Hello everyone and welcome! I am Dr. Larry Van Such for AthleticQuickness.com. And, I am here to bring you another running speed challenge to see if we can make you even faster with, get this, just 9 minutes of exercise training time, spread out over the next 14 days. That’s right! Just 9 total minutes […]
2022
Shoulder Flexor Muscles for Running and Jumping
Just How Important Are They? If you knew just how important your shoulder flexor muscles were for speed, then you’d probably invest a lot more time in training them. This is because your shoulder flexor muscles create much needed thrust to go along with the leg pushing off the ground helping you to run your […]
Arm Exercises for Running and Sprinting
In this article I am going to show you a couple of arm exercises for running, and perhaps more specifically, shoulder exercises for runners since that’s where most of the upper extremity strength and power comes from. But first, I want to explain to you why it’s important to do these arm exercises because if […]
Speed Training For Kids
Your Kids Can Do This! To all the parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, older brothers and sisters, friends, etc., out there looking for an exercise program about speed training for kids, this message is for you. My name is Dr. Larry Van Such and I’ve been teaching athletes how to get faster in their sport for […]
Strong Calf Muscles = Faster Running Speed!
There’s More to Your Calf Muscles Than You Know! Getting your calf muscles stronger will go a long way toward helping you achieve a faster running speed. It will also go a long way toward helping you jump higher and farther. But, there’s more to appreciate about your calf muscles than simply knowing what they […]
Increase Lateral Mobility With The Hip Abductors
Strong Hip Abductors Will Help You Increase Your Lateral Mobility Lateral mobility is defined as the ability to move sideways either to the left or to the right. This lateral movement begins with the separation of one of your legs away from the other as seen by the athlete’s right leg in the figure above. […]
Hip Adductors Help Improve Lateral Quickness in Soccer
Improve Lateral Quickness by Strengthening Your Hip Adductors The hip adductors are one of the major muscle groups that need to be strengthened for any athlete looking to improve lateral quickness, or, side to side movements. They do this by bringing your legs towards the midline of your body as well as across the body. […]
Glute Strength for Runners
Runners and Sprinters Need Strong Glute Muscles! Every coach and personal trainer certainly knows the importance of glute strength for runners. In fact, I will go so far as to say that the you probably realized this to some degree as early as your middle school days. This is because if you ever played a […]
Hip Flexors for Speed
Any athlete who wants to run faster will certainly want to train their hip flexors for speed. One reason is because they are the longest and largest muscle group in the body, comprising of seven different muscles on each side of the body and they drive the acceleration phase of sprinting like no other group. […]
Quadriceps Muscle for Faster Running Speed
The Quadriceps Muscle, or simple, The Quads The quadriceps muscle is a group of four muscles located in the anterior thigh on both sides of the body and are needed to be strong and quick for faster running speed. Their names are: 1) Vastus Rectus (a.k.a. Rectus Femoris), 2) Vastus Medialis, 3) Vastus Lateralis, and […]
Hamstring Muscles to Increase Running Speed
The hamstring muscles, or, knee flexor muscles are a group of three muscles located in the posterior thigh region on both sides of the body. These muscles are loaded with fast twitch fibers and are a must for an athlete to exercise if they want to increase running speed. Their names are: 1) Semitendonosus, 2) […]
