being sub 12 is always something I want to make sure of so yeah, not too bad.
I didn't expect to do much better than that although it would have been nice. I meant that in the future I intend to beat that time by a good way. I'd be happy with mid 11s but low 11s would be better
I want to do a lot better though because I'm not getting close winning any races with that sort of time. I'm confident with no injuries I can get faster with full winter training.
Training whilst on Holiday didn't go quite as planned but did get some runs in along with trying the drill from a 4 point start as well as just normal starts focusing on horizontal drive.
When I came back to a final training session before the comp it had definitely helped and my start was looking a lot better, thank you for that. Annoyingly I had gained a few pounds whilst away despite trying my best not to so I didn't get a pb but was 0.03 seconds behind my best so could have been worse :-)
I have a long way to go to actually get good at sprinting, thanks guys for all your input. Now a short break before starting some brutal winter training and hopefully smash my records next season.
Great videos and tips, thank you T0ddday up until now I couldn't get the videos to work for some reason but I see what you mean about the first guy, does look very similar to mine.
I will also give that drill a try, definitely looks useful.
I'll let you know how I get on with the training and the race of course.
Yeah it's cool, was slightly taken aback at first but realised that he had responded to me albeit quite abruptly and that meant he was trying to help when he didn't have to. All input welcomed of course (unless it's negativity only with nothing constructive).
As I said I'm pretty new to this. Had been taught to use them briefly and was much better before according to others, I've slipped into bad habits and forgotten what I'm supposed to do.
I've never liked the 3 point start but if you think it'll be useful for me I'll give it a go next practice.
I would say high impact to me is anything like depth jumps and other advanced plyometrics because my back doesn't deal with them very well. Probably doesn't leave me with much but I'll do what I can. I can generally get away with single effort stuff like jumps but when I start rebounding it doesn't go too well.
I remember now being told to push against the blocks although it was a while ago and had forgotten (it's been a while since I had a coach).
There will be a hill where I'm going so could do the hill work no problem. I was thinking I could wrap my bands around my feet and over my shoulders to do jumps with resistance.
When setting up my blocks I did 2 steps for my front foot and 3 for my back foot, I'll give your suggestion a try.
I feel okay on most parts of the sprint, just not happy with that start having finally seen what it looks like.
I'll try and implement your suggestions and film again to see if I do it right.
I've got a competition coming up on 29th August where I'm going to run 100m. I will be on holiday from the 15th to the 26th though so training normally won't be possible. I'll have a suspension trainer and some bands (2 sets of long bands normally used for attaching to a bar and squatting and 1 set of short bands for dead lifts)
I had a back injury a few months ago so training hasn't been consistent and thus I'm feeling a little slow.
Any suggestions on good explosive exercises which aren't too high impact that will increase my acceleration and top speed?
also, at training earlier I recorded a few block starts for the first time and wasn't too pleased with what I saw...
my back position changes when I go and looks like I leak a lot of force by it doing so. Don't know if it's just technique or if it's a weakness somewhere, any advice would be appreciated.
gave it a half hearted go (only walked for about 20 minutes but a lot of it was up hill)
unless my jump suddenly has gotten better I think it worked. don't know exactly how much but there was a noticeable improvement, possibly about 2 inches. not bad.
nice, thanks for the link and advice guys. I guess "light" depends on what you consider to be heavy and I do want to be able to feel it so I'll give some middle ones a go.
not particularly advanced at either squatting or dead lifting.. 1.9xbw full squat and 2.25xbw dead lift.
was probably going to get some light bands just to see what it feels like/if it makes any difference in my lifting and jumping. excess money isn't a problem I have though so want to make the right choice.
I'm thinking about getting some resistance bands to help improve my speed in squats and dead lifts.
Can anyone recommend a particular brand that's good? preferably cheap but I'm willing to consider more expensive ones if they're the real deal. I've never bought any before and would prefer to not waste any money on ones that aren't up to the task.
I had similar problems when starting front squats but having done them for a while now my wrists feel fine when doing them and I can get in the right position.
one thing though, my upper back tends to ache for a few days afterwards. do you get that? I've looked it up and am having trouble finding the cause.
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up until now I couldn't get the videos to work for some reason but I see what you mean about the first guy, does look very similar to mine.
