Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share This guest post was written by Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com Thirty is definitely the new twenty. I hate to say it, but look at Hollywood. Some of the hottest stars are in their 30’s and 40’s. Will Smith, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Sandra Bullock, Jamie Foxx… its actually very encouraging [...]
Share This is Part 1 of a 6 part series guest blogged by Strength & Conditioning Coach Virgil Aponte. How to Jump Higher! Vertical Leap Secrets From the World’s Best Strength Coaches – Part 1 For years I’ve used stair training to maximize my power which lead me to using them with the hundreds of [...]
Share Sadly, this stadium no longer exists. Well, it does, but in the form of a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves. The 1996 Atlanta Grand Prix was held two months prior to the Summer Olympics. So this race was “warm up” to the USATF Olympic Trials (the race where Michael Johnson won in Lane [...]
Share This post was guest blogged by Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS. You don’t need to be a scientist to know that chronic back pain can have a negative impact on your life, often bringing with it anxiety and depression. It can affect your ability to work, sleep, and perform other daily activities. Until recently, it [...]
Share Mark McKoy won the Gold Medal in the 110 meters hurdles at the 1992 Olympics. Donovan Bailey won the Gold Medal in the 100 meters at the 1996 Olympics. Where are they now? Like most professional athletes, they either become coaches (like Larry Wade and Jon Drummond) or Sales professionals. The dynamic duo are [...]
Share This post was guest blogged by Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS. Finally an approach to back pain that makes great sense: “Muscle Balance Therapy”. When it comes to back pain, knowledge is power. Our mission here at the Healthy Back Institute is to help you learn all you can about your particular condition because we [...]
Share The mile has so much tradition compared to the 1500 meters. Let’s see, for celebrities, we have Miles Davis, Robert Miles, Miles Kimball, and Sarah Miles come to mind. There’s even the song “(I would walk) 500 miles”. And, of course, there’s Three Mile Island and the urban legend “Mile High Club”. How many [...]
Share This guest post was written by Jay Hicks of Prerace Jitters. The NFL’s top candidates are hoping track legend, Michael Johnson’s sprinting wisdom brushes off on them. Two of the draft’s top running backs, Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, are in a six-week training program for the scouting combine at the Michael Johnson Performance [...]
Share Thanks to John for sending me this info. In the video Reggie Bush 40 Yard Dash – Fastest 4.33 video, Bush is on a track surface and possibly wearing track spikes. Fabian Washington recorded the fastest 40 yard dash at the 2005 NFL Combine with a time of 4.29 seconds. Unfortunately no videos are [...]
Share This post was guest blogged by Kenneth Edwards Jr. of Championship Circle. These are the events on Day 2. Day 1 events was covered yesterday. Jimson’s Note: I agree with the first 9 points. I must disagree on the 10th and final point on the 1500 meters. Decathlon Day 2 It won’t take long [...]
Share This post was guest blogged by Kenneth Edwards Jr. of Championship Circle. These are the events on Day 1. Day 2 events will be covered tomorrow. The Decathlon crowns the World’s Greatest Athlete. Why? Because the Decathlon is a true test of every attribute of an athlete. The Decathlon tests strength, mental toughness, consistency, [...]
Share The Winner of the RunningDVDs .com Building a Better Runner Contest is Barb Motes! Congratulations, and thanks to everyone for participating. The chances of winning are getting tougher (1 in 164) and those numbers are increasing every week.
Share UPDATE: download Clyde Hart’s 60 page Training Manual from the 2007 USATF NPEP Conference. Old news: Jeremy Wariner has a new coach. The rumour about the split was about money and how Jeremy wanted to reduce Clyde Hart‘s commission, despite the increase amount of money Jeremy would be making. From www.star-telegram.com: Michael assured me [...]
Share We all know the amount from government subsidies (i.e. the carding system in Canada) barely pays for basic living expenses. The money does help, but often athletes rely on a part time job to make ends meet. Then there was news about the Canadian and Australian Government rewarding athletes winning a medal at the [...]
Share This post was guest blogged by Neil Travers from Junior Soccer Coach. You only have to watch a senior professional game of football to recognize the importance that speed has in the game. But there is more to speed than meets the eye. Soccer players are athletes, but unlike a 100m runner where there [...]
Share Last year, one of my athletes complained about his lane draw for the 200 meters as he drew Lane 8. Complaining wasn’t the best way to describe his emotions. It was more of frustration, or perhaps, a little worried. I promptly reminded him that Xavier Carter (better known as the X-man) ran 19.63 in [...]
Share Thanks to my good friends at the Canadian Athletics Coaching Center, they reprinted in an easy to read 2 page PDF of Valery Borzov’s account of his own mental preparation prior to a race. The Canadian Athletics Coaching Center also has a wealth of free coaching articles, so feel free to browse their site. [...]
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