WTF is this? I told you what he did. I stood there and watched him you numb nuts! 250 lbs is alot for a marathoner to squat. He wasn't your average marathoner people. He was the WC bronze medalist for goodness sakes. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that he didn't do it.
Funny that it's questioned. I remember the great Joe Falcon (Arkansas miler) benching 355 pounds. He didn't weigh 130 lbs soaking wet.
I raced behind Spence (for the first mile anyway) in a few road races in the mid 90's...his legs were totally ripped...I believe the squat weights for sure.
You won't build bulk without protein. Muscle doesn't just grow for shits and giggles.
A marathon runner just isn't going to have the spare protein lying around for muscle growth. His protein intake is being used for repair. This is why marathon runners lose muscle mass over the years.
Alan
Runningart2004 wrote:
You won't build bulk without protein. Muscle doesn't just grow for shits and giggles.
A marathon runner just isn't going to have the spare protein lying around for muscle growth. His protein intake is being used for repair. This is why marathon runners lose muscle mass over the years.
Alan
Oh... so apparently you're wrong, Ship grad. Clearly your eyes decieved you, since Alan KNOWS that Spence didn't have enough protein to be strong enough for those squats ;)
He said marathoners don't build bulk. He didn't say they couldn't gain strength. Bulk and Strength are 2 different things. Besides, the RW article clearly states that he lifted intense during his off season when he was not hammering running workouts. Any bulk he added during that time would dissapear as he increased his running and the intesity of that running.
i ran with steve in high school, before he got lean and mean. his body build was such that these workouts are very believable.
Spence is a very interesting guy. My son ran for him, and I asked about weight training. He said his team did a lot of leg weights "because running weakens legs." They also do an amazing amount of core work. The book mentioned earlier about training secrets has an abundance of quotes from him on training and preparation.
For what it's worth, the article stated he became a vegan.