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Acceleration Training Tip #5: Aggressive Arm Action

Acceleration Training Tip #5: Aggressive Arm Action Most athletes think of sprinting as a legs-only effort. But here's the truth — your arms aren't just along for the ride. Your arms are driving the entire operation. Get your arm mechanics right and your legs have no choice but to follow. The foundation starts with your elbow angle. Keep your arms bent at 90 degrees throughout the movement — this is your power position. From there, the focus is on a forceful, compact drive from your eye socket to your hip pocket. That's your range of motion. Front to back, aggressive and deliberate, every single stride. Here's where many athletes go wrong: they let their hands swing too high, crossing their face or reaching up toward their shoulders on the forward drive. That excess motion bleeds energy, creates rotation through the torso, and disrupts the linear mechanics you've been building with every tip in this series. Keep it tight, keep it purposeful. The science behind this is straightforward — your arms set the rhythm and tempo of your stride cycle. Slow, lazy arms produce slow, lazy legs. But when you're pumping your arms aggressively with intention, your nervous system responds by driving your legs at the same rate. Speed up your arms and your legs will follow. It's full-body coordination working exactly as it should. Think of your arms as pistons — powerful, efficient, and perfectly timed. Every drive forward and back is contributing to your momentum and reinforcing the explosive mechanics you've been building from the ground up. The result? A fully coordinated acceleration where your upper and lower body are working together as one unit — maximizing speed, rhythm, and power from your very first step. Put all five tips together and you have the complete blueprint for elite acceleration mechanics. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly acceleration tips and performance coaching content to help you move faster and train smarter.