interesting. I've gone over 19mph in some runs even going as high as 20-21. My start is terrible (10 yard split of 2.25 in the 40) which is why I've never broken 13.5.
21 mph is NFL caliber speed, so you are in with some pretty serious company.
yeah the GPS said I hit 20 2 or 3 times, but usually it tops out around 19.5 or so. I've stopped using the GPS once it said I went faster than usain bolt (34mph? wtf?), I quit using strava for sprints and turned to slow mo video 16x slower, took times on a track with 10 yard marks, and divided the number by 16 (also slo motioned it to analyze my form). Here are my results:
My best 10 yard split out of 5 40 yard dashes was around 1.13 seconds which is around 19.5 miles per hour per this link.
The one on reddit topped out at 19.2 mph at 36 yards after intense slow motion analysis. After this I slowed to 18.7 at the finish (a bad habit, I know). Trying to work on my start.
Anyways, do you think I can improve my top end speed? I never lift/work on explosiveness so maybe that will help. Can't be certain though.
Yes a good lifting and plyometric routine can give you a boost in top end speed. Hill sprints too. I’d do some research into that, different people respond to different stimuli for sprint gains. I respond well to Olympic and power lifts along with box jumps, skipping and jump roping.
Dont go gung-ho into it, look up some beginner weight lifting/plyo for sprinters and try it out. Getting advanced is a multiple month commitment but if it’s something you really want to do go for it. You’ll get a more muscular physique out of it too.
You probably won’t see massive gains but I’m sure adding some fast twitch muscle and core stability could get you in the ballpark of that 20 mph+ range.
why do you say I won't see massive gains? why do you always have to put something like that? lol. Stuff like that makes me want to give up for a second because i want to improve significantly.
yeah the GPS said I hit 20 2 or 3 times, but usually it tops out around 19.5 or so. I've stopped using the GPS once it said I went faster than usain bolt (34mph? wtf?), I quit using strava for sprints and turned to slow mo video 16x slower, took times on a track with 10 yard marks, and divided the number by 16 (also slo motioned it to analyze my form). Here are my results:
My best 10 yard split out of 5 40 yard dashes was around 1.13 seconds which is around 19.5 miles per hour per this link.
The one on reddit topped out at 19.2 mph at 36 yards after intense slow motion analysis. After this I slowed to 18.7 at the finish (a bad habit, I know). Trying to work on my start.
Anyways, do you think I can improve my top end speed? I never lift/work on explosiveness so maybe that will help. Can't be certain though.
Yes a good lifting and plyometric routine can give you a boost in top end speed. Hill sprints too. I’d do some research into that, different people respond to different stimuli for sprint gains. I respond well to Olympic and power lifts along with box jumps, skipping and jump roping.
Dont go gung-ho into it, look up some beginner weight lifting/plyo for sprinters and try it out. Getting advanced is a multiple month commitment but if it’s something you really want to do go for it. You’ll get a more muscular physique out of it too.
You probably won’t see massive gains but I’m sure adding some fast twitch muscle and core stability could get you in the ballpark of that 20 mph+ range.
You down voted him?!?! Jebus..... This is about as good and REAL as advice for your circumstances can get. If THAT makes you feel like quitting....then just quit now and save yourself the time.
WHY will it take a while to see gains? NO, he wasn't just trolling you, it WILL take TIME. You aren't trained and adapted to this stuff. You MAY see dramatic gains, but you may actually go in the reverse FIRST because suddenly putting your body through proper lifting and plyo regiments for these kinds of pursuits is gonna SHOCK your system and getting out of bed just in the MORNING is likely gonna be rough, let alone seeing "massive gains" immediately. If that's gonna make you quit, then you'll never come out the other side to see ANY gains, let alone massive ones.
Theoretically if you're a so called big "responder", you may see some massive gains early or right off the bat. But that's unlikely based on the info you have provided across all of the internets. If you want it, by all means go for it and get it, but if you're just chasing some weird "status", then your setting yourself up for failure on a variety of levels.
why do you say I won't see massive gains? why do you always have to put something like that? lol. Stuff like that makes me want to give up for a second because i want to improve significantly.
Ok, David45 pt 2.
Go squat and do some jumping jacks, and continue practicing your start in your bedroom and posting about it on Reddit every day.
You’ll be knocking on the door of 9.9 seconds in the 100m within a month. Within a couple years, you’ll be world record holder. You’ll also become jacked and look like Usain Bolt in that time span.
I’m wrong, you’re right. You’re clearly beyond the advice of someone that’s significantly faster than you in every event from 40 yds to 10k, runs D1 track, and studies sports physiology.
Good luck man, excited to see you kill it at the next Olympic trials. I’ll be cheering for ya.
And no, your current mindset lines up with your current times perfectly well. If you can’t swallow the pill that getting really good at this sport takes compounded years of hard work and suffering you’re not made for it.
my goal isn't that drastic geez. i just want to run sub 13, and then sub 12 if that's at all possible. I want to shave off 2 seconds in the 200 and run sub 60 400. not extreme goals imo, but it's frustrating i haven't been able to reach them. i want to reach close to my genetic ceiling.
interesting. I've gone over 19mph in some runs even going as high as 20-21. My start is terrible (10 yard split of 2.25 in the 40) which is why I've never broken 13.5.
What was your method of measurement for your 20-21 mph figure? GPS won’t measure top end speed well regardless of the watch you have.
Under no circumstances did this guy hit 21 mph unless there was a bicycle involved. Or free fall
you're right. for example swimming. it took 6 years of deliberate training (from ages 11 to 17) to go under 24 seconds in the 50 free and under 56 in the 100 free as well as make it to state heats meet for 100 breasttroke. Althought I never made the state finals, I was proud of what I did. 2 hours every day. Drills. Weight room. Dryland. Stairs. Stretchs. Form Video Analysis. Endurace. Perhaps sprinting has the same dedication required. Puts things in perspective. Don't know why I became such a complainer afterwards.
what do you think the average would be? at my high school, the average joe on the track team ran a 12.67 in the 100m. that's the average. Out of seniors that number goes up to 12.04 (13.19 for the freshman). What makes you think a fit average guy can't do it?
This is a population already pre selected for their athleticism and interest in track, with many years of training. Many many people would need 2 years just to get down into a weight where sprinting 100m under 18s is possible.
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