COMPONENTS OF SPEED
1. GENETICS : EACH PERSON IS BORN WITH GENETIC POTENTIAL. IF YOU FOLLOW THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF SPEED DISCUSSED, REACHING YOUR HIGHEST CAPABLITY OF SPEED IS POSSIBLE.
2. BODY FAT: FAT DOES NOT CONTRACT, IT IS A DEFINITE LIMITING FACTOR AMONG INCREASING SPEED.
3. STRENGTH: THE STRONGER YOUR MUSCLES, THE MORE FORCE YOU CAN DIRECT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING MUSCLES TO FIRE HARDER. THIS RESULTS IN RUNNING FASTER.
4. TECHNIQUE: YOU CAN HAVE GENETICS, A LEAN BODY AND STRENGTH AND STILL NOT BE AT YOUR HIGHEST SPEED CAPABILTIES. LEARNING PERFECT TECHNIQUE, PRACTICING TECHNIQUE AND USING IT ALL THE TIME WILL HELP YOU REACH YOUR POTENTIAL.
OTHER SUB-CATAGORIES TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT:
RUN FAST WITH PERFECT TECHNIQUE… HOW CAN YOU GET FASTER IF YOU DO NOT RUN FAST?
LISTEN TO YOUR COACHES… COACHES HAVE COACHING POINTS THEY REPEAT ALL THE TIME TO HELP ATHLETES. YOU CAN NEVER REMIND THEM ENOUGH ON WHAT PERFECT TECHNIQUE IS.
PERFECT TECHNIQUE MUST BE PRACTICED AT ALL TIMES.
NUTRITION … IF YOU DO NOT HAVE FUEL IN YOUR CAR IT WILL NOT RUN. THE SAME GOES WITH SPEED. YOU MUST HAVE MORE THAN ADEQUATE NUTRITION TO RUN FAST.
HYDRATION… IF MUSCLE IS ONLY 3% DE-HYDRATED YOUR CONSEQUENCE IS AN 8% LOSS OF SPEED. YOU SHOULD DRINK FLUIDS ALL THE TIME (WATER, SPORTS DRINK, ETC). 70% OF YOUR MUSCLES IS WATER YOU WANT THEM HYDRATED. YOU CAN TELL IF YOU ARE HYDRATED BY THE COLOR OF YOUR URINE. CLEAR = HYDRATED, YELLOW = DE-HYDRATED.
WATCH FILM… THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SPEED TRAIN. KNOWING WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND ANTISIPATING CAN BE A HUGE DIFFERNCE OF SPEED SUCCESS.