Weight Training: Case of Allyson Felix

[EIUvltr]

Yeah, I was thinking along the same lines as you Kyle. Also, I know that one doesn't want to bulk up for the vault, my question is whether or not its worth it for speed in general, since if she's lifting almost 3x her body weight in the DL now, it will take a much larger increase in strength (although power is what's critical IMHO) to match that percentage. Acceleration and injury prevention would be the only things that would make sense to me as a reason to increase size, and I'm sure it could easily make you more injury prone.

Actually I think increase in over all muscle size puts you more at risk for injuries, especially in sports like football.

Elaborate?

[VaultPurple]

yeah u just made it sound like a 6' 155 bean pole is less likely to get hurt playing football than a 6' 220lb running back that can plow through defenders...

stronger muscles are always a plus no matter what.. bigger is not always better but there is an ideal body size where you can maximize your strength to weight ratio.