Sprint
Top-end speed — the most athletic quality there is
How to do it well
These are the cues the app shows on the exercise card, written for the moment you are standing in front of the bar.
- Drive the arms
- Full effort
How Train Smart prescribes it
The sets and reps below are the authored starting point. The actual weight you see is calculated from your own last top set and the week you are in within your four-week block.
| Program | Session | Sets × reps | Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodyweight Athlete | Athletic Power + Core | 6 × 20m max / walk back | Max |
What it trains, and who trains it
- Muscles worked
- Quads · Glutes
- Region
- Lower body
- Classified as
- Power
- Prescribed in
- bodyweight training
If you cannot do this one
Rack taken, kit missing, or it does not suit you. These are the swaps the app offers, matched by movement pattern and body region — each with the reason it is a fair substitute.
| Alternative | Why it works as a swap |
|---|---|
| Wall Drive (single-leg) | Acceleration position teach — sprint mechanics |
| A-March | Cyclical leg action at slow speed — clean sprint form |
| A-Skip | Cyclical leg action at moderate speed — sprint coordination |
| B-Skip | Active hamstring extension — sprinter-specific |
| Sled Push (heavy) | Pure acceleration drive — football, rugby, sprinter |
| Sled Drag (moderate) | Resisted top-speed running — speed-endurance |
This exercise, in a program that knows why it is there
Train Smart puts this movement in the right session, at the right point in your block, at a weight calculated for you — and swaps it automatically if you do not have the kit.
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