🧠 Introduction
After reading the first article, you might be thinking:
👉 Okay…
👉 maybe there is more to speed than I realized.
And if that’s true…
another question naturally follows:
👉 Then what am I missing?
Because from your perspective, you’re already doing many of the things you’re supposed to be doing.
👉 You’re training.
👉 You’re lifting.
👉 You’re sprinting.
👉 You’re putting in the work.
And you’re not training random muscles either.
👉 You’re training the muscles everyone says matter.
So naturally, you start wondering:
If I'm training the right muscles...
what could possibly still be missing?⚡ The Muscles Everyone Talks About
If you’ve spent any amount of time searching for speed advice, you’ve probably seen the same muscles mentioned over and over again.
👉 Glutes.
👉 Hamstrings.
👉 Quads.
👉 Calves.
And honestly…
there’s a good reason for that.
Those muscles matter.
👉 They help drive you down the track.
👉 They help produce force.
👉 They help propel your body forward.
So when coaches, articles, and training programs focus on those muscles…
they aren’t making things up.
The logic makes sense.
👉 Build stronger muscles.
👉 Produce more force.
👉 Run faster.
And if you’ve ever gotten faster after getting stronger…
that logic probably feels true.
Because sometimes it is.
🌐 And Everyone Else Is Training Them Too
Here’s something most athletes never stop to think about.
You’re not the only one training those muscles.
Look around.
👉 Your teammates are training them.
👉 Your competitors are training them.
👉 Athletes across the country are training them.
They’re doing:
👉 squats
👉 deadlifts
👉 sprint work
👉 jumps
👉 resisted runs
In other words…
most athletes are working from the same basic playbook.
And that creates an interesting question.
If everyone is training the same muscles…
👉 following the same advice
👉 doing the same exercises
👉 building the same strengths
💥 how are you supposed to separate from them as an athlete?
⚠️ That’s What Makes This So Hard To See
Imagine you’re a young athlete trying to get faster.
Who are you supposed to believe?
👉 Your coach believes strength matters.
👉 Your strength coach believes strength matters.
👉 Your teammates believe strength matters.
👉 The internet believes strength matters.
👉 The gym is filled with machines designed to build strength.
Everywhere you look…
the message is basically the same.
👉 Get stronger.
👉 Produce more force.
👉 Build bigger speed muscles.
👉 Push harder.
So naturally, you start believing that’s the entire answer.
And honestly…
why wouldn’t you?
If everyone around you is pointing in the same direction…
💥 it’s hard to imagine there might be something else worth looking at.
🤔 Something Else Starts Standing Out
After a while, another pattern begins to emerge.
As you look around, the sources are different.
But the answers often sound surprisingly similar.
👉 One coach says strength.
👉 Another coach says strength.
👉 One article says force production.
👉 Another article says force production.
👉 One video says build powerful legs.
👉 Another video says build powerful legs.
The wording changes.
The examples change.
The presentation changes.
But many of the underlying ideas remain remarkably similar.
And that’s when some athletes begin wondering:
Am I actually seeing different answers…
or the same answer being explained in different ways?
Because no matter where they look, many of the recommendations seem to lead back to the same place.
🔍 The Search For Something More
This is usually where athletes start looking for an edge.
Not because they stopped believing in hard work.
👉 They still believe in hard work.
👉 They still believe in training.
👉 They still believe in getting stronger.
But now they’re looking for something that will finally create separation.
Maybe it’s:
👉 a new sprint program
👉 a new lifting program
👉 a new drill
👉 a new coach
👉 a new technique
👉 a new YouTube video
Because deep down they’re thinking:
There has to be something everyone else is missing.
After all…
if everyone is doing this…
💥 how am I supposed to get ahead?
💥 Maybe There Is More To The Story
At some point, many athletes arrive at a difficult realization.
Maybe the problem isn’t effort.
Maybe the problem isn’t commitment.
Maybe the problem isn’t that they aren’t working hard enough.
Maybe they’ve only been shown part of the picture.
A very important part.
But still…
only part of it.
And if that’s true…
💥 then working harder on the same piece may not be enough to create the separation they’re looking for.
Because eventually every athlete reaches a point where working harder on the same thing stops producing the same results.
🧭 Your Journey To Faster Speed Continues Here
At this point, one thing should be becoming clear.
The question isn’t:
Are the major speed muscles important?
They are.
The question is:
Is that the entire story?
Because if it is…
👉 getting stronger should always create more speed.
👉 stronger athletes should always keep getting faster.
👉 speed should rise right alongside strength.
But that’s not what many athletes experience.
And that’s exactly where our journey goes next.
➡️ Why Strength Alone Doesn’t Transfer To Speed
Because understanding the difference between strength and speed may be one of the first clues that you’ve only been shown part of the picture.
