Does anyone know what type of foods 400m sprinter Lieke Klaver is eating to get that strong?

matt_london_413 wrote:

I'm looking at her instagram right now and wondering how she's able to build that type of muscle. Her power clean right now is more than mine pretty much. I think I saw a video of her doing over 220? I have a PR in that of 220 for 1 right now. And I weigh probably 85 lbs more than her. I'm around 210-215 right now. And I struggle to get 195 for 1 sometimes. Yet again my right elbow is messed up so I don't know how much of a difference this causes.

But does anyone know what type of foods professional sprinters are eating to get this strong? I need to eat whatever they are eating. I really need some PRs right now at the track and gym and feel kind of stuck at the same speed and weight in everything. Yet again I have an actual job and I don't have millions of dollars to just sleep in everyday and train twice a day or 4 times per week. I'm usually tired from working by the time I get to the gym.

What are some good muscle building foods? One mistake I think i'm making is i'm eating too much fat such as too much peanut butter and butter and stuff like that instead of protein. But I don't feel up for eating steak all of the time. Just not hungry for it all of the time.

Or is this just genetics? Does she have just a higher natural testosterone level or something? How is she able to develop an upper back like that? That's crazy. And no i'm not hinting towards anything unnatural. She seems natural in my opinion. I'm just trying to figure out how to build more muscle naturally.

Should I eat more yams or something? Or certain vitamins? I don't take a multi-vitamin. Do professional sprinters take multi vitamins?

matt_london_413 wrote:

matt_london_413 wrote:

I'm looking at her instagram right now and wondering how she's able to build that type of muscle. Her power clean right now is more than mine pretty much. I think I saw a video of her doing over 220? I have a PR in that of 220 for 1 right now. And I weigh probably 85 lbs more than her. I'm around 210-215 right now. And I struggle to get 195 for 1 sometimes. Yet again my right elbow is messed up so I don't know how much of a difference this causes.

But does anyone know what type of foods professional sprinters are eating to get this strong? I need to eat whatever they are eating. I really need some PRs right now at the track and gym and feel kind of stuck at the same speed and weight in everything. Yet again I have an actual job and I don't have millions of dollars to just sleep in everyday and train twice a day or 4 times per week. I'm usually tired from working by the time I get to the gym.

What are some good muscle building foods? One mistake I think i'm making is i'm eating too much fat such as too much peanut butter and butter and stuff like that instead of protein. But I don't feel up for eating steak all of the time. Just not hungry for it all of the time.

Or is this just genetics? Does she have just a higher natural testosterone level or something? How is she able to develop an upper back like that? That's crazy. And no i'm not hinting towards anything unnatural. She seems natural in my opinion. I'm just trying to figure out how to build more muscle naturally.

Should I eat more yams or something? Or certain vitamins? I don't take a multi-vitamin. Do professional sprinters take multi vitamins?

If anyone can help me out with this I appreciate it.

matt_london_413 wrote:

I'm looking at her instagram right now and wondering how she's able to build that type of muscle. Her power clean right now is more than mine pretty much. I think I saw a video of her doing over 220? I have a PR in that of 220 for 1 right now. And I weigh probably 85 lbs more than her. I'm around 210-215 right now. And I struggle to get 195 for 1 sometimes. Yet again my right elbow is messed up so I don't know how much of a difference this causes.

But does anyone know what type of foods professional sprinters are eating to get this strong? I need to eat whatever they are eating. I really need some PRs right now at the track and gym and feel kind of stuck at the same speed and weight in everything. Yet again I have an actual job and I don't have millions of dollars to just sleep in everyday and train twice a day or 4 times per week. I'm usually tired from working by the time I get to the gym.

What are some good muscle building foods? One mistake I think i'm making is i'm eating too much fat such as too much peanut butter and butter and stuff like that instead of protein. But I don't feel up for eating steak all of the time. Just not hungry for it all of the time.

