I have always thought that Usain Bolt would have trouble beating Arnold Schwarzeneger in his prime.
I have always thought that Usain Bolt would have trouble beating Arnold Schwarzeneger in his prime.
Good question. I would guess maybe 13.x. I love watching those guys run though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hZeWVVqTo&feature=related
Guppy wrote:
I love watching those guys run though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hZeWVVqTo&feature=related
There must have been a mirror at the finish to get those guys to sprint.
Rec Runner x wrote:
I have always thought that Usain Bolt would have trouble beating Arnold Schwarzeneger in his prime.
Not necesarily bodybuilders but olympic weightliefters and shotputters, which are very explosive, could even be ahead of Bolt...at 10 meters. But once a real sprinter gets into the acceleration phase and up to speed...no contest.
Bodybuilders are neither particularly strong nor explosive. That's not what they're training for, and it wouldn't have surprised me if "Pocket Hercules" had outlifted Arnold.
Rec Runner x wrote:
I have always thought that Usain Bolt would have trouble beating Arnold Schwarzeneger in his prime.
Will there be drug testing at this race?
Hah! A more realistic guess is 14.5 AT BEST. Look at all that extra muscle they are carrying! They don't lift for explosive power either. Put on a 50 pound weight vest and wear a fat man suit, then run the 100m, see how fast you go. I bet the guys in the video couldn't break 14.00. Maybe some of the "smaller" bodybuilders could run faster.
hes not gonna set any WRs, but Levrone at least looks semi-fast here...
I would guess that top ten mr. Olympia equals sub 11 100 meters. Lots of muscle in the legs to explode for a 100.
Agree with above poster about explosiveness/strength is not what bodybuilding is about. I would guess the average 100m time across competitors in the heavy weight division of Mr. Olympia would clock in around 14 minutes tops. There may be an outlier or two who have natural speed, but you are talking about dudes weighing around 250lbs. Granted it is shredded, but that's a lot of weight to carry for 100m. Like someone else said, I could see a powerlifter exploding out of the blocks well, but they would be toast after about 20m.
i say 13-14 seconds for some, slower for many others. they are not sprinters, nor do they train as sprinters, so comparing them to world class sprinters is world class stupidity.
A fair number of bodybuilders come to the sport from a track background, so it's not unreasonable that they could run fairly fast.
I still remember--man, it's gotta be like 40 years ago--at an international track meet, somehow four American distance runners agreed to run a 4x100 against four American throwers. It was hilarious, but so sad, too...
though I do believe that the distancemen were able to complete their final pass before the throwers' anchor runner hit the finish.
Brothers like Lee Haney - sub-11 easy
Whiteys like Arnold - 14 s or more
Strong guys come out of nowhere to be great sprinters. We had a guy on my high school track team who came out his senior year for track because the football coach at the college he was going to wanted him to work on his speed, one season of work later he was in the low 11s.
I always though I had good enough speed, certainly more than the fat shot putters (also football guys). Low 2:0X for 800, a little under 60 for 400. Nothing impressive, but faster than a fat guy for sure. We had to do a 200, a mile, and one field event at the start of outdoor season every year, no exceptions, and this friend of mine who threw shot (fat guy, big guy) was in my heat for 200. I thought I would smoke him, but he blasted out a 26 high, while I struggled through a 29 low.
Not smoking fast, but the point is, even these fat big guys have a lot of power under that soft stuff up top.
Depends on weight class. Depends on time of year.
Ronnie Coleman is close to 300lbs ON STAGE at 3% bodyfat and dehydrated. You're not going to be able to sprint 100m in the condition they are on stage as they are drained due to diet and dehydration. It's not like a boxer cutting weight. Bodybuilders have cut weight and water to the point of going to the hospital the day of the show. Coleman's 330+ and still at an athletic bodyfat % off season.
Now some of the bodybuilders are former powerlifters who likely could do well in a 100m, but keep in mind these guys are not training for absolute strength.
Alan