Centro, Cheserek, Makhloufi, and others all have pretty bulky legs and they all seem to have pretty decent speed... They don't have the typical scrawny distance runner legs yet they do a good deal of mileage. How is this ratio attained? Any thoughts? Lots of lifting or just lots of speed training?
I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Centro has skinny legs. Cheserek's legs have a lot more muscle definition than a typical Kenyan's, but still they are skinny.
Makaloufi's thighs are very bulky for an 800/1500 runner, but his calves are pretty skinny.
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I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Centro has skinny legs. Cheserek's legs have a lot more muscle definition than a typical Kenyan's, but still they are skinny.
Makaloufi's thighs are very bulky for an 800/1500 runner, but his calves are pretty skinny.
I wouldn't say Centro's legs are skinny (Kiprop's chicken legs come to mind), but are somewhere between skinny and bulky.
Makhdaddy's legs are tree trunks compared to most distance runners though, jesus.
Centrowitz is skinny man. I'm sure he is strong for his size but I doubt he'll win any squatting contests this century.
When I say bulk, I mean that their legs are cleay a lot more built and defined than the typical "weak" distance runner
Definition is simply the lack of body fat.
Bulk is the size of the legs. No distance runner has bulky legs. Put his legs next to a running backs legs.
Alan
One dude who has freakishly skinny legs is Eric Jenkins:
http://www.dailyemerald.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150610.RJK_.EMG_.TRK_.NCAATF.1029.jpg
Ofcourse more speedwork.. I'm doing a lot more speedwork now and my legs are bigger now then they were with lots of easy mileage.
Best runners are typically skinnier, bird legged guys over those with big thick calves. Sure you'll see some, but at the very very top most guys tend to look very similar.
All fast runners have above average muscle mass in the hips and thighs, it's just arranged longitudinally (long muscle bellies, short tendons) so their muscles have low aspect ratios despite good volume. They may look skinny, but they are strong.
