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adarqui:
http://news.discovery.com/human/runners-sprinters-ankle-feet.html

http://memagazine.asme.org/Articles/2009/October/Sprinters_Foot.cfm


was this already posted?

peace

BMully:
the guy in the article said sprinters are born not made, but i believe there still is a way to be a beast sprinter and have the completely wrong structure, though i think i have a pretty good sprinter's structure I need to up my strength before i turn heads

adarqui:

--- Quote from: BMully on July 10, 2010, 03:20:23 pm ---the guy in the article said sprinters are born not made, but i believe there still is a way to be a beast sprinter and have the completely wrong structure, though i think i have a pretty good sprinter's structure I need to up my strength before i turn heads

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elite sprinters are born not made, such as usain bolt/tyson gay, but that's not to say someone could get from low 12's to high 10's (or mid 11 to low 10), that's for sure, it can definitely happen.

people whine about not getting faster, or reaching a certain "limit", but most of these people don't do everything possible within their will to improve.. there is no such thing as a limit, truly, as you progress towards your peak, every tenth & hundredth of a second becomes PR territory..

we see people make some gains on sprinting, get to a level, and then get content.. but if more progress is to be made, other avenues are capable of being explored.. if you go from moderate to good to very good in your sprint/strength/fitness abilities, there is always that last level of advanced training which people never even enter.. elite athletes don't need to enter it, as just doing moderate level training is usually enough to keep them better than their peers.. but to advanced to the greatest levels, other systems of training can be experimented with, such as:
- high volume shock routines
- downhill sprinting on 3-6 degree slopes
- stim methods & supercompensation techniques
- wind aided sprints
- all types of various shock drops in different positions
- all types of ballistic / explosive lifts
- playing with concentrated loading of sprints, lifts, or plyos, then tapering off and trying to obtain more PR's

the possibilities for improvement are endless, yet untapped.. athletes get content training in the norm, which for most of their training career is where they should be, but to truly push the limits after reaching what seems to be the utmost peak in athleticism, some crazy motherfucking shit can be implemented.

peace man

BMully:
ok, but i have a low amount of strength but i am still fast, if i could up my strength massively..i would become very very fast would'nt I? I ran 13's freshman year and increased my squat very slightly and ran 12.3, so yea it happens pretty fast for me

but i know everyone is different, i have to say, i admit that i think almost every great sprinter is a genetic freak, but there are some that work super super hard..not usain though, friken lucky SOB

adarqui:

--- Quote from: BMully on July 10, 2010, 07:11:45 pm ---ok, but i have a low amount of strength but i am still fast, if i could up my strength massively..i would become very very fast would'nt I? I ran 13's freshman year and increased my squat very slightly and ran 12.3, so yea it happens pretty fast for me

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for sure man.. most people will get faster if they:
- improve squat & lunge
- keep sprinting & improve fitness

those both go hand in hand.. if you neglect either one though, then squat may improve with speed staying the same or getting worse, etc.. say if you get squat addicted and don't get your sprint/tempo sessions in like you normally do, then fitness/reactive strength drops and you get slower.


--- Quote ---but i know everyone is different, i have to say, i admit that i think almost every great sprinter is a genetic freak, but there are some that work super super hard..not usain though, friken lucky SOB

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yea you basically have to look at their numbers while they were at high school age, that tells you everything.. most every sprinter you look up will have great times in h.s., i can't even think of any right now off the top of my head that didn't :/ but you have alot of room to improve, 11.8 at your strength level/age is not bad at all.. that training yo uare doing is having a big impact.

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