How come athletes like sprinters are for the most part “skinny” compared to other athletes? Wouldn't bigger leg muscles make someone faster, since their muscles are stronger? For example, body builder legs? -
![The andre de grasse case : Do sprinters REALLY need that much upper body muscle. Can the skinny run fast ? : r/trackandfield The andre de grasse case : Do sprinters REALLY need that much upper body muscle. Can the skinny run fast ? : r/trackandfield](https://preview.redd.it/rwfq78hr0dw11.png?width=400&format=png&auto=webp&s=c3df9c1467e5b62f4e2371fa4db6b083a7198bb7)
The andre de grasse case : Do sprinters REALLY need that much upper body muscle. Can the skinny run fast ? : r/trackandfield
![Lamont Jacobs leads the way in 60m heats at European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 | World-Track and Field Lamont Jacobs leads the way in 60m heats at European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 | World-Track and Field](https://world-track.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lamont-Marcell-Jacobs-at-the-2022-Tokyo-Olympic-Games.webp)
Lamont Jacobs leads the way in 60m heats at European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 | World-Track and Field
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