Beef Lab Episode 8 - SPEED!!!

Every week we get people calling the gym looking for “speed classes”. We always say we have no “speed classes” only performance enhancement programs. Then they say… “Well he/she just needs to get faster.” Then I say… “Why is he/she slow?” SILENCE… Truth is most people have no idea what encompasses speed, or what it takes to develop a faster more explosive athlete. I can’t tell you how many totally BS misconceptions I hear every week about developing speed. Many from other sport coaches and trainers! Just recently a client of ours whose sons we have trained for years comes to me and says…” I spoke to a bunch of speed guys and they said sprinters should not squat or lift heavy.” From that he thought his younger son, the sprinter, should run CROSS COUNTRY as a way to improve his sprinting! I said…ARE YOU F&*%^NG CRAZY!!! Does Usain Bolt run 10 miles per day to become the fastest man on the planet! Does Mariusz Pudzianowski do step aerobics to become a five time World’s Strongest Man! NO WAY! They sprint hard and lift heavy! Let me break down the TRUTH about speed! When I teach muscle physiology and motor control to my students at the local State University I always like to do a presentation on speed and strength development as many of them are athletes themselves and majoring in various forms of Exercise Science/Physical Education. I like to break speed down in two categories: Innate ability and Learned Skills. Each Category has several components. FULL SHOW NOTES Article: Speed 101

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Beef Lab Episode 8 - SPEED!!! is an episode from Varsity House Gym by Varsity House Gym.

This episode is 42:53 long.

This episode was published on Dec 12, 2015.

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