can you run faster with stronger leg muscles?

[antness]

i'm a pretty fast sprinter as it is but i have these tiny little chicken legs. if i add a significant amount of leg muscle and keep running will i get any faster? or does it really have nothing to do with muscle size..

 

[StageLeft]

Yes, look at olympic sprinters.

 

[brxndxn]

your sprinting should be noticeably faster; but your endurance will probby suffer...


When I gained a lot of leg muscle in 12th grade, my sprinting was much faster. But - it's not bulk that makes you fast.. you should try to gain muscle by doing low weight and high reps if you want to run faster.

 

[vi edit]

Fast sprinters are born. Fast distance runners (800 meter on up) are made.

You can very minimally increase your sprinting speed if you were born with a high percentage of slow twitch muscle fibre vs. fast twitch muscle fiber.

 

[StageLeft]

You can very minimally increase your sprinting speed if you were born with a high percentage of slow twitch muscle fibre vs. fast twitch muscle fiber.


Being chased by somebody with a chainsaw helps also.

 

[dman]

That Nike Commercial was great!

 

[StageLeft]

haha it was but I was thinking more of texas chainsaw massacre!