Speed Training Zone

It’s interesting that athletes training for speed routinely make a lot of errors and mistakes in their training.

You would think that with all of the information on the the Internet at our fingertips, we would simply be able to put together the perfect speed and quickness training plans, time and time again.

But the truth is, there’s lots of athletes out there who are still too slow, too weak and even worse, they’re not getting any faster.

Heck, I’ve even seen athletes get slower by following alleged “speed training programs”.

So how you can avoid these common pitfalls?

As an athlete who wants nothing but to get faster and quicker, how can you make sure that your training programs deliver?

Well, a good place for you to start is to learn these 5 common speed training mistakes, and avoid them at all cost:

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And I was off!

In my brand-new Nike Free’s, with my IPod bumping to some new Chamillionaire.

I made a left out of my driveway as I began my first jog in more than 3 years (but I then quickly stopped because I had an undeniable urge to write this article)…

Why has it been 3 years?

Well, you see, for the previous 3 years, I had been training for speed.

And contrary to popular belief, running or jogging for long-distances has no place in a real speed training or vertical jump training program.

I’ll explain…

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Here it is…

The missing piece to increasing your running speed:

Your FEET.

Simple, right?

It doesn’t take a genius to see that the feet would HAVE to be important in increasing someone’s running speed.

They’re involved in every step, they are the connector between the ground and the rest of your body, and simply, everything goes through your feet.

I’ll explain…

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