Sprinter vs. Marathoner

In running, you've all seen the sprinter and the marathoner. One looks like an 80's movie character and the other like he has had too many crash course diets. They are both runners so how come they don't look alike?
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[@theheadsn]

"Genetics" the nicest way of saying black I've ever heard

[@theheadsn]

Sinister Steel Dont feel bad, I was given dirty looks and called out by my English teacher in 10th grade for saying you could tell the difference between a persons ethnicity by their voice.

[@ChristopherNemoNakamura]

Sinister Steel Skin pigment, or the amount of melanin present in someone's skin. Is the result of a wide variety of alleles, alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

[@invisiblesun6595]

+theheadsn Funny how whenever sprints get mentioned blacks inevitably are factored into the equation. And yet so many comments regarding the subject on youtube shows whites completely in denial about race making a difference. So then....which one is it? If you say it doesn't make a difference then you can only conclude blacks work harder at it than whites based on all the black Olympic gold medalists in the 100 - 400 metres since 1936 (not to mention blacks hold the world records at those distances). But then again if you say it does make a difference then you are forced to concede inferiority in something based on the same criteria. And that's akin to treason as far as they're concerned.

[@devvv4616]

+Invisible Sun i think its pretty obvious and generally accepted that blacks are generally more athletic naturally. Though other people just dont like it when some make excuses because of that fact.

[@MrKarlozz]

Actually white people have just as many fast twitch muscles - black people have longer tendons and hips which make them faster

[@penguinwarrior2423]

And then theres eliud kipchoge who basically sprinted an entire marathon

[@Zmuny]

Penguin Warrior That guy is crazy! 4.35 mile average for 26.2 miles

[@PeaceNinja007]

@@Zmuny damn

[@johnsonshad4093]

Yesssss

[@Ncraft2]

Wait what

[@Feedsyourminds]

@@nathendelreal1952 that would be a sprint for me

[@NozticMusic]

Very good video! Short and on point, with cool animations.

[@Quarker]

Totally agree. These videos are life savers for students

[@basquiatpicasso4766]

NozticMusic So.. when I want to build muscle and lose fat I have to sprint like 2 miles everyday?

[@bran5863]

NozticMusic I

[@scintillam_dei]

@@basquiatpicasso4766 I run all my life for fun, and only my legs have gotten buff. My arms are still scrawny. I'm a freak. LOL

[@Biobele]

Basically, WEST AFRICA Vs. EAST AFRICA.

[@dakshs9528]

Wtf

[@Cz-zi3my]

FBI Morocco is North African 🤦‍♂️

[@Cz-zi3my]

FBI its not recognized as ‘west africa’. Its North Africa.

[@Cz-zi3my]

FBI Did i hurt you? Dude really tried to claim Morrocans are mixed 😂😂

[@Cz-zi3my]

FBI Ok dipshit.

[@popgoestheweasel7636]

i wish theres a video like this between a weight lifer and bodybuilding so my relatives can understand

[@SEEQvideo]

Pop GoesTheWeasel Thanks for the suggestion. When we make one we will definitely let you know!

[@kaizer0491]

Well Played Made one yet?

[@commentscroller8954]

LOL

[@user-ld4qt6ci7b]

One of them is an athlete and the other is a bodybuilder

[@Y10Q]

to be a weightlifter, you have to be ugly, you have to be named Vladimir and be hairy. Bodybuilder, you have to be pretty. Named Arnold and no hayr.

[@DrewK26]

When you do Cross County and Track Who the hell am I.

[@xmessenger_7718]

😂😂

[@xmessenger_7718]

Me too bro

[@amiterez1356]

😂

[@mandyblankenship1883]

You probably won’t excel in either if you do both. He Is not just talking about high school “athletes”.

[@gkmwheelspin1207]

@@mandyblankenship1883 If you do long distance in track it's okay

[@jasmineretief3580]

Yes! I had an argument with someone about this. I was telling them that long distant runners need less body fat so that's why they are more leaner and women long distant runners will have smaller breasts generally due to lower fat percentage. They just replied "that is just a stereotype you made up, stereotypes are bad!" Good to know.

