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Anecdotally, flat feet are common among elite sprinters.

The exact opposite of acceleration training? If they were the exact opposite they'd be a form of assisted running, or overspeed training. They're a form of resisted run, like sled runs, winch system,...

Where are your Olympic lifts? You're heavy on compound lifts, but you have no highly coordinated hip extension type exercises. Cleans, Snatch.

Parachute runs for speed endurance training? I...

Popliteus.

Too add on to Coach's comments, elite male sprinters will hit maximal velocity around 50-70m; this is not most people, and probably not you yet at this stage in your development.

There is no absolutely right answer here. Traditionally people will sprint and lift on the same day, but people have been successful with different types of periodization. You need to be mindful of...

I have a few thoughts:

1. It's not too late. I've seen ridiculous rates of improvement in untrained sprinters. Of course, there's no way of saying where you'll top out. Track and field is very...

What makes you think sprinters train a lot of upper body?

Everyone uses different cues at different times depending on the effect they're trying to achieve. Sprinters need constant tuning, so cues will change. Also, cues that worked in the past will go...

At track practice that's all anybody is wearing.

You have it backwards; elite sprinters have particularly narrow hips. This one of the reasons why men are faster than women.

There are other things, like insertion point on the calves, fast twitch...

What?

The best workout involves sprints, not just weight work.

Adidas might be slightly bigger, especially in width, but not really by much. In general, you want them to be fairly snug fitting.

If you're a loose 11 in Nike, you might have a problem.

Totally depends on the taste you're looking for, and the type of cooking.

I usually use either: butter, olive oil, coconut oil, or macadamia nut oil (great for high heat, and high in n-9).

Contrary to the advice above, bodybuilding bulk/cut cycles do not lend themselves well to track and field, at least at a high level where we're in training 11 months a year. If you're doing track...

Yes and no. Yes, it's a physical stress and the body adapts to it; hypertrophy will be part of that adaptation. No, sprinting is not the best way to develop your legs for aesthetic goals.

The best thing would probably be an abbreviated plyometrics program. You already (presumably) do basketball workouts, so you you want to be mindful about going full bore on a plyometrics program;...

When your foot strikes it should be in a dorsiflexed (cocked up) position. Running on your toes is not a great cue because it tends to cause plantarflexion in a lot of athletes, which is when you...

Pose running comes across as insanely reductionist, and even somewhat cultish, like Crossfit or Paleo. The "Pose" is a technical cue. What any elite track and field athlete will tell you, however, is...