Fast Twitch Fibers

How to run faster and react quicker by training the primary muscle fibers involved in running speed. AthleticQuickness.com brings you the Run Faster Speed Training Program developed by Dr. Larry Van Such How to run faster than ever before in just days Isometric training using variable resistance elastic exercise bands is the technique you will learn to develop the fast twitch muscles in your legs, thus increasing your running speed in just 14 days, 15 minutes each day. No other athletic speed training program is faster or more effective! We realize that Isometrics has been around for years. Now after… read more

You Need Both Speed and Strength  and Why They Must Be Trained Separately You can not train for speed the same way you train for strength,  and you must understand the difference – because your muscles will know the difference ….. In other words, if you think you are training for speed, and your muscles think you are training for strength, your muscles will be right every time! So what is the answer for getting faster muscles? Let me clarify this a little bit more before going on. If you remember from anatomy, all skeletal muscles consist of two main… read more

In order to explain what isometric training is, let’s start with the word “Isometric“, first.  This word, ISOMETRIC, is defined as follows: “Iso” means equal or the same, and “metric” means length.  Combining these two definitions we get “equal or the same length”. Isometrics, as it pertains to muscle training, involves tensing muscles against other muscles or against an immovable object while the length of the muscle remains unchanged. For isometric training to be effective, this muscular tension must be maintained over a certain period of time.  Therefore, isometric training is best defined as follows:  The sustained contraction of a… read more

Speed Training from AthleticQuickness.com ….. What is the Speed Training Secret to Condition Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers for Quick and Powerful Contractions? Targeting Your Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers Properly Is Key To Speed and Quickness The key to the effectiveness of these programs is their ability to isolate and strengthen very quickly and easily the specific muscle groups and the fast twitch muscle fiber types that are responsible for quick and powerful reactions. The AthleticQuickness exercise programs are ‘pure’ speed training programs, because unlike others, these programs do not mix endurance training with speed training.  They have one objective only, and that is to condition your… read more