Question about size

[skaman607]

I'm a distance runner as many of you may well know, and I want to get big, but I'm afraid that if I get too big that I will mess up my knees from running, does anyone have any advice for what I should do besides quitting running

 

[skaman607]

you know like how to get stronger and not a lot bigger, if that can be done

 

[jeremys]

quit running

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

Yeah, mos' def'.

With strength usually comes size, but not always with size comes strength.

 

[skaman607]

thanks, you guys have been a big help, telling me to abandon my only life besides here

 

[gymtime]

You will not be able to keep up distance running and put on any real size at the same time. You can do one or the other, but not both. Running, especially distance, is simply too catablolic.

 

[Zyglamail]

take up long distance biking

 

[jeremys]

damn ska, i was just kidding

just don't eat optimally i guess. barely over maintenence. can gain strength but not size

really can't BB and run at the same time

 

[skaman607]

You will not be able to keep up distance running and put on any real size at the same time. You can do one or the other, but not both. Running, especially distance, is simply too catablolic.

that's what I was hoping to hear

 

[Haz]

You CAN bodybuild and run at the same time, but its not easy. Eat like a horse, get plenty of rest, and try and cut back on the running a bit. You won't be able to look like Arnold, but you WILL be able to look muscular. And with the cardio you are doing, you'll be able to get cut to shreds.

Not much I can suggest for your knees, because I blew both of mine out from running when I was too heavy. Listen to your body, and if they start hurting, rest them up. I was an idiot and would run regardless of the pain, and now I'm paying for it. I can't run for more then 40 minutes without being in pain. I also wouldn't suggest doing the running and weights on the same day. Switch up, one day lift, the next run. Use a simple weight training program that is short, and with lots of compound movements.

And remember, EAT.

 

[skaman607]

well I'm doing WSB, and practice is every day

 

[jeremys]

how much longer does the season last? over the course of 3/4 year or whatever, i'm sure your body could get used to a little more weight

 

[skaman607]

well Indoor ends mid feb., and outdoor starts Mar 1 and ends late May, I'm not worried about speed, just pounding on my knees

 

[jeremys]

i'm sure your knees would get gradually accustomed to the weight. i'm not really qualified to answer this though

 

[skaman607]

well bad joints are hereditary in my family, so I was just worried

 

[t3c]

i was 112 and bulked up to about 160. What I noticed was my body adapted...my calves got ALOT bigger just from gaining weight, I never worked them. I feel like my knees got stronger too. I'm faster now than when i was 112, I don't run track though. I'm not attributing the speed to the weight gain...just showing you that it doesn't HAVE to interfere

 

[skaman607]

so youre saying that I won't hurt my knees by being bigger?

 

[teen1216]

so youre saying that I won't hurt my knees by being bigger?

Reread what Haz said.

 

[skaman607]

well I don't know how heavy he is/was, and runners world only counts you as heavy, if your weight to height ratio is high, so maybe being tall will help me