[Rói]

Rói on September 19, 2011 at 4:42 am #17846

So I’m a 100/200m sprinter.. my weight is 174 lbs, height is 5′ 9” (175 cm).

I am pretty ripped, low fat percentage, but I was wondering if I should lose more weight?

Any advice will be helpful!

thanks

[Isaiah Miller]

Isaiah Miller on September 19, 2011 at 1:42 pm #110845

Why are you trying to lose weight? I’m 5″11 and 195 lbs. If you are not carrying any extra body fat I don’t see why you need to lose weight.

[Matt Morsia]

Matt Morsia on September 19, 2011 at 9:05 pm #110847

i guess you’re on the heavy end of the scale relative to your height so assuming you’re not carrying any excess body fat your upper body must be pretty big. unless you feel this is helping your performance (which it probably isn’t) you could lose a few lbs of upper body muscle

[Lee Ness]

Lee Ness on September 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm #110848

Simplistically, if you have a low body fat percentage, then it is muscle. If it is muscle, then you ideally would have the optimum amount and type of muscle required to project you forward, no more, no less. The heavier you are, the more power you need to project yourself forward. If you have the power but get rid of anything that isn’t adding value then you’ll be on the right lines.

[Rói]

Rói on September 19, 2011 at 11:19 pm #110849

i guess you’re on the heavy end of the scale relative to your height so assuming you’re not carrying any excess body fat your upper body must be pretty big. unless you feel this is helping your performance (which it probably isn’t) you could lose a few lbs of upper body muscle

Your right, this has been a problem for me since I started sprinting, I did too much bench press before I started sprinting (2 years ago) and I’ve had some difficulties with shin splints etc. but I think it’s alright now.. However, I did bench about 355 lbs, which is above average for a sprinter I guess, and back then I didn’t excercise lower body at all. Anyway, thanks for the advice 🙂

[Rói]

Rói on September 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm #110850

Simplistically, if you have a low body fat percentage, then it is muscle. If it is muscle, then you ideally would have the optimum amount and type of muscle required to project you forward, no more, no less. The heavier you are, the more power you need to project yourself forward. If you have the power but get rid of anything that isn’t adding value then you’ll be on the right lines.

Thanks for the advice!