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Thanks to Jonas Tawiah Dodoo for sitting down with Dan Pfaff shortly before the huge exodus of coaches at UK Athletics. Jonas was also the Sprints and Jumps Coach at the Lee Valley HPC before UKA centralized it to Loughborough. This was a casual conversation, and the first question to Dan was the components to a successful 100m and 200m race. [HINT: It starts with the start, no matter … Continue reading...
This article is guest blogged by Mat Herold, a former D-1 soccer player and certified strength and conditioning coach with a Masters of Science degree in Exercise Physiology. Visit his website at www.empoweredathletes.com Mat also wrote Lionel Messi’s 40 Yard Dash and Olympic Lifts for Soccer Players and From Soccer Player To Jumper: 1 Year, 14 Lessons Later If you recall my last … Continue reading...
This article is guest blogged by University lecturer Dr. Vassilios McInnes Spathopoulos, author of An Introduction to the Physics of Sports. You can read my review in Introduction to the … Continue reading...
This is part 15 of the Freelap Friday Five Series, 2013 Edition. To review the 16 part 2012 edition, click here. Part 1 was Matt Scherer, Professional Pacer-Rabbit. Part 2 was Stuart McMillan, … Continue reading...
Here is a quick video on how training can be used with the EMS. As a full disclosure, you can never replace speed or strength training with your actual event-specific discipline (i.e sprinting fast … Continue reading...
Here are 5 good articles and papers regarding running the curve in Track & Field. I am referring to Lane 1 or Lane 8, 200m indoor tracks vs outdoor tracks, flat tracks vs banked tracks. If you … Continue reading...
Here is a quick video on the different type of pads used in Electrical Muscle Stimulation. This should remove some of the mysteries if you are not familiar with EMS. I also discuss briefly on why … Continue reading...
This article is guest blogged by University lecturer Dr. Vassilios McInnes Spathopoulos, author of An Introduction to the Physics of Sports. You can read my review in Introduction to the … Continue reading...
This is part 14 of the Freelap Friday Five Series, 2013 Edition. To review the 16 part 2012 edition, click here. Part 1 was Matt Scherer, Professional Pacer-Rabbit. Part 2 was Stuart McMillan, … Continue reading...
I was inspired to do this 7 minute video as a follow up to Derek Evely’s 10 Great Tips to Succeed as a Coach (and Change our Sport) I think if a team, company or organization can follow my 7 tips, … Continue reading...
Two weeks ago, I did a short video for SpeedEndurance TV if you can run faster with risers or crowns in track spikes? Someone suggested it was good for hurdlers to get more lift. In this video, … Continue reading...
In this short YouTube video on SpeedEndurance TV, I explain the quickest and easiest way to calm pre-race jitters or nervousness. This tip isn’t only for track, as it’s great for any stressful … Continue reading...
In this world of 140 character SMS tweets, and single picture Instagram photos, it’s nice to revert to the old style magazine where you can flip the pages at your leisure… … including bringing … Continue reading...
This is part 13 of the Freelap Friday Five Series, 2013 Edition. To review the 16 part 2012 edition, click here. Part 1 was Matt Scherer, Professional Pacer-Rabbit. Part 2 was Stuart McMillan, … Continue reading...
Thank you Ian Dube and Mike Goss from USATF-GA (Georgia) for this Vince Anderson podcast. Please visit their website at www.usatfga.org and their Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/USATFGA. … Continue reading...
One of the greatest commonalities on taking the NYC subway or having a caffé in an Italian Bar is: Everyone has an opinion. In the world of boss/worker (or master/slave), one of the common … Continue reading...
Four years ago, Derek Hansen and I hosted Dr. Don Chu at the 2009 BC Recovery and Regeneration Seminar. If you missed it, I put up the entire 2 hour lecture (free of charge) on my other site at … Continue reading...
One of most popular questions I get asked is weight training for Sprinters. In this short video, I answer my favorite top 5 exercises in the weight room. I do not discuss plyometics… strictly … Continue reading...
Last year, I wrote a lengthy piece on Talent Identification. At yesterday’s Oda Memorial Meet at Hiroshima's Edion Stadium, High School senior Yoshihide Kiryu (and Men's 100 meter Youth World … Continue reading...
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Liothyronine & the Hypothyroid (Thyroid Deficiency) Controversy
The Wall Street Journal ran an article on April 10 on Dr. Jeffrey Brown, a Houston-based endocrinologist, prescribing a number of young, athletic males being treated for thyroid deficiency, including … Continue reading...