[@JoFlakes]

science

[@Naomi-gr7fm]

This person sounds like they argue with their feelings

[@turbothrottletrouble4217]

Just please don't argue with these people they are genuinely dumb 😂😂

[@seansantos2219]

Dont argue with ignorant people, they'll just bring you down and beat u with experience.

[@wvu05]

And that is why sprinters and jumpers have big butts. Someone was talking to me about "needing muscle" when I remarked that I might like to run another marathon, but I wouldn't even think of training for one until I lose weight, and I pointed out that over 40,000 steps, you don't want extra weight holding you back.

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[@sean.3812]

its 6 years ago... U FROM DA FUTURE

[@NeatoUnused]

hilarious and original

[@octavioperales46]

true

[@conzo4620]

I also saw it in 2017 tho

[@SEEQvideo]

Wow this is crazy! Thanks for the support! We will definitely make some more of these animations, that's for sure :-)

[@snehalbhartiya6724]

did you expect this channel to got this big after 5 years ?

[@SEEQvideo]

Yes, we've mixed up the metric and imperial system! It was an honest mistake on our part :-) We are a company from Belgium (where the metric system is used) and we create explainer animations for our clients. During the summer of 2012, we had some spare time and came up with an idea to promote ourselves. We were gonna make an animation that would explain something that’s relevant for everyone, hoping that it would go viral and create a lot of buzz (it didn’t at the time). The Olympic Games in London inspired us to create an animation involving a common question regarding sports. And because we're avid runners ourselves, we soon came up with an animation explaining the physical differences between a sprinter and a marathoner. Because of the Olympic Games being held in London, we created the animation with the imperial system in mind. But during production, somehow the 42 km slipped in... We didn’t pay any attention to it at the time, until now :-)

[@amine617]

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[@trollashnikovavtomat]

SEEQ .be so someone paid you to spew some bullshit lmfao

[@leoki4804]

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[@superchet4026]

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[@thicctophat3035]

Are you saying that my fat legs are slowing me down???

[@invisiblesun6595]

I do believe some cardio is important for a sprinter, particularly if you run the 400m. But a marathon is only going to benefit a marathoner. Maybe a 2-3 mile run for cardio endurance once a week. Just as wind sprints can help a distance runner for that final "kick" to the finish where they can just turn on the jets.

[@kelvinrobinson9435]

Invisible Sun you're brobably talking about the 400 but in the 1 and 2 those jets better be on when that gun goes off

[@JoseyWales1865]

THATS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS SAID. Sprints are what I do, to maintain muscle physique, burn fat etc... but I have to do the occasional long distance to build endurance and mental toughness. However I only do it probably once every week or every other week depending on the weather

[@shellracer3189]

Kelvin Robinson I'm a 400 runner and you need to be quick from the get go.

[@jimitojavon8197]

Im a marathoner and a sprinter

[@PeaceNinja007]

I'm a soccer player , I feel lonely :(

[@michaelegotti6439]

0:54 that's like asking, what super power would you want??

[@naugtyameric1309]

The Sprinter of course. Better looking body :)

[@Joao-ur7ey]

Real world isn't that black and white. I choose both. And I still go further, bodyweight training, weight lifting, loaded carries, climbing, swimming, as well. Why to specialize? I want to be a complete balanced human being. Decent in all kinds of physical prowess like a warrior.

[@wvu05]

@@Joao-ur7ey If you want to be the best, you have to pick one. The days of someone with a build like Peter Snell or John Walker winning middle and distance races are long gone. And the human body also has limits to what it can take. Like it or not, someone with over 90% slow twitch fibers can lift all the weights in the world, but it won't do a bit of good as far as making that person bigger goes. You can also see this with things like wind sprints in more explosive sports. The people with more slow twitch muscles will lag at the beginning, but lead at the end, which some uninformed coaches will attribute to laziness.

[@mostunique5941]

Meanwhile im a 400m runner. More cardio then a 100m/ 200m runner but a lot of gym work too unlike most distance runners.

[@mostunique5941]

I M not trying to be a dick what I can’t understand your comment?

