Transferable skills from strength to speed of running

Abstract

One cannot be an elite athlete today without developing superior levels of maximal strength. This is accomplished by increasing physical strength, which is the result of the strength components responsible for muscle movement and movement speed. The study focused on the results collected from a group of 80 individuals divided into three groups that utilized different strength training methods under the supervision of a monitoring group. The results showed that increasing the maximal strength indicators by 15.03 percent increased the running speed for the 0-30 m run by 6.9 percent m/sec and 0.31 sec, the 30-60 m run by 4.05 percent m/sec and 0.15 sec, and the 60 m run by 6.02 percent m/sec and 0.45 sec. The increase in force indicators of 13.72 percent achieved through maximal power exercises resulted in an improvement in running speed of 6.25 percent m/sec and 0.25 sec for 0-30 m, 5.54 percent m/sec and 0.21 sec for 30-60 m, and 6.57 percent m/sec and 0.54 sec for 60 m. Plyometric exercises improved running speed for 0-30 m by 4.7 percent m/sec and 0.19 sec, 30-60 m by 3.96 percent m/sec and 0.15 sec, and 60 m by 3.53 percent m/sec and 0.31 sec by improving force indicators by 13.72 percent. The results showed that the program for developing maximal strength is more productive for the 0-30 m distance, but the program for developing maximal power appears to be more convenient for the 30-60 m distance. The maximal power program is capable of producing better results at a 60 m distance, but it is closely followed by the maximal strength program. Plyometric exercises had a significant impact as well, but with a lower success rate when compared to maximal strength or maximal power exercises.