(Edit: one major fact in this video is inaccurate for which I apologise. I address it in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtAeB5CN6qU Controversial statement, right? But if you look at some of the #100m world records in the last 30-35 years, they've been achieved by #athletes getting a range between shockingly bad and at best, very average starts. Look at Carl Lewis' record in 1988 and 1991 and Donovan Bailey's in 96. Usain Bolt's broke the 100m WR 2009 with a bad start (correction: This is inaccurate as he got a great start in this race). Flo Jo's WR in 1987 was with an average start and Leroy Burrell's second world record in 1994 was achieved by catch up. Calvin Smith's record in 1983 was achieved with a poor start. But they ran faster than anyone had ever ran at the time. Why is this? We've brought up to think a great start is sacrosanct in a great 100m race. But these athletes didn't let the bad start effect them and it's how they built their race. They all won the race and beat the record by what they did in the second half of the race and in some cases, the last 20m. Most sprinters put too much pressure on themselves by telling themselves that they have to get a great start. That they must get out before anybody else. But the examples above prove that it's not how you start but how you finish that really matters. If the start was so important then every WR would have shown athletes achieving a great start. All of the above WR had something else in common apart from a bad start. They built their race. Make no mistake, they didn't intend to get a bad start but once they did get one, they didn't let it phase them. bY accident, they proved that it's how you balance your race is the most important aspect of running your fastest time. Please follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/injuryfreeandfaster/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/relaxedsprinting Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/activatemindandbody/ and now TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sprintingrelaxed To book a 1-1 muscle activation session with me, please go to my website www.relievepaintaunton.co.uk/Be-Activated If you found that the info in this video or any of my other videos have been valuable to you in your sprinting or 400m and you feel it's worth a donation to this channel then you can donate in the link below. This is very much appreciated. Thank you for your support regardless. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W2VDSWSLZ43WS ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvCh1S7UFg

??‍♂️ The Quick and The Dead by Pavel Tsatsouline - Explore advanced minimalist training techniques that can revolutionize your performance! Click here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quick-Dead-Training-Advanced-Minimalist/dp/0989892425 ? In this insightful video, we delve deep into the "3 Dangers of Lactic Acid Training" specifically for sprinters and 400m athletes. Lactic acid training is a popular method among track and field athletes, but it comes with its risks. Understanding these dangers is crucial for optimizing your training and performance. Overtraining Risk: We discuss how excessive lactic acid training can lead to overtraining, impacting recovery and performance. Performance Plateaus: Discover how an imbalance in training can lead to performance plateaus, and what you can do to avoid them. ?‍♂️ Enhance Your Performance with Our Programs: ? Pre Race Relaxation Sequence Program for Athletes - Get ready to unleash your full potential with our tailored pre-race relaxation techniques. Click here https://hamstring-injury-rehab-and-beyond.teachable.com/p/relaxedsprinting ? Starter Relaxation Sequence Program - Begin your journey to relaxed and efficient sprinting. Perfect for beginners! Click here https://hamstring-injury-rehab-and-beyond.teachable.com/p/relaxedsprinting1 ⚡ Whether you're a seasoned athlete or just starting, understanding the implications of lactic acid training is vital. Join us in this video as we explore these dangers and offer strategies to train smarter, not harder. ? Like, Share, and Subscribe for more expert insights on track and field training. Drop your questions and experiences in the comments below! #TrackAndField #Sprinting #LacticAcidTraining #AthleteTraining #PerformanceEnhancement ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_M3koSJqg

Disclaimer: I talk about non-experts and common sense for a specific reason for improving sprinting performance in this video but whenever life is at risk, such as medical conditions, please follow the advice of the experts and those qualified in those areas. This video is focused on more day to day, less important evidence based reseach on how to live and improving sprinting performance where you need to be more self-initiated. Additionally, please keep your sprint coach informed if you are to start something new outside of your sprint training. He/she will not only appreciate it but he might have some experience that could help you. As my dad (he has coached numerous athletes to national irish championships and an athlete to be european champion - very rare) says "no one has a monopoly on good ideas". Whether your coach is receptive to this new endeavor is up to him/her but at the end of the day, it's your choice of how you want to further your own life. I talk about important "non experts" in the field of sport, such asTim Ferris and Eckhart Tolle in this video, You can watch it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30aK0Ju-MOs It's likely that Tim Ferris or Eckhart Tolle have ever trained as sprinters although Tim Ferris has tried next to everything so I'm quite possibly wrong on this fact. The fact is they are experts outside the realms of sprinting so they would be considered non experts for sprint training or athletics in general. Yet they are hugely beneficial and crucial for sprinting as they are leaders who go against the grain and have developed modes of performance that help people in life achieve and live in heightened states and therefore improve performance. These guys are more important in our society than they've ever been before. Ever heard the saying that common sense isn't that common anymore? It's actually a really old quote as well which means insanity has been pretty popular for a long time now. And it's a quote backed by truth. I think we can all agree that insanity is ever more frequent now. The ego is well in control of peoples thinking. Even with leaders with great power, you can see some of their decisions and mindset is not backed by proper information or proper conclusions. Other more interesting day to day decisions is people trusting their friend's advice on nutrition and weight loss even though she has no knowledge over over the advice of a seasoned experienced qualified weight loss trainer. But then am I going to against the point of this video? No, the non expert still needs to be backed by common sense and know how to think. The media promotes experts as the highest form of competence. They promote people who have letters after their names. Although these people are important and crucial to how we li ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibXrLdCgj18

It's common for sprinters to get psyched up for a race. But does it help you stay relaxed while sprinting? My theory is that it doesn't. If you've watched a lot of my other videos, I bang on about relaxation a lot ;) Ad infinitum. But it's for a good reason as it's the conerstone of optimal sprinting speed. Relaxation creates a looseness which allows you to apply more force to the ground. It allows you to use more strength and power at your disposal. Any tension or tightness disables your ability to apply power. Your stride length decreases and your hips drop. Your endurance levels drop as well because tension and tightness causes you to use up more energy every stride. Whereas relaxation is using your body's own unique natural ability to perform. Psyching yourself creates the environment for this tightness and tension. This is because you are trying to force yourself into a state that is not needed or helpful. When you "psyche yourself up", you're in a fight or flight (or freeze) state. In this state you're actually activating a hormone called adrenaline which in the short term, works. You'll probably get some good racing out of it and probably some PB's but it's very short term and in the long term, not beneficial as you'll likely "use" the fight or flight state for your training and other parts of your life as a way of performing or surviving in life. Added to this you'll put added pressure on yourself as you continuously ask more of yourself. Being in this state constantly raises chronic stress levels and raises the tension levels in your body. As I said before, tension and tightness disables speed. But you'll persist with the psyching yourself up philosophy because you got PB's from it. Why change something that's working ,right? The problem is you won't even consider or notice the raised levels of stress and tension built up over time in your body. This leads you to plateau for long bouts of time which leads to disillusionment and then injury (because stress raises the chances of injury). You see this all the time with athletes. Initial exponential progress and then that plateau or even getting slower and slower. Relaxation is what you need to access as that will be more sustainable and you'll get even faster times as well. Also going into races with zero self doubt about hwat you want to achieve will along with relaxation will be all you need to "psyche yourself up". Follow me www.facebook.com/andykiddma www.Instagram.com/howtorelaxwhilesprinting www.linkedin.com/in/activatemindandbody/ And of course please subscribe to this channel. If you would like help in incorporating relaxation into your sprinting or 400m running, please get in touch by emailing info@sportsmassagesoxford.co.uk Thanks for watching ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjGaxay6gJ4