Or is this just genetics? Does she have just a higher natural testosterone level or something? How is she able to develop an upper back like that? That's crazy. And no i'm not hinting towards anything unnatural. She seems natural in my opinion. I'm just trying to figure out how to build more muscle naturally.

Should I eat more yams or something? Or certain vitamins? I don't take a multi-vitamin. Do professional sprinters take multi vitamins?

matt_london_413 wrote:

I'm looking at her instagram right now and wondering how she's able to build that type of muscle. Her power clean right now is more than mine pretty much. I think I saw a video of her doing over 220? I have a PR in that of 220 for 1 right now. And I weigh probably 85 lbs more than her. I'm around 210-215 right now. And I struggle to get 195 for 1 sometimes. Yet again my right elbow is messed up so I don't know how much of a difference this causes.

But does anyone know what type of foods professional sprinters are eating to get this strong? I need to eat whatever they are eating. I really need some PRs right now at the track and gym and feel kind of stuck at the same speed and weight in everything. Yet again I have an actual job and I don't have millions of dollars to just sleep in everyday and train twice a day or 4 times per week. I'm usually tired from working by the time I get to the gym.

What are some good muscle building foods? One mistake I think i'm making is i'm eating too much fat such as too much peanut butter and butter and stuff like that instead of protein. But I don't feel up for eating steak all of the time. Just not hungry for it all of the time.

Or is this just genetics? Does she have just a higher natural testosterone level or something? How is she able to develop an upper back like that? That's crazy. And no i'm not hinting towards anything unnatural. She seems natural in my opinion. I'm just trying to figure out how to build more muscle naturally.

Should I eat more yams or something? Or certain vitamins? I don't take a multi-vitamin. Do professional sprinters take multi vitamins?

KlaverMuscle wrote:

(Let's not use Felix as a comparison here, not when she was coached by one of the most implicated and notorious men ever...)

Klaver looks bigger on screen and in video than in real life. Have any of you actually met her in person? I have, and she is nowhere near as muscular as she looks. In fact, she is quite slender, just very conditioned with broad shoulders & lats. On screen she looks smaller (in height) and bigger (in muscle) than in reality, where she is taller and slimmer.

In fact, it used to amaze me when you would meet athletes in person and realise they aint that muscular. Noah Lyles and Ashton Eaton immediately sprint to mind as two examples; I was surprised at how relatively 'skinny' they were, especially Eaton.

Klaver has been weight training since a young age. Prior to Laurent Meuwly, under her previous coach she was doing a serious weights programme compared to Bol, who wasn't. On top of that, she has said in interviews that weight training are her favourite sessions.

You can also go onto YouTube and see old videos of her from when she was a junior and see that she was 'big' then.

Here is Lieke aged 14:

Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh0F4MfoWA8

Here she is aged 17

Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXLrrh9_SOc

Armstronglivs wrote:

KlaverMuscle wrote:

(Let's not use Felix as a comparison here, not when she was coached by one of the most implicated and notorious men ever...)

Klaver looks bigger on screen and in video than in real life. Have any of you actually met her in person? I have, and she is nowhere near as muscular as she looks. In fact, she is quite slender, just very conditioned with broad shoulders & lats. On screen she looks smaller (in height) and bigger (in muscle) than in reality, where she is taller and slimmer.

In fact, it used to amaze me when you would meet athletes in person and realise they aint that muscular. Noah Lyles and Ashton Eaton immediately sprint to mind as two examples; I was surprised at how relatively 'skinny' they were, especially Eaton.

Klaver has been weight training since a young age. Prior to Laurent Meuwly, under her previous coach she was doing a serious weights programme compared to Bol, who wasn't. On top of that, she has said in interviews that weight training are her favourite sessions.

You can also go onto YouTube and see old videos of her from when she was a junior and see that she was 'big' then.

Here is Lieke aged 14:

Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh0F4MfoWA8

Here she is aged 17

Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXLrrh9_SOc

You need to stand next to a clean athlete some time, for comparison. I know - hard to find.