TRAINING AND PRODUCT GUIDES

This study, conducted by Balsalobre-Fernández and his associates from the Autonomous University of Madrid, examined the effect of a 10 week power development program on the performance of elite 400m hurdlers.

This article examines the relationships between neural and muscular adaptation to strength training and their relative contributions to improvements in sprint performance. 

Thanks to Martinopoulou and his associates in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, at the University of Athens, we now know that parachute resistance can improve both acceleration and top speed. Read this article to learn more.

This article compares the effect of different squat exercises on sprinting performance over multiple distances.

This week’s review article examines the relationship between sprint performance over 20 m, with the hang power clean, the hang power clean relative to body weight, 1 RM front squat and a counter movement jump with 40 kg, and finally the same counter movement jump relative to body weight.