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Share Back to School Special, Part 2. Warning: this subject matter may bring back horrible memories of high school Physics and Calculus! If you liked the past article on physics, then you’ll love this PowerPoint video using Physics and Calculus to determine the number of horsepower in Usain Bolt. Of course, you can use your [...]
Share I predicted David Rudisha would break the World Record in Rieti. He ran a World Record 1:41.09 6 days earlier on August 23rd. When you analyze the top men’s 800 meters performances over the last 25 years, NINE were set in Rieti. Make that TEN as of today! SIDENOTE: In 1997, Wilson Kipketer also [...]
Share As an exercise physiologist, there are things you can measure and analyze. For starters, there’s height, weight, body fat and lean body mass. For metrics, there’s the good old fashion stop watch and tape measure. And high speed film analysis. If you don’t own a HD HQ video camera, they have gone down dramatically [...]
Share Here we go again. Running is meant to be simple. Just put one foot in front of the other. It all boils down to stride rate and stride frequency. Optimize the 2 forces, horizontal and vertical, and cover ground as fast as possible. Simple. In the distance world, I recall former WR holder in [...]
Share I predicted David Rudisha would break the World Record in Rieti. Perhaps I could still be correct with the meet being one week away. But my crystal ball is besides the point. David Rudisha broke the world record in Berlin with a 1:41.09, meat slicing a measly 0.02 seconds off the old standard of [...]
Share When it comes to injuries for world class sprinters, the most frequent are hamstring pulls and knee problems. Add Achilles tendon problems to Masters folks. But in the world of the average layman, and sedentary slouch, you can add lower back problems, coupled with belly fat. If you read my last article on core [...]
Share The key to a proper training program is BALANCE. I prefer alternating hard & easy days with one or 2 days off, depending on the athlete. Masters athletes need more easy days, but the “active recovery” days are great to maintain fitness and keep those unwanted pounds from creeping up. It’s also a chance [...]
Share My good friend Clay Parker asked me if a runner’s top speed can be extrapolated to a 100 meter time. It’s a good question as we constantly have endless running calculators or converters. Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay recorded 0.805 second splits for 10 meters (based on 20 meters) which calculates to 44.72 kph [...]
Share Michael Johnson’s training for speed endurance was covered in detail very early in the blog, so I thought it would be interesting to review what he did for speed work or acceleration development. After all, we are talking about at man with a 10.09 PB for 100 meters and who ran 19.32 for 200 [...]
Share In school, the student who knew all the answers was the second smartest kid in the class. The student who asked all the questions was THE smartest. So when it comes to designing a weight training program, please, ask questions. Question yourself why you are doing what you are doing. Don’t read a book [...]
Share Is it my imagination, or are we seeing a rash of taller athletes, at least in men? I’m not only referring to Usain Bolt who is 6 feet 5 inches (1.95m). There are plenty of track athletes over 6 feet 3 inches (1.90m) such as 800m specialist David Rudisha from Kenya, 800/1500 runner Andrew [...]
Share In Rome, it’s hot and humid. We are talking about daytime high of 38C and lows of 28C. It’s actually hotter with the reflection from the stones and bricks, plus the humidity. But despite the heat, I can sleep better and longer hours too, despite the early sunrise. This is bizarre as there are [...]
Share Maurice Wilson: Sprinting the Jamaican Way: Relay Technique, Drills & Strategies (DVD) This is part 3 of a 3 part series in reviewing Maurice Wilson’s 3 DVD set on Jamaican sprinting. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. Maurice Wilson’s resume is impressive: Jamaican National Track & Field Team [...]
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How Do You Determine the Worlds Fastest Man?
Share Back to School Special, Part 1. Warning: this subject matter may bring back horrible memories of high school physics! How do you determine the Worlds Fastest Man? The Winner of the 100m Olympic Gold Medal (The Olympic shortest sprint distance)? The fastest 10m segment? (with or without a running start?) A radar gun (like [...]