At what point is max. strength improvement not neccesary?

[RB34]

@fogelson

I didn’t say that at all, perhaps it is a reading comprehension issue.

There are plenty of sub 10 sprinters who could not squat 405lbs to parallel and many who could not squat even 2x bodyweight to parallel. Both of those numbers are quite modest and easily attainable numbers if someone specifically trains for max strength.

The caveat to this is obviously whether or not these numbers are easily reached within the context of someone aiming to sprint as fast as possible. Considering many individuals have improved and even run near WR level with relatively low levels of max strength, it should be obvious that specific focus on its development is not necessary nor even necessarily a good idea. That is not to say that improvements in max strength are worthless or will hinder somebody (because plenty of people have gotten stronger and improved), but it is necessary that those gains come within the context of a complete program that is focused on sprinting fast, not one that is focused on lifting as much as possible for 1 rep. If the goal is to improve strength, that can and will happen fairly easy, but often results in at best modest improvements (if any) in speed because of the lack of focus on other, more important, qualities.

The grammar is quite fine, but I’m open to potential errors in my writing that caused your misunderstanding.

What about RJ, he does little to no sprinting and mainly focus on the squat.