Speed Training for Athletes
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Speed Training for Athletes – Two Factor Strength Training
When discussing speed training applications for athletes, there are numerous factors to consider.
Some of which include:
- improving stride length
- improving stride frequency
- improving leg drive
- improving transverse hip to shoulder action, ie. rigidity (resistance to movement), mobility for the sporting action (remember, mobility is specific to the action), removal of soft-tissue abnormalites
- improving the strength of arm action; drive speed and turnover
- improving individual and synergistic kinetic segment stability (where appropriate) and mobility (where appropriate)
- improving RFD (rate of force development) and reactivity
- decreasing ground contact time
