Sports Talks

Most coaches use the same lifts, the same drills, and the same sprint work… yet their athletes still fail to develop real, transferable speed. The problem isn’t effort. It’s a lack of exercise classification for sprinting.In this Sports Speed Insider session, Sam breaks down why most speed programs stall, how adaptive reserve dictates what athletes can tolerate, and why learning to sprint must come before training to sprint. You’ll see how to classify exercises by specificity, motor unit recruitment, and transfer — not just “hip dominant vs knee dominant.”If you coach speed, acceleration, or team sport performance and want clarity on what to use, when to use it, and what to remove, this session will change how you structure training forever.⸻TIMESTAMPS0:05 Introduction – Why Speed Training Needs Better Classification1:05 The Biggest Gap in Modern Speed Training1:42 Why Gym Exercises Don’t Transfer to Sprint Speed2:29 Adaptive Reserve Explained (Why Athletes Get Sore)3:26 Why Sprinting Breaks Athletes Early On