Three-Point Sprint Start

Trains the Hamstrings.

Equipment
Bodyweight
Mechanic
Compound
Force
Push
Level
Beginner
Three-Point Sprint Start: the muscles it trains, from behind. Primary — Biceps Femoris (Long Head), Biceps Femoris (Short Head), Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. Also worked — Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis and 2 more.Three-Point Sprint Start: the muscles it trains, from the front. Primary — Biceps Femoris (Long Head), Biceps Femoris (Short Head), Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. Also worked — Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis and 2 more.
The muscles this trains, front and back. Deeper red is primary.

How to do it

  1. Set up at a start line in a three-point stance: one foot forward with the toes just behind the line, the other foot back, and the hand on the back-foot side on the line.
  2. Set the hips high, above the shoulders, with the weight leaning forward over the front foot and the free arm bent behind you.
  3. On the signal, drive the back leg forward and the front leg hard into the floor, and swing the free arm through.
  4. Keep the body low and leaning forward for the first few strides, driving the floor back rather than standing up.
  5. Let the body rise gradually into an upright sprint over the next strides.
  6. Sprint for the chosen distance, walk back and reset.

Common mistakes

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary