Hi...joined a gym sometime back....can anyone plz suggest gym exercises to increase sprinting speed thanks?

Question

Hi...joined a gym sometime back....can anyone plz suggest gym exercises to increase sprinting speed thanks?

Answer 1

Do leg press isometrics. Lift the weight with both legs but hold with one leg, on ball of foot, knee slightly bent. Hold as much weight as possible on one leg for 10-20 seconds. Do 3-6 reps two or three times a week. Also run short top speed sprints to apply the elastic qualities of your muscles to sprinting.  

Answer 2

PLYOS

Answer 3

Wear two-pound ankle weights until you don't notice you are wearing them then increase to five pound. By that time your leg muscles and ankles and feet will have increased their ability to compensate for the weight and so will your chest and lungs. When sprint-speed is needed it will be there.  

Answer 4

calf raises-- these can also be done at home.

It's been a while since I've been at a gym... but I believe they have specific machines geared towards building up calf muscles.

At home, you can easily do these by putting one hand on a wall or a chair (for balance) & then raising up on your toes. I do these 20 times, taken a 30 second break & then doing 20 more.

Since your sprinting, you want the back of your legs to be nice & strong. Good luck!