When trying ot increase my acceleration how often would you guys suggest I sprint a week. I ran a 4.6 40 a couple years ago and I am wondering how to improve that. Thanks
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Thread: How often should you sprint?
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12-25-2009, 04:41 PM #1
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12-25-2009, 07:33 PM #2
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12-25-2009, 07:51 PM #3
Sprinting is very very taxing on the body so I wouldn't be doing it more than 2 x a week - and even then do not max out when you do it...i.e run maybe 5 x 20m one day then the next 3 x 30 and have between 5-10mins break between sprints and then re-test maybe every 6-8 weeks. Even if you want you could do some start tests i.e 5 x 5m's etc etc - plenty of things you could do.
Just think of it as a max effort exercise - you wouldn't go for a new max on bench 2 x a week lol - and sprinting is more taxing on the body than benching.
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12-26-2009, 06:03 AM #4
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12-26-2009, 09:42 AM #5
40 metres is mainly about accelaration, therefore it would be benefitial to carry out some explosive excersizes. Weighted squat jumps would be a good one. If I was really desperate to improve, I would find a large tyre and a 10 metre stretch of rope and do 20 metres sprints dragging the tyre behind me. You could also trying pumping your arms as you would whilst sprinting and hold dumbells.
I would focus on these excersizes 3 times a week if I wanted to imrove, but pay attention to your body and ensure you rest, stretch and refuel to avoid injuries.
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12-26-2009, 10:52 AM #6
I would suggest 2-3 times per week depending on your body type and how you recover. I would also suggest doing plyos and building some foundation in your legs before you start to get on a strict sprinting schedule.
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12-26-2009, 10:19 PM #7
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12-27-2009, 09:19 AM #8
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12-27-2009, 12:42 PM #9
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12-27-2009, 01:37 PM #10
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When I went through a speed training company called Acceleration .... they had us do treadmill stuff on day 1 & 3 and then day 2 would be plyo type stuff. There was a day off in between each of those so I mean like monday, wednesday, friday.
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