[@grantjones4862]

Most Unique I’d still consider 400 a sprint even though it’s not that short of a distance

[@jugganaut33]

And then you get absolutely smashed by a bloke that can run 2 miles with a 50lb pack in under. 14 minutes. Swims 3 miles in 1 hour fully clothed and jogs 14 miles. Single event athletes aren’t anything special. Everyone’s different. No ones superior.

[@mostunique5941]

The Lombax what sport are you talking about😂

[@spanishbballathlete3862]

Should I try track? I do like it but I don’t know what should I be, I can run very fast but I do get tired fast

[@WilhelmSchicklegrube]

why is the guy screaming

[@brainiac554]

You've obviously never heard someone speak clearly and directly.

[@vertsabre]

Huh, you must have arrived here via the strange phenomenon of KZbin recommended as well. Greetings stranger.

[@haywoodjblome4768]

Wilhelm Schicklegruber Welcome to youtube, I'm so used to it that I didn't even noticed he was shouting

[@onlyonfridays4879]

Did you check the volume?

[@trenzinhodaalegria8012]

Cause he is coach!

[@vagabond4576]

David Goggins breaks that law of genetics.

[@alchinov4695]

I've been looking for this kind of video for 2 years now and FINALLY I found one! I wanted to know the difference between speed and endurance on a scale of the muscle and found it... thank you

[@joogee3978]

i honestly can barely sprint during track season but i was oddly better than a lot of people in cross country now i see why

[@Mikehikegaming]

Julianna G I’m the same way!

[@nsk370]

Julianna G what is track season? Also, while we're at it, in school i was always good in both. How do you explain that?

[@Jvidana95]

@@nsk370 easy to explain, in highschool the level isn't as high as these Elite athletes get to in their respective sports. So in other words, you just "Think" you're good at both when in reality you're probably just average in both.

[@nsk370]

Jvii18 lol Of course i am nowhere near the top levels in either. But that is completely irrelevant to what i was saying. If i was average, as you say, half of the people my age would be faster. But that was never the case for me, i was well above average in every competition (from 60m to 2400m).

[@Jvidana95]

@@nsk370 That's what I mean, not being near the top levels just makes you average. Being at a higher level than that would probably make you above average. Semi pro athletes. Then the pros obviously are at the highest. Also, it's possible to train both slow and fast twitch muscle fibers.

[@SuperMetalhead96]

Something else to mention is the fact that arm movement, to an extent, dictates leg movement. A sprinter is going to need stronger arms simple to accommodate for the explosive leg movement needed. Distance runners generally don't need that level of explosiveness for their entire race so their arms don't need to be as strong.

[@jasonstephenson3322]

Dominic Uccelli but they can still have strong arms right?

[@itsshrimp91]

@@jasonstephenson3322 Yes.

[@LilXancheX]

@@jasonstephenson3322 no

[@Bweyg]

@@jasonstephenson3322 maybe so

[@MichaelPetty]

This has to be one of the best explanations I have seen for this.

[@Krebzonide]

Also sprinters are often taller because they can take longer strides while marathoners are shorter because, as you stated, they have to carry the weight a long time. Usain Bolt is 6 foot 5 while Haile Gebrselassie is 5 foot 4. Both of them have olympic medals for running.

[@Bweyg]

Height is just genetics, I've seen some sprinters who are shorter than me and long distance runners who are way taller than me.

[@commandokitten3477]

Where’s my sprinters at 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@rinamoo108]

Meh!

[@elimarburger1659]

I run distance 🏃

[@commandokitten3477]

Eli Marburger go away!!!! This is for sprinters only 😂

[@Isaac-cq6ns]

I’m switching to sprinting. I actually find it fun

[@commandokitten3477]

Isaac it’s the best!!!, when you get fast enough you feel so free

[@harzaid7289]

0:45 So... Super saiyan blue is the sprinter, and Super saiyan god is the marathoner

[@aspiring7470]

Harzad 23 lol

[@andyharshman]

Cringey

[@Mjollnyr93]

Gave it a watch before going to work without sound. Going to have to come back and see if I missed anything without audio. Completely understandable and informative just watching it.

[@stybull8976]

Thanks for clearing the cloud. I had this doubt about runners for a loooong time.

