Max Velocity Training - Dr. Ken Clark

Description

Have you been wanting your athletes to perform at their maximum velocity? Well, you've come to the right place! In this course, Dr. Ken Clark breaks down the science behind all the concepts that are involved with performing at max velocity. He goes in-depth on the following topics:

Ground Contact
Leg Angular Motion and Velocity
Biomechanical Concepts
Practical Applications

On top of all of that, shows off a case study on how his methods made an athlete reach his maximum velocity and become higher!

Lessons

Getting Started

1 Personal Background 1:55 2 Introduction 0:34 3 Overview 0:57

Ground Contact

4 Ground Contact Geometry 1:38 5 Ground Contact Time and Running Speed 1:13 6 Ground Contact Time and Vertical Force 2:06 7 Vertical Force 1:22

Leg Angular Motion

8 New Research 1:25 9 Leg Angular Velocity during Contact 3:04 10 Leg Angular Velocity Graphic 1:38 11 Thigh Angular Motion during Stride Cycle 4:07 12 Thigh in Motion 1:58 13 Thigh Graphic Representation 3:29 14 Thigh Angular Velocity - Speed Relations 1:11 15 Thigh Angular Acceleration and Running Speed 4:17 16 Data Calculation 0:31 17 Kinematics of Maximal Speed 0:53

Leg Angular Velocity, Foot Touchdown & V. Force

18 LAV and Foot Touchdown Velocity Graphics 2:19 19 Mechanisms of Vertical Force Application 1:44 20 Thigh Angular Velocity and Vertical Force Relations 0:46 21 Types of Runners and TD 2:38 22 Apply Large Vertical Forces 0:56

Summary of Biomechanical Concepts

23 Unifying Concepts of Top Speed's Mechanic 0:55 24 Concepts from Robotics 1:13 25 Torsional and Vertical Stiffness 0:47

Practical Applications

26 Metrics 2:01 27 Determing Step Length 0:48 28 Key for Top Speed 1:51 29 Training Vertical Stiffness 5:00

Case Study

30 Jordan's Summer 2019 Metrics 2:37 31 Jordan's Summer 2020 Metrics 1:41 32 Q&A with Chris Meng 11:42

Podcast

33 Discussion with Ken Clark & Chris Meng

The Coach

Track Football Consortium TFC

Dr. Ken Clark is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at West Chester University (WCU), joining the WCU faculty in the Fall 2015 Semester. Ken teaches Biomechanics and Kinetic Anatomy at the undergraduate level, and teaches Motor Learning at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Ken’s research interests include the mechanical factors underlying athletic performance and injury mechanisms, and he has special expertise in speed and agility development. Ken has peer-reviewed publications in journals such as the Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Experimental Biology, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, and the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. In addition to teaching and conducting research, Ken has over a decade of strength & conditioning coaching experience. He has coached in the private sector (Summit Sports TrainingCenter), the high school level (Dallas Jesuit Prep), and in the collegiate setting (DickinsonCollege and Haverford College). Starting in 2017, Ken has worked with the sprinters on the WCU Track and Field team, and has also been a biomechanics consultant for USA Track and Field. Ken has certifications from the NSCA, USA-Weightlifting, and USA Track & Field. Ken received his PhD in Applied Physiology and Biomechanics from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 2014, where he was mentored by Dr. Peter Weyand. Ken completed his Master's Degree in Kinesiology at West Chester University in 2009. Ken completed his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Swarthmore College in 2003, where he was a two-time All-Conference running back for the football team.