The Art of Sprinting: Techniques for Speed and Performance

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The aim needs to be on developing the required physical abilities and then using them so that the gains can be transferred into an improved running action. How long can you see elite performers do it the “wrong” way before you question what the “right” way is? However acquiring this technique as a mature athlete requires long term training that is comprehensive. Many athletes possess high levels of skill in their sport but do not have the speed to pull away from the opposition. Speed Strength” has forced me to look at speed development through a completely new lens and to change how I coach.

All these questions are ones that I’ve set out to find the answer, an answer that starts with how the body works in acceleration and sprinting. Winning begins somewhere and with the help of this book gaining the basic knowledge to develop great high school sprinters can be achieved.

A detailed description of the latest technique of Sprinting that is displayed by Athletes like Marion Jones and Maurice Greene.

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The truth is that the vast majority of strength coaches suck at the fundamentals of teaching and developing sprint running.

He is retained by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), and the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) to lecture on a wide range of subjects relating to High Performance Sport. Michael Yessis, a renowned fitness expert, explains in this breakthrough book how strength and kinesiology play an important part in improving time and distance. Any athlete that wants to accelerate fast and have a higher maximum speed will need to be able to develop more power.I’ve been fortunate enough to have participated in a handful of Book Sprints and have been surprised at the outcome each time. This book is very comprehensive, complete, and offers an evidence-based approach of sprint training. To learn the specifics of the other books in the Charlie Francis "Key Concepts " series, please read "The Structure of Training for Speed ", "Training for Power and Strength in Speed ", "Super Compensation and Recovery " and "High Intensity Training – Expanding the Limits of Performance ". Consideration is given to the development of detailed training programmes involving both the lightning pace of the 100m and 200m and the more controlled pace of the 400m. Building a solid sprinter on the high school level begins with the success of knowing the fundamentals.

This book brings to life, in the race setting, all of the training ideas which were highlighted in the other books in this series.

This is a Book That Covers All the Topics Associated with Sprinting, and is Based on Cutting-Edge Coaching Practice, Practical Experience and Results. Developing Speed is an It aims to integrate Modern Sprint Training ideas into the methods used with athletes for the improvement of speed.