Can you run fast? Do you want to run faster? I want to explain the importance of glute and hamstring development as it pertains to Speed!
When you think about the muscles that are involved in running we obviously think about the legs, but which specific muscles in the legs verily have to "fire" to get us up to a blazing pace? The talk to this demand is the muscles in the butt (glutes) and hamstrings (back of the legs b/w the knees and glutes).
Sprint
These muscles are a fine blend when it comes to driving and propelling the body send in a series of quick plyometric bounds we call sprinting. These muscles are verily pulling the body send while a sprint just like a race horse powering down the track at the Kentucky Derby. The quads (thighs) expand the leg send for the foot to make immediate touch to the ground while the glutes and hamstrings power the pull-back or pawing-type petition to execute every stride. These muscles are developed most effectively straight through strength training exercises in the "pulling phase" of what I enumerate in my push/pull methodology of training. The development of these muscles are leading for everyone whether or not you are a competing athlete or just a serious workout junky. Most lifts that have to be executed for the development of these particular muscles generate large leg power and total-back strength.
Go and work on developing your powerhouse. competing sprinter or not keep your edge. If you do you'll live longer and look good as you get older!
The Sprinter's Powerhouse - The Glute-Hamstring Combination!
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