Biomechanics of Sprinting: The Role of Ankle Stiffness

Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Athlete Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=StuMcMillanPOD Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=StuMcMillanPOD Follow Coach Stu McMillan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fingermash/ Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller speaks with Olympic Sprint Coach Stuart McMillan on why everyone should sprint in their daily life and the most effective methods to get athletes faster. #garagestrength #speed #strength LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 🎙🏆🎙 👉 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HUM1295049334 Join Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/ 👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq2 0:00 – Introduction: Why every athlete should sprint 4:20 – Sprint phases explained: 100m & 200m breakdown 8:15 – Acceleration mechanics: projection angles & body positions 12:30 – Sprinting differences: men vs women force application 16:45 – Injury risks: hamstrings, hips, and drive phase mechanics 21:10 – Foot mechanics & coaching myths about ground contact 25:30 – The three coaching “buttons”: structure, function, technique 29:40 – Stiffness in sprinting: ankle, leg, systemic stiffness 34:05 – Soft-surface training & Jamaican sprint success theory 38:50 – Individual sprinting styles: textbook vs unique shapes 43:20 – Athlete case study: Christian Coleman & Sha’Carri Richardson 48:00 – Elastic vs force-dominant sprinters & how to train them 52:55 – Strength training for sprinters: trap bar deadlift & split squats 57:40 – Speed vs endurance demands: sprinters and 200m athletes 1:02:30 – Key sprint drills: skips, hill sprints & bounding 1:07:15 – Why high knees don’t work & better alternatives 1:12:00 – Plyometrics & resisted sprints for explosive power 1:17:30 – Coaching philosophy: models vs individuality 1:22:40 – Youth athlete development: sprinting fundamentals 1:27:00 – Final lessons: mechanics, resilience & long-term growth