What muscles are used during each stage of sprinting?

Question

i.e. the drive phase, the acceleration phase, and recovery phase. what are the actions during these phases and at what point in the race do they occur. hope somebody can help. thank you

Answer 1

Without going into Kinesiology, there is only one way to describe running. It takes all of your muscles to move your body.

There are several books that can describe the actions during the phases, but nothing that can be covered here.

Answer 2

everything:

triceps because of the swinging moving motion and you tense your arms when you run

pectorials especially towards the last hurdle

quadraceps, calfs, hamstrings ---every leg muscle

shoulders defo my shoulders really ache when i sprint

Answer 3

leg muscles, typically