Sprint Training - Start Winning Right Away

There Is so many Things to Talk about when it comes to putting all together a satisfactory sprint training course. Sprint training involves Lifting weights, speed training, speed endurance training and bounding drills. But for now I am going to speak to you about the weight lifting aspect of a superior sprint training course.

Once it comes to weight lifting the sprinter ought to not be Concerned on building muscle. It will make it very hard to Sprint fast times when if they are Sprinting with too much muscle on their Upper body. The lighter and more powerful you are, the Easier you will be able to run your race. The major focus of the sprinter in the weight room must be on the Olympic lifts. Examples of Olympic lifts includes the snatch, clean and jerk and power cleans. Clearly by performing these 3 lifts on a Constant basis will help them develop their power dramatically.

It is typically said that the most powerful sprinters are the fastest and most consistent ones. The median weight of an Olympic sprinter in our time is about 180 pounds. In the past the common weight was about 160 or so. The reason why there is so much of a change is because coaches are Starting to See the importance of the improving power in their sprinters.

You must only do Olympic lifts on the same days you are Performing your speed training. Several people Think it is better to complete the Olympic lifts before you speed training Session but I believe this will result in season ending injuries.