Linear 3-Part Start Technique
How to do the Linear 3-Part Start Technique with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Hamstrings
Calves, Quads
Bodyweight
How to do the Linear 3-Part Start Technique
- 1
This drill helps you accelerate as quickly as possible into a sprint from a dead stop. It helps to use a line to start from. Begin with two feet on the line. Place your left foot with the toe next to your right ankle. Place your right foot 4-6 inches behind the left.
- 2
Place your right hand onto the line, and thing bring your nose close to your left knee.
- 3
Squat down as you lean foward, your head being lower than your hips and your weight loaded onto the left leg. This will be your starting position.
- 4
Take your left hand up so that it is parallel to the ground, pointing behind you, and explode out when ready.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Linear 3-Part Start Technique set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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