Heavier sprinters

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          trackspeedboy on December 6, 2008 at 8:41 am #15100

          One of the sprinters I know (11.17 PB) weighs 205 pounds and is 6’2. He’s barely trained and raced himself into shape last season (11.6 opener, down to 11.17 over 3 months). Plays football seriously as well. Doesnt lift regularly, only has lifted a few times.

          He’s also 15 years old.

          So how does a heavier sprinter like himself run low 11’s without the extra mass affecting him?

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          premium on December 6, 2008 at 2:39 pm #74959

          maybe because hes 6’2 with muscle

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          rican hurdler on December 6, 2008 at 6:03 pm #74965

          he sounds pretty massive for a 15 year old. tell him to give up on track and go play football. WR with that speed in HS.

          but yea when you are 6’2″ at 15 years old you are just gonna be a bit faster than other 15 year olds. Seeing that he weighs 205 it sounds like he is just a raw athlete.

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          trackspeedboy on December 7, 2008 at 1:04 pm #75006

          Height makes a difference in being faster in general?
          And 205 pounds, thats heavier than majority of world class sprinters who are fully trained.
          This guys running on mainly talent and general athletic involvement, im still surprised that extra mass isnt slowing him down.

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          Daniel Andrews on December 7, 2008 at 1:09 pm #75007

          Height makes a difference in being faster in general?
          And 205 pounds, thats heavier than majority of world class sprinters who are fully trained.
          This guys running on mainly talent and general athletic involvement, im still surprised that extra mass isnt slowing him down.

          He’s more physically mature than the rest of the kids his age. So he’s going to be better now. As for 3-4 years from now that will likely be a different story.

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          Mccabe on December 17, 2008 at 9:33 am #75279

          11.17 at 15 is a bit better than “Better than the rest of the kids his age”!

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          jon57 on December 17, 2008 at 11:20 am #75283

          r u stupid quit track ? that he would have tro be retarded at least 70 percent of Division 1 football players and nfl players were on the track team and were all stars on it. I f he stays on the track team by the time he’s a senior hell probably be like 220 6’4 running a 10 something what college wouldnt want him for football?

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          Mike Young on December 17, 2008 at 7:01 pm #75335

          As mentioned previously, his size and weight indicates the guy is just much closer to physical maturity than most others his age. You can be sure that the progress of others his age who aren’t developed will be greater than his in the coming years….unless of course his name is Usain Bolt Jr.

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          Carl Valle on December 18, 2008 at 3:08 am #75342

          One of the sprinters I know (11.17 PB) weighs 205 pounds and is 6’2. He’s barely trained and raced himself into shape last season (11.6 opener, down to 11.17 over 3 months). Plays football seriously as well. Doesnt lift regularly, only has lifted a few times.

          He’s also 15 years old.

          So how does a heavier sprinter like himself run low 11’s without the extra mass affecting him?

          Post photo of athlete with shorts and no shirt (body fat levels are needed)

          Thanks.

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