College Performance Package 3. Speed Training
Exercises to improve your speed training from director of sports performance, Kevin Miller.
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Speed Training 1. Extensive Vertical Jump
Reps for this exercise should be between 10-15.
Make sure you are performing with proper technique.
This exercise can be paired with other exercises in this series.
After a day of intense speed training, make sure you allow time to recover. Performing strenuous exercises like these everyday will ... -
Speed Training 2. Extensive Side to Side Hops
High reps 8-15 per side.
Add this exercise into your speed training program.
This exercise is great for developing the quads and gluteal muscles. -
Speed Training 3. Single Leg Extensive Hops
Make sure that you do not land with a locked leg.
10 - 15 reps each side.
Add this into your speed training program along with other exercises in this series. -
Speed Training 4. Extensive Rotational Jumps
Combine this exercise with other is this series for a complete workout.
Extensive exercises like these should only make up 5-15 minutes of your workout. If you are doing more than this you risk putting too much stress on your joints.
Allow sufficient time for recovery after a speed training workout. -
Speed Training 5. Table Hip Lift
This exercise engages your gluteals and abdominal muscles.
This is a great exercise to include in a speed training workout. -
Speed Training 6. Standing Broad Jump Test
Land soft.
Do not land with your butt below your knees.
Record from the back of your heel.
Record your progress every 2 weeks. -
Speed Training 7. Medicine Ball Extensive Rotary Throw
If you do not have a medicine ball, do not worry. This exercise can be replaced with body weight squats.
This is an exercise that you can build into your speed training program for further hip and core development. -
Speed Training 8. Split Stance Medicine Ball Sprinter Throw
Do not worry if you do not have a medicine ball. You can perform this exercise without a ball but with the same movement.
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Speed Training 9. Mini Hurdle Sprints
If you do not have small hurdles, you can use shoes, water bottles, cones, or anything else that will not cause you injury!
This is a fantastic exercise to incorporate into your speed training program. -
Speed Training 10. Hill sprints
Find a hill, warm up, then sprint as fast as you can to the top of that hill.
Walk back down and take a minute or two to recover, then repeat.
Depending on the size of the hill, you should look to do between 3-8 of these sprints.
Make sure you allow enough time to recover after a workout involvin... -
Speed Training 11. Intro to bounding
Find a bounding exercise in the next video.
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Speed Training 12. Lateral lunge
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Speed Training 13. Lateral bounce & stick
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Speed Training 14. 45 Degree Bounding
A good warm up is vital for this exercise.
Bounding is a great way to work the muscles used when you sprint. Therefore it is a great addition to your speed training program. -
Speed Training 15. 10 x 10 Repeat Sprints
This is a great exercise that requires very little setup and equipment.
Make sure you get a good warm up before sprinting.
Make sure you allow enough time to recover after this workout. -
Speed Training 16. KB Single leg DL
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Speed Training 17. Lateral lunge + clean + Rev Lunge
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Speed Training 18. KB Swing
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Speed Training 19. 150 yd shuttle run test
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Speed Training 20. Hill Training
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