If you want to prevent hamstring injuries in soccer, run fast: a narrative review about practical considerations of sprint training

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• What: The aim of this narrative review is after a deep review of the scientific literature to present a practical approach for sprint training trying to answer some of the questions that most strength and conditioning coaches ask themselves when including it in soccer. When the authors compare the effects of sprinting with the most commonly used exercises for preventing hamstring injuries such as Nordic Hamstring exercises, it 3 of 16 becomes evident that sprinting activates the long head of the biceps femoris (BF) more. The model proposes training for acceleration, deceleration, change in direction, curvilinear sprint . . .
  

   

  

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