Becoming a sprinter

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I’m interested in becoming a sprinter. I’m 14 years old, and I’ve been interested in it for a while. I’ve been hitting the gym hard, but, as I’ve found out, it’s had a negative effect on my speed instead of a positive one. I’m about 50-60 kg’s and I’m 5’9 tall. I have a reasonably healthy diet.

I’m asking of the good people on this forum, to suggest positive exercises and training techniques to increase my speed, and decrease my time in the 100m dash.

There is no local trainer near me. I live in Scotland. If I am to become faster, it is most probably going to be my own doing, seeing as how I have nobody to coach me.

The most you could give me is a full workout plan. I have school in the morning from 9:05am untill 3:35pm. During the summer holidays I plan to use an online workout schedule produced by Tom Green on bodybuilding.com. I’ve emailed him but I was unsuccessful in the reply.

I already have the motivation, and the determination to become a sprinter. There is no doubt about that. everything set in my mind is positive.

Unfortuneatly, seeing as I don’t have a coach (that I know of) I can’t practice the correct starting, and sprinting techniques. Although, a few guidelines should set me on my way.

I have a County Sports Competition in June, which I’m training towards. Hopefully I can bring home a medal, but the competiton is extremely hard to run against.

I thank you for your time in reading this article. I put alot of effort into it, and I hope you ut the same into replying to me.

Thank you.

P.S. If you require any other information like my local gym facilities, or places where I can train just email me on kieranbinning@hotmail.com

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Tom Greene, the guy from bodybuilding.com, is a retard, I remember e-mailing him a while back and the guy never replyed to me. it kinda pissed me off. :mad:

Welp, good luck anyway. I like doin sprints no longer than 150 meters. like… mon is 3x80, 3x50 and some block work. Its not much i know, but… yea, for me, at least, its good conditioning. :o

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take it easy on the tom green bashing. he returned my email a while back almost immediatly and was actually quite helpful, although i can understand your frustration if he didnt email you back.

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His training is so good that it totally vaulted him from the IAAF top 100 list post-2002.

I saw him on a USATF video a few years back (2004?) doing drills. He looked a bit hefty.

I would try to get Charlie’s GPP DVD and also possibly the Vancouver 2004 video. Tom Green’s article looks acceptable if you’re just looking for a total freebie program.

The main advice I would give is get strong in the gym (relative strength) and start doing tempo runs several times (3?) per week. Tempo runs are runs (100-200m) at 70% effort with short rests (45"-2’).

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yeah… i got a reply from him too… he probably just have so much fan mail right now =P

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wow i wasnt under the impresion that tom greene or anyone else for that matter was under obligation to answer your emails. i always find it funny how people think that the world revolves around them and when someone falls short of their desired expectations they are a retard. come on man the guy probably get a 100 emails a day from people like you. you should be greatful if he did read it and understanding if he didnt.

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HELLO,
last time I checked there is a 14yr old at the top of this thread waiting on a response from US, not Tom!
I cannot reply to the part about getting stronger but slower so someone else can.

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you were a big help also

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Dude, the best thing you can do for yourself if you dont have a coach, is let charlie be your coach by purchasing the GPP dvd then the Vancouver Dvd.
In there will be how to do plans, workouts, exercises and what to look for in your training. its all there.
Perhaps also the cfts book will be a big help too.
Well, get your old man to buy em for you…

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revolve around me? phsh, i could care less about him. I wasnt even asking the guy for advice, lol. nah man, i wasnt all that upset. plus, it was a long time ago when i did care. lookin back it was childish.

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I ;am not certain how tech savvy you are but maybe you could submit a video of your self running and some times associated with it.

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Hi Keiran,

Congratulations - you’ve just made the first step!

Personally I’d start with the CFTS Book.

Download it.
Work through it and any questions you have, do a search first (as they have probably been asked previously on the Forum - and lazy people only p*ss others off), if though ask here and we’ll be only too happy to help.

You can pick up the other DVD’s and books slowly as you work through them, rather than buy a load at once and get through none of them.

Best Wishes