Training For Improved Sprinting Performance
There are a lot of posts on how to enhance an athlete’s ability to sprint quickly. This takes a combination of speed, plyometric, and strength training. This post is going to...
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Exerting Force During Sprinting
When it comes to running fast, it’s important to move your limbs quickly and to exert force against the ground. There’s a debate amongst sprint coaches about whether it’s possible to improve...
Increase Stride Length to Increase Speed
Speed is often expressed as the product of stride frequency and stride length. In other words, speed = sf x sl. Stride frequency is basically the number of strides and athlete takes...
Speed Training for Athletes
Track and field coaches divide sprint training into three components; acceleration, maximum velocity, and speed endurance. Acceleration is the process of increasing your velocity. Maximum velocity is running all out. Speed endurance...
Resisted Sprinting to Enhance Speed
Resisted sprinting is a tool that is frequently used in speed training. The idea is that by making the movement more difficult, the athlete must learn to recruit more motor units to...