Adarian Barr is a human movement coach located in Northern California. His sprint concepts are gaining notoriety in the S&C world and they are a breath of fresh air in a realm where things have been getting quite stale. I have been fortunate enough to get to know Adarian the past six months and talking with him about movement has been instrumental in my development as a speed coach.

In the episode we discuss force and effort and how we can use our bodies to apply force in more effortless ways to go faster. We also touch on his foundational concepts for young athletes and why play and self-discovery are so important. Finally we dive into impulse and ground contacts times and why stiffness or pretension might not be ideal to promote timing and smooth gait.

This will hopefully be the first of many chats I have with Adarian. His passion and ability to piece together thoughtful analysis and information is unparalleled. To learn more about his concepts check out barrunning.com for learning modules, products and seminars. He is also on IG @barrunning.