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Ties in Sprinting History: 1982 Commonwealth 200m

In the high jump and pole vault, a jump off is used to determine the winner, but ties are permitted for the other placings. One has to look back at the drama from the women’s High Jump at the 1984 Olympics with the dual between Germany’s Ulrike Meyfarth’s and Italy’s Sara Simeoni.
Other field events, […]

How To Be a Good Bench Press Spotter - Part 2

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Part 1 was posted yesterday.
How To Be A Good Bench Press Spotter - Part 2
6) A little spot can add higher intensity, resulting in better gains
Sometimes a little spot and assistance is healthy for the lifter. If the spotter keeps his hands […]

How To Be a Good Bench Press Spotter - Part 1

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Do you remember the 1982 movie Personal Best with Mariel Hemmingway?
No, not the bathroom scene with Mariel and Kenny Moore, but the scene where she is trying to give a “spot” on bench press?
How many times have you had a bench press […]

Japanese Documentary of Asafa Powell

If you enjoyed the British version of Sports Matters “Worlds Fastest Man” with Michael Johnson, you’ll certainly enjoy this 1 hour documentary of Sports Science with Asafa Powell on Japanese TV.
There are no commercials, and you can view the 5 part, 10 min segments of the show below.
The show is in Japanese, but it’s well […]

Complete Videos of Track and Field World Records

This video is a great collection of all the Men’s Track and Field World Records (excludes distances over 5000 meters or Multis).
Some of these videos are very rare, as I haven’t seen these in a long long time (i.e. the pole vault or high jump record)
This list has a lot of outstanding performances… let me […]

How To Prevent Eating Disorders in Sports

If you coach middle or long distance, you really have to watch out for eating disorders, particularly in female athletes.
There is so much pressure to be thin and light. One has look at all the successful distance runners out there, African or non-African, and their body types are all the same: stick thin. […]

40 Years Later, We Still Remember 1968

This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Even today, we still see the old news media reliving those magic moments. Endurance athletes are worried over the pollution in China this summer just like the effects of high-altitude back in 1968.
Last fall, the press covered Dick Fosbury’s […]

Teamwork and Clutch in the Relays

Did anyone notice the 4×400m winning time from the NCAA’s was faster than the IAAF World Indoor?
UPDATE: Thanks to Chui for sending the links to the videos!
In fact, all 3 medalist from the NCAA bettered the winning time from IAAF Worlds.
Also, Baylor won the race with only one team member (LeJerald Betters) entered in the […]

How Much Sleep Do I Need?

How much sleep do people need?
I posed a similar question on one of my earliest blog entries on The Best Method to Sleep using your REM cycle. My theory is sleep in multiples of 90 minutes REM cycles, such as sleeping 6 or 7.5 hours per night. In my case, sometimes it’s only […]

400 Meters: Can you Drop from 45 to 43 in One Year?

In the 400 meters, can you drop your personal best from 45 seconds down to 43 seconds in one year?
The answer is yes.
In 1967, Lee Evans ran a 44.9 hand time (equivalent to a 45.04 FAT) behind Tommie Smith’s 400 meter World Record of 44.5, then ran 43.86 in Mexico City in 1968.
In 1987, Steve […]

Bryshon Nellum: Track & Field’s “Next One”

This article was guest written by Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com

Byshon Nellum is a phenomenon. Descriptions like “freakish” and “ridiculous” are thrown his way. He is shooting for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the rising track star is mentioned in the realm of Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, and Angelo Taylor.
As a senior in […]

The Effect of Different Tracks for NCAA Qualifiers

The next time you show up ready to run on a flat un-banked 200 meter indoor track looking for a personal best or NCAA Qualifier, think again.
In the article Where Did The NCAA Qualifiers Come From? (a look at the effect of different tracks) on Track and Field News, they reported:

There were 22 venues which […]

More History of the 4×100m Relay

It’s hard to believe one of the oldest records in Track and Field is the 4×100m relay. The World Record of 37.40 goes back to the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
I preferred seeing 3 rounds of races, with heats and semis on one day, and the final on the next. […]

The REAL Effects of Alcohol On Your Body

As a rebuttal to Tom Venuto’s Calories and Alcohol article, Marc David from www.nobullbodybuilding.com fame had this to say about the REAL Effects of Alcohol On Your Body. As always, be sure to check the references cited at the end of the article.
If you are curious as to the effects of alcohol on the […]

Other 30 Minute Circuit Training Workouts

If I was a comic book hero, I would call myself Lactic Man. To train for the 400m, one has to tolerate huge amounts of lactic acid.
Earlier, I posted a 30 minute workout. 31.5 minutes to be exact. Here is the other workout.
It comprises of 9 continuous exercises (3 non-stop sets of […]

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge - Dearborn, MI - May 10

If you missed the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Los Angeles, this is your second chance to attend this fun but competitive event.
Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Dearborn, Michigan - May 10, 2008
The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is a series of physical fitness events challenging athletes to maximize their performance in individual tests of strength […]

Tyler Christopher wins 400m IAAF Indoor Championships

UPDATE: Here is the video from YouTube.
Canada’s Tyler Christopher won the 400 meters in a world leading time of 45.67 at the IAAF Indoor Championships in Valencia. This lowers his PB and National Record of 45.80 set earlier this year in Birmingham, UK.
Johan Wissman of Sweden finished second in a Personal Best of 46.04
Chris […]

Tyler Christopher, Johan Wissman Clash in Semi-Finals

Canada’s Tyler Christopher and Sweden’s Johan Wissman were drawn the same heat in the first of two 400m semi-finals at the IAAF Indoor Championships in Valencia. Wissman’s health was questionable after withdrawing from Sweden’s Indoor Nationals last weekend due to fever.
As expected, Christopher was the first to the break for the pole in Lane […]

5 Reasons Why Women Make Better Soccer Players Than Men

March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential.
This post was guest blogged by Ed Storm.
Is there a difference between men and women’s soccer? The huge salary gap comes to mind, but is the perception of women’s soccer […]

Grueling Videos: Crossing the Finish Line

WARNING: SOME OF THE VIDEOS PRESENTED HERE ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
The Olympics and sports in general has a place for dramatics. From cheers to tears.
Sometimes, just finishing the race is more important. Whether it’s prize money or simply the will to survive, I’d like to know what’s on their mind […]

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