The November issue of Techniques has an interesting article on sprinting. It is essentially taking a physical therapy assessment and applying it to sprinting, advocating that “…the foundation of poor sprint technique...
There's been a great deal of debate about what qualities are most important for the 100 meter sprinter. Force, direction of force application, power, ability to move the limbs quickly, stride length,...
There has been a debate for some time on the “best” way to train acceleration. Some authors argue for specificity (i.e. short sprints), some argue for resisted sprinting (i.e. make the short...
When we are looking at speed training, a track and field coach would break it down into training for acceleration (i.e. the process of increasing one’s speed), training for maximum velocity (i.e....
Schache et al, published in the April issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, conducted a study investigating how each of the three hamstring muscles experience sprinting. The authors studied...