Anybody ever tried these? Do they work? http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductP...Id=1&pcount=&Product_Id=108093&Key_id=2536108 Thank's -justin
Haven't tried them, but i've heard running with weights on your legs are a TERRIBLE idea (injury risk) soo... I wouldn't recommend buying them.
There are harnesses that set you up so that you drag someone over shorts distances. Those build very explosive speek. Jumpstrech sells them
Try the program listed below. Just get some orange cones and somewhere to run. You don't need any fancy equipment. Maybe work in some weight training. http://www.soccer-training-info.com/speedtraining.htm Here is a good book: Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness by Lee E. Brown, Vance A. Ferrigno, Juan Carlos Santana
What about ankle weights, should i start running with them during soccer practice? Will they help me build muscle and speed?
As I said in my other post, I've heard those weight are terrible for risk injury and don't help much. Do hill runs if you want to increase speed, it'll also help ya with endurance too.
http://www.sportsci.org/traintech/strengthshoes/fch.htm "A recent study found similar small gains (~1%) in sprint and jump performance when previously untrained young men trained for 10 weeks in regular shoes or Strength Shoes. Injury rate was much higher with Strength Shoes, probably a result of the inappropriate training program prescribed by the manufacturer. An earlier study of more experienced athletes showed trends towards better performance and less injury with normal shoes. I therefore cannot recommend Strength Shoes." That's a summary from the site... From what I got out of others opinions on this shoe are that they were very tough on the ankles and also really bad for the achilles. So, as said above, injury risk = high.