Leg Press

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@fogelson

There are many sub 10 people who didn’t squat 2x bodyweight. Westside may be okay, but any form of progressive overload will teach someone how to handle plenty of weight for anything that isn’t powerlifting or weightlifting.

Box squats are only safe if done correctly, just like any other lift. Plenty of people do a terrible job dropping down and bouncing off of boxes, just as plenty of people that abort many other lifts. Rotating lifts isn’t necessarily good for a sprinter and most people think you shouldn’t…

I’m REALLY not trying to be a smart a@@ but could you list the sub 10 people who DON’T lift under 2x body weight other then Kim who just retired?

Put it this way, the male sprinters who are house hold names are either buff and strong or just strong for their size. In general, I have found that most of the elite sprinters bench around 300lbs plus or minus and they squat AT LEAST 400lbs all around 170-190ish body weight range.

As far as rotating lifts, you are right in that it’s not advisable for sprinters.