7 Key Drills to Reinforce Good Form when you are Exhausted during a Race

by Fasttwitch Grandma FastTwitchGrandma's innovator and co-founder, Virg

Sprinting is the ability to run full-throttle on a racing track. If you flail your arms and try to hang on near the finish line then this is definitely not a great way to end your run. You’ll never be able to win more races or beat your competitors if this is how you sprint. Performing some post workout drills after you are tired is a key exercise to reinforce good form, proper running mechanics, and explosive energy. These drills are focused towards enhancing neuromuscular connections, improving proprioception & body awareness, and improve running economy.

 

Imagine yourself sprinting on a speed track. Here, your body is at maximum capacity during the later stages of the race while coming into the home stretch. Hence, ensuring proper form and running economy is going to be the deal breaker for you. The running cool down drills are a necessary exercise that builds & reinforce neuromuscular connections so that you can easily tap into them when you are getting tired in the race. Surging through the finish line is of paramount importance to the sprinter. So, perform the following 7 key exercises after your workout and after you have done your cool down:

 

1. Running High Knees – The first and foremost post workout drill is running high knees as fast as possible. Perform these key drills quickly 3 x 10-20 touches dispersed with 10m jogs. Repeat the exercise twice.

 

2. Butt Kicks – Perform butt kicks again with the same intensity and procedure i.e  3 x 10-20 touches interspersed with 10m jogs and repeat twice.

 

3. Walking Lunges – Lunge forward with huge stretches. Keep performing these lunges for at least 2-3 times each accompanying a set of 10-20 lunges.

 

4. Tuck Jumps – After lunges, perform 15-20 tuck jumps 2-3 times each. These jumps ensure regular blood flow and enhance your running economy.

 

5. Hurdle Bunny Hops – Bunny hops are another one of those key post workout drills. Perform two times through on double legged bunny hops and 2-3 times through on each leg doing single legged bunny hops.

 

6. Pose Drills – Pose Drills ensure that you stay balanced and maintain your posture. This exercise must be repeated 20 times for a proper workout.

 

7. Spring Balance Drill – This drilling exercise is a combination of pose drills and touchdowns. Repeat the exercise 10 time for each leg.

 

To get a visual illustration on post workout drills or to get more tips & tricks on proper sprinting watch the video by FastTwitchGrandma on their Youtube channel. Like, comment and subscribe for more regular updates.

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