Speed Training?

[Corrupted-Minds]

Is there any good techniques on improving my 40 yard dash?

 

I heard ankle weights would work pretty well, is this true and if so how much weight do I need and what kinda exercises should I do?

[TTUEagles]

Is there any good techniques on improving my 40 yard dash?

 

I heard ankle weights would work pretty well, is this true and if so how much weight do I need and what kinda exercises should I do?

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First, I would try to find an ATC or PT who had their CSCS (Strength & COnditioning Certification), for advice on techniques, exercises, etc.

Next, like anything (golf, for example) - the more you do it, the better you should get at it. So, simply sprint a lot! Also, train your "power" muscles or fast-twitch muscles with jumping, bounding, hills (up and downhill), any 'explosive' movements. Good strength training is always important. It is absolutely essential to become more flexible - i.e., lots of stretching.

 

Ask someone you trust like coach, trainer, etc. and make sure you are cleared by an MD. GOOD LUCK!

[Guest lkbigtitsans]

Any time you add weight to something it slows down the movement. If want to run fast train fast. Work on your start, you can get so good ideas from any track book. The way I cue it, come out at a 45 degree big, quick arm movement and try to get the foot down quick and fill like it pushing behind you for the first 6-8 steps. THe foot recovery should start at ankle height and gradually work up the leg until you are full sprint mode which should feel like stepping over the knee.

[p9morbid]

plyometrics and practice. Believe it or not, the more you practice running the 40 yard dash the better you'll be @ it. Resistance maybe, like pulling some sleds or a parachute for 100 yard sprints.

[MaryvilleRebels]

Yea, plyometrics definitely. You also want to look at what part of your 40 that you're doing poorly at. Are you starting slow or are you just not that fast? I myself could have a much better 40, but I have a slow reaction time, therefore races like the 400 in track are my specialty, but the 40 I am rather slow at.

[p9morbid]

i'm a has-been but i'll race you in the 400

[MaryvilleRebels]

Haha, I am a has-been too, but in my glory days I was running it in 52 seconds. Which I'm proud of...its good to be a slow white guy!

[p9morbid]

I might have been able to do that in optimal conditions, but that's probably faster than me. I ran the 1500m.

[Corrupted-Minds]

Pretty much my start is pretty slow. Im actuallry pretty fast

[the muffin man]

I may be the slowest football player ever. So when I get a tad bit faster I know it. What I have been doing is dragging tractor tires up hills, do it about 6-10 times going up everyweek. Along with some ladders, and just plain sprints, a little distance running. I improved my speed from a 8.1 forty to a 6.1 now, it takes a while, actually about a year or a little longer.

[p9morbid]

when you pull stuff behind you, do it on flat ground. Something like a football field. And you don't want to jerk it all over the place. Once you get the sled/ladder/tire moving behind you, keep it moving and it will be a lot easier. Use this for good form work as well, don't just go balls to the wall when you're pulling weights (sometimes yes, but not always).

[bigwilly]

ok, the best thing to do.. well, this is a new study that our government is funding... its not fully done yet, but they say it works really really good....

 

 

u just sit on your couch and eat some potato chips and the most important part, r u listening... the most important part is.... (drum roll)...... you do it all day long!!!