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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...
Avoiding Gapology - Building a speed base #1 Sowing the sprint seeds
At this time of the year (autumn/fall) many sprint-based athletes will be starting their training for the next season. They will commence with a building phase – a phase which...
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...
How Usain Bolt ran so fast and how you can too - Stride Length vs. Leg Speed (Part 1)
Sprint speed is the product of stride length and leg speed (cadence). How you train to improve these qualities is vital for increasing your speed. So, what’s better? Training for stride length or leg speed when it comes to maximizing sprint speed? Oh, and how did a certain Mr Bolt do it?
Muscle Runner - Your Quick Get-Away Driver
With the Olympics fresh in our minds, we will have seen the fastest of the fast – Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Grant Holloway et al set the track on fire....
Build Sprint Muscle
Power is crucial for sprinting Coaches and sports scientists specifically refer to rate of force development (RFD). Basically increasing RFD makes you faster. How so? Well, you will be able...
CARBON FUELS MUSCLE RUNNER
Okay, okay, before the green lobby erupts we’re referring to the carbon fibre plates in your Muscle Runners. Hopefully we got your attention though as did the carbon plates and...
Bring the heat on the street – Muscle Runner Sprint Workout #1 - 10 warm-up drills to get you ready
We say it time and time again Muscle Runners are a “sprint spike for the road” With their ForeSpring™ dual density TPE foam plus ForeSpring™ dual flex carbon fibre plate...
Speed Kills! 3 Reasons Muscle Runners will lower your 40-yard dash time
Speed kills - it leaves your opponents for dead! Dramatic but true. Everything else being equal the faster the athlete the better the athlete. For many 40 yards is the...
How to prepare your lower leg muscles and Achilles tendons for Muscle Running
Have you ever felt heavy legged and lacking bounce when you’re running? It’s more than likely the result of an ineffective foot-strike (probably heel led) and lower legs which need...
POWER BASE - MUSCLE RUNNERS STRENGTHEN FEET & LOWER LEGS
Our feet are crucial for running - they are the transmission point through which we absorb vertical force and produce the horizontal power needed to move us forwards. With such a...
Not all Super Shoes are Created Equally - Antepes Muscle Runners A Breed Apart
There’s a lot of hype surrounding so-called “super shoes”. The first sub 2 hour marathon (Eliud Kipchoge 1.59.40 in 2019) was achieved in shoes which potentially ushered in the trend....
