Originally Posted by Natrushka

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If you have any doubt, consider this dramatic example: Compare the leg development of a world class sprinter and a marathon runner--they're both track athletes, yet at opposite ends of the "intensity-to-volume ratio" spectrum. The muscular and defined legs of the sprinter are the product of repeated, short but very INTENSE bouts of training--as in the 100m sprint. In stark contrast, the marathoner is "engineered" for low intensity and maximum volume (time). Their lanky, thin muscles, and "bony" bodies are ideal for conserving energy and withstanding long, repetitive motions. Well then, so much for the age-old myth that hundreds of sit-ups would build great, well-defined abs.


Wishing you the ABSolute best,
Shawn Phillips