Dear Charlie
we r all aware now of how critical max speed is at it dominates its effect on all the phases of the 100m…loren c grave suggested tht overspeed is the key…u and john smith are in teh other camp asi know tht both of u dont use tht overspeed…then wht in ur opinion is the key to increase the top speed???
The key in increasing top speed is to get stronger as the stronger you get the more force you can apply to the ground and covering more ground with shorter contact enabling you to go faster. Also technique plays an issue in top speed as does the ability to stay relaxed which is a major idea which Charlies alwasy stresses was an important quality that Ben had.
getting stronger is much more critical in the accleration phase…but at the top speed phase the ground contact is tooo short…i am nt saying tht strenght is nt playing a role but i am saying tht there is something much more critical which is the frequency of this strenght…the question now…how can we improve this frequency without using the towing???
Overspeed, as some may define it, can be achieved from alactic work bouts with the wind, as detailed in several threads. We use, with some variation, the slight pitch of a football field during GPP.
In each case, maximal speed work can be accomplished. We consider assisted runs with tubing unsafe. I’m not certain that CF is in agreement with these statements. However, I wouldn’t think that “overspeed” work, in some form, is not part of a CF protocol.
Have you seen the GPP DVD?
More specifically, in the prime movers the hams, gluts and adductor magnus. To increase abdominal strength to maintain the pillar form in top speed.
I guess the question’s still not answered? How do we improve the frequancey??? How. How can we improve the ability to improve the application of force in 0.08 - 0.10 sec.??
from my understanding it would be to do max V drills, and distances where max V is hit
i go with overspeed all the way, i bet every world class sprinter has engaged in those training methods at some point in their sprinting career.
getting stronger yes produces more force, more goround contact …
but the key point and benefit of overspeed training is adapting the NEUROMUSCULAR system.
during overspeed training u r getting your nervous system and muscular system accustomed to higher contraction rates, and after several weeks of this training ur nervous system would allow u to continue these higher rates without any help, so u can later on take those steps without any further assistance.
Komy, we have all heard the case for overpseed training. We have also gone over why it is NOT good for elite sprinters or even developing sprinters. I am not going to repeat what has already been posted many, many times. Happy searching.