[@heatherettexbabe8710]

This was great. very tired of hearing how endurance running is "bad for you". being a petite curvy girl I would never look too skinny and no one has ever considered me to be too skinny either yet I almost get bullied by my love for running long distance, guys are always so quick to say I should only do sprints. which I do see its benefits for them. I feel refreshed you pointed out the benefits of what I enjoy :)

[@ismaelochoa6]

heatherette xbabe Idk why people are afraid of long distance.

[@951nic]

Both ways have their own benefits and affect body fat differently and that's interesting thing about our body. Read this related article : studnerd.blogspot.in/2016/10/should-i-run-fast-or-slow.html

[@heatherettebabe]

951nic That's what this whole video is about. I'm not going to change my ways because running 10 miles doesn't seem fun to you. People ask me every day at the gym what I do, and I tell them I run a minimum of ten miles every day and they just walk away because they don't want to try being as tough as I am.

[@951nic]

not caring what they say is the simplest thing you could do!

[@Karuska22ps]

heatherette xbabe petite yum

[@helltheofficialsequel2730]

I am definitely a sprinter.I am one of the fastest in the class (competing against boys too), but I cannot do long runs.I almost die because of exhaustion every time.

[@canadasyrup2125]

What’s your time, probably faster than I am so I won’t judge

[@lostfauna6784]

So how do you train for a 800m? The bridge between sprinting and distance?

[@5just51]

He is not shouting. He is speaking load and clear and quickly to make the video short and not make us bored and fall asleep.

[@DoraKage]

best differentiation ive seen on the subject matter! lurv it!!!

[@SEEQvideo]

Gogo Thanks :-)

[@miguelcruz1185]

What about middle distance like the 800m and mile?

[@adamcarrillo209]

Usually tends to be a sprinter with training on slow twitch fibers 🤔

[@ConanObrien22]

They still considered as short distance runners but with leaner body

[@nikitastojanovski5841]

How to successfully train those fast twitch muscle fibers ?

[@marksinclair2592]

You’re a hybrid which is the best! Fast runner with stamina I ran the 400 and 800 in Hs too

[@Thehoneybadger90]

I believe would be almost the same, even at 800m or a mile, were comparing this to half marathon and a marathon so it's 13.1 miles and 26.2

[@thehayman7352]

how about distance running in track? im great at the 1600 amd 800 but i still have a large physique. is it because i lift weights often?

[@barefootalex]

thoroughly enjoyed that, thank you very much!

[@KrustyAnne]

I've been looking for this video since I saw it a while back lol This video makes me wonder: is there a way to find out what ratio of these muscles you have?

[@NH-ge4vz]

Possibly take a bit of muscle and look at what fibers are what. But probably it's different for each! muscle since they all have different uses.

[@anthonytorro7554]

@@NH-ge4vz genius

[@stevespyder]

core testing, where they actually dig a sample out of your muscle like they do for rocks... i am too squeamish to get it done, but my brother had it done. not fun he said. i can only imagine...

[@TotallyAmSam]

So.. Is it possible to train them in a near-perfect balance?

[@SEEQvideo]

Hi Sam! To answer your question, we've gathered our good friends Olivier and Hannes from www.sterk.gent - a gym in Ghent, Belgium - around the table. Olivier: "Yes it is. By combining good cardio exercises or sports as rowing, running, swimming, cycling, etc with (sub maximal) strength training." Hannes: "It's possible, but very hard to train them in a near-perfect balance. The best example I can give you are decathletes - imho, by far one of the most underappreciated athletes ;). They need to train and reach excellence in various disciplines without going too far or overboard in one of their disciplines. Which requires a very hands-on and thoughtful training method. Makes sense?" Hope we could help! Yours in sport & animation, Well Played, smart animation studio

[@dab0331]

Special forces training

[@derrickb5165]

Aaron Walls

[@Zeus-7778]

800m

[@TotallyAmSam]

@@Zeus-7778 amazing how I only discovered @SEEQvideo 's reply and this comment 7 years later. I've now graduated from university with a bachelor's degree in Sport science and health!

