Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share In 1956, Bud Winter of San Jose State University and Speed City fame published a landmark book titled So You Want to be a Sprinter. It was updated in 1973 and became foundation for many coaches back then who would later become world class coaches. Those coaches include Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills, Frank [...]
Share . . . Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom Canon VIXIA HG21 AVCHD 120 GB HDD Camcorder with 12x Optical Zoom Canon VIXIA HF S21 HD Dual Flash Memory Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom Canon VIXIA HF S200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom Prosumer Digital Video Camera [...]
Share One of these days, I’ll have to interview my USA based soft tissue specialist Joe Horrigan or Canadian-now-UK specialist Gerry Ramogida and talk about what it’s like to be a therapist at the Olympic or World level. I am sure they will have very interesting stories to tell. Until then, Australia’s Brad Hiskins (in [...]
Share This is another continuation of articles dedicated to core training. See Isometrics and Ab Core Exercises – The Hidden Secret? and Core Muscle Training: How much is Enough? I love medicine or med balls so I am biased in this article. They are cheap yet can be used as a dynamic warm up, core [...]
Share This is PART 2: The pre-race routine getting into your starting blocks. PART 1: The pre-race routine before getting into your starting blocks. If you watch PGA golf, there’s one thing that you probably noticed but never paid any attention. From the minute they stand behind their shot, to the minute they strike the [...]
Share Maurice Wilson: Sprinting the Jamaican Way: Drills for Speed and Technique (DVD) This is part 2 of a 3 part series in reviewing Maurice Wilson’s 3 DVD set on Jamaican sprinting. Part 1 can be found here. Maurice Wilson’s resume is impressive: Jamaican National Track & Field Team Assistant Coach (Sprints) at the 2008 [...]
Share I wrote about the 400 meter fiasco from my eye witness account at the 2010 Rome Golden Gala. This is unacceptable at any level and the race should be re-run. Athletes who were unaffected should be able to keep their performance (time wise) for ranking purposes only. In all fairness for the sake of [...]
Share This is a continuation of a previous article titled Isometrics and Ab Core Exercises – The Hidden Secret? A recent article in the Guardian quoted Sanya Richards doing 1500 sit-ups per day: As an elite athlete who is known for doing 1,500 abdominal crunches per day, Richards-Ross should not have been a bride who [...]
Share Anyone who watches Usain Bolt before any race will notice he is loose and confident before every race. In a big pressure race of the Olympics or World Championships, he’s playing and smiling to the crowd, while others are focused, staring at the finish line or staring at their belly buttons. Asafa Powell, who [...]
Share What is the STREND Fitness Challenge? It is a 6 event decathlon that combines strength and endurance. It is the total repetitions of 5 exercises divided by a 3 mile run time in minutes (the 6th and final event), plus there is a strict recovery between events (3 minutes). In the STREND event, the [...]
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The Quest For The Perfect Shake… and Snack?
Share Ever since my trip to Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, Mike Durand introduced me (and my team) to Muscle Milk. We had just finished our workouts in the glorious sunshine of southern California and he provided us with the RTD (ready to drink) cold versions of Muscle Milk. Ever drink a warm protein shake? [...]