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The Black Mamba, starring Kobe Bryant and NIKE

Share Nike and Kobe Bryant today premiered an all-new trailer previewing the upcoming Black Mamba film and confirmed the films launch during the 2011 All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. The Black Mamba, staring Kobe, Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, is a Nike Basketball production, directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film brings Kobe’s alter ego, [...]

Clyde Hart 300 meter Workouts (with beeper)

Share The secret to running a good 400m is the effort in running the 2nd 200m must be faster than the first half.  It doesn’t mean the time is necessarily faster, it just means that in the 3rd segment, you must make a concerted effort to pick up speed even if you are actually slowing [...]

Coffee is Good. Coffee is Bad. You Choose (Part 2)

Share I wrote a satirical post last year on coffee, on it being both good and bad.  The problem is coffee beans is a food which has many ingredients, including caffeine.  It also depends on the food combinations, as every body is different. Don’t get me wrong, I love my coffee, or rather my Caffè [...]

Exercise, Recovery, Regeneration and Movement (Part 1)

Share I am going to attempt to discuss the “why’s” on Recovery, Regeneration and Movement .  This is a continuation of a previous series of  “what” and “how to" articles related to Trigger Point Therapy and Self-Myofascial Release. If there are 3 components that are a common theme for this Blog, it’s Training, Nutrition and [...]

Increasing Stride Length: Lance Brauman’s Wicket Drills

Share . Lance Brauman: 16 Speed and Power Drills for Sprints (DVD) Lance Brauman: 30 Speed and Power Drills for the Hurdles (DVD) I am not a fan on using acceleration ladders or any device to increase stride length. This Blog is full of articles on the argument on stride rate vs stride length and [...]

Clyde Hart’s Split 400 meter Workout

Share One of the toughest workouts in my mind are split workouts.  An example is a split 400m: run 200m at near top speed, rest 1 minute, then run another 200m with whatever you’ve got. This workout could also be a 300m broken down as 3 x 100m (rest 1 minute).  Or a Split 500m [...]

Jack LaLanne 1914-2011, Interview and Podcast at Age 94

Share Jack LaLanne died yesterday at the age of 96. Before there was Arnold, or Charles Atlas, there was Jack LaLanne.  He opened up the first modern health club in Oakland, California in 1936. It had a gym, juice bar and health food store.  And this was during the Great Depression! Even on his TV [...]

Nutrition: Saving Money, Fish Oils, Green Tea and Supplements

Share Here is an interview between 2 Ontario Canadian weight loss & fitness gurus.  One is a circuit training fat loss expert and the other a Ph.D. nutrition guy.  They both have their own companies which you can check out at the end of the article along with their free ebooks giveaway (no sign up [...]

Lance Brauman’s Fly-In Drills, In and Out Drills

Share . Lance Brauman: 16 Speed and Power Drills for Sprints (DVD) Lance Brauman: 30 Speed and Power Drills for the Hurdles (DVD) One of the main reasons why I post workouts from various top coaches is not to copy and paste them, but to incorporate the ideas into your training program.  You should tailor [...]

Learning with Tom Tellez and Dan Pfaff

Share If you had the chance to see Tom Tellez or Dan Pfaff in person last November in Toronto or London, then you know who I am talking about. If you are a Track and Field coach, I really don’t need to go into detail of these two coaches. I’ve been attending seminars over the [...]

2011 Pacific Association Legacy Coach Award

Share The PAUSATF Coaches Committee recognizes many influential coaches who have served in the association who have selflessly strengthened their sport through teaching, mentoring, and promoting their profession. Long time Humboldt State coach Jim Hunt was the inaugural award recipient in 2010. Criterion will be weighted heavily on coaches who were not only great coaches, [...]

USTFCCCA Track & Field Technical Certification, February 4-5, 2011

Share I am a firm believer where you can never stop learning. I’ve promoted (and attended) several Track and Field conferences such as the latest offerings from the USATF, CACC, and UKA.  As well, I also recommend books and DVDs from Amazon and Affiliates. USTFCCCA Track & Field Academy in another great resource for coaches [...]

Long Jumper Andrew Howe: similar to Kobe Bryant?

Share I think regular Blog reader realize I have been living in Rome, Italy for nearly 2 years. One of the little known trivia facts is basketball player Kobe Bryant lived in Rieti, Italy for 6 years while his father played professional basketball.  His dad, Joe Bryant, played in Rieti from 1984 to 1992.  To [...]

Mike Holloway’s 2 x 320 meter Workout

Share Mike Holloway: 25 Tips & Drills for the Sprint Events (DVD) Since  I am on a roll discussing the various 3×300, 2×350, or 352 yard workouts, I have another one to discuss. Mike Holloway, head Track and Field coach at the University of Florida, believes in a 14 day taper from a major Championship. [...]

400 Meter Training Workouts – the Descending 6×200 meters

Share In the past, I wrote about several 400 meter training workouts such as: Bud Winter’s 352 yard workout the 2×300 meters (or 40 seconds) workout the 2×350 meter indoor workout the 3×300 meter workout the classic 600-500-400-300-200 breakdown workout the Clyde Hart 8×200 meters and Tom Tellez 6×200 meter workout. Here is another variation [...]

Was Arthur Lydiard Right All Along?

Share If you had a chance to listen to the 2 hour speech from Arthur Lydiard, you might think his success of producing Olympic medalists was having the right people at the right time.  Or it was from his high mileage base training and overall approach to training. Lydiard favored a high mileage base to [...]

Free Sports Nutrition Virtual Conference January 27, 2011

Share The Sports Nutrition market is now dominated by the non-sporty consumer, thanks to “cultural image” and branding.  Being seen with the right sports drink or snack, or a bottle of glorified water has an impact on today’s market. The most recent figures available value the Global Sports Nutrition market at a massive $4.7 B [...]

Which Masters Sport Performance Gets Worse with Age?

Share A recent study from the Experimental Aging Research asked the question: Of the 6 sports, which had the greatest decline in performance with age? Athletics (Track and Field) Swimming Rowing Cycling Triathlon Weightlifting I’ve heard several people claim endurance events are easier to maintain while it’s a known fact that sprinters lose speed over [...]

Rio 2016 Logo – A Henri Matisse Copycat?

Share On New Year’s Eve 2010, the Rio 2016 LOC unveiled the logo for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games (see photo, left) Over 139 design firms participated from Brazil, then short listed to 8 finalists. At first, I thought the logo resembled a thong (I do have a one Track mind – get it?) but [...]

NIKE and TOMTOM New NIKE+ GPS Sportwatch

Share NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) and TomTom (AEX: TOM2) have collaborated to create the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom. The new running watch, unveiled today at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, will provide athletes with the most dynamic and motivational running experience in the world thanks to its unique functionality, beautiful design, and direct [...]

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