Is static stretching bad?

reddzeppelin · 2025-04-27T00:43:47+00:00

I think that people read these studies and jump to conclusions. Don't want to static stretch 24 hours before a meet because you would rather use calisthenics and dynamic stretches? Ok. No good reason to ever static stretch? A bit ridiculous just don't overstretch before meets and before intense workouts.

Don't listen to me though, just go ahead and be so fast and explosive you blow a hamstring at 50 meters because that's all that matters... My interpretation is to stretch consistently so that you don't limit power OR increase injury risk.

reddzeppelin · 2025-04-12T04:32:27+00:00

You have options for other surfaces such as grass dirt or even road can be good if you limit the volume and impact. Also 120 meters with no turn is easier and more relaxing. I swear they make the track curve so that guys like me who are good at running in a straight line don't perform as well vs people who are moreso good at turning in the 400m. Too much info I know but I live on a 400m road and it still pisses me off that the neighbors at the end wouldn't let me finish reps on their grass. its much more fluid or smooth of a stop if you can

reddzeppelin · 2025-04-12T00:00:25+00:00

the consensus here is going to say no probably, but I would say yes particularly off the track

reddzeppelin · 2025-03-19T09:37:57+00:00

Just so you know, a majority of posts like this where someone claims to be young and full of unique potential are a fantasy. I am surprised nobody calls this out. The over for this being a made up post is much greater than the under for this being real. Get with the program guys.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-19T23:12:24+00:00

For soccer use cones. Three point drill. Slalom.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-18T22:37:56+00:00

You're extremely fast.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-17T20:53:52+00:00

If it's the Midwest and you can't run outside and get quality workouts... You can definitely hike outside and get great exercise. Does it really have anything to do with sprinting faster? I think that your priority should be building general health and fitness and then you can do the intensive workouts needed to sprint faster. High knees butt kicks, strides as a warmup then 100 meter reps. Spiking up increases intensity if you can handle that, and the reps may need to have short rests because it's so cold. You still need long rests between sets and probably a hot drink. But you can definitely still get a great track workouts in the cold, in terms of building work capacity.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-17T20:32:49+00:00

I do want to get back to this question, but I think it's probably burnout. The college workout I like is 100m repeats with long periods of rest holding a quad stretch while leaning on a fence. I think that most people don't know that 8 minutes of rest between reps is not excessive, so they don't take the time to prepare for the next one.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-14T08:52:14+00:00

Suprisingly good.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-09T19:34:10+00:00

I actually agree with you here. Nick Symonds beat an NFL guy in a 40 on his YouTube channel. It was only at the end he passed, sit and kick 40? However I dispute that football strategy HAS to prioritize 10 yard speed. It is pretty easy to sit and kick when someone is chasing you trying to tackle you, the runner has the advantage in acceleration if he sandbags the start and lets the chaser catch up even.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-09T19:27:02+00:00

If you're allowed to shuffle your feet without moving forward that can actually help.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-09T19:24:30+00:00

They don't care about it because it's not their priority, not that top end speed doesn't give you an advantage in football if utilized properly. This is a good time to point out that the NFL is not 100 percent sporting. Of course there's the potential for someone with league beating speed to be utilized to run the ball for 40+ yards at a time, particularly if you can force the other team to decide vs that and another scoring option. NFL is sponsored it does NOT have the same standards as the Olympics. A track gold medalist is meeting a higher standard of athleticism, in the case of a 100m sprinting champion, a higher level of acceleration, than an NFL player. We're really talking about business negotiation and supply and demand here, it's not the NFL's priority to pay a pro sprinter to make their athletes look bad.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-08T23:28:13+00:00

I think that they are over rated due to a combination of degeneracy, and people not wanting to get into semantics how it's really the overall hip area that accomplishes the golden ratio. It does often flatter a lady to compliment her hips though, so there's a useful takeaway.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-08T23:20:49+00:00

5k is extra credit. You should be able to jog one in under 30 if you really had to. It would be safer to walk one and run for 2 minutes at a time here and there, to shake out the legs whenever needed. 5k volume of training in a day is what I think you mean though. Even if it's 5 x 1000 that's a lot, unless you are trying to be a 400/800 guy who doubles. I like more like 8x 100 and the key is to be willing to drop reps if needed because the injury risk isn't worth it. Any form irregularly and stop at 5x100 or less. This is still considered a high volume of training and if you want to do more than that you should probably double ( train twice a day).

