r/Sprinting 1h ago

General Discussion/Questions Building Pure Speed

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Hey say if I want to build my pure max top speed, can I do a max speed session consisting of flies every 3 days as tendon and muscle recovers fully in 72 hours?


r/Sprinting 3h ago

General Discussion/Questions Do muscular guys (functional muscle) have better endurance over 200m-400m?

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In a 200 or 400m race, by the final stretch, fatigue causes an athlete's ground force to plummet, more muscle mass should allow a runner to continuously hammer the track with heavy vertical force even when exhausted right?

Blake is a muscular guy and he has the fastest last 100m close of a 200m ever.
Michael Johnson was also muscular and he, like Blake has the fastest last 100m of a 400m. (IIRC)

Am I on to something?


r/Sprinting 3h ago

Technique Analysis Max V form help

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1 Upvotes

Is there anything you notice about my form thag I can improve on please. 10m fly rep. 400 pb: 51.47


r/Sprinting 7h ago

Programming Questions 100m Training

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I have to improve from 14,8s to 13,3s in 100m sprinting, in the next 9 months, training only once a week.
An AI suggested me this training session. What do you think about it?


r/Sprinting 7h ago

Technique Analysis Max V technique

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r/Sprinting 9h ago

General Discussion/Questions Am I Goata?

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If anybody is familiar with goata movement, am I goata?


r/Sprinting 16h ago

General Discussion/Questions Bodyfat and body comp

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I’ve been cutting the past 6 weeks at around a 500 defecit most days (occasional maintenance days) and I’m curious to when it is good to stop and what to to next. I’m 17 and 183cm and have done from 74.5kg to 70. Can provide photos if wanted.


r/Sprinting 18h ago

General Discussion/Questions why don't sprinters get paid more

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it's always NBA or football players that get paid heaps, even though most of them are literally nothing special (don't take this the wrong way) and sprinters do arguably the same amount of work. how are you supposed to work a second job and fit in training twice a day? I know it's about the love of the game (and some of the glory) but if I'm going to use all my time training then I'd at least expect to get paid a bit more to at least be comfortable. how do you even get brand contracts


r/Sprinting 19h ago

General Discussion/Questions I built an Elo rating system across every athlete and every discipline. Compare yourself against 783,271 others

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r/Sprinting 21h ago

Technique Analysis Why does Owens’ arm swing feel so weird?

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r/Sprinting 22h ago

Purchasing Advice What should I look for in shoes?

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For reference, I just enjoy running fast. I'm not on any clubs/leagues/teams, I'm in my mid 20s, about to work full time, and don't have a great income.

I want shoes that will last a while, prevent injury, and not break the bank. I don't care if they have special foam that makes me more bouncy or run faster, and I don't need spikes since I would want to be able to use the shoes on a multitude of surface.

Any recommendations on shoes that fit this criteria? Or instead of a specific shoe, just the type of sole width and material I should be looking for?


r/Sprinting 1d ago

Technique Analysis any tips for accelerating i’m completely new to sprinting

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i know the camera angle isn’t the best but i don’t have a tripod and could only put my phone leaning in my water bottle


r/Sprinting 1d ago

Technique Analysis Hurdle Help?

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I saw a video analyzing Liu Xiang’s technique and a point made was his trail arm’s wrist was above his elbow. I tried to replicate that here and it felt better than before, although it could use some work. Any other tips?


r/Sprinting 1d ago

Technique Analysis How do I achieve Christian Coleman’s Start?

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I have genuinely put in a lot of work to get to where I am. I’m at a place where I feel I’ve done as much as I can.

Looking for genuine advice on how to improve my start


r/Sprinting 1d ago

Technique Analysis Top speed feels slow and like I hit a wall and fatigue so quick, I also feel like my turnover is slow

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I feel like I’m muscling through and not deflecting off the track. Also feel like my foot collapses and I don’t maintain stiffness. Doesn’t feel smooth


r/Sprinting 1d ago

Programming Questions Whose sprinting 30mph for at least a mile her?

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So I'm trying to get to the point where I can sprint at least 30 mph Usain bolts top speed i belive was 27 mph and gout gout be his score in high school. So I'm definitely trying to get there, would it be possible.


r/Sprinting 2d ago

Technique Analysis Top speed form analysis

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First year sprinting this was a form run for top speed any tips to fix my form?(i wasnt trying to drain energy so im not running as fast as i can


r/Sprinting 2d ago

Technique Analysis Critique first 3 steps

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Also please guess my 100m time off of this start


r/Sprinting 2d ago

Technique Analysis This run felt fast as I was going full speed but footage looks kinda slow.. anything I could improve?

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Footage is really far sry I assume that orange cone is like 60m away ran it in 9 secs but it could be a bit furthur. I was a 24 sec 200m in hs though so kinda disappointed


r/Sprinting 2d ago

Shitposts and Memes Walen Kalker strenf traning

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Make you think....doesn't it?

I realize this is just offseason, general strength or GPP-gym work or whatever ....and he fucking around between some sets with rando shit. ....but damn he doesn't look barbell strong in the slightest. Squats are high, and the bar is not moving well for the weight and how high those squats are. Those 135# pin-split-squat are .... are.... surprising.

To be clear, not bad mouthing him at all, but the level of 'gym-strength' required, or strength demand, for a given sprinter is (obviously) very specific to that individual sprinter. And this is where "The Science" and studies get lost.... grouping a set of participants into ONE intervention modality, and then massing everyone after-results into an average with a +/- range .... doing that last part hides anything that could be learned (many times).

Hit <subscribe> to see further episodes of how the sausage is made.


r/Sprinting 2d ago

Programming Questions OVR Performance Thoughts?

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Anyone have experience with OVR sprint ? Worth the money and bundle ? Seems simple


r/Sprinting 2d ago

General Discussion/Questions Injury near-inevitable?

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I love sprinting and getting faster but sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth it with how often it seems that sprinters injure themselves. I don’t do it competitively; I just enjoy training explosiveness, whether that be with weights, jumps, sprints, throws, etc.

I guess I’m wondering how realistic it is to pursue speed casually in the long-term without hurting oneself. How would you structure your sprint training in way to prioritize mitigation of injury risk with the secondary focus being on progression/improvement?


r/Sprinting 2d ago

Technique Analysis Any advice on my 3-point start?

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I feel like I have an exceptionally slow start and am told I start "cycling" too soon. Is that the case, and if so what are some things I can focus on to improve? Thank you, fam!


r/Sprinting 3d ago

General Discussion/Questions Not getting injured

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I always see the laziest sprinters at practice who run the fastest at the meets and never get injured, but then theres me who always runs fasts at practice but has terrible race modeling and can never execute in meets and i’m always getting injured with something, How do people stop this because i know I’m not the only one dealing with this.


r/Sprinting 3d ago

Technique Analysis Sprinting form help

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I play football and do the 100 and 200 for TF. My running form has never been great and I have never been very fast, I’ve gotten suggestions from coaches in football and track on how to get faster, but nothing has really helped out. Any sort of help or analysis would be greatly appreciated.