Did bulking up hurt your athleticism ?

[Scotsman]

Before anyone can really answer this question you have to define athleticism.

Depending on your idea adding mass may well increase your athleticism.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[NJL52]

In a 15 meter race, the person with the best reflexes would win. The superheavy olympic lifters wouldn't have a chance, but perhaps the light weight classes could do ok.

Wrong on both statements.

 

[thebadguy54]

I've been hit hard by people who were 150 lbs as well as those well over 300 lbs. I'm a pretty quick guy and at 290 I can still kick head level and run a 57 second 400M sprint.

The key is to do both. If you are doing Martial Arts hard and Weight Training...the Martial Arts is not going to allow your body to fully grow like it could if you were ONLY doing the weight training. It will BENEFIT you.

Once I started training in the gym heavy...my Martial Arts performance shot through the roof. I could jump like you wouldn't believe.

400m in 57 sec at 290 is nuts. I thought I was fast (1:10 at 205lbs).

IMO if the weight gained is quality weight it will make you faster... but only at certain things.

100m sprint, yes. 10k run, no.

 

[b fold the truth]

400m in 57 sec at 290 is nuts. I thought I was fast (1:10 at 205lbs).

IMO if the weight gained is quality weight it will make you faster... but only at certain things.

100m sprint, yes. 10k run, no.

I've got it on video somewhere...timed with a pedometer and heart rate monitor on. My heart rate was above 190 BPM and the track is a loose track. I felt slow till I heard what a decent time was. My wife ran the 200M for her country in High School (also all Euro TKD champion 2x and point guard for national basketball team in HS) and she couldn't believe that I could run as fast as I could.

But I don't look gracefull...

 

[steig]

Building up strength and size has both helped and hurt me in sports. I am faster and stronger and able to compete more. However, I lost the natural cut in my fastball as my arm strength increase and that greatly hurt my pitching capabilities.

 

[silver_shadow]

I've got it on video somewhere...timed with a pedometer and heart rate monitor on. My heart rate was above 190 BPM and the track is a loose track. I felt slow till I heard what a decent time was. My wife ran the 200M for her country in High School (also all Euro TKD champion 2x and point guard for national basketball team in HS) and she couldn't believe that I could run as fast as I could.

But I don't look gracefull...

that is freaking quick bro!

 

[rjpe99]

I've got it on video somewhere...timed with a pedometer and heart rate monitor on. My heart rate was above 190 BPM and the track is a loose track. I felt slow till I heard what a decent time was. My wife ran the 200M for her country in High School (also all Euro TKD champion 2x and point guard for national basketball team in HS) and she couldn't believe that I could run as fast as I could.

But I don't look gracefull...

Hey clint (ryan from the trybe) I didn't know you liked to run as well. I think a lot of people bulk up without focusing on speed and endurance so that is why they become "less athletic" I went from 270-290 over about 3 plus month but I did sprints 3 times a week and had two days where I put in atleast 2 miles at a decent pace. I could still go under 6 minutes for the mile and about 25 for the 200. If I didn't run every day I would have definitely gotten slower.