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
We pointed out recently that the feet and lower legs are incredibly important both for powering up and supporting our speed production needs. Our dynamic speed training Muscle Runners are...
Super-spikes improve sprint performance. How do Muscle Runners measure up against them?
Since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics there has been a proliferation in the use and development of super-spikes. However, the research literature is pretty sparce when it comes to analysing their...
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
Plyo series #1 Muscle Runners keep you on your forefoot
To use your purposely built Muscle Runner speed shoes to their max and develop your speed to the max you need to add some special ingredients into your speed workout...
How Antepes Muscle Runners will make you faster - All you need to know
Antepes Muscle Runners are the training shoe designed to specifically increase running and sprint speed. To achieve these goals they are packed full of numerous innovative features – including a...
Indoor Sprinting: Muscle Runners are the sprint shoe of choice when you can’t wear spikes
There are facilities notably in the US where you can’t wear spikes, but you can train and race. You can see how this could be a dilemma. What are you...
Strong Foundations
Ask an athlete what the key speed muscles are and they’ll probably say the quads or maybe hamstrings. The foot, ankle and lower leg muscles tend not to be a...
Muscle Runner Goes Head-To-Head Against Running Shoes - University of Calgary - Part 1
You believe in your Muscle Runners - you know they make you faster by improving your sprint technique and sprint muscles. You can feel the whoosh of energy return on...
Avoiding Gapology - Building a speed plan #4 Reaping the sprint seeds
In our previous three posts in this series, we have taken you on a journey starting from how to best prepare and plan your autumn/fall training, to transfer, to relevant...
Avoiding Gapology - Building a speed base #3 Cultivating the sprint seeds
In this series of four posts (do check back on numbers 1 & 2 if you haven’t already done so) we look at speed preparation and planning for the autumn/fall...
How Usain Bolt ran so fast and how you can - Stride Length vs. Leg Speed (Part 2)
In our last post we looked at whether it was better to focus on stride length or leg speed when it comes to improving sprint speed. And we considered the...
