Run On Muscle - Blog
On the good foot - Improving foot function and strength for greater speed
Our feet, as we have indicated in previous posts, are a complex structure. There are 29 muscles and 26 bones in each and over 100 ligaments and 19 tendons. The Achilles tendon, for example, acts very much like a spring which deforms and recoils on every impact from walking to sprinting. Our arch does a very similar job and works in conjunction with the toes to also absorb, produce and transfer power.
Feets of Engineering
Toe-ing the Line - Improving Foot Strength for Optimised Antepes Training
Greater Achilles stiffness can boost sprint speed in particular. As can a stiff, high, yet flexible arch. And so too can the tendons that control our toes – those that open and close them rather like those in our hands which ball and then open our fingers when making a fist.
Plyometrics For Change of Direction
PLYO SERIES #3 Plyometrics Intermediate Options - More of all that good speed stuff
Regular plyo training will increase the rapid fire of your stretch-reflex. You’ll get more bang for your buck – no scratch that ground contact. The Drills - 1: Straight leg bounds - 2: Straight leg hops - 3: Fast double-foot jump sequence - 4: Bounds - 5: Hurdle jumps
Avoiding Gapology - Building a speed base #2 Growing the sprint seeds
Bring the heat on the street – Muscle Runner Sprint Workout #1 - 10 warm-up drills to get you ready
Speed Kills! 3 Reasons Muscle Runners will lower your 40-yard dash time
How to prepare your lower leg muscles and Achilles tendons for Muscle Running
