Although maximal conditioning and contact practices are generally lower force and
speed than sprint work, they entail a high degree of fatigue and psychological stress which have to be recovered from and which generally can not be performed on consecutive days, so they are included here.
Not exact matches
Intense
sprints can be brutal, but the payoff is greater
than just enhanced
speed or tougher lungs.
He runs less
than 4.4 in the 40 - yard
sprint — receiver - like
speed — and is just big enough (6» 1, 222 pounds) to play smash mouth football.
Known for his
speed, Bellerin reportedly ran the 40m
sprint in 4.41 seconds last year, a faster time
than Theo Walcott, Thierry Henry and even Usain Bolt.
Bellerin acceleration is better
than Walcott's but his
sprint speed is better!
It's a well - worked move that transitioned to walking
speed to
sprint in less
than a second after Coutinho played his pass.
The Burn: 554 calories per hour How to Maximize It: HIIT, which involves drills like
sprints, lunges, and
speed skaters with brief periods of rest in between, «keeps your engine revved after [exercising], so you burn more calories
than a workout at a steady, moderate pace,» says Yusuf Jeffers, a trainer at HIIT studio Tone House in New York City.
A close second is
sprint training, which although more controllable an environment
than team training is maximal force and
speed.
You can reach and maintain a higher top
speed during a 10 second
sprint than you can during a 20 second
sprint.
By nature, the
speed you maintain during a 60 second
sprint will be lower
than that during a 30 second
sprint.
Now don't get me wrong about the cardio thing... in reality, I actually work on exercises that are much tougher and more intense
than traditional cardio... I prefer wind
sprints, hill
sprints, swimming
sprints,
speed rope jumping, etc to complement my resistance training... all of which are more anaerobic in nature
than aerobic.
Speed and agility also mean nothing to the average Joe / Jill who'd rather drive
than walk, jog or
sprint.
I don't really suggest using more
than 60 - meter
sprints, because realistically, it's not everyday you will be running the length of the field at full
speed.
There are days when I want to run
sprints but I focus more on conditioning
than speed.
For just over a year, I have spent nearly every Wednesday night and Saturday morning running a warm up pace that makes me overheat, then starting the interval workout which involves me sometimes running slower
than the «warm up pace «and watching the lithe people run away from me at incredible
speeds, then «slinky - ing «forward while they run back for me on the recovery, watching them
sprint away from me some more, and then eventually finding myself labouring up a hill to exit the river valley at the end of the workout to find the group of speedsters waiting to fist pound it out before we run back to the shop at a cool down pace which only makes me sweat even more.
Again, don't use so much weight that your
speed drops more
than 5 percent from your regular
sprint speed over the same distance.
So despite weighing 1870 kg the D5 S will demolish the 0 - 62mph
sprint in a frankly hilarious 4.9 seconds (half a second quicker
than the 530d) before romping on effortlessly to a 171mph top
speed (rather
than a limited 155mph).
Ferrari claimed that it could
sprint from 0 - 62mph in just 2.5 sec and on to a 214mph top
speed (Evoluzione cars could theoretically reach 250mph), and could lap Fiorano in 1 min 18sec, 6.9 sec faster
than the Enzo.
The 0 - 62mph
sprint takes 3.3 sec, a whole second faster
than the standard car, while top
speed is raised to a claimed 186mph.
A 7.0 sec 0 - 62mph
sprint and 140mph top
speed are both slightly slower
than the hatchback's equivalent figures.
There is no lack of pace, however; Ferrari claims the F430 will
sprint from 0 to 62 mph in 4.0 seconds and go on to a top
speed «in excess of 196 mph,» which is more
than most of us will ever need.
The benchmark 0 - 62mph
sprint now passes in 4.4 seconds, rather
than the 4.9 sec of the GTS, while its top
speed has risen by 6mph to 183mph.
The engine comes from the SLR 722, producing 641bhp and 605 lb ft.. In this speedster bodystyle — which is around 200 kg lighter
than the coupe at circa 1.5 tons — that equates to a sub - 3.5 sec
sprint to 62mph and a top
speed of 218mph.
The SVR completes the
sprint 0.5 seconds faster
than the 510 - hp Sport Supercharged, courtesy of a retuned Bosch engine computer allowing more immediate throttle response, heightened supercharger boost pressure, and a revised ZF eight -
speed automatic transmission, with upshift times reduce by up to 50 percent.
As before, the mildly turbo - cushioned throttle response and linear power delivery conspire to make the acceleration feel less brutal
than the figures suggest, but the eye - popping rate at which the GT
sprints between the seemingly endless bends of Spain's Massis del Montseny mountain road KTM has chosen as a driving route (Carlos Sainz used to test here, apparently) is testament to the car's raw
speed.
