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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller speaks with Olympic Sprint Coach Stuart McMillan on why everyone should sprint in their daily life and the most effective methods to get athletes faster.

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0:00 – Introduction: Why every athlete should sprint

4:20 – Sprint phases explained: 100m & 200m breakdown

8:15 – Acceleration mechanics: projection angles & body positions

12:30 – Sprinting differences: men vs women force application

16:45 – Injury risks: hamstrings, hips, and drive phase mechanics

21:10 – Foot mechanics & coaching myths about ground contact

25:30 – The three coaching “buttons”: structure, function, technique

29:40 – Stiffness in sprinting: ankle, leg, systemic stiffness

34:05 – Soft-surface training & Jamaican sprint success theory

38:50 – Individual sprinting styles: textbook vs unique shapes

43:20 – Athlete case study: Christian Coleman & Sha’Carri Richardson

48:00 – Elastic vs force-dominant sprinters & how to train them

52:55 – Strength training for sprinters: trap bar deadlift & split squats

57:40 – Speed vs endurance demands: sprinters and 200m athletes

1:02:30 – Key sprint drills: skips, hill sprints & bounding

1:07:15 – Why high knees don’t work & better alternatives

1:12:00 – Plyometrics & resisted sprints for explosive power

1:17:30 – Coaching philosophy: models vs individuality

1:22:40 – Youth athlete development: sprinting fundamentals

1:27:00 – Final lessons: mechanics, resilience & long-term growth