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Fixing Poor Sprinting Form: Frontside & Backside Mechanics

Coach Tony Holler

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Tony Holler breaks down max velocity sprinting technique, focusing on frontside and backside mechanics to fix poor running form.

How to Sprint Faster: Sprinting Technique & Running Mechanics. A complete breakdown of max velocity mechanics. The next video posted will be drills to work on some of the mechanics discussed in this video. Amazon affiliate links to recommended books: - Essentialism: amzn.to/3C3b2Nm - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: amzn.to/43xRdtN - Atomic Habits: amzn.to/4602Rz4 - The Practice of Groundedness: amzn.to/43TtP9T Get certified by the Universal Speed Rating & start building your speed community: train.universalspeedrating.com/feedthecats Twitter: @pntrack Instagram: Coach Tony Holler TikTok: Coach Tony Holler Feed the Cats is a revolutionary way of training, coaching, and teaching that values specificity, essentialism, performance, and love. After gaining a world-wide following in Track & Field, FTC has now gained a foothold in American football, along with other sports. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you on the next one!

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What commenters say. Recommended for explaining backside mechanics and providing cues to prevent over-striding and improve foot recovery.

@Dramatic-Ad-4691in r/Sprinting • Recommends

On “any help? I’m a 11.2 runner, and I’m seeing no progress!”

Backside mechanics. While I know you aren't spending much time at top speed in this clip, I can see that you're "showing your spike plate to Jesus." Here is a video explaining these mechanics from the guy who introduced me to that cue: [video I did 4x5 wall flicks, alternating fast and slow sets to work on brining my foot underneath my glute.
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@No-You-7048in r/trackandfield • Recommends

On “How to improve sprinting times without a coach?”

First of all, great job on that progression and improvement this season. The biggest thing to train at your age is max velocity, specifically at the 40-60m distance. Max velocity training is running as fast as you can (with good acceleration mechanics) and taking a sufficient amount of rest between reps. Endurance work is important, but not as helpful as being able to run fast with ease. Technique is also really important for improvement. Here is a good video on technique that might be helpful: [video Best of luck!
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@NoHelp7189in r/Sprinting • Recommends

On “Stage 2 AIF - 16-year-old Beginner Sprinter Project!! NEED RESPONSES!!”

…the track, we would do a-skips or high knees with an emphasis on keeping the knees high. Medically, I would coach them out of movement patterns that are more likely to produce injury, such as having a forward trunk lean on ground contact, which lengthens the hamstrings and puts them in a mechanically disadvantageous position. Reference videos: [video [video [video [video 6. Sprinters often do heavy squat variations to improve lower body force production, with some specifically aiming to improve the glute muscles, while others controversially feel the quads are as important, at least in the acceleration phase of sprinting. While some people claim lifting weights makes you sl…
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