Stiffness

Description

Muscle stiffness is an incredibly important part of performance and one of the BIGGEST reasons why intermediate athletes are not getting any faster.

This course gives the background needed for coaches to identify and correct the collapse that inhibits speed. Without stiffness, ground contact times are high and sprinters leak energy.

Stiffness has nothing to do with flexibility.

Lessons

1 Introduction 1:35

The Science

2 Stiffness is Not 0:27 3 What is Stiffness 1:23 4 Muscular Co-contraction 0:54 5 Intermuscular vs Intramuscular 1:09 6 Internal & External Forces 1:00 7 Intermuscular Co-ordination 0:50 8 Why Do We Need Stiffness 1:01 9 Stumble Reflex 0:54 10 Cool Thought of the Day 0:28 11 Body Organization 1:07 12 Perfect Scenario 1:25 13 Gaze Control 0:47 14 Tensegrity of the Human Body 1:24

Energy Leaks

15 Energy Leaks 0:57 16 Where Can it Leak Structurally 0:43 17 Foot 3:10 18 Ankle 1:25 19 Crossover Gait 2:57 20 Lateral Line 2:51 21 Comparison of Stiffness 0:50 22 Spine/Neck 0:47 23 Heel Strike 2:02

Fixes On Track

24 How to Fix 1:45 25 Skills to Apply 1:07

Basic Exercises

26 Can-Cans 1:01 27 Overhead Can-Cans 0:23 28 Forward Can-Cans 0:12 29 Forward Overhead Can-Cans 0:17 30 Capt. Morgans 0:26 31 Overhead Capt. Morgans 0:21 32 Toe Pops 0:27 33 Single Leg Overhead Pops 0:19 34 2-1 Pops 0:21 35 Kangaroos 0:18 36 T-Force Bounds 0:21 37 1-2-3s 0:30 38 Overhead 1-2-3s 0:20 39 Waterbag 1-2-3s 0:21 40 Overhead 1s 0:24 41 Extreme Overspeed 1:16

The Coach

Christian Korfist

With over 55 all-state sprinters and countless other high school all-state athletes, and over 20 years experience, he knows what is appropriate for the athlete in the room and not so concerned about what the pros are doing or someone else journey to where they got.

In fact, the methods have been so effective, Chris has consulted NFL teams, Big 10 Universities, Olympic team and U.S. Special Forces.