HOW CAN you improve your top speed? That’s a question that coaches worldwide have been pondering for years and years. Overspeed training has been seen as a possible answer – it involves using, for example, bungee-type devices, downhill runs, super-fast treadmills and even car towing to allow athletes to run supra-maximally. But is overspeed training overrated?

Kite running: recent studies have proven the training method to be effective for decreasing ground contact time in sprinters
Downhill sprints
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