in the 200m dash versus their previous year before I started as their strength and conditioning coach (with some athletes improving much more).

How I ran a personal best 10-meter fly at age 34 by “unwiring” the common sprint coaching cues drilled into me through my 20’s. Designed for athletes with more of a background of training than Training Kids for Speed, Developing Speed expands upon the content of the first e-book. From identifying hip or knee dominant traits in jumpers and throwers, to understanding the key differences between a fascia speed-driven athlete and a strength muscle driven athlete. As I’ve talked with dozens of elite coaches, as well as being personally mentored by great thinkers like Adarian Barr (his work inspired Chapter 1), I’ve finally transcribed my thoughts on the following areas onto paper. Making sure there is technical improvement is the prime indicator of what is good coaching and what is not.Håkan Andersson, Elite Sprint CoachI can really recommend Joel Smith’s new book “Speed Strength: A Comprehensive Guide to the Biomechanics and Training of Linear Speed. However acquiring this technique as a mature athlete requires long term training that is comprehensive.

This section aims to explain how to design sessions that are appropriate - it is not just a collection of standardized sessions. This book points out all the obvious things that all sprinters would know anyway, such as maintain low angle at start, point blocks to tangent of curve etc etc.The item was shipped fast and was nicely packaged in a very thick paper mailing envelope and arrived as scheduled in perfect used condition. The most unique feature of this book is its presentation of a comprehensive year-round program to develop all the essential building blocks of speed.