ChicagoCubs720 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I'm becoming very lost on how I should go about getting faster. I'm not extremely fast, but I'm not average either. I'm probably slightly faster than your average baseball player. I'm a small guy (~5'3", 125 lbs), but I can squat a lot of weight for my size (300 lbs). Do squats even increase your running speed? What about ankle weights? Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrunner4623 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Squats do not help speed they just grow muscle. If you want to increase speed try wind sprints and suicides. They are two good ways to increase it. You might try ankle weights, but they could hurt you more than they will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Sprinting short distances is a great way to increase speed. Try it with ankle weights, or even a parachute. Running long distances won't help very much. Also, resistance lifting, such as squats, lunges, leg extensions/curls are all a great way to build the kind of muscle you need to run faster. If you notice, sprinters are always very muscular in the bottom half, and distance runners are always lean. Having more muscular legs allows you to generate more power, which will equal greater speed, while having more lean muscle will allow your muscles to metabolize oxygen better, which will result in being able to run longer distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Find out what muscle twitch fibers are and how to work on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 If you want to increase speed try wind sprints and suicides. what are suicides? btw, thanks everybody for the input :wtg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compmaniac Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 what are suicides? btw, thanks everybody for the input :wtg: Suicides are where you run back and forth in a gym or somewhere, and you run a different distance each time. It's a little hard to explain. For example, let's say you are standing on the baseline (under the basket) of a basketball court. A possible suicide is to run from where you are standing to the free throw line, and then immediately turn around and run back to your origin line. Then turn around and run to the half-court line. Then run back to the origin line. Then turn around and run to the free-throw line on the other half of the court, and turn around and run back to the origin line. Then run to the other side of the court, turn around and run back to the origin line. Try to do it as fast as you can, emphasizing on pivoting and speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonj92 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Suicides are where you run back and forth in a gym or somewhere, and you run a different distance each time. It's a little hard to explain. For example, let's say you are standing on the baseline (under the basket) of a basketball court. A possible suicide is to run from where you are standing to the free throw line, and then immediately turn around and run back to your origin line. Then turn around and run to the half-court line. Then run back to the origin line. Then turn around and run to the free-throw line on the other half of the court, and turn around and run back to the origin line. Then run to the other side of the court, turn around and run back to the origin line. Try to do it as fast as you can, emphasizing on pivoting and speed. well explained. Suicides really help your leg muscles and speed, but after like 8 of those things, it is really tiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compmaniac Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 well explained. Suicides really help your leg muscles and speed, but after like 8 of those things, it is really tiring. I'm actually good at pivoting for a person that's not very athletic, but I am extremely terrible at long-distance of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 thanks comp, now that you explain it, I did know what suicides are, I just knew them as ladders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Find out what muscle twitch fibers are and how to work on them. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compmaniac Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I don't know if this will be hijacking the thread, but I want to be able to jump higher. Right now, my standing vertical is about a little over 1.5-1.7ish feet, I am 5'7.5", and I can almost touch the rim on a 10-foot basket. What exercises should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 I don't know if this will be hijacking the thread, but I want to be able to jump higher. Right now, my standing vertical is about a little over 1.5-1.7ish feet, I am 5'7.5", and I can almost touch the rim on a 10-foot basket. What exercises should I do? squats, calf raises for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compmaniac Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 squats, calf raises for sure I have good calfs, but really out-of-shape thigh muscles, and I'm not that athletically talented either. I'm more of a math person. (I was 2 questions away from making the AIME after taking the AMC 10 this year!!!! So frustrated, especially because I made a few stupid mistakes!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Jump rope with ankle weights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBJays Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Nothing beats good old genetics. Nothing makes you faster then bearing the gift that mom and pop gave you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compmaniac Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Nothing beats good old genetics. Nothing makes you faster then bearing the gift that mom and pop gave you... I hate the fact that some of my classmates are just born to be athletes. They don't even try, and they school everybody in basketball, baseball, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbey Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I would say that suicides help more for your stamina/endurance than your actual speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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