Most athletes use resistance bands—but few use them in a way that actually improves speed. This article explains how combining resistance bands with isometric training creates a constantly changing stimulus that forces your muscles to respond, adjust, and work together more efficiently.
Most athletes use resistance bands—but few understand how their muscles actually respond to this type of training. This article breaks down how isometric resistance band training improves muscle responsiveness, coordination, and contraction speed—and how those changes translate into faster, more efficient running.
Introduction Most athletes focus almost entirely on their legs when trying to run faster 👉 But if you ignore your upper body 👉 you’re leaving speed on the table 💥 Not because your arms create speed on their own 👉 but because of how they support the system 👉 To see how this speed system […]
Introduction Most athletes use resistance bands 👉 But very few actually get faster from them 💥 Not because resistance bands don’t work 👉 but because the type of band—and how it behaves under tension—matters more than most realize 👉 Start here for the full speed system: ➡️ Resistance Bands for Speed: The Complete Guide to […]
Alright now the first thing I want to know from the people I train is what exercises and/or drills they are currently doing to help themselves run faster. And the reason I want to know this information right from the beginning is because if a person is already doing some of the things that I […]
Part 1 of 12 – Introduction Hello everyone, I am Dr. Larry VanSuch for AthleticQuickness.com and you are watching video #2 of this series called Speed Training Sessions. Before I begin, I want to say if you haven’t already watched the first video, then I highly recommend you go ahead and do that now before […]
Part 2 of 12 – Review and Definition of Torque A Quick Review of Session #1 In Session #1 I showed you the most popular speed training exercises athletes routinely told me they did to help themselves get faster and after going through this list we saw where the glutes/hams, quads and calves were the […]
3 Part 3 of 12 – Settng the Stage for Torque Discusson In order for you to see how the glutes/hams, quads and calves produce torque you are going to need to look at them from a different perspective because if you only look at them this way, from the side (See Figure 1) Figure […]
4/ Part 4 of 12 – Torque #1: Glutes, Hams, Quads, Calves Okay, so back to the role of the glutes/hams, quads and calves. See Figure 1. Figure 4-1. Glutes/hams, quads and calves I’ve mentioned several times already, that what everyone typically tells me they think these muscles do, is simply “push the body forward” […]
Part 5 of 12 – Hip Flexors Hold the Key to Your Success If you think you know the hip flexors, well then, think again. The hip flexors are more than just another muscle group to consider exercising as a way to get faster… so much more. In this article I am going to blow […]
Part 6 of 12 – Arms Produce Torque in the Transverse, 3D, Plane In this part, I am going to explain to you how the arms are used in running. And, to help you appreciate their role, I am going to continue showing you the human body in 3D (dimensions), not 2D, because, well, we […]
Part 7/12 – Arm Swing Torque Produced by Shoulder Extensor Muscles Okay, in the last article I began our discussion regarding arm swing and the role the arms play in running and told you that both of the arms work with only one of the hips/legs at a time and that they DO NOT WORK […]
Part 8 of 12 – Torque #5: The Spinal Rotators If you couldn’t see the torques being generated by the arms and legs where there was an obvious moving body part involved, then you stood no chance of ever seeing this fifth and final one, that being the torque produced by muscles along the spine […]
Part 9 of 12 – Putting the Equation Together Now that I’ve had a chance to show you how each of these five torques are created and work individually, I want you to see them all at the same time so you can begin to appreciate how they come together to help you run as […]
Part 10 of 12 – The Two Patterns of Torque Figure 10-1. The Ultimate Running Speed Equation Okay, let’s clear out some of these graphics on our images and replace our male athlete with the female as seen in Figure 10-2 below and you will notice her right hip is now flexed in front, her […]
Chris J. – New Jersey
Event 1: 40
Before Time 1: 5.27
After Time 1: 4.90
Story: I’ve have been wanting to become a running back for my football team and had trouble increasing my speed. I did many strength exercises like leg presses, leg extensions, and leg curls. I did get results in muscle size, but not that increase of speed.
So, I went to youtube and watched the Speed Challenge video and did the thigh flexor exercise and I found quick results in my 40 yard dash! This increase in speed in so little time amazed me!”
User name: John
City, State: Odenville, AL
Event 1: 40
Before Time 1: 4.88
After Time 1: 4.79
Story: i ran a 4.6 forty yard dash as a junior in highschool. now after two years in college..i’m running a high 4.8 so i am looking to get back to my former speed so that i can possibly walk on a football team. after two weeks i am seeing my time drop and now i think i can get it all the way back down to maybe a 4.5. thanks for offering the Run Faster Program..i think it is really going to work for me.
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Event 1: 40
Before Time 1: 4.56
After Time 1: 4.41
User name: David
City, State: Elk Grove Village, IL
Event 1: 100
Before Time 1: 11.9
After Time 1: 11.5
Story: I was really doubtful that this program would work, but when I finally tried it, it felt great. I feel so much faster. I’ve gone from an 11.9 to an 11.5 and can’t wait to get the whole package and see how much faster I get.
User name: Dylan
City, State: Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Event 1: 40
Before Time 1: 5.8
After Time 1: 5.4
Event 2: 200
Before Time 2: 24.8
After Time 2: 24.1
Story: The Run Faster program is incredible! After just 14 days i have seen huge results as i feel more athletic, explosive and quick as i play soccer.
This increase in speed allows me to make goal scoring situations a lot more frequently.
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User name: Christian Sam
City, State: Allen, Tx
Event 1: 40
Before Time 1: 5.43
After Time 1: 5.16
Story: I wasn’t that fast, i mean i was fast but not that fast. so we ran 40’s at school and i got a 5.43, so i wasn’t satisfied, i saw yalls program, i ordered the RUN FASTER program and i did it.
I felt light right after the first workout, i did it the full 2 weeks, and my 40 dropped!! i was so happy. I’m still using it and i know hopefully I’ll be in the 4.8’s soon.
Thanks Dr. Van Such, this was amazing!!