By Warren Young Plyometric exercises have been used by sprinters for many years to develop leg power. One popular exercise is bounding, a multiple jumping exercise for maximum distance using a one-foot takeoff, much like the stop phase of the triple jump event. Although this is a useful exercise, it is not as specific to [...]

By Brent McFarlane Sprinting is a faultless, perfected series of finely tuned technical and motor coordinated skills. Speed begins and must be perfected in the motor unit. It involves the selective recruitment of motor unit pathways to improve the efficiency and firing of the correct motor units. This in turn improves the development of force [...]

By Mike Young Sprinters get a bad rap. Im sure you’ve heard all of the complaints before – they’re lazy, they rest too much, they don’t put in any mileage, and it only takes talent to succeed. The reality is that sprinting is a highly technical skill requiring extreme amounts of strength, speed, and power. [...]

By Valeri Borzov Munich Olympics double gold medalists, Valeri Borzov, discusses the principles employed by his coach, Valentin Petrovski, in sprint training. The article is based on translated extracts from Borzov’s recent book, titled “10 Seconds – a lifetime”. Read the entire article here.

By D. Glize and M. Laurent The production of a stabilized locomotor pattern is crucial in sporting activities such as the run-up in long-jumping, a task which is characterized by high spatio-temporal constraints. The aims of this study were as follows. First, we wished to investigate how athletes stabilize their stride patterns so as to [...]

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