Medicine Ball Prescription
Every week, get 100-200 throws in.
Do this for a year for your first 10m regardless of your weight room numbers or technique work.
The ability to extend and unfold without hesitation is a key acceleration driver. Don't overthink overcoming inertia.
Most sprint drills isolate parts of the sprint cycle.
A-skips, butt kick, etc
Each emphasizes something…posture, knee lift, rhythm, ground contact, but rarely do they start to link multiple pieces together.
That’s where the single leg cycle fits in.
It’s hard to find another coach who’s had as much influence on the next generation of sprint and strength coaches as Charlie Francis. His work shaped how we understand speed, fitness, and high/low programming.
His mastery lies in his ability to convey complex topics with
Everyone wants the “secret” to speed, but they skip over what actually matters…execution.
Watch how Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price moves. There’s intent behind every drill. It’s not the complexity of the exercise that makes her great, it’s the precision. The best athletes understand
The best sprint starts aren’t just drills…they’re opportunities for athletes to self organize into efficient positions.
You don’t teach “perfect” posture/form, you give them the right constraints and let the body solve the problem.
That’s why I use variations like band
Really like these variations of the Inverted Row. Simple, effective and checks a lot of boxes. Loop band on bar and then put through opening in safety bar / trying to get full 180 turn / knees stay bent / don't think we could go more than a green band - but could raise J hooks, or lower safety bars for more tension. #strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach #invertedrow #rotationalmovements #workout #athlete
FAST vs SLOW ATHLETE
What separates faster athletes from slower ones? It’s how much force they can apply and how quickly they can apply it.
This force-time curve is an illustration of what makes a fast athlete fast. The blue curve (fast athlete) shows a high peak of relative