SPRINT TRAINING WITH RESISTED SPRINT TRAINING METHODS

There are different training methods for improving sprint performance; resisted sprint training methods are one of the most popular. Sprint resisted methods are characterized by using sprint with an added load. The direction of the resistance applied to the athlete is different for each device, and so each device has different effects on the athlete's velocity and sprinting mechanics. Thus, there are different resisted sprint training methods, they are: sled or tire towing, weighted belt/vest, speed parachutes, up-hill sprinting, and sand sprinting. The main purpose when using resisted methods is improving athlete's specific-strength, in this sense, to achieve the greatest exercise specificity, the athlete's movement patterns should remain similar to those observed in unloaded sprinting. Therefore, the acute, short, medium, and long-term, effects of resisted sprint training methods are reviewed in the current paper.