Training Articles - Speed
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Speed |
Articles - Speed
- Zero to 22mph (36km/hr) in 3
seconds
An overview of speed development
- These workouts can boost fitness, speed,
endurance and correct weaknesses - and are fun to do
How can you improve your fitness, including your speed, speed endurance, leg power, and work capacity, while at the same time having fun and introducing variety into your regular routine?
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Speed Training ParachuteSpeed training resistance parachute provides additional resistance for sprint training. |
- Three strength training exercises to
improve stride length and frequency
How to improve your speed by working on your stride length and strike rate
- A strength and sprint training program
for pre-elite wheelchair athletes
How to develop the strength and speed of a wheelchair athlete.
- Is speed training appropriate for
adolescents? (Part I)
A review of the benefits of speed training for young athletes
- Is speed training appropriate for
adolescents? (Part II)
A review of the impact of flexibility, strength and speed training for young athletes and their coaches
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Power Speed ResistorProvides resistance from partner for sprint training drills. Select this link to order your Power Speed Resistor. |
- Inclusive Speed for All to
Succeed
A training session that makes speed training accessible and fun for all
- Acceleration Techniques and Speed
Development
The science and biomechanics behind the acceleration techniques that will increase your athlete's speed
- Optimum speed training ideas for
sprinters and hurdlers
Training ideas on how you can achieve optimum speed
- Vertical Jump Secrets
Some tips on how you can improve your vertical jump
- Isometrics on a rope
How with a piece of rope you can build functional strength and muscle
- Developing your speed (part 1) - Warm
up
The importance of a good warm-up
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Speed Agility LadderExcellent for improving speed and agility. Forces the feet to adapt to extremely fast patterns of footwork. Select this link to order your Speed Agility Ladder. |
- Developing your speed (part 2) - Agility
training
Learning any new agility techniques can be like sensory overload for most athletes at the grade, middle and high school levels.
- Developing your speed (part 3) -
Conditioning
'Long slow distance makes long slow runners.' What does that mean?
- Developing your speed (part 4) - Step
over, drive down
How to improve running mechanics and speed
- Developing your speed (part 5) - Learn
to land softly and quietly
Absorb each landing with the muscles in your legs so you do not place extreme stress on joints, bones, ligaments and tendons. If athletes are making loud noises with their feet or landing stiffly, then they are not performing the exercise correctly.
- Developing your speed (part 6) -
Flexibility
A much neglected topic regarding not only speed training but overall athletic development - flexibility
- Developing your speed (part 7) -
Acceleration
How to accelerate effectively and efficiently
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Step Training HurdlesExcellent for agility, plyometric and sprint drill training. Available in 6 inch, 9 inch and 12 inch heights. Select this link to order your Step Training Hurdles. |
- Improving your sprinting
speed
How to improve your sprinting speed
- How to improve the function of the
hamstring muscle group for speed
A look at the group of three hamstring muscles that run down the back of the leg
- Speed Development - more than just
running fast
The important elements in speed development and how they can be applied to meet the demands of your sport
- How hill sprints make you run
faster
Why hill training will improve your speed
- Designing an effective speed-training
program - Part I
Why it is important to understand the needs of your sport or event before you start planning your training
- Designing an effective speed-training
program - Part 2
The seven steps to building your speed training programme
- Designing an effective speed-training
program - Part 3
An overview of the components of fitness that contribute to speed development
- Designing an effective speed-training
program - Part 4
An overview of the six fundamental training principles
- Designing an effective speed-training program - Part 5
A look at the energy and body systems that we are training when trying to develop speed. By understanding how these systems work and how a particular prescription of exercise develops that particular system, we can facilitate more effective adaptations
- Designing an effective speed-training program - Part 6
The 10 Key Points that you must consider and apply when designing your speed training program.
- Speed - The top 10 speed training myths
Some of the myths that surround speed development
- How to improve your sprinting speed
A few tips that will help you improve your sprinting speed
Literature Reviews - Speed
- Speed for efficiency
- Speed and speed endurance
- Speed - stretching a point
- Speed in water
- Energy for speed on two wheels
- Energy for speed on two legs
- Speed factors with youngsters
- Resistance beats over-speed for swimmers
- Short recovery sprints
- Plyometric training improves vertical jump height
- Timing is everything as speed increases
- Firing orders can be effective!
- Jump in plyometrics understanding
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