Ok I’m currently 5’11 and 145, reasonably lean and muscular but is this the best size for sprinting? Some say I am too heavy and that I need to lose weight, but I always thought the really muscular guys were better because of their power and strength to accelerate and maintain speed. Although Usain bolt is tall and skinny but muscular. So what is the ideal size and weight?
Drink a lot of water (and I mean a LOT) of water, eat a balanced diet, and train hard. Your body will find its proper form. Consider: at some point did a group of dudes get together and decide that this is what a gymnast will look like, and that is what a wrestler’s physique should be, or did these athletes train in ways that made them more effective at their chosen sport and end up with a build that was both capable of competition and associated with that sport?
You are not too heavy, and your idea weight is what you weigh if you eat healthy and exercise.
Height/weight charts are not a guide to what you should weigh.
It takes strength to sprint, which is why all elite sprinters lift weights and do exercises to improve their strength.
Some sprinters look bulkier than others, and some look lean, but they are all strong.
People have different shapes they are not just a lineal measurement, meaning the size of your chest or your width is different so two people of the same height should not have the same weight.
Do not try to lose weight it will make you weaker.