How does Brenda Martinez run so fast with no abs?

Millennial2 wrote:

Can't believe no one has asked wrote:

Pics?

They have been posted. Try to keep up...

I mean of the OP, you nitwit.

I'm shredded AF but I know Brenda would smoke me in the 800m-5k. I know that for a fact.

I am relatively sure there is an ab or two in there. Times tell the tale, not our definition of definition. Usain Bolt is too tall to run the 100m well, after all. So said many.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

Why the F is there a thread debating a woman's body? I don't care if this is LetsRun. You'd run faster if you devoted the time you wasted thinking about abs to actual training. People are built differently, especially women. People also have a right to look or not look a certain way. Get over it!

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Thank you!

When a girl has nothing but muscle in her abs and I touch it, I instinctively want to pretend to be the woman in the relationship and get on my knees and do what she tells me.

It is all a matter of energy systems. Marathoners burn fat for fuel during a race so they don't run out of glycogen. Likewise Martinez burns fat during her races which is more efficient. To burn fat you have to have some fat.

Having a defined core or "ridiculous abs" doesn't automatically equate to being a faster runner.

Brenda would have a solid core from her running training alone, and she would obviously do strength and conditioning work. As others have mentioned, just because you don't see a defined 6 or 8 pack, that is due to a higher body fat percentage than those other females the OP mentioned. EVERY female athlete has an optimal fat percentage for HER body according. Some women are fine at lower BF%, others are not--i.e will not menstruate at that low BF%, and therefore they may need to be at a higher BF% to keep their body healthy.

I am a professional female athlete (15:20/31:58 5/10k) and I don't have visible abs. And yes, I have been at a lower BF% in the past, and have had the "ridiculous abs", yet it did me no favours-I was weaker and experienced bone injuries.

My advice to any female runner, professional or not, find YOUR own body weight optimal for your body's needs.

The only thing Foxy Brenda Martinez needs to do is sharpen her elbows for that final drive to the finish line.