Comments on: The Truth About Sprinters vs. Marathon Runners

By: Mark whitcomb

Mark whitcomb — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:42:24 +0000

Isn't this more about calorie load. Marathon trainers burn a massive amount of calories during long daily training sessions. Sprinters tap into the glucose stored in the liver, not so much of the glucose stored in the muscle. Muscle size is stored glucose and a little bit of added muscle mass. Have a body builder trans to a Marathon runner without adding calories and they will spaghettify too.

By: Bobby Shredded

Bobby Shredded — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:50:58 +0000

In reply to Connor. Stfu you fata$$ go back to the pantry

By: Mole Lester

Mole Lester — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:48:00 +0000

In reply to Sierra. Any proof? HIIT is not even that impressive. You eat a lot? As in calories or volume? I’m sure you don’t have the metabolism of a 15 year old boy.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:37:51 +0000

To summarize the picture above:

Marathon runners = skinny, weak, no muscle, pale.

Once I read that I knew the rest was a load of ignorant BS. The world record holder in the marathon is not pale. In fact, you have to go back to 1988 to find the last non-African Marathon World Record Holder.

By: AR UK

AR UK — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:43:24 +0000

It doesn’t help that the dude on the right is Dwain Chambers… notorious drugs cheat. He didn’t get those muscles just by sprinting…

By: Lmao

Lmao — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:17:54 +0000

Muscle meltdown does exist lmao and it happens in cardio focused exercises. Just search up muscle meltdown marathons.

By: John

John — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:58:04 +0000

What about fighters? Particularly boxers. They are pretty fit. Strong. Nice bodies. And some run 4-5miles on a daily basis (roadwork). That cardio health really helps out many activities. A lot of people arguing here but in reality, it’s just one group hating on the other because you can’t do what the other can. Why not be diverse? I’m currently training for a marathon. I was a former powerlifter, and now I’m trying to learn high level calisthenics. I also do sprints once a week within a jogging session. Be diverse to be a greater you. Also, whoever said HIIT is superior. Most people will never be able to do HIIT. It takes to much explosive stamina. If anyone says HIIT is easy, doing it wrong. Distance running is easier to get started with than HIIT. HIIT would probably just make you sick.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:47:50 +0000

In reply to Zach. well depends how you define "buff"

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:50:21 +0000

Ryan Hall is a perfect example that marathon runners can get buff if they wanted too.

By: Angelo

Angelo — Tue, 28 May 2019 06:53:34 +0000

In reply to Austin Teahan. hahaha lmfao