[@hfredydl]

Kudos for the wonderful video!!! I mean simple yet entertaining !!! Thumbs up 👍

[@nano7586]

I'd like to ask a question there. I've been constantly running for years now.. in overall almost everyday. How does it come my legs are really muscular? My body itself is quite muscular too, and I barely lift.. actually not at all lately. I run about 25 minutes everyday and I reach a pace of about 4:30 mins / km average. Does this still affect the slow twitch fibers or is it really the fast ones.. maybe both of them? Would be cool if somebody knew. Thanks!

[@infinitegaming1015]

As a marathoner I have so much respect for sprinters. I used to race the 800m and the 4x400 and man those were tough

[@GamingSpiral]

I sprint and I could never imagine doing a marathon lol I don’t understand how people can just keep going after so long

[@rorycolwill1650]

@@GamingSpiral well they carry less weight and have lighter bones. lol

[@Bweyg]

@@rorycolwill1650 If your jogging than yeah maybe it's easier, but running at a speed like 6 minutes per mile lets say, it's hard for most people to break 6 minutes in the mile by itself, holding it for anything more than a mile is really impressive, makes you wonder how anyone can hold 4:35 per mile pace for a whole marathon and then some. Sprints are more about mastering a certain technique down to the T, but long distance running is pure mental and physical endurance. Most people can sprint 100m in 15 seconds or so, but even running a 7 minute mile is brutal for a lot of people.

[@superrkuzco]

Who is here from 2019?

[@gugus8081]

nOt mE

[@jsh7387]

NOT MR

[@ajseb]

How can we find out if we more of type II or type I muscle fibers? Is there a certain test

[@JUanHernandezism]

So is it possible to train to do both? Like I want to box and I want to do sprints so I can throw combinations but I also run 3 miles so I can last the 3 rounds from amateur boxing. Also which one should I focus on more. I'm guessing sprinter.

[@MrDarthchicken]

What about if you are a 800m runner. Stuck in between both worlds.

[@MrHappyStacker]

not "stuck". sometimes being 50\50 is good. martial artists for example

[@crystalowl9027]

That's what I was thinking too

[@ZatPuggy]

100m - 800m - 42k ???? Middle??

[@pawelmagnowski2014]

Always thought they just use different doping

[@dantoxism8538]

That as well

[@Gokudera1501]

Very good Video. Short, informative, clear and easy to ubderstand, nice Animation. Thanks for this

[@yishai1786]

What about being a bodybuilder and a medium distance runner , like 800m, 1K and 2K-would the running at those distances burn muscle?

[@ThemisticShadow]

Can you train both muscles?

[@hornywolfwanwan8738]

Well yes, but actually, no.

[@animemoments7777]

@@hornywolfwanwan8738 *Genius*

[@Zeus-7778]

that is what i do, i Train for the 800m... we gotta long runs, sprinting, weights,

[@lenardregencia]

Can anyone be both?

[@jorgenschroen5440]

well, then you would be a middle guy. not as good as the best in either of sports. but in the middle.

[@MrHappyStacker]

Jorgen Schroen i guess it's good for like athletes that do martial arts. you know, you need burst power but also a lot of endurance.. especially boxers

[@jorgenschroen5440]

yeah thats true.

[@BioBrain]

you mean 80/80 on both muscle? :D

[@jonacedo]

BioBrain 20/20 :P

[@IchigoIchigo3]

From the age of 7 until the age of about 18, I used to skateboard pretty much all day, everyday, and it was also my main source of transportation throughout most of my years skating in my teens. If I needed to go somewhere - *skateboard*. Didn't matter if it was down the street to the park, or two whole cities length to get to a cool skatepark. My point is; as I look back, I was basically doing nothing but cardio every single day all day (not exaggerating). Come to think of it, at 7 years old, my body, like most 7 year olds, was pretty much the average thin frame. Put THAT on top of 11 years of skateboarding, and the end result is I have a crazy fast metabolism, and my body is pretty slim. Now I'm trying to gain weight and put on size, but as someone who once was a "marathon" skateboarder, basically; getting bigger seems nearly impossible. It sucks, I mean it's _really_ annoying as one can imagine. After seeing this video though, I've come to understand that it's likely that I have the 20/80 fast to slow ratio @1:49. Hoping I can at least reach Bruce Lee or Spiderman proportions over time (lol just keepin it simple) But is it possible that over time, as one exercises for increased muscle size that this roughly 20/80 body ratio that I have going for me could possibly reach a 50/50? again, over time? Basically, if I once had a 50/50 ratio before "marathon skateboarding" and my body adapted to a 20/80, then that assumes that slow twitch can become fast twitch over time, or that more fast twitch will become present as the body adapts itself to the strenuity of ones exercising. But I'm wondering what the process would be to influence more fast twitch fibers to increase size/ definition. Lighter and more reps for more fast twitch? Definitely going to do some research on this.

