how do xc runners have such big legs without squats?

[r3pme]

just wanted to know

[Jesse7771]

They are 80%+ slow twitch fiber muscle which gives you power over time; whereas sprinters and powerlifters are 80%+ fast twitch

[r3pme]

so running long distance will make your legs bigger as long as you eat a lot? (so that you wont become a stick)

[arenasbuzzersho]

Originally Posted by r3pme

just wanted to know

its fom all the hills that we do, i cant say that i have huge legs myself. but most of the guys i run with have huge legs from the hills, intervals and racing that we do. its a lot of foce if you think about it, just like how sprintes do sled pulls and things like that

[Cryotek]

They dont have big legs.

[r3pme]

hills are a bitch

[arenasbuzzersho]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

I'm laughing my ass off at the slow twitch fast twitch bro science bull**** rofl.

People need to seriously lay off the BB.com articles it's hilarious to read some of this ****.

Whether you're running long distance, doing an exercise with really high reps and light weight, you can easily become jacked.

You don't need to do 8-12 reps. 8-12 reps with heavy weight exists mostly because it's the easiest way to not spend a long time doing one exercise. For example you could do 8-12 reps with squats rather than run 6 miles. Either way both will work.





But seriously people please keep saying the silly stuff it's laughable.

haha, that last video was good

[AirChair]

lolwut?

[Galindo62]

Originally Posted by Jesse7771

They are 80%+ slow twitch fiber muscle which gives you power over time; whereas sprinters and powerlifters are 80%+ fast twitch

They don't have big legs...






Show me one xc runner that doesn't have pathetic legs.

[taylorgb34life]

i dont squat, someone told me one time i have big legs... i might have been imagining though

[Galindo62]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

Mike tyson ran 4 miles a day every morning?

5,11 225?

How dare you compare mike Tyson to a cross country runner.

[AirChair]

This message is hidden because crypt0d is on your ignore list.

I love seeing that.

[Galindo62]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

I'm laughing my ass off at the slow twitch fast twitch bro science bull**** rofl.

People need to seriously lay off the BB.com articles it's hilarious to read some of this ****.

Whether you're running long distance, doing an exercise with really high reps and light weight, you can easily become jacked.

You don't need to do 8-12 reps. 8-12 reps with heavy weight exists mostly because it's the easiest way to not spend a long time doing one exercise. For example you could do 8-12 reps with squats rather than run 6 miles. Either way both will work.

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But seriously people please keep saying the silly stuff it's laughable.

its ironic because I often see you make horrible posts.

Running 6miles will never give you the same results as squatting.

[AirChair]

Originally Posted by Galindo62

How dare you compare mike Tyson to a cross country runner.

crypt0d is an idiot. Ignore all he says. My guess is he's also somewhere around ryanoakes size, based on his asinine "I don't post a picture because I want a career someday" defense.

[itsame]

Originally Posted by arenasbuzzersho

its fom all the hills that we do, i cant say that i have huge legs myself. But most of the guys i run with have huge legs from the hills, intervals and racing that we do. Its a lot of foce if you think about it, just like how sprintes do sled pulls and things like that

lmao

[itsame]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

I didn't say he was a cross country runner.

I said he ran 4 miles a day and had huge legs?

he also squatted.

[fitzisboss]

Faillll

[itsame]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

No he didn't.

Mike tyson's workout consisted of 10 sets of 50 push ups, 10 sets of 200 sit ups, 10 sets of 50 barbell rows, then heavy bag, and speed bag.

4 mile run in the morning.

theirs videos of him benching and squatting.

[stepup.stepout]

Originally Posted by Galindo62

They don't have big legs...






Show me one xc runner that doesn't have pathetic legs.

I have thunder thighs compared to other cross country runners. Then again, I squat too, plus I'm thicker than most cross country runners out there. Compared to bodybuilders and stuff though I got chicken legs.

[Dextrine]

i used to be in cross country and had thin legs. started squatting and they got much bigger

i have friends that are still in cross country with big legs, and also some with small legs.

dunno what this means

[someonefat]

is this joke or something xc runners have the tiniest legs of any sport

also sprinters lift weights, do a lot of oly lifts and a lot of squats which is why they have jacked legs.

[allergic2rice]

Originally Posted by stepup.stepout

I have thunder thighs compared to other cross country runners. Then again, I squat too, plus I'm thicker than most cross country runners out there. Compared to bodybuilders and stuff though I got chicken legs.

no man.
:/


op, show me a picture of a xc runner with decent legs and i will make you the best medium-rare steak you've ever had in your life

[Galindo62]

Originally Posted by allergic2rice

no man.
:/


op, show me a picture of a xc runner with decent legs and i will make you the best medium-rare steak you've ever had in your life

I used to run 4+miles every weekend for about 3months.

