Yes, that was when I was in HS. I KNOW I could have done more but I was SO SCARED of heavy weight on my back so I mainly did high reps with 225 and 360+or- on the leg press to failure. It seemed to help me deal with the pain in the 400.
Anyhow, yes I’m squatting 500 AND running and I can FEEL the difference. I mainly feel the difference when I run SE2’s where my strength seems to reside. I don’t seem to tire as quickly over the 450 meters and I feel that I have more of a reserve to tap into. Hmmm, I have read that a bigger muscle is a better buffer to lactic acid.
Anyhow, in about 2 weeks I have a single 350 SE to run so I think I might drag somebody out to time it.
ha, I’m doing it Jamaican style as I train on a dirt track which for me is more fun then training on a synthetic track. The bonus is I get to look and study my foot prints when I’m done.