PWR-010 · Power, Speed & Agility

Maximum locomotor speed

Maximum locomotor speed is real as a bounded, measurable capability, but the evidence is task- and population-specific. Titan separates improvement in the test from retention, transfer and meaningful function.

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Canonical Power learning unit · TLU-PWR-010

The learner completes two supervised 30 m build plus 20 m fly passes whose entry and exit halves are valid, closely matched and followed by controlled long-runoff deceleration.

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PWR-010 · Maximum locomotor speed
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Practical authority
The tutorial teaches the complete method; qualified supervision controls the specified practical parts.
Current treatment
Full supervised tutorial
Research depth
deep · 6 bound sources
Risk framing
high
Capability self-practice
Qualified supervision is required for the practical method
Pathway membership
Retained external route · SP-HUB-001

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Explanation is not permission.

This dossier explains the evidence and its limits. It is not a diagnosis, personal recommendation, assessment, clearance, performance promise or training programme. Actionable teaching appears only when the canonical Power record explicitly authorises it.

Complete bounded explanation

What this power means.

Capability to develop or express maximum locomotor speed in a declared context without inheriting broader claims.

What the current evidence supports

In selected people and declared configurations, maximum locomotor speed can be measured and may improve with task-relevant practice; retention, transfer and meaningful value require separate testing.

How to observe or measure it without overclaiming

Use flying-split or continuous velocity measurement with run-in, distance, surface and assistance declared; distinguish peak speed from acceleration and average sprint time.

Myth

Superhuman running speed

Metric

Peak or flying-split velocity in a declared locomotor and environmental configuration

Boundary

The metric is valid only for its declared task and cannot establish universal ability, character, diagnosis, safety or far transfer.

Negative and limiting findings

  • Sled training improved early acceleration but not maximum-speed phase in one controlled study.
  • Straight sprint training showed limited transfer to increasingly complex agility tests.

Claims this evidence cannot support

  • Titan proves anyone can develop unlimited or superhuman maximum locomotor speed.
  • One test score reveals whole-person capability, health, discipline, potential or worth.
  • Improvement guarantees injury prevention, clinical benefit, occupational readiness or transfer to every real-world task.

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How to learn this Power now.

The learner completes two supervised 30 m build plus 20 m fly passes whose entry and exit halves are valid, closely matched and followed by controlled long-runoff deceleration.

  1. Get readyInspect the full lane, including the space beyond the finish gate.
  2. Learn the method9 concrete steps teach the permitted method from start to finish.
  3. See right and wrong6 comparisons show correct or safer execution beside common wrong or riskier choices.
  4. PractiseA later high-speed session repeats approach check marks, sensor geometry, footwear, surface and environmental record. The coach may progress approach rhythm or target velocity only after both fly halves remain technically organised and the runoff stays effortless. Assisted towing, overspeed devices, additional passes and weekly loading are separate provider decisions, never learner-selected extensions.
  5. Check progressFix rolling entry, build checkpoints, consecutive 10 m sectors, sensor model, surface, footwear and indoor or wind record. Convert each valid sector time to velocity and retain technical video notes.

Authority boundary: Titan teaches the complete method; a qualified person controls the parts that require supervision, clearance, specialist equipment, load, dose or progression. The method is Power-specific; its actionability follows this treatment.

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Direct evidence register

Sources that support—and limit—the claim.

Citation roles are explicit. A source may support existence or trainability while simultaneously limiting transfer, certainty, generalisation or safety.

  1. Primary empirical supportLimiting / contrary
    Efficacy of Resisted Sled Sprint Training Compared With Unresisted Sprint Training on Acceleration and Sprint Performance in Rugby Players: An 8-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

    Marco Panascì; Simone Di Gennaro; Vittoria Ferrando; Luca Filipas; Piero Ruggeri; Emanuela Faelli · 2023 · Primary research

  2. Primary empirical supportLimiting / contrary
    Specificity of sprint and agility training methods

    Warren B. Young; Mark H. McDowell; Bentley J. Scarlett · 2001 · Primary research

  3. Primary empirical supportLimiting / contrary
    Moderate Load Resisted Sprints Do Not Improve Subsequent Sprint Performance in Varsity-Level Sprinters

    Kyle M. A. Thompson; Alanna K. Whinton; Shane Ferth; Lawrence L. Spriet; Jamie F. Burr · 2021 · Primary research

  4. Primary empirical supportLimiting / contrary
    Effects of Resisted Sprint Training and Traditional Power Training on Sprint, Jump, and Balance Performance in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Olaf Prieske; Tom Krüger; Markus Aehle; Erik Bauer; Urs Granacher · 2018 · Primary research

  5. Primary empirical supportLimiting / contrary
    The effects of resisted sled-pulling sprint training on acceleration and maximum speed performance

    Andreas Zafeiridis; Ploutarhos Saraslanidis; Vasiliki Manou; Panagiotis Ioakimidis; Konstantina Dipla; Stavros Kellis · 2005 · Primary research

  6. Limiting / contraryOfficial boundary context
    WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

    World Health Organization · 2020 · Official authority

Current teaching and evidence boundary

The next gate remains visible.

External confirmation is required before higher-authority use because: a clinical, high-risk or regulated configuration; a supervision or non-attempt boundary.

A Power-specific tutorial is available at /tutorials/pwr-010/. It contains a plain-English method, 9 ordered steps, a worked example, right-versus-wrong comparisons, specific mistakes and corrections, practice, measurement, accessibility, stopping rules and evidence. Its supervised mode remains controlling.