The 0 - 60
sprint takes less
than 5.5 sec, and the E-Hybrid can reach a 167mph top
speed (it also tops 80mph when using electric power only, an impressive figure).
The
sprint to 60 mph is expected in less
than 5 seconds with a top
speed of around 180 mph.
And thanks to the fitment of a six -
speed manual (which was faster
than the slow - changing auto of the time), this 850i should still be good for a claimed 6.1 - second 0 to 60 mph
sprint time.
The Roadster hits a top
speed of 217mph (identical to the coupe) and
sprints to 62mph in 3 seconds — 0.1 sec slower
than the coupe.
The E 400 slices another 1.1 seconds from the oft - quoted
sprint, and attaining these numbers requires little more
than flattening foot to carpet, since every E-class Coupe uses a 9 -
speed automatic transmission as standard.
All this suggests an 1875 - pound two - seater that can
sprint to 62 mph in less
than 4.5 seconds, reach a top
speed of almost 190 mph, and achieve 70 mpg.
That being said, this vehicle should be faster
than the previous model, the Astra OPC, which
sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and has top
speed of about 155 mph.
This will see the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge
sprint from 0 - 100 km / h in less
than 4 seconds and on to a top
speed of 290km / h.
Speed is important, of course, but with so many turns, the Pikes Peak hillclimb is as much a test of stability through corners
than sprints up straight sections of the route.
Thanks to the extra 127 horsepower, the A46
sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds - half a second faster
than the S4 - and can hit a top
speed of 178 mph.
The lighter weight this move contributes, combined with measures made to optimise aerodynamics and efficiency, mean that the 0 - 100 km / h
sprint is now half a second quicker
than before at 7.8 seconds, while the top
speed has been raised by 7 km / h to 212 km / h.
The 230 - PS Performance version completes the
sprint in 6.4 seconds and reaches a top
speed of 250 km / h (DSG: 248 km / h); the top version is therefore 10 km / h faster
than the previous model.
The
sprint from 0 to 60 mph is achieved in 9.6 seconds, more
than a second faster, while top
speed increased from 86 to 93 mph.
Mated to VW's six -
speed dual - clutch gearbox and 4MOTION four - wheel drive system, the R 400 Concept
sprints from 0 - 62 mph in 3.9 seconds — a full second quicker
than the Golf R. Top
speed is increased, albeit limited, to 174 mph.
Apollo says the IE will
sprint from zero to 100 km / h in 2.7 seconds — faster
than a McLaren P1 — and reach a top
speed of nearly 335 km / h.
The extra grunt helps the Ghost White Edition complete the 0 to 100km / h (62mph)
sprint in 4.5 seconds (0.4 sec faster
than the stock model), while thanks to the revoked
speed limit, top
speed is now 290km / h (180mph).
The 0 - 62mph
sprint takes 7.4 seconds (0.9 slower
than the Golf GTI) and top
speed is 143mph, but perhaps more telling is the 50mph to 75mph time of 7.5 seconds in fifth gear, which demonstrates its flexibility at motorway
speeds.
The models equipped with this new engine will be offered with a new close - ratio 8 -
speed automatic transmission and will
sprint from 0 to 60 mph in less
than 5 seconds, while top
speed will go up to 180 mph.
The MINI JCW convertible is 105 kg heavier
than the hatchback thanks to the extra strengthening required for a convertible car, which makes it about 0.3 seconds slower from 0 - 62mph: it will manage the
sprint in 6.6 seconds with its six -
speed manual gearbox, or 6.5 seconds with the optional 6 -
speed automatic and will go on to a top
speed of 150mph.
320 lb - ft of maximum torque arrives at 5,750 RPM; redline doesn't occur until a lofty 7,800 — 400 rpm more
than the Carrera S. PDK might enable the fastest
sprint to 60, at 3.8 seconds, but a manual - transmission coupe reaches the highest top
speed of the lineup: 190 miles per hour.
Lamborghini claim the new Gallardo is capable of a 0 - 100 km / h
sprint time of 3.2 seconds, a 0 - 200 km / h time of 9.9 seconds, and a top
speed of more
than 325km / h as a result.
The seven -
speed PDK - equipped GT3 is faster
than the stick, with a
sprint time of 3.2 seconds using launch control; the six -
speed manual takes 3.8 seconds.
If that's still not enough, the forthcoming Trackhawk model — which uses the same 6.2 - litre V8 as the Dodge Challenger Hellcat — will dispatch the 0 - 62ph
sprint in just 3.4 seconds (0.7 s faster
than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo) and go on to a barely believable top
speed of 180 mph.
It has more horsepower and torque, completes the century
sprint quicker and has the highest top
speed than every single car in that list.
That's a gain of 25 hp and 15 lb - ft over the F - Type R, and the payoff is a 0 to 60
sprint time of 3.5 seconds — 0.4 second quicker
than the R — and a top
speed of 200 mph.