Resistance parachutes attach around the waist or chest and create drag to increase the intensity of runs. They are commonly used by coaches to build speed, strength, and explosive power in athletes like football and soccer players. While they are effective for improving speed and strength, parachute training should be incorporated periodically with other forms of resistance training for the best results and injury prevention. Consistent parachute training over a month can lower 100m sprint times by 0.05-0.1 seconds, closing the gap on competitors.

1. Resistance Chute /
Resistance Parachute
By GmXian Xavier

2. Parachute to Fitness
Many elite and training builds strength in key
Speedresistanceamateur athletes have develop
Sprinters and also afford runners a
Wind chutes other athletes seeking to
comprehensive strength-building mental
psychologicalgroups, increasing race-day or
explosive speed are the most natural
large-muscle edge. It's this extra
programs, performance. with parachutes.
resilience that shows when other runners tire
beneficiaries of training ample time in the
game-day which requireWhile using these
weightchutes exclusively isn't recommended
out. When the winds gust against you while by
However, middle- and long-distance runners
speed room. With parachutes, you build
strength while running. They combine windattackingbenefit athletes,of the race,training is
can coaches last big the quickness, it's
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3. Parachute to Fitness
Parachutes to build speed and strength are often
used
by
conditioning
coaches
for
football, rugby, soccer and baseball teams. When you
run, there is always air resistance slowing you down.
Speed parachutes are designed to add to this
resistance, making you generate more force with
each stride in order to move quickly. They usually
attach to your waist and make it feel like you are
dragging a large weight behind you. Your speed will
increase as your body learns to apply this greater
force, even when you are running unimpeded.

4. Running Parachute Design
The name running parachute bearsthatstriking
harness attaches with Velcro a easily
resemblance to the end product. Running
detaches either at the
of a sprint or midparachutes attach to a harness around from
stride. When runners detach the chute your
chest bodies they suddenlywaist. an the same
their or wrap around your feel In explosive
way thatenergy, as if they're a bulletcreateout of
burst of conventional parachutes shot wind
resistance when youspeed training is a plane
a gun. This explosive jump out of ideal for
slowing your fall, running parachutes create a
baseball, basketball, football and soccer players.
drag behind you while running.

5. Benefits of Running Parachutes
Speed chutes aren'tfast-twitchinto abuildingoverall
Building strength translates muscles. Fast-twitch
The chutes build effective for better slowmuscle muscles. That's why middle- and training
athleticfibers are advantageous for short bursts of
twitch performance. Wind-resistance longerstrength or speed, critical in shorter races like the
with speed chutes them less overall muscular
distance runners use dash. That's why
100-meter (109-yard) provides often. sprinters
resistance.provides progressive chute Fast-twitch
The the most use in on the
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can produce betweenexplosive 30 run, the (6.8
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football, basketball, baseball, soccer and lacrosse
resistance, similar to running on strength.
providesThe NFL resistance to chutes throughout
enough uses speed increase a windy
players.
day, running through water every ability level.
That's why it's effective for or running up a hill.
their preseason practices [source: SKLZ].

6. Training With a Running Parachute
While the chutes do allow for lone worthwhile
Running parachute workouts aren'ttraining, a
Open areas are the best places for trying them
partner canlocal football field or in the air so
for everydaythrow the chute up incorporatedit
out. Find a use. They are best other athletic
quickly practice forms of resistance training
along with otheryour resistance. But either like
field to catches wind speed-chute training.
way, pick up speed with the that the
resistance bands and anklesochutes onchute
While you can trainquickly weights, periodically.
immediately expands and creates drag. Use
Start out by adding them in once a most sense
curves, running straight makes the week.
them for shorter distances, starting at around 50
so that it picks up wind resistance and provides
yards (45.7 meters) and working up near trees
the anticipated drag. Avoid running to 100 yards
(91.4 meters.) could get caught and damaged.
where the chute

7. What Results Can I Expect?
After 1 month of parachute training, you can
expect to cut your sprint time by 0.05-0.1
seconds all from the first 20m of the sprint. If
your 100 meter time is already 11.00
seconds, and you can cut it to 10.90 seconds
within 1 month. It’s enough to make you a
stronger competitor. If you were 1 stride behind
your competitor in the 100 meters before
training, you could be right next to him or even
ahead after a month of training. Not bad!

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