Bruce Lee “Pound-for-pound one of the fastest and quickest athletes the world has ever seen …..” We received a couple of testimonials regarding Bruce Lee and the martial arts. One was from Jaacob Bowden, a professional golfer with an event record of a 421 yard drive. Jaacob wrote, “The martial artist Bruce Lee is known […]
Isometric Training for Speed
Articles on how isometric training with the resistance band is an effective exercise method to increase running speed. Isometrics focuses on increasing the strength in the fast twitch muscle fibers so athletes can accelerate better, run faster and be more powerful.
3 Reasons Isometrics is Ideal for Sports Speed
3 Reasons Why Isometrics, The Way We Teach It, Is Ideal For Speed Training! The training does not mix endurance or strength training with speed training, so it can focus soley on the factors that make it a pure speed training program. First, what is meant by muscle contraction speed? Use the biceps muscle in your […]
What is Isometric Training?
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 […]
Isometric Training Re-Invented For Speed Training
This is not the isometric training program your parents were taught Today’s isometric training is much more than just helping you get past a sticking point with your bench press. Whenever you ask someone if they include a form of isometric training in their workout, you rarely find anyone who makes time for it. And, […]
How to Condition Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers
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 […]