How long until Ryan Hall starts to be anti-running and propping up some HIT program? Perhaps even Cross Fit?
How long until Ryan Hall starts to be anti-running and propping up some HIT program? Perhaps even Cross Fit?
“I’ve been small and weak my entire life—just, like, totally underdeveloped,†Hall said. “I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to be big and strong.â€
Yep... that's how all runners feel.
Re: thread title, when did Ryan hall weight 125?
Good for Ryan. Guaranteed his testosterone is normal to high now that he has gone from high-carb to high protein (including meat, fish), plus with the reduced running his body gets adequate recovery now. When I quit competing in my 20s I put on 20 lbs of muscle with a fraction of the workout volume he is doing, but I also wasn't as gaunt to begin with, so looked pretty jacked also.
I also notice that's like two articles in a row where god or christ isn't mentioned. He might actually become a bit more healthy mentally as well.
Not A Runner Anymore wrote:
I'm going to bet that not all of that is muscle.
Of course not. If he gained 38lbs of muscle off his
When you're no longer tested for racing, you can work out and gain a bunch of muscle from testosterone supplementation.
runner893 wrote:
Good for him for having a new physical goal to work towards
http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/thats-not-fat-how-ryan-hall-gained-40-pounds-of-muscle
BINGO!
typical skepticism wrote:
Thedirty wrote:How on earth does he respond to lifting like this (40llbs gain) with low testosterone? You'd think he'd need high T to have a substantial gain such as this.
Makes me wonder whether his retirement from running was more of a way of being able to start testosterone therapy without the ethical concerns of competing at any point in the future.
Running shape is an internal gratitude.
Lifting weights has some- but usually much more 'look at me.'
Lifters focus on appearance. When I run, I'm always thinking about actually breathing better & running better.
I do think Hall's lifting for the right reasons. But overall, my thoughts.
There's got to be better way to meet a third party on POF."six meals a day that add up to about 3,500 calories in the form of favorites like Muscle Milk pancakes and plenty of fish"
runner893 wrote:
Good for him for having a new physical goal to work towards
http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/thats-not-fat-how-ryan-hall-gained-40-pounds-of-muscle
billykidd wrote:
rjm33 wrote:Are you really sure this principle worked for you Ryan?
Because you ran so much faster and achieved so much more doing your method, right?
Not yet, but at the rate of his slowdown he may be slower than me in about 2 years...and I am still having fun running.
I wonder if Sara stays in now for meat or is still going out for dinner?
The OP's headline is misleading. Hall has gained 38 pounds of total weight per the article, but nowhere did it say it was all muscle. It is impossible to put on nearly 40 pounds of muscle in 3 months without some serious drugs and even then it would be a challenge. He is definitely bigger and has gained some fat as well. Regarding his weight training program, considering how undertrained he was from a weight lifting perspective, nearly any program would have gain size and strength for the first few months. He will plateau unless he constantly changes his routine since the muscles adapt fairly quickly. Is there a career in competitive bodybuilding on the horizon or crossfit for him? Possibly. I don't see him doing all this for a noncompetitive reason. (and as a possible source of income).
80s kid wrote:
“I’ve been small and weak my entire life—just, like, totally underdeveloped,†Hall said. “I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to be big and strong.â€
Yep... that's how all runners feel.
Just a few years ago he said world-class marathoning is what God made him for. So apparently the Almighty got it wrong when designing Ryan's body, or Ryan has rejected the plan God had for him.
smd wrote:
80s kid wrote:“I’ve been small and weak my entire life—just, like, totally underdeveloped,†Hall said. “I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to be big and strong.â€
Yep... that's how all runners feel.
Just a few years ago he said world-class marathoning is what God made him for. So apparently the Almighty got it wrong when designing Ryan's body, or Ryan has rejected the plan God had for him.
Or Ryan used that body for a lot of spectacular world-class marathoning, used it up, and moved on. People love looking for ways to poke holes in people's statements regarding their religious beliefs, no matter how harmless. I don't get it.
It looks more like 30-35 lbs of muscle and 5-10 lbs of fat. If it was really all muscle then he wouldn't need to cut.
I'm sure he got some testosterone therapy to get him back to normal and maybe even a little higher.
I think he would get better long term results if he used a beginner program that has lasted over the years. Focus on heavy compound lifts, 3-5 sets, 5-10 reps per set. Add accessory exercises as needed. If he is doing up to 10 sets per exercise then he probably is not using much weight.
brogan1 wrote:
It looks more like 30-35 lbs of muscle and 5-10 lbs of fat. If it was really all muscle then he wouldn't need to cut.
I'm sure he got some testosterone therapy to get him back to normal and maybe even a little higher.
I think he would get better long term results if he used a beginner program that has lasted over the years. Focus on heavy compound lifts, 3-5 sets, 5-10 reps per set. Add accessory exercises as needed. If he is doing up to 10 sets per exercise then he probably is not using much weight.
You've got to be kidding me. I know runners know jack shit about lifting, but 30 to 35 pounds of muscle? That's nearly impossible to put on in a lifetime of lifting unless on heavy anabolic steroids (I'm talking tren not test). Hall has put on maybe 5-7 pounds of muscle, and that's only because of noob gains. It is very hard to build muscle.
The weight gain is likely exaggerated and does not take into account all the water he's holding now with the new muscle and never being glycogen depleted. The other good thing about being a noob is that basically any program will result in gains. Once Hall plateaus he can look into a Stronglifts or Texas Method type program if he's actually serious about getting big.
A guy like him that starved his muscles for years and then hit then gym for 6 weeks, pumped up on creatine, can take a nice picture.
40 pounds of muscle. What a joke. Nobody can do that without steroids,
'Im 165 and know what it like to be big and strong'
Ahhh, sure.
Creepiest selfies I've ever seen.
40 posts and no one has commented on the two big prescription bottles in the background of the hotel selfie. Is this not the blatant hating site of running anymore?
Like others have said, he's doing a lot of reps, but probably not a lot of weight. The article states his bench press is a little over 200. While a definite improvement, he's lifting in an unsafe manner.
Take running for example. We all know that when you push out that last rep of a hard workout your form suffers in part due to muscle fatigue. Now, do you push yourself to that point over and over and over, maybe up to a dozen times a session? No! Why? You'll hurt yourself!
So with Hall constantly pushing his muscles to failure he's asking for some sort of injury. Either a muscle will get strained from excessive load, or he'll end up using incorrect technique to compensate for failure, resulting in injury.
Basically, he's lifting too much. He could accomplish the same task of getting bigger by focusing on lifting heavier with less reps and sets and save his muscles from overuse injuries. Plus I would attribute his gains more from his excessive caloric and protein consumption (50g every 3 hours) than on his regime.