In a race, just a few tenths of a second can make a huge difference.
In most sports, athletes have to start from a stationary position and reach maximum speed quickly. As a result, acceleration and sprinting speed are vital to athletic performance. Whether you are planning to compete as a sprinter or in another sport, increasing your sprinting speed will improve your performance.
Instructions
1. Develop strength through bodyweight calisthenics and weight training. By increasing strength in relation to bodyweight, you will be able to sprint faster.
2. Lose excess body fat. Carrying excess body fat increases the amount of force required to move an athlete's body and therefore has a negative effect on speed.
3. Develop flexibility and mobility through the hip and knee joints. By loosening the muscles of the lower body you will be fighting less friction as you sprint.
4. Perform plyometric training to develop explosiveness in the muscles. Plyometric training should include box jumps, depth jumps, tuck jumps and squat jumps.
5. Perform sprint loading drills such as hill sprints, stadium stairs and weighted sleds.
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