Chapter 1
The speed of sound and nerves
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Chapter 2
The technology behind the blocks
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Chapter 3
Famous starting line controversies
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Chapter 4
Training the mind and muscles
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The ultimate split second
Ch 4 · Training the mind and muscles
dave Time your reaction to the starting gun to discover how milliseconds decide Olympic sprints.
dave 100m Sprint False Start Rule
Don't you move in less than a tenth! (no, not a tenth!) / Hear the gun before you fly! (oh yeah!)
dave Sprinters use specialized drills and mental imagery to shave milliseconds off their reaction times.
Fun Fact
Fast-twitch muscles: Elite sprinters often have up to 80% fast-twitch muscle fibers, which contract twice as fast as slow-twitch fibers.
Quiz
What training tool helps sprinters reduce cognitive processing time through visual cues?