bar to your butt and works your hamstrings.
Will this make me a faster runner???
If you are a sprinter then yes. If you are an endurance runner than no. More muscle would give you better start times, and acceleration out of the blocks, and give you the ability to push harder down the stretch. Sprinting ushally comes down to margins of tenths and hundreds of the second, So every bit of acceraltion helps.
If you are building an endurance body than more muscle is a terrible idea. The more muscle you have the more oxygen your body uses. So you will become tired quicker.
If you simply look at the physiques of olympic track and field atheletes you will see the difference in body structure.
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