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Originally Posted by 0311
One more point I'll mention. Examine the term, "You have to walk before you can run." This is a perfect quote for this discussion. Walking basically is the same as running, just at a very slow pace. So over time, you keep walking faster and faster until you start running!" Same exact thing in this case, metaphorically speaking. A beginner should start off with very light weighted compound exercises, working on form and strengthening their musculature. Over time, more weight gets added to the bar (now they're starting to jog) and before you know it... A few years later they're benching 200 lbs (full sprint). If you examine what I said, those proportions are correct. If we did it your way, we'd have the novice doing some leg extensions, leg curls, and riding the recumbant bike to get him ready to start running.... That's extreme I know, but I'm making a point.
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Absolutely. It's specificity of training. All you have to do is look at Lance Armstrong. Recently he ran a marathon. He had a time frame in mind and he did just barely manage to meet that time frame. But he was hurting like he never did before and he difinitely wasn't sure he would even be able to finish near the end, let alone meet his goal. He said it's the hardest thing he every did and he doesn't know how marathoners do it.
It's a silly question for such a great athlete to ask. The way they do it is that they are marathoners and not bike racers
. You put them on a bike race and they are going to fall flat on their face. Here's the thing. Lance is pretty exeptional. I have a feeling that many of his cyclist peers wouldn't have done as well. Riding a bike, no matter how cardiovascularly fit you get, does not prepare you body for the impact of running a long, long distance.
Weight triaining is the same way.