Liquid Creatine Vs Creatine Powders

June 28, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This is part 2 of the series on Creatine.
Part 1 focused on the loading phase of creatine.
Guest Blogger Troy Degarnham explains the differences between Liquid Creatine and Creatine Powders.

Liquid creatine is rumoured to provide the body with benefits that take place immediately after taking the supplement. The professionals marketing liquid creatine also claim that […]

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Michael Johnson’s racing strategy in the 400 meters

June 27, 2007 by Jimson Lee

UPDATE: download Clyde Hart’s 60 page Training Manual from the 2007 USATF NPEP Conference.

This excerpt was from www.MichaelJohnson.com which sadly no longer exists.

There were a lot of good articles. One of them involved wearing a special Nike speedsuit that measured his 400m splits at every 50 meter increments at the 2000 Prefontaine meet.

His approach […]

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Gram and Calorie Calculator for Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat

June 26, 2007 by Jimson Lee

70-20-10?
50-25-25?
40-30-30?
60-15-25?
I wish I had one dollar for every new diet book that was published. I can think of at least 4 diets that emphasized carbohydrate, protein, and fat ratios off the top of my head.
First, I was a big fan of the Robert Haas “Eat to Win” diet back in the 80’s when I […]

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Converting Powerpoint Slideshows to Flash with Gmail

June 25, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Talk about stress!
I was set to give a corporate coaches clinic the other day, and the worst thing happened to me: my USB thumb/flash drive memory stick got corrupted!
In it, I had kept my PowerPoint slide, as well as a Powerpoint show slide in case the computer at the clinic […]

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Athletics: A Gateway To A World Of Oppourtunity

June 25, 2007 by Special Guest

Importance of College AthleticsThe opportunity to play football at the college level was an experience that has undoubtedly played a major role in shaping me into the successful leader I am today. Growing up, I had always done well in the classroom, but, school was not a motivating factor for me. In my naïve mind, […]

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Consistency and Focus Year In and Year Out

June 22, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This weekend marks the 2007 USA National Championships, and once again, we’ll see Jeremy Wariner running, but not in his 400m specialty, thanks to the “Michael Johnson rule” of 1997.
MJ hurt himself in the 150m showdown with Donovan Bailey on June 1st that year, and this new rule (still in effect today) allows previous World […]

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Bud Winter Endurance Sprint Program for Lee Evans

June 21, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Bud Winter coached at San Jose State University from 1944 - 1974 and was responsible for the legendary “Speed City” in the mid 1960’s.

In total, he produced 1 NCAA Championship, 49 NCAA records, and 27 Olympians including including Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and John Carlos, just to name a few. He also coached Greece’s […]

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Bud Winter Sprint Program for Tommie Smith

June 20, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Bud Winter coached at San Jose State University from 1944 - 1974 and was responsible for the legendary “Speed City” in the mid 1960’s.

In total, he produced 1 NCAA Championship, 49 NCAA records, and 27 Olympians including great athletes like Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and John Carlos, just to name a few. He also […]

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Everything I learnt in Life, I learned while Bartending

June 19, 2007 by Jimson Lee

You’re probably reading the headline and asking yourself “What the heck does this have to do with running?”
“What does bartending have to do with being a good coach?”
Well, I have news for you. Whether you are a Doctor, Starbucks Barrista, Bartender, Technology Consultant, Personal Trainer, or Coach, these are all careers in the service […]

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Saving YouTube and Blip.tv files for your iPod or computer

June 17, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Show me an athlete who doesn’t own an iPod!
All the athletes on my track team know I work as a Technology Consultant during the day. One of my biggest request is to save YouTube files for the iPod.
Personally, they should be worrying about their next race, but here are the steps to […]

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Dick Fosbury: Former Olympic high jumper

June 15, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Vancouver, BC is really a small town.
I saw Debbie Brill training her group of high jumpers at our local track meet at Burnaby Central High School on Tuesday night. Talk about Flashbacks!
The only thing I remember about watching the 1972 Munich Games on my 13″ Black and White TV was Frank Shorter (marathon, and […]

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10 Reasons Why I Love Google

June 13, 2007 by Jimson Lee

As you may know by reading my bio, I am a coach at our local track club, Metro Athletic Club.
As with any club, group, or organization, we needed ways to collaborate and be more productive with our time, especially when on the road traveling for competitions. And not spend a fortune.
Here are 10 reasons […]

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It’s Summertime, and the living is Organic

June 10, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Remember that Gershwin song “It’s Summertime, and the livin’ is easy… Your Daddy’s rich… ”
It’s meant to be easy. But, do you feel that to live organic you need a rich daddy build into your equation? Not so. Sure, organic food is expensive. But note: your underemployed, free-lancing cousin living in […]

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2007 Harry Jerome Mens 4×400m Relay

June 9, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Full results click here.

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2007 Harry Jerome Womens 4×400m Relay

June 9, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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2007 Harry Jerome Mens 4×100m Relay

June 9, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Full results click here.
The BC team of Brandt Fralick, Leon Farrell, Ricardo Charles and Metro Athletic Club’s Mike Giuffre upset Canada, USA and China in Men’s 4×100m relay in a winning time of 41.78
Full results can be found here. Lane assignments: China 4, Canada 5, USA 6, BC 7. Canada’s National team of Shannon King, […]

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