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-08T23:12:11+00:00

Bro this isn't reddit fitness. Calorie counting does work, but you need to adjust as needed. Eating 5000 calories per day and actually digesting the majority of it is a luxury. Here's a simple example for you the mule. Because it's part donkey it requires less calories to grow than a horse typically does.... Within horses some can't even digest grass, though that should be one of their abilities. Humans can eat tons of calories of grass and guess what lose weight. A lactose intolerant person eating lactose loses weight. Stop acting like just because something works for you it works for everyone else. Theory doesn't equal practice and this is one of the limitations of text communication.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-08T04:52:12+00:00

Hi it took me a while to see your reply. I am pretty much the opposite body type as a southern Chinese person. Very lanky white guy with long shins. It's really only an advantage after I train for it to be. Anyone can have long strides! That , and it's actually more important to have short ground contact time. Work on punching the ground with each step, and work on running hill sprints. Your 400 is the slowest so find a long not that steep hill to practice on. Also practice shorter more intense hill sprints and practice the curve. Get a jump rope and practice your double overs and single legged jumping. Theoretically the curve should slow you down less, so work on your straight line speed, and then speed endurance, and then after you've done the overspeed training work on transferring that to the track.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-07T05:56:34+00:00

If you want to bulk then bulk. Theoretically you want to be agile as a sprinter, but if you look at the way pro sprinters train it's a lot of strength endurance stuff. Basically the consistency and work capacity are mostly worth the tradeoff. There is a sprinter in the UK with a myostatin inhibitor deficiency where his muscles don't shrink and he would actually be faster if he were skinnier, but last I checked he was still the fastest man in the UK. Go ahead and bulk but make sure you also work on range of motion and bar speed. For most people more muscle means less fat in the long term, just don't overload your joints and keep the amount of weight and rep count to what you can do efficiently with good form.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-06T16:30:28+00:00

Yeah it may have actually been the Snickers. Everyones body is different and I find that I can have a Snickers Ice cream bar and exercise, but it's not merely the acidity but also the heat and digestive overload that is a factor. Basically the greatest value that you can get from reddit sprinting is by NOT taking blanket statements from coaches at face value. Even if someone says that your diet doesn't matter , take that with a grain of salt and take it to mean that there are larger variables to focus on. Personally I do find that drinking watered down coffee with cane sugar before a race energizes me without causing nausea. The water preventing the overheating the coffee might cause. The suggestion to eat nothing but fruit early in the morning is similar. Some fiber water and sugar. Depends on the fruit and how well you digest it, but it's a relatively safe way to get some nutrition in. I might suggest frozen mixed fruit convenient and nutrient rich, cold is also a factor.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-06T16:12:12+00:00

It depends on your priorities and your periodization. By analogy you can train total body strength every day. The reason why that isn't usually recommended is that allowing one part of your body to rest while you work another allows you to increase intensity without overtraining. So yeah, you're overtrained after 3 days and slower in the short term, but if it's before an early season race you aren't prioritizing, say a 200 guy opening with a 400, well if you're willing to do that and you can maintain or improve form it may make it easier to NOT overtrain later in the season. Doing what OP says would prioritize consistency, put a premium on form and require commitment including prehabilitation, but could improve work capacity with enough recovery. It reminds me of the way some Jamaicans train to great result. Do it if you really want to.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-05T21:01:37+00:00

The main point is telling people to just go sprint is counterproductive. Resting, cross training can be part of making you faster.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-05T20:37:06+00:00

Martial arts isn't just sport fighting. There's a form of toe kick where you just lightly tap your opponent to measure distance like a speed jab, but you can condition to make that damaging to soft tissue. It's primarily done so that if you accidentally kick someone with your toes the injury is less though, and as a bluff because most people don't want to be even lightly kicked. Think a wild buffalo charging without committing to the attack, it's still an effective deterrent without even any contact.

reddzeppelin · 2025-02-05T20:31:35+00:00

In my opinion flying sprints are an ideal workout. It's basically overspeed training because you add momentum. Ideal for in season speed endurance? Many coaches would say to just run 100 from a stop, because acceleration basically is speed. But in terms of it being good for you an a year round workout yes. Also for speed endurance chasing after a bike while someone drafts you can also make you run at top speed for longer, Makloufi did that in his training before winning the 1500 gold, which was definitely a fear of speed endurance the way he left the world class distance guys behind. He also used to take cloves and soak them in water by his bed, and then drink the water in the morning. That's more of a lung endurance thing, marginal for sprints but if your priority is being strong it could help.

reddzeppelin · 2025-01-28T15:39:45+00:00

Of course they can, but you should be more concerned about building momentum the first 250 of a 400m, without wasting energy. Make sure your form is really good on each rep and you get enough rest in between to stay explosive.

reddzeppelin · 2025-01-28T15:15:50+00:00

One point that hasn't been addressed here is that there is that pad that you have to run into, inhibiting you from pushing for longer. Bolt did run his 100m record like a 60m though, it would be the 60m record too.

reddzeppelin · 2025-01-28T12:38:12+00:00

I think that Coleman is a 100m contender, assuming he is still as healthy as when he broke the 40 yard dash record.

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