Is that enough for a steak?

[Galindo62]

Originally Posted by stepup.stepout

I have thunder thighs compared to other cross country runners. Then again, I squat too, plus I'm thicker than most cross country runners out there. Compared to bodybuilders and stuff though I got chicken legs.

in your avi your legs look tiny.


Look you might be have big legs for a xc runner but in the end they're still small. its like saying "he's a tall manlet". In the end he's still a manlet.

Originally Posted by Dextrine

i used to be in cross country and had thin legs. started squatting and they got much bigger

i have friends that are still in cross country with big legs, and also some with small legs.

dunno what this means

Read above post.


But still most teens don't just do xc all year round so I guess there is some hope for some moderately sized legs.

But definitely not big.

[N4th4n]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

Ya he did stuff like that when he was older and retired.

He never enjoyed his regular training routine because it was so boring.

He also did a lot of stuff like that in prison, in fact you can check out Tyson squats. This was way later in his career though.

Tyson gained most of his size from the routine Cus Damato set up for him.

In fact actually i remember in an interview he said "I don't like weights, i like the body weight exercises they worked so much better"

This is actually a better explanation of a daily routine for mike tyson when he trained for a fight.
5am: get up and go for a 4 mile jog
6am: come back home shower and go back to bed (great workout for those huge legs of his)
10am wake up: eat oatmeal
12pm: do ring work (10 rounds of sparring)
2pm: have another meal (steak and pasta with fruit juice drink)
3pm: more ring work and 60 mins on the exercise bike (again working those huge legs for endurance)
5pm: 2000 sit-ups; 500-800 dips; 500 press-ups; 500 shrugs with a 30kg barbell and 10 mins of neck exercises
7pm: steak and pasta meal again with fruit juice (orange i think it was)
8pm: another 30 minutes on the exercise bike
then watch TV and then go to bed.

He would've ate way more than that lol.
Thats some ****ty template i don't believe any of it.

[Holty]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

I'm laughing my ass off at the slow twitch fast twitch bro science bull**** rofl.

People need to seriously lay off the BB.com articles it's hilarious to read some of this ****.

Whether you're running long distance, doing an exercise with really high reps and light weight, you can easily become jacked.

You don't need to do 8-12 reps. 8-12 reps with heavy weight exists mostly because it's the easiest way to not spend a long time doing one exercise. For example you could do 8-12 reps with squats rather than run 6 miles. Either way both will work.


But seriously people please keep saying the silly stuff it's laughable.

I don't think running any distance will equal the amount of stress that squats place on your legs. You talk ****.

Also, post pics of yourself, I wanna see if you can actually back up what you're saying. I will rep you 10x if you look fairly jacked by just doing bodyweight exercises/running etc.

lol

[cjskinnerss]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

I didn't say he was a cross country runner.

I said he ran 4 miles a day and had huge legs?

He also ran with weights on his back.... so that would be why.

CJ

[Jesse7771]

Originally Posted by crypt0d

I'm laughing my ass off at the slow twitch fast twitch bro science bull**** rofl.

People need to seriously lay off the BB.com articles it's hilarious to read some of this ****.

Whether you're running long distance, doing an exercise with really high reps and light weight, you can easily become jacked.

You don't need to do 8-12 reps. 8-12 reps with heavy weight exists mostly because it's the easiest way to not spend a long time doing one exercise. For example you could do 8-12 reps with squats rather than run 6 miles. Either way both will work.





But seriously people please keep saying the silly stuff it's laughable.

Lol? Bull ****? Its scientific fact.... Incase you werent understanding I was pointing out that their muscles are composed of different tissue than those who do squats so its irrelevant for them to do them. And no I didnt learn about muscle fibers from bb.com I learned about them in collage biolology.

"You don't need to do 8-12 reps. 8-12 reps with heavy weight exists mostly because it's the easiest way to not spend a long time doing one exercise. For example you could do 8-12 reps with squats rather than run 6 miles. Either way both will work."
Wtf are you even trying to say in this **** you spewed out of your keyboard?

[Uneducated17]

Originally Posted by Jesse7771

And no I didnt learn about muscle fibers from bb.com I learned about them in collage biolology.

Shame you didn't learn English in COLLEGE.
Also, that quote pretty much explains your knowledge. College is rubbish at teaching anything even remotely based on physical education.body building/exercise/muscles etc.

[S.J.S.]

Originally Posted by Holty

I don't think running any distance will equal the amount of stress that squats place on your legs. You talk ****.

lol

you have obviously never ran an extremely long distance.