Lost the explosivness in my legs? How do I get it back?

[BringBackTRTforFairness]

I havent lost it completely but its very on and off, I cant reliably sprint really fast liek I used too.

Sometimes I will run my fastest and my quads wont fire very well and I wont be that fast

Sometimes my quads fire well and I can sprint really fast


I dont know why my quads stopped working all of a sudden maybe age maybe fat gain, maybe a stong focus on only using my hips and not using anything else for technique not sure

But I tried squatting, and jumping squats and it seems to help but its very slow progress

Whats going on? How do I get it back to where I could just run fast on demand?

 

[ripskater]

You've got to run sprints and be regular about it. That's typically the biggest factor.

Squats is secondary if you want to be able to sprint really fast.

 

[ROcknrollracing]

i find it funny that i never squat or even lifted on a real program in high school and junior high...i was pretty fast

fastforward 13 years later after squatting heavy and everything else and I am twice as fast I was even back then so this Post doesnt make sense to me

 

[kingkokong]

Could be more to do with your arms and shoulders not propelling you forward when you sprint?

 

[BringBackTRTforFairness]

Could be more to do with your arms and shoulders not propelling you forward when you sprint?

No before I could just run my top speed when ever I felt like it, now I have to wait until I get this strange feeling of responsiveness in my quads before I can go my top speed, and that feeling I cant get on demand and when I do get it, it sometimes cuts out etc its weird, its like my nervous system is dying. Must be lack of use or aging or weight gain

 

[Typrune Goatley]

Do more explosive excercises!

Sprints
Squats
Deadlifts
Leapfrogs
Plyometrics
Punching bag/pad work

Anything else explosive. The only way to get it back is high intensity training.

Also look up foods that naturally increase testosterone.

Be careful! Good luck!