How much faster can you get with training and gym work? If you're

>>42660414
Faster for what, running?
You don't need any gym work for that. Just run and do sprints.

>>42660420
Running, yeah
Just general explosiveness and speed for it

>>42660431
Literally just run/sprint.
Gym work at best would be lightweight focusing on explosive movements. Olympic lifting would be suited for that, and olympic accessories.

Assuming you wanted to be well rounded and not just some fast faggot that is.

>>42660414
I have anecdotal evidence.
>really short skinny kid for all of my schooling
>good at medium to long distance running
>school athletics I rocked the 800m
>always came like last in the final heat of the 100m
>really got into lifting when I finished school
>big squats cleans and deadlifts
>got big-ger over 2 or 3 years
>friend convinces me to play rugby
>Now I'm really fast
Probably top 3 fastest guys in the league right now. It definitely made me a lot faster over short distances

>>42660470
sounds good

if youre overweight you can get faster if you lean down

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Rippetoe says you can't train explosiveness cause it's genetic. Idk if this is true or not. I do power cleans hoping that it makes me more explosive.

>>42661476
Personally I jump way higher at ~110kg then at 90kg.

>>42663211
a large part of it is genetic. though the best time for increasing fast twitch muscle fibre is in childhood/adolescence.
once you're an adult you can still increase your explosiveness/fast twitch but not by much

>>42663211
He says you can increase it, but it will only be a marginal increase

>>42663268
because more muscle

a leaner you will always be more athletic, a fatter always more stronger

>>42663499
I thought we were talking about explosiveness.

My sprints are faster too at a heavier weight.