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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller speaks with Olympic Sprint Coach Stuart McMillan on why everyone should sprint in their daily life and the most effective methods to get athletes faster.

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0:00 – Introduction: Why every athlete should sprint
4:20 – Sprint phases explained: 100m & 200m breakdown
8:15 – Acceleration mechanics: projection angles & body positions
12:30 – Sprinting differences: men vs women force application
16:45 – Injury risks: hamstrings, hips, and drive phase mechanics
21:10 – Foot mechanics & coaching myths about ground contact
25:30 – The three coaching “buttons”: structure, function, technique
29:40 – Stiffness in sprinting: ankle, leg, systemic stiffness
34:05 – Soft-surface training & Jamaican sprint success theory
38:50 – Individual sprinting styles: textbook vs unique shapes
43:20 – Athlete case study: Christian Coleman & Sha’Carri Richardson
48:00 – Elastic vs force-dominant sprinters & how to train them
52:55 – Strength training for sprinters: trap bar deadlift & split squats
57:40 – Speed vs endurance demands: sprinters and 200m athletes
1:02:30 – Key sprint drills: skips, hill sprints & bounding
1:07:15 – Why high knees don’t work & better alternatives
1:12:00 – Plyometrics & resisted sprints for explosive power
1:17:30 – Coaching philosophy: models vs individuality
1:22:40 – Youth athlete development: sprinting fundamentals
1:27:00 – Final lessons: mechanics, resilience & long-term growth