Increase Speed

[Bob Sacamano]

1) study Bob's training techniques
2) do opposite

There's the best practical advice offered yet...

Says 2 out of shape sloths.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I don't claim to be any kind of fitness guru, but I bet you aren't getting any faster posting here. I think if I were in your shoes I would actually go train by running. But that's just me.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

10-12 sprints a day. Start out with 40 yard sprints. Then work your way up to 100. Eventually you want to be doing 10 200 yard sprints a day.

I'll start that tomorrow, what time interval between them?

 

[Cowboy Brian]

I don't claim to be any kind of fitness guru, but I bet you aren't getting any faster posting here. I think if I were in your shoes I would actually go train by running. But that's just me.

I'm 16, my life is really school, football, workout, cowboyszone/or hang with friends sleep.

 

[tomson75]

Plyometrics, resistance (i.e. parachutes, tires, etc), and as ghey as they look....strength shoes (katapult or the original ones, they actually work).

You want to isolate your fast twitch muscles. Do plyo at FULL speed, while you're using strength shoes and supplement with resistance sprint training every other training day......and I guarantee you get faster.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Plyometrics, resistance (i.e. parachutes, tires, etc), and as ghey as they look....strength shoes (katapult or the original ones, they actually work).

You want to isolate your fast twitch muscles. Do plyo at FULL speed, while you're using strength shoes and supplement with resistance sprint training every other training day......and I guarantee you get faster.

Where can I pickup some resistance equipment.

 

[Doomsday101]

If you have any steep hills around your area that is a great way to train.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

If you have any steep hills around your area that is a great way to train.

we dont

 

[the kid 05]

we dont

run up stairs then. it will stimulate the effect of running up a hill. beprepared to barf though, if you didn't lose your lunch your not going hard enough

 

[Cowboy Brian]

run up stairs then. it will stimulate the effect of running up a hill. beprepared to barf though, if you didn't lose your lunch your not going hard enough

Good idea, thank you.

 

[bbgun]

Says 2 out of shape sloths.

r u kidding? I'm ripped like a Ruffles potato chip.

 

[tomson75]

Where can I pickup some resistance equipment.

Resistance equipment can be as simple as a rope and a tire. You can pick up some elastic tubing online and tie a 30 foot length to something stationary...start sprints from the tie off point and run until the tubing wont let you anymore. You can pick up parachutes and other resistance training things from numerous sites online...even ebay.

If you have any steep hills around your area that is a great way to train.

This too...when I had to get back into shape for rugby after 5-6 years of sitting around and drinking beer, this was what got me there. I ran hills and the stairs at my university's stadium.

If you do have a stadium nearby, use it! Do one or two laps around the track if there is one for a warm up, and start doing the stair sets in between each seating section until you can run up and down each stair set in the stadium. Don't forget to cool down after these workouts...fast twitch muscles need A LOT of stretching and proper cool down

 

[big dog cowboy]

I need to increase my speed for my upcoming football season, what workouts would assist in this?

Start by spending less time on the internet.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

I'll start that tomorrow, what time interval between them?

Take your time, then push yourself to get better at the intervals. Wait at least a minute or two.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Where can I pickup some resistance equipment.

Your school should have strength shoes, but make sure your coach tells you how to use them.

 

[Doomsday101]

Insult people much bigger than you. You will either get much quicker or you will learn how to fight better. :laugh2:

 

[bbgun]

It might help to lose that roll of quarters in your pants.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

It might help to lose that roll of quarters in your pants.

Quarters? Those are dimes.

 

[silverbear]

Says 2 out of shape sloths.

I prefer to think of myself more as an out of shape slug, thank you...

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Start by spending less time on the internet.

I think more time is needed, the CowboysZone doesn't get enough R2A-