here is the situation.
I´m tired of being skinny and wanna put on some muscle mass, but don´t wanna stop running.
So i decided to move down from running 5-10ks to 200m and 400m maybe the 800m as well.
I have best times of 24.8 and 53 for the 200m and 400ms, I have never done any specific speed training, I was wondering if anyone knows how much improvement one can expect if focusing on speed.
is running mid 23s and low 50s a possiblity for me?
thanks in advance.
Let me guess. You're in high school and you're convinced the chicks won't dig you because you're the 98 pound weakling. I'd stick with the mid to long distances, because that's where your true potential lies. Ten years from now, chicks will dig you for your confidence because you're a good long distance runner. They still could dig you if you're a below average sprinter, but which would you rather be? You can still work on your top end speed and add a little muscle mass, but don't try to become a sprinter.
And yeah, you can knock some time off the 2 and the 4.
no, i´m not in high school anymore and I run unnatached.
It´s got nothing to do with chicks, i´m just tired of being skinny and don´t wanna stop running, I have no goals of being a pro, so being a below avarage sprinter and still being able to run local track meets is good enough for me.
Dude there is no point in competing as an unattached spritner if you run a 25 second 200m. That's a decent time for a middle school boy. It's time for you to give up track and find your way to the weight room. You can still enjoy track as a fan, like I do. I know you have an emotional attachement to running, but it's holding you back in life, and you will be far happier when you get past the idea that you always have to be runner. Being skinny and weak SUCKS and you will look and feel far better with some muscle on your frame. Don't listen to the runts on this board to will tell you that "cardio" is end-all, be-all of physial fitness and that physique greatness consists of being a 100 pound weakling with six pack abs. It doesn't.
SlowPork wrote:
here is the situation.
I´m tired of being skinny and wanna put on some muscle mass, but don´t wanna stop running.
So i decided to move down from running 5-10ks to 200m and 400m maybe the 800m as well.
I have best times of 24.8 and 53 for the 200m and 400ms, I have never done any specific speed training, I was wondering if anyone knows how much improvement one can expect if focusing on speed.
is running mid 23s and low 50s a possiblity for me?
thanks in advance.
GET A F***ING COACH and thank me later!!