You all know that MC is a physical freak - any woman who can run 4 flat for 1500 is a physical freak. Her body is better than yours - her muscles are better. And she is only 18. That combination, plus world class facilities and coaching and willpower and all the time she needs means she can do things with her body way beyond the reach of common mortals.
A few months ago... wrote:
LOL ... fanboys and fangirls. During the summer she was accused of being a fatty, no abs. Suddenly she is fit as can be. She needs to sell the secret to all woman so they can win some abs.
What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials.
agip wrote:
You all know that MC is a physical freak - any woman who can run 4 flat for 1500 is a physical freak. Her body is better than yours - her muscles are better. And she is only 18. That combination, plus world class facilities and coaching and willpower and all the time she needs means she can do things with her body way beyond the reach of common mortals.
In the simplest sense, this is true. Her abilities are an outlier.
But, we are talking about usatf/nop/Salazar program.
Again, I hope she's clean and healthy and is living a fulfilling life as an athlete. I hope.
pics
John L. Parker Jr. wrote:
A few months ago... wrote:LOL ... fanboys and fangirls. During the summer she was accused of being a fatty, no abs. Suddenly she is fit as can be. She needs to sell the secret to all woman so they can win some abs.
What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials.
Agreed, fictional writing, fictional magic abs.
Fordham Student wrote:
I just want to know how she can get in the pizza line in the Cafeteria everyday, for lunch and dinner, and still get a f'ing 8 pack.
I ate everything in sight when I was her age and had well defined abs. Same could be said of pretty much everyone on my team. I'd expect the same to be true for a pro who devotes even more time to training.
Same thing happened to Jordan Hasay. Salazar has his athletes double down on strength training, core and just about anything else he can get them to do to improve strength and stability. He is a type A micromanager and is always looking for every possible edge he can give his athletes off the track. She may also be doing more work on alterG or water running and is burning tons of calories every day. It is also the process elite athletes bodies go through as they mature and adapt to the training. Look at the top collegiate runners from years pasts and then look at them when they hit their stride as a pro. Shalane Flanagan almost looks fat in her UNC uniform compared to what she looks like years later on the track in the Olympics. Year after year, muscles just keep getting more refined and you see more and more definition.
Mary Cain circa summer 2015. A 1-pack?
Mary Cain circa summer 2014. More fit, 3k Jr WCs, no 8-pack?
https://nbcolympictalk.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/mary-cain.jpg?w=1200
Mary Cain late 2015. An 8-pack. Really.?
M Cain does not look thin or fat. No 8 or 6 pack there.
Still prefer the New Mexico girls. They look so lithe and fast. Way to go New Mexico!
Jordan has one. I searched online and could not find any pics of Mary with defined abdominals close to Jordan's. As talented as she is, Mary has always looked soft in the torso. She must carry her extra weight there.
As has been previously mentioned on this thread, Salazar is a big proponent of lifting high weight/low rep, which will almost always add to that more lean look. No matter how many miles I run, I know I personally always look the leanest and have the most definition in my abs when I'm doing lots of heavy squats and deadlifts.
"As talented as she is, Mary has always looked soft in the torso. She must carry her extra weight there."
her extra weight, you say... wow.
catladyrunner wrote:
"As talented as she is, Mary has always looked soft in the torso. She must carry her extra weight there."
her extra weight, you say... wow.
She looks thin-normal. Not sickly-skeletal like other NOP runners.
Normal Lee wrote:
catladyrunner wrote:"As talented as she is, Mary has always looked soft in the torso. She must carry her extra weight there."
her extra weight, you say... wow.
She looks thin-normal. Not sickly-skeletal like other NOP runners.
Exactly. Her extra weight as compared to those extra skinnies --happy now?
physiology 201. wrote:
They're injecting L-carnitine to help metabolize body fat. Mind you, Cain's Dad is a physician.
Strength training can cause a natural surge in growth hormone, comparable to what happens during sleep.
She's probably under less stress as well being back home- not overttaining like she was. This means less cortisol.
I'm 50 and I take L-carnitine every day. You know that this is commonly given as a vitamin supplement in assisted care facilties for older folks, right? L-carnitine is no more special than vitamin c.
dc wonk wrote:
I'm 50 and I take L-carnitine every day. You know that this is commonly given as a vitamin supplement in assisted care facilties for older folks, right? L-carnitine is no more special than vitamin c.
Ummm, do you take six 50ml subcutaneous injections of L-carnitine every day? Do you know how that is? That's a full liter every 3-1/3 days. Or, one gallon every 13 days.
dc wonk wrote:
I'm 50 and I take L-carnitine every day. You know that this is commonly given as a vitamin supplement in assisted care facilties for older folks, right? L-carnitine is no more special than vitamin c.
Yeah, but they're injecting it.
ac wonk wrote:
Ummm, do you take six 50ml subcutaneous injections of L-carnitine every day? Do you know how that is? That's a full liter every 3-1/3 days. Or, one gallon every 13 days.
Spot on.
Transfer out of Fordham! Your coach is terrible and has no clue.
And stop eating like Sh##!
Clenbuterol?
Cyclists use Clen to cut down.
