General strength routines can improve postural alignments, which are critical to performing at optimal competition efficiency. Calisthenics, isometric exercises, and stabilization routines can level out the head and pelvic areas to ensure that proper range of movement specific to the event can be achieved. Improved posture and balance can help eliminate any extreme or severe movement orientation that can only serve to diminish good technique and further hurt athletic performance. General strength gives the sprinter/hurdler a better for what their body can do, and “feel” with that comes more confidence. The more skillful the activity, the less likely one can just their way to a top performance. And since sprinting and hurdling are both “bull-rush” high level skills requiring special movement proficiency, talent, and aptitude, it is critical that the sprinter/hurdler become the man or woman capable of the aforementioned skills. I mentioned before that the word in general strength does not mean that the “general” training is ordinary, or run of the mill. General strength routines hit specific areas of technical development helpful in making the sprinter/hurdler more qualified to perform at a high level. But general strength routines are also helpful in determining if one of your sprinter/hurdlers may be on the verge of an injury. Since most of the general strength routines use body weight, there is less chance of an injury, as opposed to in the weight room or with the use of other apparatus. The exercises may lack the use of a bar or machine, but because of certain postural, balance, and speed of movement issues, the general strength actions can test areas that may have hidden away overuse problems about to become full blown injuries if allowed to go unchecked. Calisthenics, short or long bounding exercises could immediately give the athlete a danger signal and allow them to back it off or completely shut activity off for the day (without it happening at race speeds during a competition). Even skillful movements at low speed and effort require a certain physical efficiency close to real competitive levels. A good general strength program can have an extraordinarily positive effect of the increase of the aerobic pathways. As mentioned earlier in the text, aerobic training can not enable you to run faster. Nevertheless, the development of 32
General strength routines can improve postural alignments, which are critical to performing at optimal competition efficiency. Calisthenics, isometric exercises, and stabilization routines can level out the head and pelvic areas to ensure that proper range of movement specific to the event can be achieved. Improved posture and balance can help eliminate any extreme or severe movement orientation that can only serve to diminish good technique and further hurt athletic performance. General strength gives the sprinter/hurdler a better “feel” for what their body can do, and with that comes more confidence. The more skillful the activity, the less likely one can just “bull-rush” their way to a top performance. And since sprinting and hurdling are both high level skills requiring special movement proficiency, talent, and aptitude, it is critical that the sprinter/hurdler become the man or woman capable of the aforementioned skills. I mentioned before that the word “general” in general strength does not mean that the training is ordinary, or run of the mill. General strength routines hit specific areas of technical development helpful in making the sprinter/hurdler more qualified to perform at a high level. But general strength routines are also helpful in determining if one of your sprinter/hurdlers may be on the verge of an injury. Since most of the general strength routines use body weight, there is less chance of an injury, as opposed to in the weight room or with the use of other apparatus. The exercises may lack the use of a bar or machine, but because of certain postural, balance, and speed of movement issues, the general strength actions can test areas that may have hidden away overuse problems about to become full blown injuries if allowed to go unchecked. Calisthenics, short or long bounding exercises could immediately give the athlete a danger signal and allow them to back it off or completely shut activity off for the day (without it happening at race speeds during a competition). Even skillful movements at low speed and effort require a certain physical efficiency close to real competitive levels. A good general strength program can have an extraordinarily positive effect of the increase of the aerobic pathways. As mentioned earlier in the text, aerobic training can not enable you to run faster. Nevertheless, the development of 32
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