i thought his goal was to build muscle and burn some excess, not run a marathon...
anyway, legs do great things hormonally that no other bodypart does (in short - burn fat and build muscle) so if you don;t train them then don;t wonder why your training isn;t working
yes they will get sore so don;t shy away from it
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Packard's advice is spot on. Note also that distance running will not build leg muscle of the symmetry that a bodybuilder would want - It will strip your legs down to the bare essentials, whipcord muscles of the type that most athletes and fit people would want anyway. Stay away from the grotesque over-developed quad muscles that means you will need to get your pants tailor-made.
Weightlifting is anaerobic, while running is aerobic and therefore running some short distances is highly beneficial. It is not possible to be a balanced fit athlete if you only do weights and nothing else. If you don't like distance, then do hillwork or short shuttle runs uphill. If you do weights and running on the same day, then always do the weight session first.
Weightlifting is anaerobic, while running is aerobic and therefore running some short distances is highly beneficial. It is not possible to be a balanced fit athlete if you only do weights and nothing else. If you don't like distance, then do hillwork or short shuttle runs uphill. If you do weights and running on the same day, then always do the weight session first.
swanso5 wrote:i thought his goal was to build muscle and burn some excess, not run a marathon...
anyway, legs do great things hormonally that no other bodypart does (in short - burn fat and build muscle) so if you don;t train them then don;t wonder why your training isn;t working
yes they will get sore so don;t shy away from it
www.uponlinetraining.com
So what you are saying is that if I don't work legs with weights then arms are not going to get bigger? chest is not going to get bigger?
I don't want legs any bigger.
just because you lift wts for a certain bodypart, it doesn't mean they're gonna get bigger...i haven't gotten any bigger for years now as i train for strength mainly but becuase i can lift double wt in deads and almost in squats (probably could i tried really), then it increases overall strength so bench, chin up and rowing wts goes up allowing me to use heavier wts and thus the potential to get bigger if i want to eat more
see where i'm going with this?
4 sets of 6 for squats or deads 1/week and some single leg work will not make your legs bigger
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see where i'm going with this?
4 sets of 6 for squats or deads 1/week and some single leg work will not make your legs bigger
www.uponlinetraining.com
I am searching but not getting too many. I have never noticed what the difference of there body types are.ironwill wrote:Wevie, Nice to see you searching so diligently for answers. I often ask people do they want the body of a long distance runner, or would you prefer the look of a sprinter, like you see in the Olympics? The two seem to have really different looks. Thanks.
are. I just wanna be rid of the gut, which I have almost accomplished, and build some muscle in arms, back, chest, and shoulders.
What burns more calories? Weight lifting legs or running?swanso5 wrote:i thought his goal was to build muscle and burn some excess, not run a marathon...
anyway, legs do great things hormonally that no other bodypart does (in short - burn fat and build muscle) so if you don;t train them then don;t wonder why your training isn;t working
yes they will get sore so don;t shy away from it
www.uponlinetraining.com
Will weight lifting legs build muscle in arms and chest?
As soon as I can get rid of nine more pounds, I may work legs some, but in till then, I would rather be able to continue to run 20 miles a week and if I work legs one time on say monday, then they will more than likely be to sore to run the rest of the week, since I am not used to working them.
I remember doing squats for the first few times when I was younger. It makes you more sore than anything.
Here is the article that went with it.
Would you rather your body look like a sprinter or a marathoner? Marathoners run at a moderate intensity for long duration periods, burning more relative fat compared to sugar. Sprinters train with high intensity bursts for short duration periods, burning more sugar, and less fat during the workout. Sprinters tend to be lean and muscular, while marathoners tend to be lean and much slighter. The reason for this is because when a high intensity burst of exercise is performed, the body burns more relative amounts of sugar, but burns more fat and calories after the workout. This effect can last from 16-48 hours, where low or moderate intensity exercise has no after burn effect. Another important aspect of this type of exercise is the hormonal balance that it creates. Low to moderate intensity exercise produces a lot of unopposed cortisol, leading to a catabolic, muscle burning state. High intensity exercise also produces cortisol, but does so along with growth hormone and testosterone, enhancing fat burning, leading to an anabolic, or muscle building state. Studies have shown the high intensity method to be more effective at burning fat and maintaining, or building, muscle mass than long duration, lower intensity aerobic workouts.
Wevie, I found this article interesting, but cannot verify the validity of the information. Seek and ye shall find!
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wevie, I just wanted to add that working your legs won't necessarily make them bigger but in fact stronger. They will only get much bigger if you start eating considerably more.
Also I find if you warmup your legs before a run they won't be sore during the run, even if they were really sore to begin with. One last thing, the more often you work your legs the faster they will learn to recover. Sure they will be sore for a week the first few times, but after awhile they will recover much quicker as they adapt to being worked. Just some food for thought.
Also I find if you warmup your legs before a run they won't be sore during the run, even if they were really sore to begin with. One last thing, the more often you work your legs the faster they will learn to recover. Sure they will be sore for a week the first few times, but after awhile they will recover much quicker as they adapt to being worked. Just some food for thought.
Packard wrote:No, but you will be able to carry your wife up more flights of stairs (and other useful things).wevie wrote:I know. I hear everyone on the legs. This Sat. I am gonna start working legs.
Do you think I could run faster with stronger legs?
wife is on the way down also now so hopefully that will become easier because of stronger legs and less to carry.
Stronger Legs can make you run faster, because of the improved power and Fast Twitch muscle adaption.
The only thing you'd have to be aware of, is if you got things like increased Fat and water retention for some reason, as such factors could affect power to weight ratio, potentially even becoming counter-productive.
The only thing you'd have to be aware of, is if you got things like increased Fat and water retention for some reason, as such factors could affect power to weight ratio, potentially even becoming counter-productive.