Skipping has a big impact on your ability to sprint. Want to run faster? Learn to skip!
Coach Jason Fitzgerald shares a simple concept from an Olympic Sprint Coach that can help you build your base of speed: embracing skipping. Just like a toddler, we can use skips to train our nervous system, improve coordination, and promote stiffer joints that will help improve your running economy.
Inspiration is drawn from sprinting coach Stuart McMillan, who’s worked with dozens of Olympic sprinters and professional athletes from around the world. He’s an expert on sprint mechanics, form and technique, and helping athletes race faster.
Hear him on the Strength Running Podcast: https://pod.link/1170932252/episode/df03c8bf1981a6800a24f7bad2188b10
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Shake-ups video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoDHAfYxl_8
A Skip video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MCDR-luwHU
B Skip video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy97yNE7WEE
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Why skipping?
4:59 - What skipping does for you
6:55 - Adding skips to your training
8:48 - Shake-ups
10:40 - Wrap-up
Jason Fitzgerald is a USATF running coach, 2:39 marathoner, and the host of the award-winning Strength Running Podcast. He's the 2017 Men's Running Magazine's Influencer of the Year and his work has appeared in Runner's World, Health Magazine, The Washington Post, Lifehacker, and other major media.
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