Track and field, Psychology

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE AMATEUR SPRINTERS MAKE

If you want to maximize your sprinting technique you have to be fluid. In this post you’ll learn how to be aggressive while staying relaxed, how to maintain proper sprinting form during maximal efforts and why tension in the face and body can rob you of speed.
Olympic coach Harnden provides actionable tips to help sprinters stay relaxed and ensure that they maximizing force production without sacrificing technique. Tension in the face and chin position cascade throughout the body and have a huge impact on sprinting form. Great races and PR’s share 1 thing in common: they feel easy. It may seem counterintuitive but “trying hard” can actually slow you down.