2010-2011 55m Training

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@hemann

but how do they utilize the hips? (“Hips” as in: all of the muscles that attach the femur to the pelvis. ie: the upper muscles of the legs.)

I would consider them twice as important as the abdominals to sprint speed. They should be strengthened, conditioned and stretched. Exercises that develop these muscles: sprints, hills, squats, deadlifts, plyo metric jumping and bounding… as well as stretching and various sprint distances.

much ab work can be made to activate the psoas and other hip muscles, and abs are definitely important, but like tempo they are really “chicken soup” work