Darned Runners!
This week and last I trained legs with guys who used to run track, (one used to play basketball) during secondary (high) school. It’s been 5 years now and neither of them pursued track after they left high school, although I assume they’ve continued to be moderately active via basketball. The point? Even after so long their legs were still surprisingly strong, one could have squatted 225 and the other 205 right off the bat! Both could leg press 450 x 12 for 3 sets and 125 x 12 for 3 sets of the leg extension machine. It took me forever to get to that weight! When I started off, the prospect of having to lift that weight was darned scary. This confirms what I knew at the back of my mind all along; if you want strong legs, run, sprint, jump or any combination of these three. I do not think anything else could produce the kind of definition and strength that comes from doing that really so come next year God willing I’m gonna hit the tracks, and see if I can reap the benefits in the gym and on the measuring tape.
November 20, 2007 at 3:45 am
See cyclists legs. They make runners look like wimps.
November 20, 2007 at 4:23 am
sprinters leg are like of a lepard they make cyclist legs look like wimps