[@fiachrasayshi]

I train mostly for explosive power (play a sport similar to rugby) but run 5 k at the end of many sessions because endurance is also imperative. Is this counter intuitive? Am I losing sprint speed?

[@PaimenPlays]

Soooo U cant be both strong and durable?

[@bistroh9634]

You for sure can. Some insane runners have a bit of "bird" like muscle that is as powerful as fast twitch but has the endurance of slow twitch;however, this is insanely difficult to achieve. Most distance runners also have surprising strength it's just that all their muscles develop so differently. I'm a distance runner and I often surprise people because I have very skinny arms but I am pretty strong, I just don't have the muscle definition.

[@alexandriaarmstrong1459]

how can one train both types simultaneously?

[@ArmasStrength]

Alexandria Armstrong you do high intensity interval training

[@omgitsjakenjames]

Be an 800/1500 runner

[@MartinEW]

James Sarlo 1600*

[@JamJamJam3x3]

Alexandria Armstrong im an 800 runner (made it past county) and im muscular, but skimny at the same time💀

[@JamJamJam3x3]

Coolyo Coolyo yeah pretty much.

[@robert_merian]

i hope someone in the comments can answer this question. lets just say someone was born with more of the fast reactive muscles if he doesnt train do they decrease and if he train do they increase?

[@CryptixGalaxy]

So how do I train and build up both of those muscles in order to be a little of both?

[@pyrpidonas]

i look like a sprinter but i am actualy a marathon runner...how you can explain this ?

[@heymanmiller]

genetics

[@stickieyams]

+Murad Man u don't know how spell

[@mtsmashgamer0756]

everyone gonna say its genetics, is not all about genetics

[@imtiyazhussain8873]

You lift weights? Marathon Running and Sprinting makes no difference in physique unless you are an elite athlete and train only for that sport.

[@pyrpidonas]

swimming , weighted calisthenics and i do specific exercises for my amateur sport( half marathons, marathons ) that make my legs faster and injury free. but i havent yet mastered sky walk :)

[@marctorres2900]

MARATHONER 100%💪🏼

[@BboyNemo1]

how would it be if I am trying to do both?

[@jeanlucdecoster]

This was extremely informative. Bravo.

[@talendrice9832]

I just want to say long distance is a lot tougher then sprinting

[@bakedpotato3734]

It is a lot tougher than sprinting.

[@BillyBob-ou8ir]

thats one of the dumbest things I've heard today.

[@xxntjxx1855]

Try running Usain Bolt's top speed of 27.44 MPH then.

[@wazzy3423]

How? Sprinting and long distance are to very different things. Sure they both have running but like the video states there a slow twitch and fast twitch. Long distance is about endurance and stamina while sprinting is about reaching the highest possible speed. They are both hard as shit to be good at

[@dcrdcrnkl1]

talen d rice true, but sprinting is something that you are born with and is pretty hard to develope, while long distance running is not that hard to develope

[@Reskozy]

i can run for long, and i sprint decently.. im above average for both, so tf do i have

[@sergiontothetop]

It's not running for long, its running fast for long

[@povang]

My little brother stole all the running genetics in my family. Im a running addict and trained for years; he trains for a month out of the year, hates running, and kicks my ass in any race. Life is so unfair.

[@Bweyg]

He probably does some kind of training behind the scenes, there's not really much way he can be faster than you even he does have better genetics than you if he only trains for a month or so and you train for years except if your genetics aren't great. I don't have too great of genetics but my mile time is at 5:26 and that was with about 6 months of training. Also your diet could be another factor.

