SOLINSKY'S muscles vs WEBB'S muscles

This thread is not at all what I was hoping it would be, a fast twitch vs slow twitch, running economy type of discussion.

I hope people don't look at Solinsky and go get on whey protein and hit the weights hard and then expect their new muscle to be able measure out a running effort over a 10k distance well.

What's fascinating is the trade-off between the added mass, and added power capacity, and how the energy usage plays into it.

On Webb, he's been inconsistent since leaving HS and I don't think it has much to do with weight. When he's on I think he's got the potential to be top three in the world in the 1500 even in a fast year, and when the world's best runners run a smart race. I'm not saying that about any other American save Lagat, in any track event 800 on up.

I was fairly inconsistent too in my mediocre career but more race to race than season to season. I have to admit I never figured it out personally. Keeping weight constant was a non-issue though. +/- about 2 lbs for 7 years without ever a thought about eating to stay thin.

Webb's days are over, there is more new, young talented blood.

now if solinsky was to run with his lower body frame but a very skinny upper body would be be faster? or does this work in a counter balance to propel him forward?

The larger upper body provides counterbalance to the legs and actually will help improve bipedal motion.

Also, I think Webb and Solinsky were just aerobic beasts and were able to use their larger muscles for more mass acceleration like a sprinter.

Its just their aerobic abilities allowed them to apply that to longer distances.

Let this be a lesson to skinny homoerotic male distance runners that like being fairies-

Being skinny doesn't necessarily make you faster.