new to 100m, but is it too late?

Track & Field 100m
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i’m 17, turning 18 next month. and i want to get really involved in 100m. but i feel its too late to start somewhere!! is that true?

and could someone show some links to some good training sites?

also, i should state, i am a skinny 50kg (110lbs) ectomorph, about 167cm tall. a standing long jump of 2.24m and a 100m time of around 13.23secs. am i suited to 100m? because i really like it?

thanks in advance

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hey there,
i started at 18, this is a good place to start finding out about training, or go to your local club and find a coach.

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At you’re weight I would find it difficult to compete in any power related event. After you gain some muscle you may be better suited for the event.

Go to Bodybuilding.com and read up on gaining weight, hypertrophy and nutrition.

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sorry blinky i disagree there.
i think if he gets into the weights room and starts hypertrophy it wont help him, but if he gets in the weights roon and builds strength he will find a better improvment. so like whats said on here, low volume high load.

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It’s never too late. Donovan Bailey started at 23 and that turned out pretty well :wink:

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You don’t think he should gain weight @ 110lbs? If he goes into the weight room and does low volume strength work he will gain little muscle. How can he produce any force if he doesn’t have any muscle? You need the correct somatype before you should start concentrating souly on power gains.

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thanks for the replies guys

didn’t mean to start a fight lol

but i agree with the person who said train for strength, not hypertrophy.

even i know 100m is a power event, but the formula for power is Strength x Speed. notice, not Muscle x Speed. so i will start a program that focuses on strength and power and plyometrics for a start.

also, what kind of diet should i start to follow?

also, if there is anyone in Australia here, or if anyone knows, what are some good informational sites about Australian track and field…

thanks in advance

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At your size you should make sure you’re getting plenty of protein so you can gain the muscle mass.

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Richo - it’s never too late.

From your stats it does not sound like you are a natural talent, but you’ll never find out how far you can reach if you don’t try!
And I know a lot of guys who ran 11.50 before sprint training and still haven’t got an olympic medal either :wink:

Like bud_mike said: Join a track club, get some info here, maybe Charlies GPP DVD (so that you can tell if your coach makes you do foolish things - and you want to change the club)…

Don’t start bodybuilding! Build up strenght, stay with the basic lifts first, get the right lifting technique (maybe you can get help from olympic weightlifters), watch your diet and you’ll gain weight anyhow.
If you know a bodybuilder and a “real” weightlifter stay with the weightlifter :wink:

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One of the great side effects of getting stronger is getting bigger. To a point. So shoot for strength. This is the way I’ve always trained my younger athletes. Get them a lot stronger and the weight will follow.

Get a proper lifting coach and learn your lifts properly from the get go.

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Bodybuild. Any form of hypertrophy will most likely help with speed gains at your size… Muscle size doesn’t equal strength, but the two are related and with your body type you would most likely benefit from added size.

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hate to be a pain but he started at 23 as a pro but he was a very good high school sprinter.

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My mistake. I know he did play a lot of basketball and then started up with track later than normal.

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what are some good olympic lifting routines? with links to exercises and such.

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I think it was CoolColJ who posted the link some time ago (shows tons of exercises):

http://perth.uwlax.edu/strengthcenter/videos/video_index.htm

You might want to go for:

Deadlifts
Squat
FrontSquat
Cleans
Snatches
Bench Pressing
Bent Row
Military Press
etc.

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Geez, why are we making it so hard for him to figure out what to do?

First of all-
Have fun, if you’re not enjoying this what’s the point.

  1. If you want to gain weight, EAT, EAT, and EAT and then EAT. When you’re done with that EAT

  2. Time spent focused on size gains, then stregnth gains will gain you more in size and stregnth than if you spent the whole time trying to do both, if you catch my drift.

  3. Enjoy the journey, and strive for the destination.
    “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there”

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thanks for that, finally a reply which i can use.

what are some good lifting routines using free-weights and a lat-pulldown machine?

also some good running/sprinting routines hockechamp?

instead of giving them to me, can you just had some suggestions, and i can possbily learn and build from there. if you get my drift.

thanks in advance

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Don’t waste your time with bodybuilding.com it’s nothing but an online catalogue. If you are unsure about the basics of nutrition then it’s ok (I assume) but for the fastest gains in strength & size without roids, read about High Intensity Training.

SeanJos

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:rolleyes: Still pushing your H.I.T BS I see. This is not the place for it, my friend.

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you beat me to it by about 8 hours. darn.