Speed Drills, Speed Workouts & Drills for Athletes
Speed Drills - Speed Workouts
Drill Name | Equipment Needed | Muscle Groups Affected | Sport | Need Partner | Summary |
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A March walk | Buttocks - Gluteals... | No | Increase foot speed. | ||
Bounding | No | helps with hip and flexibility extension.Improves ankle muscles and leg power. | |||
Bridging | Wrestling | No | To increase the range of motion in the shoulders and neck while adding to the stamina of the muscles | ||
Butt Kickers | Hamstring - Back of Thigh, Quadriceps - Front of Thigh, Buttocks - Gluteals... | No | Butt kickers improves speed. | ||
Falling Starts | No | Improve quick leg turnover at start and teach the right type of acceleration lean | |||
Galloping | No | Promotes good hip projection | |||
Handstand Push-Ups | Wrestling | No | To increase the strength of the shoulders and triceps. | ||
Heel Walks | No | Prevent shin splits | |||
High Knees | No | helps the thigh | |||
Ladder Speed Run | No | Enhance timing and stride frequency | |||
Partner resistance starts | Yes | to increase power and the stride length | |||
Skip for distance | No | Increase hip power and stride length | |||
Skip for Height | No | Increase hip extension | |||
Split-Squat Jumps | No | It will help your hip power and stride length. | |||
Stadium stairs | No | Helps starting power and stride length | |||
Toe Walks | No | Prevent shin splints | |||
Wall Drills | No | To improve muscle stiffness at ankle complex and to get better in flexible strength of the lower body. |