Minutemen Youth Wrestling

One of the greatest myths of sports is you are either born fast or slow. The truth is that everyone can get faster, and speed is often helpful to having fun and success in many sports. Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re doomed because you are too slow. You can get faster! It is true that we are all born with a muscle composition that will help or hinder our speed. You may have heard or read about slow twitch/fast twitch muscle fibers and how they effect our speed and endurance. But the point of this tip is to let you know that speed is a trainable area and with the right training program everyone can get faster. While we don’t have room to go into an entire article about how to get faster, it’s important to recognize that two of the most important areas to work on in order to be able to get faster are strength and flexibility. Why? Because in order for your body to be ready to move faster, with the extra stress speed puts on your body, you have to be strong and flexible. Picture driving a car for a second; You’ll probably be able to picture how much extra you have to brake to slow down, and how the tires, brakes and shocks have to be able to absorb more speed, with a combination of strength (braking harder), and flexibility (shocks and tires absorbing stress). The same is true for your bodies. If you want to add speed, first you have to sure you have enough strength and flexibility to handle the speed. Just trying harder to be faster is not enough. Speed must be trained and developed through plyometrics and speed development drills, which emphasize proper biomechanics. Stay tuned to eteamz and in another article we’ll explain how. For now though, be sure you continue to work on your overall strength (including your mid-section or core) and flexibility, because without them speed won’t be possible. Remember, we can all get faster!! This tip was contributed by Tom Crawford.