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OP - Don't listen to anyone here. Here are training plans for Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. And yes they do have squats and other weightlifting exercises to increase their strength.
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I do know something about sprinting. I never said to increase stride length at the cost of stride frequency. But if you can increase stride length without sacrificing stride frequency then you will...

You're not listening. It is stride length and frequency. You need to maximize both not just one. Of course, if you maximize stride length at the cost of stride frequency then you will be slower.
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Certainly agree with you about mechanics but the OP was asking about squats so my responses were in that direction.

I disagree about stride length because 2 people of equal height and weight will...

Asafa Powell is 6' 3" which is only 2" less than Bolt and he takes 45 strides. Judging from your signature, you would know little about sprinting. So why do you give advice?

It allows one to push off the ground with more force which will obviously increase one's stride length. This is one of the reason's that make Usain Bolt fast. He takes 41 strides in the 100m where...

How did you get that from what I said! Squatting is for strength which will increase one's stride length. Plyometrics is for increasing stride frequency.

You need to be strong to run fast. Speed is determined by stride length and stride frequency. To maximize your stride length, you need to increase your strength and minimize body fat. (That is why...

Seriously!! All the Olympic Sprinters do squats but I guess you know more than them.

I jump higher at 49 than I did at 19 or 29 due to lifting heavy and fast!

While watching the Olympic sprinting events, I saw several sprinters stop during the middle of a race with what appeared to be muscle pulls. I'm wondering why these elite athletes have this happen to...

I read somewhere (can't recall) about a bodybuilder and a power lifter having a squat competition. Of course, the power lifter beat the bodybuilder in a 1RM contest by several hundred pounds but the...

Don't use Air Alert. It has damaged many peoples knees.

You can't increase weight every week indefinitely. Stalling is to be expected. Most programs have you take a couple steps backwards so that you are again able to increase your weight. Look into...

I use the highest weight I was able to do 5 reps and make that my new max.

Do Starting Strength. Google it to find more information.

My gym requirements are a squat/power rack, being able to deadlift and not being too crowded. You'll get a laugh out of the gym I go to. It is Planet Fitness and they've never complained about me...

Skip the mile jog. it is too long. Endurance running converts fast twitch muscles to slow twitch muscles which is the opposite of what you need for sprinting. Do some dynamic warmups. You can...

I am not a bodybuilder nor am I interested in shredding fat. I just enjoy squatting, deadlifting and doing overhead presses. Can you recommend a better site than BB.com where I can ask my questions?

I've added more than 6 inches at my advanced age.