[@eniask.5292]

so when you want to build muscle in gym , fast repetitions will help to gain more muscle??

[@Garium87]

Aren't there *three* types of muscle fibers?

[@jacemartin672]

Alex König it's actually more like a spectrum, and if they're at the extremes, or more in the middle. Training can slightly shift them as well.

[@jasondeleon9283]

I'm a distance runner I do cross country but still have the body of a sprinter and I faster then some of them too

[@ch0staCRL]

jason deleon same I am naturally more sprinter but I train distance and I'm pretty good. but not as good as those naturally distance runners. I'd u know what I mean

[@perpgroove4996]

I run distance for my team, but I could easily be a good sprinter. My team lost once because they didn't put me on our 4x1 team and the person they had was slow.

[@ivAr00]

Then stop taking those protein shakes. You are forcing your body.

[@bistroh9634]

Most of the distance guys at my school have to do the 400 and sometimes the 200.

[@shaggysideas1470]

What if you train both? Shouldn't they both improve? Having a balance of both trained?

[@thatssokj1700]

So what would doing cross country in the winter if you already do track be bad?

[@Buztalu]

its all genetic, my homeboy is muscular and runs crosscountry

[@jalenb7210]

Luis Gonzalez cross country is only typically 4 to 12 kilometers though... marathons are 42k

[@simonjack0071]

Bill burr explained it better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpTVp5KYm61jjs0

[@Miller053]

WHY IS HE SHOUTING?

[@nordicresistanceagainstzio9206]

He's speaking clearly.

[@chris7285]

Some people have loud voices including myself, I used to surpress my loud voice because of people who are super sensitive and think I'm yelling at them. I'm not sorry that I don't have a little boys voice. The same goes for my yelling, I sound like Leonidas from 300 when I yell. I used to hide it because kids would look at me all weird in football. I'm a skinnier guy too so it looked weird I guess.

[@Prime_Legend]

My twitch muscle fibres changed over the years. When I was younger, around 6-13 I was definitely mire fast twitch. I played as a defender in soccer and I only had to move intensely when I had to. At 14 I started boxing and through only just a few months my Endurance shit through the roof. Did alot of bags, skipping, roadwork which really improved my Endurance. My speed and strength also improved as well. Right now I'd say I'm a good balance of slow twitch and fast twitch.

[@ashwinmoses8277]

Yes, it's possible to develop both muscles, but not as a marathon runner. In the Army, we have some of the biggest, meanest guys who are able to run for miles yet have amazing physiques. So it's possible, but not for most people. The mental toughness you need to hit legs hard before running 5 miles is tremendous. I know this because I do it.

[@ahmadmuhdi190]

Use kg and km my buddy, just like the rest of us

[@danbrown1344]

Ahmad Muhdi Yeet

[@arnitheking]

no need to scream dude you can just talk :D but nice vid

[@nordicresistanceagainstzio9206]

He's speaking clearly.

[@jeronimoaguilar]

Thank you a lot for the video. Help me a lot with an essay for school. Waiting for more videos like this 😀.

[@DarTheDerpPvP]

What if I am a good sprinter with a body like a marathoner? I also used to be a pretty good long distance runner (18:30 5km run at 13.5 years old) but stopped running since.

[@ichbinein123]

Fun Fact: People of African descent, tends to have more Fast twitch fibers. Caucasian people on the other hand, tends to have more Slow twitch fibers. This also explains why the majority of Olympic sprinters are black, whereas the majority of marathoners, are white :)

[@andreconter]

how about ethiopians and kenyans? :)

[@MrMikemcmike]

Except that 12/24 of the olympic marathon medalists in the past 30 years have been from African countries.

[@andreconter]

MrMikemcmike Exactly... I've seen some documentary that described why most of the gold medals went to an ethinicity that was like 0.8% of the world population. They live in high elevation, so their blood cell count is higher. Which allows them to perform better on lower altitudes, etc... But generally blacks thrive on sports that require running (that includes Basketball, soccer, football,etc). But are not so common on some other sports (like swimming, water polo, etc). What I find strange is that you don't see that many black cyclists (i'm a cyclist myself).

