Why Sprinting is So Important for All Athletes

[@geoffhennessy275]

You described my facility. A few years back the Reggie Lewis center was throwing out several “instant runways”. I asked the director if we could take them. He said if we supplied the truck we could hv them. They now grace our upstairs deck track. Great for jumping days and we cut down on shin splints.

[@lancastergerard]

Coach my 8th grader did your atomic workouts for 6 weeks before his first ever track season. He started long jumping about 2 weeks before his first meet and broke the school record on his first jump in competition. 🤔

[@coachtonyholler]

@@lancastergerard ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@asanaliamantay3441]

I'm trying to coach my son using your instructions... Sometimes we can Run two times a week sometimes one.. it is cold outside and he gets cold easily.. last time he was sick for 3 weeks and still got a cough.. but we are trying to keep it up.. thank you

[@JoeBuys]

Hey Tony, loving the information here! Any advice on finding time to speed train an in season basketball athlete whose coach is loading up the miles on the team? Thanks so much! We appreciate you!

[@marcodesul]

That's what I struggle with during soccer season. I just started working it into the 1st 10 minutes of practice.

[@coachtonyholler]

@@JoeBuys trackfootballconsortium.com/feed-the-cats-basketball/

[@thehandsonlandlord626]

Tony.....I've seen many of your videos, but I don't think I've ever heard you talk about resistance sprinting. Do you do much of this? Either with bands or by pulling a sled.

[@coachtonyholler]

@@thehandsonlandlord626 Some band work. I’m not a big fan of slowing down the CNS and increasing ground contact times. Weight rooms do lots of pulls and pushes because they don’t have the space to do what they should do… SPRINT.

[@ShaunLeeSC]

i find sprinting while twisting the spine making me faster, cuz i relax, so it's true! i have a question, when u sprint, u strike the ground right? But must u FEEL the impact, must u feel yourself actually hitting the ground? Or my GCT shld be low enough to not feel any impact?

[@coachtonyholler]

@@ShaunLeeSC Hit and bounce.

[@bram_leys]

Hey coach Holler, I know you use freelap for timing your sprints. I also know that in your 40yd dash times you tell us to setup our timing gates about a meter/yard in front of start of 40 yd dash to get an accurate time. Does this also work with the freelap system or would it be triggered to early because of the 80cm radius it uses?

[@coachtonyholler]

@@bram_leys trackfootballconsortium.com/verified-times/

[@sambsialia]

Coach, do you have any clips with Weck? Could you review his rope flow? Many say a reverse infinity swing rope teaches runners good form. How do you see it? What about his hand weights?

[@coachtonyholler]

@@sambsialia I’m going see him in February.

[@jupesprint]

Does your advice apply to older athletes (21+) or is your approach slightly modified??

[@coachtonyholler]

@@jupesprint I’ve coached athletes from 5 to 75. Nothing changes. trackfootballconsortium.com/never-slow-down-never-grow-old/

[@goodattitude7542]

Hi Coach - I am curious if Saquan Barkley took your advice? I bet he did. I remember you saying he called you and you said he might not like what you are going to say. He is having his most amazing year ever. My son has improved his speed a lot in 6 months with your program. Maybe you already did a video on it?

[@goodattitude7542]

On Barkley not my son! 😂

[@coachtonyholler]

@@goodattitude7542 Yes he did. Trained with Brian Kula. Looks younger, leaner, faster.

[@paularthurmartin]

Hey Coach! You are one of my very favorite people online, and I guarantee I disagree with 90% of what you think politically! Here’s to looking past differences!

[@coachtonyholler]

Unlike politicians, I can work across the aisle. 🙂

[@ShaunLeeSC]

coach, my cadence is 10-20 steps per second slower than what i want it to be. How do I increase my cadence in sprinting?

[@coachtonyholler]

@@ShaunLeeSC Stop running. Sprint instead.

[@georgebeinhorn713]

Watching Bob Hayes run in this doc about the first little guy to destroy the NFL with speed, I noticed his running style - the hip and shoulder motion is exactly as you described it in this video. The Hayes documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIebh3hnrKt1qZIsi=QNvNceQWHG_5vbNI