Most athletes rely on strength training to get faster—but strength alone doesn’t always translate into speed. This article explains the key difference between traditional strength training and isometric training, showing how each develops a different part of performance. Learn why combining both is essential for improving coordination, applying force more efficiently, and unlocking real running speed.
Most athletes focus on pushing harder—but running speed depends on more than just force. This article breaks down the three phases of running—push, swing, and pull—and explains how your legs actually move during each step so you can understand what’s missing from your training and start improving your speed.
Introduction Most athletes are taught to focus on one thing: 👉 pushing harder off the ground Some may begin to understand: 👉 bringing the leg forward during the swing phase 💥 But there’s a third part of the stride that’s often overlooked: 👉 the pull (return) phase 👉 To understand how this fits into the […]
Pop Warner Football Player Loves Scoring Touchdowns! One of my patients is a coach for a local Pop Warner football team here in town. His name is Coach Greene, and his 12 year old son was hoping to become the starting running back for the team. The competition was tough, even for his age group, […]
A Letter to Football Coaches About Your Disappointing 40 Yard Dash Times Are You the Problem? Dear Football Coach, Your offensive and defensive teams are just minutes away from improving their team speed in the 40-yard dash time by a minimum of 1.1 seconds!! What’s holding them back? Is it you? Recently, a coach commented […]
*Eric Harrison Breaks OSU 100m Record 3/25/2022!* Raleigh North, Carolina. Eric Harrison runs a blistering 10.10s 100m in just the 2nd outdoor meet of the year. Full Story. …………………………………………………………….. Eric Harrison Tells His Story Birthplace: Washington D.C Who I compete for: The Ohio State University 3x Big 10 Champion 2x NCAA All American World Junior […]
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 […]
Why Most ‘Speed’ Training Programs Don’t Deliver As Advertised ….. I’m always intrigued when I see or read about some new way to train your muscles specifically for speed. Very recently, I was watching television, and the people were demonstrating how they would train their muscles to get faster. The exercises they were showing consisted […]
How to get faster muscle speed and quickly improve your athletic performance in all sports! Having fast muscles is not the same as having strong muscles and you can not get faster contracting muscles by training for strength using traditional weight training routines – in fact that could actually make you slower. For speed, fast […]
Breaks 200m meet record held by an NFL Pro Bowl Star Reduces Personal Best Time by Full Second! Anthony Chesson of Midlothian, Virginia was already very fast. In fact he started the 2006 year ranked 2nd in his state in the 200 meters. He then included the speed training strategy of using isometrics with resistance bands as taught […]
International Pro Athlete Takes his Game to Never Before Seen Levels of Performance. Uses the AthleticQuickness.com Speed Training and is Shocked to Discover How Much He Had Left! Within the last year I have traveled around the world from San Luis Potosi Mexico to Adana, Mersin, Tarsus, and Instanbul Turkey furthering my career as a […]
When It Comes To Speed, Even The Best Weight Machines In Your Gym Will Disappoint You ……….. And The Only Weight Machine In The Gym For The Most Important Muscle in Running Speed Is Never Used By Guys I like lifting weights. I try to get to the YMCA about four times a week. I […]
What is the single most effective way to quickly increase speed of muscle contraction? Answer: Isometric Training with the Resistance Band The quickest way to get faster! Every athlete with the desire to sprint faster and increase speed using conventional strength training methods will inevitably be faced with only two choices on how to do […]
Little Known Secrets of Speed Training That Will Make You Faster in Days The Swing Phase Here I am going to continue to break down the running process and talk about the second phase of running, the swing phase and how conditioning your muscles for just this one phase will quickly make a huge improvement […]
At the Nike Indoor National Championships, Darrell Wesh wins the Gold Medal in the 60m. He reveals here for the 1st time the training that allowed him to dominate the competition throughout his senior year. As a sprinter for Landstown H.S. in Viginia Beach Virginia, Darrell Wesh struggled during his junior year to get the […]
Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Fibers Part 1: Muscle Tissue and Contractions Part 2: Types of Muscles Part 3: Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Muscles Part 4: Physiological Effects of Strenuous Exercise Skeletal muscle consists of two main fiber types: Type I fibers and Type II fibers. The Type II fibers are further […]
Physiological Effects of Strenuous Exercise Part 1: Muscle Tissue and Contractions Part 2: Types of Muscles Part 3: Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Muscles Part 4: Physiological Effects of Strenuous Exercise Most of the exercises people find themselves in the gym or out on a track or field involve routines that put their […]
Types Of Muscles Part 1: Muscle Tissue and Contractions Part 2: Types of Muscles Part 3: Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Muscles Part 4: Physiological Effects of Strenuous Exercise There are three different types of muscles: 1) cardiac muscle, 2) smooth muscle and 3) skeletal muscle. Cardiac muscle is an involuntary muscle type […]
Muscle Tissues and Contractions Part 1: Muscle Tissue and Contractions Part 2: Types of Muscles Part 3: Fast Twitch and Slow Twitch Muscles Part 4: Physiological Effects of Strenuous Exercise Muscle tissue is a contractive type of tissue that can undergo tension by shortening (concentric contractions), lengthening (eccentric contractions) or remaining the same […]
How to Get Drafted into the NFL Here are the Two Biggest Secrets to Getting Drafted. Get These Two Right and You Can Make It. By Mark Parson NFL Cornerback Mark Parson: Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints Cornerback Most people do not know exactly what it takes to make it to the NFL. Well […]
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 […]
NFL Cornerback, Mark Parson, trained hard for months using workouts provided by coaches and trainers yet his 40 time never improved. He Tries the AthleticQuickness.com Run Faster Program and easily beats his Personal Best in the 40 in one week! Mark Parson – NFL Cornerback “I was searching the internet in my hotel room to […]
The 3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Your speed training program will deliver your best sports performance when you train your muscles with all three! Part 4 of 4 – Isometrics Part 1 – Muscle Contraction Types Part 2 – Weight Lifting Part 3 – Plyometrics Part 4 – Isometrics In this […]
The 3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Your speed training program will deliver your best sports performance when you train your muscles with all three! Part 3 of 4 – Plyometrics Part 1 – Muscle Contraction Types Part 2 – Weight Lifting Part 3 – Plyometrics Part 4 – Isometrics In this […]
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.
“My name is Adam Thomas and I go to Eagle’s View Academy in Jacksonville, FL. I am a senior that has graduated and I am on my way to playing college football this upcoming season for Methodist University.
I have started to use your Speed Training,from June 1 to June 15, which has drastically dropped my 40 yard dash time from a 4.56 to a “MOVING” 4.41. I thank you, and you have blessed me and prepared me better for the next level.”
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.
It has helped my game hugely and i strongly recommend the program to any soccer player!
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!!