What will sprinting up steps with weights vest and holding sanbags or dumbells over my shoulders or by sides do for me?
Does sprinting up steps get quads a lot more than hams?
My guess is that it won’t do much for reactive speed/strength although it may help rate of force developement.
Have you just been reading Kevin Keegans autobiography???
That was his preferrred method of training while @ Liverpool!!!
OK - Seriously
I’d rather use hill work alone to gain the benefits of overloading rather than using steps … as regards using DB’s also - I can’t see why you would want to other than for the need perhaps to increase resistance - why not use a slightly greater incline?
Thanks for the response,
There is a hill right near the steps I’m thinking of and it is very steep. However, there is nothing much steeper than steps as they are around a 30 degree gradiant. The hill is above 20 degree gradiant. I thought they would both add a lot of power, and over-all, perhaps more benefits than olympic lifts, especially if adding resistance.
Comments?
sounds risky to me…
How is that risky?
sorry but im no expert in sprinting so i may be wrong, but wouldnt sprinting (high effort i assume) up stairs have the risk of falling over and hurting yourself? Also what about the impact of the concrete on your knees?