Ryan Hall, most incredible body transformation from skinny distance runner to Incredible Hulk

meh

There’s nothing incredible about taking steroids

And being a narcissist

He has just been on both ends of the extreme, but, putting on muscle is pretty much just doing the work to make it happen.

Bill Rodgers (spell the legend's name correctly!) never tried to put on muscle like Hall did.

Most men under age 50 can make huge gains in muscle development by working out with weights in just 3 months.

Big deal.

Shorter and Rodgers could never get as big as Hall. Their bodies are different. Hall had wider shoulders and an odd neck when he was skinny. His body looked very forced.

And as soon as he stops the weekly injections he will once again be a skinny runner....Meanwhile his testicles have become shrunken nodules and his liver, kidneys and heart have been put under tremendous strain...

Agree that muscle gain is putting in the work, but the same can be said for most sports. The reason it's relatively impressive the stark contrast between how emaciated he looked as a runner and that he now looks likes someone the average person on the street would likely consider "jacked". He's nowhere near becoming a bodybuilder, but he does look pretty good.

I guess most men under 50 can make "huge gains" in under three months, if that means going from completely untrained. But then, those new gains are going to slow dramatically. Ryan Hall has clearly put in years of work for his physique. Sorry Flagpole, he is a far more accomplished runner than you, and now he is way more jacked than you too. It's okay to admit your jealousy.

Neither could do it without being on the juice, like Ryan Hall.

Meh. One of the easiest things to do is to put on muscle through weight lifting. Hall wanted to and did. Never schnever.

I agree but they still wouldn't have looked like Hall.

It would be more impressive if it was reversed. Gaining muscle is just eating a ton and lifting a lot of weight. But try losing all that muscle to get your weight down to become a faster distance runner. That is WAY harder.

And the majority of you fanboys still believe athletics is a "clean "sport.

Talent beats training. The same can't be said for most sports as you claim. Practice your entire life and you may not make your HS basketball team or football team or cross vountry team. Otters may show up and make it with no practice at all.

Impressive muscle development in his torso and arms but his legs still look skinny, especially by comparison to the rest of his body. He’s not proportional at all, which is very important in bodybuilding.

Huh? I'm not jealous at all.

Not everyone can be even a remotely good distance runner, but just about all men (again, under age 50...still can do it over age 50...it's just harder to do) can lift weights (and/or do body weight exercises) and significantly bulk up in a relatively short period of time.

Yes, Hall went from one extreme to another...a point I already made. Also, Hall didn't take years to look like that. Once he stopped running like he was and started lifting, he got close to where he is now in a very short period of time.

Meh. You're wrong again, nothing new to see here. Bill and Frank would NEVER look anything like Hall if they did the exact same thing. Moron.

You made a point that Hall went from one extreme to the another? Wow, the rest of the World thanks you Captain Obvious.

It would be more impressive if he were still running and went for masters records after he turns 40 next month.

They would have zero chance of making the basketball or football team. They would, however, easily be the #1 swimmer on the swim team despite their diminutive size.