How to Sprint Faster: Sprinting Technique & Running Mechanics

[@klaasdeboer8106]

I am a 55 year old barefoot runner, this is the first video which I concider usefull, all the others only mention the very obvious, like "dont land with your heels in front of you" and other things which would hurt immediately. Thanks!!!

[@haroldstcortes4973]

I'm a soccer and track and field coach, and this video figured out many aspects that struggled me for many years, thanks a lot

[@coachtonyholler]

Great sprint mechanics don’t make you faster? 🥴

[@rickwaters7459]

Fabulous video even though I am not an athleticscoach but love the infomation and details you provide. At my age I have now turned into looking at my mechanics and seeing how I can improve my sprinting,which I truly love. Not sure if you have heard of Functional Patterns, but this is based on the body mechanics, using gait analysis to assess the individuals movement. What you discuss truly relates to what i am doing in FP., as I have stopped all my traditional weight training and pursing sprinting as my challenegs, and seeing many changes and even improving my speed for 100m. Anyway, love your vidoes and keep them coming. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@Leonidas-eu9bb]

I fully agree with the fast/powerfull thigh switching wich is obviously a plyometric/SSC movement. Probably a much more important SSC than the ground contact SSC for me. The potential energy in that strech reflexes (hipflexor/core/chest/shoulder) and contralateral (calf/hamstring/glute/latissimus) is so huge. It's where most of the energy comes from. This is why the elastic, lanky guys often have an advantage over the muscuar guys. They are usually more efficient in that strech reflexes.

[@Sampedralx]

Thankyou for this informational video content, i loved to learn more how you coach sprinters, im a new coach and i love learning new techniques and mechanics about sprint! your videos really help me out.. continue to inspire us! Godblesss!

[@proverbalizer]

4:00 it's interesting to note that the split between the thighs should be bigger in the front (knees high) while it's the opposite with the upper arms, the angle in the front is not too far from vertical, whereas the angle in the back is much bigger (elbow to the sky)....I guess the reverse symmetry makes sense for balance

[@tacofarms541]

Great video! Most of the time, coaches do not focus enough on the arms. You seem very knowledgeable in the topic and are very useful to highschool athletes who are beginning track.

[@Javier-wv6kc]

do yoi have any exercises to help having better sprinting mechanics?

[@coachtonyholler]

@@Javier-wv6kc Sprint more. Time more. Watch great sprinters. Video your sprinting.

[@qigong1001]

Question. @8:25 I see a lot of lower leg (you marked it as a red line) swinging too far forward. I see this mostly in mid-long distance runners. These lead to one type of over-striding, heel landings, back and shin issues. This habit continues even after addressing the causes like posture,glutes, etc. Do you see this in sprinters, and how do you correct it? Anything besides A-skips and marching?

[@coachtonyholler]

I really don’t see it. When you time as much as we do, things that make you slower tend to get corrected. And, every sprinter has different abilities to run with slightly different mechanics. I try to teach generally.

[@nikitaw1982]

I caught my self in the mirror after I got out the shower and I'm a sexy man. I swear it's tha ks to your workouts. Thank you coach. I'm saving for a curved treadmill because it shows km/hr. I want my son to have one so he hits Max speed in the garage while his mother cooks dinner. He's about to turn 8.

[@nikitaw1982]

The number in his face while he does the 10m fly.

[@davidjanbaz7728]

Josh Kerr looks like a sprinter on his finish in the 1500 for Gold. Exactly why distance runners need to do sprint training!

[@jeffmax2941]

He doesn't tell u how to get faster