Hi lads I have skinny legs and i was just wondering if sprinting will make them bigger? I have just started sprint training and im hoping it ill build up my legs a bit.
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Thread: Build up leg size by sprinting?
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03-23-2009, 02:54 AM #1
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03-23-2009, 04:55 AM #5
Welcome to the board Bulkmeupplease,
Fellow Gaelic Footballer here,
Definetely squat as the two posters above said,
also try plyometrics aswell, ive noticed a distinct increase in both my jump and speed/acceleration since starting plyo.
Say you have a game, Sat/Sunday, do your squatting on a Monday/Tuesday as for a while it will really fatigue your legs for a day or two.
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03-23-2009, 05:38 AM #6
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03-23-2009, 10:28 AM #7
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03-23-2009, 12:10 PM #8
It depends on how well your body recovers,
i can barely walk the day after squats or a sprints session.
Typical GAA training schedule pretty much everywhere would be
Monday
Tuesday Training
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Training
Sat (Rest)
Sund Game
Possibly Squats/Gym work on a Monday and Sprints on a wednesday???
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03-23-2009, 12:40 PM #9
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03-24-2009, 02:01 AM #12
Thanks for the replys lads ive heard before that sprinting targets the fast twich fibers in the upper leg and forces the muscle. but I will squat regardless and continue my own sprint drills . last nights squats went well. I started with a low weight but was happy with my form. Im going to do chest today. Football doesnt start for three weeks so I hope to be reasonably fit.
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03-24-2009, 02:15 AM #13
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03-26-2009, 09:15 AM #20
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I'm sure this is somewhere on the forums ... but here it is again .... running is not a substitute for lowerbody weight training. It will assist in stamina/endurance helping for lifting but it does not cause growth or significant leg strength/power.
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03-26-2009, 01:43 PM #21
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03-27-2009, 04:46 AM #22
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03-27-2009, 08:58 AM #23
Sprints obviously train your legs a little. But, to get actual size you need to lift. How many sprinters don't train legs in the gym to get those quads?
If they don't lift and they just sprint daily this is the size you will get.
http://www.iaaf.org/mm/photo/competi..._w400xh600.jpg
Fastest runner in the world and look at his massive quads.New to BB, need some green to spread.
owe greens to
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03-27-2009, 10:28 AM #24
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03-27-2009, 11:19 AM #25
sprints = leg size?
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03-27-2009, 11:20 AM #26
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03-27-2009, 03:17 PM #27
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03-28-2009, 08:17 AM #28
Hill sprints and stair running will work your calves, and pretty well, too.
Quads and hamstrings, not so much. Sprinters strive to gain leg power without gaining too much weight most of the time - a lot of it's about relative power output in proportion to their own weight. A 400 lb. man squatting 500 and a 200 lb. man squatting 500, one's naturally going to move faster.
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