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If i do leg workouts like squats and leg presses and calf raises. do they make me faster if i do them?
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Presses for speed: Doing strength exercises will augment your speed to some degree. There is no substitute for old fashioned sprints and intervals on the track though.
Answered 5/5/2014
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