[@prole1917]

Do you have sources to back up that "fun fact?"

[@Honibaz]

I've heard a different theory. Black Africans are on average the most physically fit compared to other races if we assume that nutrition and exercise to be equal for all races. West African Blacks lean toward fast twitch, East African Blacks lean toward slow twitch, and Southern African Blacks are in the middle. One (minor) reason Usain Bolt is so good at 100m and 200m sprint is because he's from Jamaica, and most Blacks from North America are of West African descent.

[@oogrooq]

Duh. Are there really people who didn't already know this?

[@5just51]

Yes there are people who don't know this, like you for example. People who already know this don't tell everybody they already know this. They only use there knowledge when they need to.

[@haywoodjblome4768]

oogrooq Yes believe it or not people aren't born with knowledge

[@eyybuddyboi6344]

woooooowwww you're so smart !!!!!

[@reilly9840]

why did you click on the video if you already knew it

[@ilyakarakotov4065]

ry lol to hear him shouting kek

[@flynnsnowden8712]

This is a really good video mate

[@timothytamrel7587]

If I do both will they add up or will it I look like something in between??

[@radoyankov]

stop shouting please. jeez

[@ender10man]

About the genetics part, my family is primarily has dedicated themselves to running LONG distances and participating local marathons. I am a mediocre sprinter in my track team, but I can NEVER handle distance. Is this normal?

[@ZeeTheBuff]

Are there actually slow twitch and fast twitch fibres? I've never heard about that.

[@greenbird6761]

is there any way to be equal in both and keep upgrading?

[@PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

Wait, how would you know if you had more slow twitch or fast twitch muscles?

[@bruziyahyisreal3015]

I wrestled in highschool, so we always incorporated both sprinting and long distance running into our works outs

[@MK-it7wk]

Is there a way to find out the composition of your muscles (I.e whether or not you have muscles suited for the sprint or long distance)?

[@dhnsh1843]

Gene test , Actn3 Gene's for fast twitch and for slow twitch also there is one. If any of these are more than the other then that indicates it

[@bo2516]

great short and informative video!

[@tannerburk8951]

What is ur really fast in both like faster then everyone in ur grade sprinting and long distance

[@geofire6192]

Great vid and straight to the point

[@charliemacreviews]

Great Video and great illustrations

[@simonbinguingi7733]

what about 400m runners. would they be toward the middle. or still sprinters?

[@firehot427]

How do you know if you have the fast fibers or slow fibers? Im fast but can also run long distances.

[@SportLifestyle1]

Almost everyone can run long distances when trained my friend, the question is how fast you can run long distance and if you can finish with a marathon pace

[@leroyzwane2097]

Great video man

[@trydodis690]

The real question is which one would you rather be?

[@leonshr6]

does that apply on boxers and other sports too ?

[@abigator8261]

I do distance running for school cross country, but I also do sprints and long jump for school track and field.. I’m on the better side for sprints and in the middle for long distance.. I have the body of both? My upper body is very thin, while my thighs and calves are more muscular. It’s so difficult to get make my thighs and calves thinner because of that reason 👀👀

[@IncognitoIsMyName]

beautiful video! and well made

[@fireblox789]

I was wondering, can I practice the 2 sports, and strengthen the 2 types of muscles? like, can 'carry 300 (and even more) pounds' for kilometers?

[@oldtwinsna8347]

You could, but you would never be competitive in either. For example, you might accomplish a 4 hour marathon, which is good compared to the population of people, but will never get you any kind of fame. Now let's say you wanted to focus on dropping that down to a 3.5 hour marathon - the improvements you need would have to focus exclusively on aerobic metabolism, which means you will end up sacrificing anaerobic power. Just the way it is.

[@user-jw3rl7mk3i]

I respect this dudes yt grind

[@lawyal2736]

Did Bruce Lee have fast twitch or slow twitch he ran 6km every morning?

[@hassanaltaay2603]

How do you train both at the same time ?

[@poisonpotato1]

Is there a way to effectively train both fibers?

[@ronjosh1518]

How can I have both kind of muscles?