As athletes, we are always looking for ways to run faster, jump higher and hit harder.
This means we are constantly trying to find the best drills, exercises, or routines to help us get an added edge on our competition.
In order to run faster and jump higher, you need to improve 2 very important things: Your leg strength, and your overall flexibility.
1.
Hit the weight room as much a possible.
You may think that having big legs will slow you down, but look at all the world class athletes out there.
Football players, Olympic sprinters, baseball players, they all have huge quads, calves, and hamstrings.
2.
The reason they are so fast, quick, and athletic is because of their flexibility.
If you add muscle to your legs without keeping them stretched out, your going to get slower.
If you want to run faster and hit harder, there are a few exercises to be working on: Run sprints every couple of days.
Start with short 10-20 yard sprints, and finish your workout with 60 yard sprints.
You wont run faster if you don't actually work on your running technique.
A good exercise to add a couple of inches to your vertical jump is to get a wooden box about waist high.
Jump up and back down backwards over and over again.
Do this in sets of ten in between the days you work on your sprinting.
These are just a few things to work on and can help you to improve your overall athletic ability, as there are a whole lot more.