ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Jake Cohen has been using the 1080 Sprint since 2016, first at the Division I level at Illinois, and now in the private sector working with everyone from NFL athletes to high school kids. This episode covers a decade of learning: what surprised him early, how his use of the technology has evolved, and where his coaching has gone since moving off the track
Topics covered:
-Why Jake was lured to Illinois with the promise of a 1080 Sprint
-Power as the foundation of acceleration and finding peak power
-Assisted sprinting vs overspeed: how the distinction changed his approach to max velocity work
-Using the "speed belt" release system
-Assisted warmup drills
-Change of direction development: why cone drills miss and what breaking forces actually require
-Using the 5-0-5, ADA, and multi-directional variations with load
Between 2 Sprints is a podcast by 1080 Motion