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Share When I wrote about When Athletes Hit a Plateau – Change Distance or Change Training?, the thought of converting a 400 meter sprinter to a 400 meter hurdler was an option. I had that dilemma when I first started running 400 meters, because I wasn’t born with blazing fast speed. As well, you can [...]
Share I first heard of Ian Jeffreys when I bought the book Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning – 3rd Edition years ago. I never met the chap personally, but afterwards I Googled his name (doesn’t everybody do this?) only to find he wrote 3 other books! (More info on Ian Jeffreys can be found [...]
Share This is Part 4 of a multi-part article. Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Click here for Part 3. Along with the award nomination, this this biography was compiled by Urla Hill, M.A., Guest Curator at SJSU. Her website is Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power The accomplishment [...]
Share From Ato Bolden’s Twitter account, he tweeted 10 things retired track athletes know that active athletes might not. This isn’t meant to be a Brian Tracy checklist (here’s another), but it’s a good read, and I have to admit, I agree with everything said here. Back in May 2008, I remember Gary Reed and [...]
Share Here are some vintage footage in HQ of Allan Wells, Pietro Mennea, and Valery Borzov past his prime. You get a chance to see both semi final races and the finals at the 1978 European Outdoor Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.. The footage is amazingly clear so you get a good view of technique. [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Jonas Forsberg of YouthSoccerSpeed.com When it comes to the way we plan and setup our soccer practices, there is one important rule to follow: Never perform 2 High Intensity Soccer Training days in a row No matter what age or level you are coaching, adding in 2 high [...]
Share I was watching an interesting video from UKA Coaching. Due to excessive bandwidth costs, the coaching videos are only available to UK residents. I am fortunate to have clients in the UK so I can watch them! The video was a 2 part series by Jon Goodwin. It continues the whole debate on Stride [...]
Share In almost 4 years of blogging, this site has numerous articles on the training and accomplishments of Bud Winter and Speed City. Athletes profiled include Lee Evans, Tommie Smith and John Carlos. And I know I am leaving out a lot. Now it’s time to take a closer look, and we’re talking beyond Track [...]
Share Obinna Metu is a Business Management undergraduate student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His personal best time for 100 meters is 10.16 seconds set in 2008. Unlike a majority of talented African runners, and especially sprinters, Obinna Metu elected to stay home and not go to the NCAA. In 2007, G4S launched an [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Joel Jamieson from www.improve-vertical.org Power is very commonly mistaken as strength, the ability to output force, or the ability to lift heavy weights. In reality, power is dependent on both velocity and force, and is usually referred to as explosive strength, an important aspect of athleticism and especially [...]
Share I just completed the first draft for the updated Bud Winter book The Rocket Sprint Start. The original version was from 1964, so I think a new version is overdue! Since this will be a detailed book on starting block styles (i.e. angles) and techniques, I had to add the section on the Moye [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Jonas Forsberg of YouthSoccerSpeed.com The biggest problem today when it comes to soccer speed is probably the lack of understanding on how to improve it, and actually, the fact that you can improve it. The biggest myth when it comes to speed training in general today is the [...]
Share This is Part 3 of a multi-part article. Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Along with the award nomination, this biography was compiled by Urla Hill, M.A., Guest Curator at SJSU. Her website is Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power Distance coach Ron Davis had held coaching positions [...]
Share Yesterday’s post on 100 Meter Training Videos with Marc Mangiacotti raised the question: Who the heck is Marc Mangiacotti? Here’s a chance to get a transcribed 1 hour interview with Coach Mangiacotti and Latif Thomas of Complete Speed Training. It’s over 29 pages long which should take you less than an hour to read, [...]
Share If you enjoyed the last 800 meter training Master Class, you’ll enjoy this new session. This Master Class is geared for anyone who coaches the 100 meters at the youth, high school and sub-elite college level. This also applies to the 200 and 400 meter sprinters, because success all boils down to your 100 [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Taylor Tollison of www.youthsoccerskills.com. In addition, Taylor has written a free 25 page ebook called “Modern Stretching” which you can download here (click, or right click and choose “save as”) Athletes can’t help the team win or move their abilities forward if they are injured. Too often parents, [...]
Share In 2008, the IAAF New Studies in Athletics’ asked Victor Lopez, the Chairman of the IAAF Coaches Commission and a long-time friend of Hart, to get Hart to speak about the fundamentals of his approach to training 400m runners. New Studies in Athletics: What does it take to perform well in the 400m? Clyde [...]
Share Next to the Olympics and the IAAF World Championships, the NCAA “March Madness” Basketball Tournament is my favorite event. It’s simple… all you have to do is go 6-0 (or 7-0 if you live in fantasy land) on 3 consecutive weekends to win the National Championships. So Go Hard or Go Home. It doesn’t [...]
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When Athletes Hit a Plateau – Change Distance or Change Training?
Share Last year, I wrote about the 400 meter sprinter moving up to the 800 meters. Unless you are a pole vaulter, gone are the days where you can just focus on one event. Usually, you have to double up in events, especially in the High School and College ranks. And then there are relays! [...]