Topics include:
Analyzing Bolt, Powell and the World’s Greatest Sprinters
- The acceleration and top-end velocity mechanics that make elite sprinters just that, elite.
- A focus on the starting and running techniques of Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell specifically
- The how and why of toe drag, how it is beneficial, yet how intentionally “dragging the toe” is actually counterproductive
- Exercises that can emulate key abilities of these elite athletes
Optimizing Ground Reaction Forces in Sprinting and Athletic Movement
- The difference between elites and amateurs in regards to how they load their joints in each step
- What “ground reaction force” really means in light of joints and gravity
- Why gravity is such an important tool in athletic movement, and how to work with it, rather than against it
- How to really load your joints in sprinting, jumping and athletic movement
- Exercises and methods that can help athletes utilize free energy better
Backside Mechanics: Sprinting and Athletic Performance
- Why high-amplitude back-side mechanics are not necessarily a problem in sprinting and why some elite performers exhibit a fair amount of back-side travel
- When back-side mechanics is not a problem in sprinting, and when it becomes a problem in regards to performance or injury
- Why many children and un-coached athletes often run with pronounced backside mechanics
- How different athletes with different builds tend to utilize back-side mechanics differently in their sprinting
- How to re-train back-side mechanics in athletes who have been over-coached into front-side
- How to perform sprint drills and mechanics in the context of how front-side and back-side mechanics contribute to the sprint stride