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When you think ofsprinting, what comes to mind?

Perhaps, great cardio also makes the cut.

woman sweating in the gym

physical therapist and owner of Evolve Flagstaff

In fact, sprinting is akey pieceof any comprehensive strength training program because sprinting builds muscle.

(Andrunning, in general, builds muscle, too!)

To understand why, lets first take a step back to appreciate the essence of strength training.

Woman walking on a treadmill at the gym.

Sprinting aligns very closely with that principle.

resistance bands and weight lifting.

Therein, the framework on sprinting as completely separate to strength work is misguided.

Full body female athlete in sportswear using rowing machine during fitness workout in gym.

Its another key tool to build strength and can be a welcome (and fun!)

change from your usual strength programming.

Humans are built for locomotion after all.

Happy woman dancing and listening to music near a green empty wall outdoor in the city.

physical therapist and owner of Evolve Flagstaff

How does sprinting compare to steady state running?

Sprinting is quite different from steady state running for numerous reasons.

Firstly, as we touched on before, sprinting involves high-level muscular force and exertion.

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

That isnt the case for steady state running.

Sprinting tends to exist on one side of the spectrum while steady-state running exists on the other.

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Sprinting builds muscle, but can it replace strength training?

To put it simply, no.

Thats because although sprinting builds strength, its justonecomponent of an effective, well balanced strength training program.

Whats an effective, safe way to start sprinting?

On the next cycle, up the intensity to 10/10.

At that point, increase the time/distance and restart at 5/10 intensity and one sprint.

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