Sprint Science (@spikesonly)

Understanding Duty Factor- The best way to deconstruct sprinting is to get into engineering, as that wins; the rest is sport science fluff that sells online courses. Your goal is to make sure your athletes are productive and that means work rates while sprinting. ...

Note: What I am writing here in this thread is based on comments from coaches regarding overspeed before the world championships. Hobbs narrowly misses out on 100m final at world champs <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/573060/athletics-zoe-hobbs-narrowly-misses-out-on-100...

Problems with Power! The fastest athletes of recent note use Kinetic Energy, not power, to train for speed. Coaches want to improve athlete speed based on body mass, not based on machine watts or a phantom target like "Maximum Power Development". A MUST-READ THREAD! 🧵 ...

You want to get faster? Focus on what matters and have a real system. ⏱️The key is simple and honest math, addressing milliseconds, centimeters, and degrees. I wrote this super thread 🧵as this is the most useful information for consistently progressing with your training. ...

Burst, Peak, and Decay- Overcoming inertia, achieving a high peak velocity relative to mass and height, and being fit to train and keep your speed is straightforward but much harder than people promise online. Much of it is frankly mental, and that must be developed too. 🧵 ...

The Best Tips to Improve Your Sprint Program I have traveled all over the planet witnessing the best programs and the main difference between an excellent coach and a real wizard is the arcane knowledge not found in "Conferences and Master Classes" online. Buckle Up Coach! ...

PIRTS &gt; VBT After the Load/Velocity relationship and technique, additional barbell metrics become a diminishing return. Measuring a sub-metric of one part of an exercise that is one supporting element of a sporting task is as likely to be meaningful as team mascot colors. 🧵 ...

Anchoring the Ankle 2.0 This thread discusses the first seven steps in sprinting, focusing on each step and what the research and best coaches are doing. Developing a stable plant without committing too much energy and time means you have to be wise about the big picture. 🧵...