Drill 2 – speed & Accerlation training (improving starts and sprinting in speed
What you have to do is sprint from the start to the other marker, once you get there you have to shuffle back to the marker behind you then sprint to forward until you go pass the last marker.
use your arms to get you speeding much faster
pedal back with your head facing the direction you want to sprint to.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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