Friday, May 28, 2010

Arm Swing Technique

Have you ever gotten dead last on a race before? Are you sick and tired of blending in with the crowd at the major track meets? If you're sick and tired of dealing with the same routine every track meet then you have to realize that you need to change your sprinting technique starting from the arm swing. If you start working on your sprinting technique right now. in the future you will reap the benefits of an efficient running style. And at the same time you will prevent the embarrassment of coming in second or third place or even worse, the possibility of coming in dead last.

So here are some tips that will help you improve your sprinting technique so you can prevent the embarrassment of coming in last place.

* The arm is an important pendulum as far as your sprinting technique goes. The arms control the speed and the power of the legs. Alot of people do not realize how important the arms are when it comes to sprinting efficiently. Some people tend to run with minimal arm movement. If you are running like that then you need to stop now. What you need to do is to take full advantage of your arms by utilizing them to their full potential.
* In order to do this you have to swing your arms from the shoulder joint. A lot of people have the misconception that you should focus on moving your hands as fast as possible. Just focusing on moving your hands as fast as possible will cause a lot of problems with your sprinting technique.

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