The Best Tendon Training for Track Athletes

Muscles create power, but tendons win races.

Most people train for speed the wrong way. They focus on muscles, speed endurance, and random plyos, thinking that’s the key to sprinting faster.

But here’s the thing: at the elite level, your muscles don’t even have time to produce force during ground contact.

The best sprinters? They don’t push off the ground. They load their tendons beforehand and let stored energy do the work.

That’s why tendon stiffness is the real deal.

There’s a right way to train for elite-level energy return, and it starts with:

✅ Isometrics (Overcoming ISOs) – Strengthens tendons under tension, so they can handle and return more force.

✅ Heavy Plyometrics (Depth Jumps, Shock Method, Altitude Landings) – Forces tendons to absorb high loads and release energy explosively.

✅ Sprint-Specific Elastic Work – Drills that train pre-tensioning so your tendons are already loaded before foot strike.

Most programs sprinkle in plyos and call it a day.

We train with one goal in mind: maximizing tendon stiffness for faster sprinting.

This is next-level system (looks idiotic, but works), and it’s why our athletes move differently—more pop, less wasted energy.

If you want to sprint faster, you need to train the right way.

Tendons win races.

Let’s get to work!

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