Sprinting: Pulling it all together
In previous posts we have talked about different aspects of sprinting. We covered the foot contacting the ground, bringing the heel up to the hip to shorten the lever, and we talked...
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Accelerating And Top Speed: Differences
Sprint running has long been divided into three phases: acceleration, maximum velocity, and speed endurance. The first two have been considered important for the training of most athletes. In acceleration running we’re...
There Are No Magic Drills For Speed
Running drills have been around for a long time now. It’s the kind of thing that appeals to a certain type of coach, the ones that are looking for the magic exercise...
Agility Can Be Trained Generally And Specifically
Agility is often a difficult physical ability to train. I often view it as the summation of the athlete’s physical abilities (strength, speed, mobility, etc.) that is applied to the sport’s movement...
Elite Sprinters May Run Differently Than Everyone Else
Kenneth Clark and Peter Weyand have an interesting article in the latest issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology that looks at sprinting. They begin by reviewing the fact that what differentiates...