Just wondering as its an explosive exercise and will be making my legs stronger will it have any effect on my speed? Ino doing the jump squat can help but does jsut regular squatting?
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Thread: will Squats improve My speed?
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03-03-2007, 07:24 AM #1
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will Squats improve My speed?
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Current Lifts 5/05/08
all for 5 reps
Squat 210lbs (narrow stance atg)
Deadlift 285lbs
Bench 170lbs
Row 150 lbs
Military Press (standing) 116lbs
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03-03-2007, 07:45 AM #2
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03-03-2007, 09:42 AM #8
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yes, squats will improve your speed and also your endurance, so they are good for both short distance (sprinting) and long distance (cross country running)
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03-03-2007, 01:14 PM #9
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Im a rugby palyer htough i took a season of. Going to join my uni team next season competition will be fierce they have a lot of strong guys and ulster and irish players. Im going to for back row so i need very fast speeds over 40 metres. Going to work my ass off the next few months.
P.s squats are magicalStrength, size, power and speed arent achievable without dedication, focus and determination.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. - Muhammad Ali
Current Lifts 5/05/08
all for 5 reps
Squat 210lbs (narrow stance atg)
Deadlift 285lbs
Bench 170lbs
Row 150 lbs
Military Press (standing) 116lbs
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03-03-2007, 01:38 PM #10
I got slower after 5 months of squats. Its simple, the more mass of something the slower it'll be. It'll help ur explosiveness but after that it will be slower. Just tretch and stay felxible, do running. This summer I'm going to bulk and gain some muscle, I'll be doing plyos and cardio like HIIT run and jumprope.
Bench: 175 LBS
Deadlift: 250 LBS
Squat: 170 LBS (ATG)
Military Press: 115 LBS
Barbell Rows: 125 LBS
Curl: 40 LBS dumbell
Dips: Injured
Pullups: 10 reps @ BW
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03-03-2007, 01:43 PM #11
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03-03-2007, 02:50 PM #12
What I'd do and this what I am going to do is get all my lifts high. Try and get my sqquat 30 or 40 pounds past my BW, same for bench. Then I'll be doing plyos and cardio (Right now I'm cutting). My legs have grown 4 inches the last 6 months i have been squatting, had never squated before. M arms only 2 inches in 6 months. I lost speed but gained explosiveness. pushing off is all it'll help, u cant just squat and expect to get faster. You wanna how you get faster? By sprinting ur fastest. Same philosophy goes for lifting, if u want more fast twitch muscle fibers and muscles overall then lift heavy. u get faster by recruiting ur Fast twitch muscle fibers, only way to do that is running, and also plyos with good form.
Bench: 175 LBS
Deadlift: 250 LBS
Squat: 170 LBS (ATG)
Military Press: 115 LBS
Barbell Rows: 125 LBS
Curl: 40 LBS dumbell
Dips: Injured
Pullups: 10 reps @ BW
5-10, 170 16% BF
Pain is weakness leaving the body
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03-03-2007, 02:56 PM #13
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03-03-2007, 03:06 PM #14
I thought physics backed that up, which is why u dont want to bulk up with big arms for a sport like baseball. Why do you think boxers like Ali didn't lift weights. They didn't want to lose their quickness. It's a must to do explosive excercises and cardio to keep speed while lifting heavy.
Bench: 175 LBS
Deadlift: 250 LBS
Squat: 170 LBS (ATG)
Military Press: 115 LBS
Barbell Rows: 125 LBS
Curl: 40 LBS dumbell
Dips: Injured
Pullups: 10 reps @ BW
5-10, 170 16% BF
Pain is weakness leaving the body
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03-03-2007, 04:05 PM #16
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I disagree with you partly there. I was told by a speed coach for the irfu (Irish rugby football union, hes one of the speed coaches for all the irish international teams from junior to senior and the munster team) That just doing sprints wont make you faster all it will do is improve your endurance and that plyometrics is the best wayto improve your speed.
Speaking of plyometrics you got any good plyometric routines?Strength, size, power and speed arent achievable without dedication, focus and determination.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. - Muhammad Ali
Current Lifts 5/05/08
all for 5 reps
Squat 210lbs (narrow stance atg)
Deadlift 285lbs
Bench 170lbs
Row 150 lbs
Military Press (standing) 116lbs
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03-03-2007, 04:10 PM #17
I dont believe squats will make you faster, just by doing squats. For me, Im already pretty fast, but if i was to want to improve, i wouldnt JUST do squats. I would have to re-train my muscles by running constantly.
Yes for someone who is "slower", squats would be a great help, but if you want to get the best results for speed... Lift + run
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03-03-2007, 04:16 PM #18
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Strength, size, power and speed arent achievable without dedication, focus and determination.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. - Muhammad Ali
Current Lifts 5/05/08
all for 5 reps
Squat 210lbs (narrow stance atg)
Deadlift 285lbs
Bench 170lbs
Row 150 lbs
Military Press (standing) 116lbs
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