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So You Want to Start Sprinting?

While sprinting has been around since the dawn of man, only in the past few years has it really taken off as true fitness trend. In other words, it was either what we did to kill our dinner in prehistoric times, or it was a modern athletic competition. Only recently have we realized that doing sprint work for our interval training is a tremendously effective way to get/stay lean, enhance mobility, improve athleticism, and prepare ourselves for the demands that life throws our way. Heading out to sprint full-tilt when you haven’t been doing any running work in recent months is, however, analogous to signing up for calculus when you haven’t brushed up on basic math of late. The main difference…

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Because sprinting engages so many muscles, “it’s going to do a better job of helping maintain your muscle mass and avoid muscle loss as you age,” said Christopher Lundstrom, a lecturer in kinesiology at the University of Minnesota who studies sports and exercise science. Several small studies also suggest that sprinting is even better at maintaining and building bone density than endurance running.

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How to Achieve a Near Perfect Sprinting Technique

Sprinting technique is all about forward momentum. Focusing on adjustments in sprinting form in your shoulder, hips, knees, feet, and arms can prevent costly displacements of energy, momentum, and power. As an added bonus, improving sprinting form is valuable for preventing injuries resulting in an uneven use of both sides of your body.

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Why are Jamaicans so good at sprinting?

Sprinting 101: A Basic Guide to All Things Fast

Sprinting has a direct correlation with increased athletic ability. It’s a precursor and a good indication that your body is able to move quickly, calculated, and synergistically. If you can run fast, you can usually jump well too. It’s all about force production. Force production is the amount of force you can apply, in this case, to the ground when trying to move fast. The higher amount of force you can exert in a short amount of time, the better your result.

Sprinting vs. Jogging: Which Is Better?

Instead of thinking of sprinting vs. jogging, incorporate both into your training. These sprinting technique tips and ideas for gear can help you get the most from the workouts and learn how to sprint faster.

The Grown-Up’s Guide to Sprinting

I’ve seen a statistic thrown around on the internet that 95% of adults over the age of 30 will never sprint again for the rest of their lives. While these numbers are probably made up, they do capture something that I’ve noticed anecdotally: there aren’t many adults out there sprinting. Heck, if I look at my own life during the past decade, I haven’t done much all-out sprinting myself.

Value of Sprinting

Sprinting is one of those skills that are taken for granted. Most of the time we just say “Go run a few sprints” without knowing the outcome of the sprint work. Here are my views on the value of sprinting.

What makes a winning sprinter?

The fastest sprinters on average take longer strides than slower sprinters, but at a similar stride rate. This results from larger forces being delivered to the ground in the short foot-ground contact period (often 0.1 second). Of course, having longer legs can benefit stride length, which appears to be a significant reason for Usain Bolt’s superior top speed.