The Art of Sprinting: Techniques for Speed and Performance

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You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Good Middle Distance performance is very reliant on the athletes ability to run with and maintain good form so that they can run at the speeds that are required for the duration of their event. com“Just wanted to give you a report on some great results I’ve gotten with several clients using your book. His ideas of training for power, and having technique as an outgrowth of that power, was innovated during the time he was a coach but has gained momentum in sport as of 2015 this thinking has become the standard.

I would have expected more hands-on advice on workouts and drills for developing the different aspects of sprinting.As I’ve talked with dozens of elite coaches, as well as being personally mentored by great thinkers like Adarian Barr (his work inspired Chapter 1), I’ve finally transcribed my thoughts on the following areas onto paper. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Deviations from that perfect technical model are considered inefficiencies that have to be coached out. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Drawing on the expertise of some of the world's leading coaches and sport science professionals, the book presents a detailed analysis of the latest evidence and explores the ways in which science has influenced, and subsequently improved, the sport of sprinting.

With so much information available on how to increase speed-strength, it can be hard to understand how it all fits together. How I ran a personal best 10-meter fly at age 34 by “unwiring” the common sprint coaching cues drilled into me through my 20’s. Sprinting - Training, Techniques and Improving Performance is an essential guide for all athletes at the beginning or development stages of their sprint careers who are committed to running faster.

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