Video demo of what, why and how of step over drive down sprint action. Sprinting and running the importance of step over and the importance of getting your feet back down to the ground. Why drive down is good for speed but not necessary to run or sprint fast or faster. Video by Adarian Barr of Next Level Athletics and Fitness.
Demo of running uphill and downhill fast and efficiently. Good lean at all times, keeping center of mass moving to the front of the body, active feet at landing to reduce impact of forces absorb by joints and muscles. Stiff leg on impact, returns maximum amount of forces applied from falling.
Video of dynamic warm up using the Bull Power Position Sled, 95 lbs total weight, 50 percent of body weight Marching drill, high knees, A skip, B skip, fast foot, lunges, 3 point cheetah sprint start, 4 point cheetah sprint start, speed glove 3 point cheetah sprint start.
Shorten your warm up time dramatically.
Worlds easiest way to perform a total body fitness routine in 5 minutes.
It doesn't get any easier than this. Can use 2 to 35 lbs dumbbells.
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There is an oblique and back portion to this routine that is not shown in the video.
High speed treadmills are used to increase turnover at the expense of decreasing your stride length. They reduce your stride length by decreasing impulse. The key to developing speed is increasing impulse. This video shows how to increase your stride length by increasing impulse using a standard motorized treadmill.
Demo of working on speed development,
Running stairs to increase stride length versus to increase power to turnover.
Using hand action to improve leg action, maintain forward lean, work off of ball of the foot and work on step over action, start by touching every stair then switch to touching every other stair by altering hand and arm action and not by increasing effort.
Can you work on all of those action with your treadmill?
Working on all of the following in 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Step over, foot strike, active foot strike, arm and hand actions, staying on the ball of the foot, posture, lean, foot recovery, plantar flex foot, dorsi flex toes, hip oscillation, ankling, .
POSE and CHI people take notice. Great way to practice your art form.
How to run stairs efficiently to increase speed and improve sprint technique, working on how to work the ball of the foot, learning how to let hands produce the power. Maintaining forward lean. Having high knees without lifting them.
Video shoes active leg action with ball of foot strike.
Stiff leg upon landing, underneath hips, active foot landing, heel does not touch belt, dorsi flexed toes prior to foot contact with belt, plantar flexed at contact