Sprinting

Do Taller People Run Faster?

by Justyn Warner September 7, 2010

As written on Livestrong.com, Dare to Change Your Life. The World’s Faster Man as of 2010, 6-foot-5 Usain Bolt, takes 40 to 41 strides in the 100-meter dash. America’s fastest man, 5-foot-11, takes 46 to 47 strides at the same distance. The stride definitely provides the taller sprinter with an edge. Generally, height has been [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Speed Development (Pt.3 – Speed Endurance)

by Justyn Warner September 1, 2010

Read…Intro, Part 1, Part 2. So now it’s time to put it all together. We went over Acceleration, Maximum Velocity or Top Speed, and the last piece to the puzzle is Speed Endurance. Speed endurance is basically the ability to maintain your speed without decelerating. So while you’re sprinting and start to fatigue, the person [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Speed Development (Pt.2 – Maximum Velocity)

by Justyn Warner August 12, 2010

Read…Intro, Part 1, Part 3. Maximum Velocity can be one of the hardest things to teach an athlete. When training for speed, it’s more than just working on your acceleration and trying to run as fast as you possibly can. It’s really about how to run relaxed while maintaining your top speed. Much much easier [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Speed Development (Pt.1 – Acceleration)

by Justyn Warner July 28, 2010

Read…Intro, Part 2, Part 3. Acceleration development should be the primary focus for any athlete in any speed and power based sport. Success in any sport requiring running will be based off of an athlete’s ability to accelerate to top speed with little wasted motion as possible. You become a more efficient runner with little [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Why Be the Tortoise When You Can Be the Hare

by Ian Warner July 14, 2010

When I walk around my college campus I always get flustered over all the joggers. Males and females do the same thing, they feel like they are putting some “fluff” on so what do they do? Get their running shoes and their iPod and go jogging for the next hour. Than, on the other hand [...]

2 comments Click here to continue→

Speed Development (Intro)

by Justyn Warner July 13, 2010

This is an introduction to a three-part series on Speed Development. Read…Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. The ability to take advantage of the potential of one’s body, and do so consistently over time, is a highly technical skill. As coaches and athletes we often forget this concept when talking about speed development, but rarely [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Trying to Get Faster? Form, Form, Form

by Ian Warner June 29, 2010

There is clearly a bunch of ways to get faster. There is not one thing to do that is going to make you faster but sometimes to get faster it is not about what you do, it is how you do it. When I say “how you do it” that means how your body moves. [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Sprint Bros – A Fast Reality (Ep.1)

by Justyn Warner June 26, 2010

Welcome to yet another CGTV Series…Sprint Bros: A Fast Reality. This is our day of practice and the many different things we do for our practices…warm ups, speed, auxillary exercises, weights…and just sped up to our speed : ) Enjoy

0 comments Click here to continue→

Diamond League begins…Asafa, top shape?

by Justyn Warner May 17, 2010

First stop…Doha! And the most impressive performance of the meet has to go to Asafa Powell and his jog of run to 9.75. Yes, a slight tailwind over the allowable limit but the power and drive Asafa had through 30m, the acceleration, the relaxation then the pull up at the end…it’s going to be a [...]

0 comments Click here to continue→

Who Can Run Up To What Speed Now?!?

by Justyn Warner January 27, 2010

While you’re just cruising at the speed limit on the main streets (40mph or 60km/h), enjoying a nice day out…you notice a tall, dark skinned man pull up beside your vehicle and block your sun light. You’ll think you’re dreaming but really…you’re not. You quickly check the speedometer to see how fast you were moving and [...]

2 comments Click here to continue→

← Previous Entries