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Share If you are interested in the free sample book of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery: Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance by Sage Rountree, click here for the 36 page PDF file from Velopress. This book covers all the possible modalities for recovery and regeneration, which I’ve covered on this blog over the [...]
Share This article is a continuation of Training for 400m: Balancing Speed and Special Endurance [Lactate] There has been confusion over the terminology of the “Tempo Workout”. For 800 meter and distance runners, a tempo run is completely different than a Sprinter’s tempo workout. See also: Optimal Speed and Tempo Runs A tempo workout is [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Jacob Hiller of www.jumpmanual.com Do you need to be strong or are plyometrics enough? How strong is strong enough? But… – How strong is strong enough? – Can you be buff and jump higher? Getting strong is not only a pre requisite to patting your ego, it’s also [...]
Share It’s a well know fact that some 400 and 800 meter runners use baking soda and/or beta alanine to improve their performances. Whether it’s science or placebo, it’s entirely up to you to decide the ethics of ergogenic aids. In the past, I used to eat pancakes the morning of my races, and purposely [...]
Share This is a follow-up to the article Estimating 400 meter Hurdles Potential. There are so many social media sites out there, it’s hard to keep up to date: Facebook, Twitter, etc. One of them I belong to is LinkedIn, and their Discussion Groups. I belong to one group called Track and Field Coaches and [...]
Share Written by Graham Knight, courtesy of UK Athletics The Sprint and 400m Hurdles events are the most technically demanding single events in the track and field program. In both events the greatest requirement is speed, but the technical demands of efficient and precise hurdle clearances entail the most exacting preparation. The barrier clearances in [...]
Share One of the most common requests I get via email are training programs. I believe coaching is an art and a science. I feel coaches need to know the science behind certain workouts, have a huge workout inventory, keeping track of the total volume per sessions, and above all, know how to plan. That’s [...]
Share The Nike Mercurial Vapor SuperFly III is the seventh generation of Mercurial which continues a legacy of providing players with cutting edge innovation that delivers incredibly lightweight, fast, and responsive performance on the pitch. Informed by insight from some of the world’s fastest players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Alexandre Pato, the Nike design team [...]
Share When I was attending McGill University as an Undergrad, I used to record all my lectures with a tape recorder. (Hey, this was 1982!) I used a Radio Shack (now called The Source) device to slow down up to 0.5X speed to transcribe the lectures word-for-word for my Note taking club. There were 12 [...]
Share Building on the classic heritage of Nike Safari print featured in Cristiano Ronaldo’s first signature boot and high-performance innovation that is the hallmark of Mercurial, the CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly III features a striking tonal black-on-black safari print, inspired by the Nike Air Safari running shoe introduced in 1987 and still coveted today. The [...]
Share Can former elite athletes become world class coaches? Just because you once ran fast (once upon a time) does not qualify or give you the permission to become a coach. You have to pay your dues, obtain certifications, and go to conferences. You have to learn, learn, learn. You can never stop learning. There [...]
Share This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. Click here for Part 1. There are numerous articles on the 300-350 meter distance for special endurance workouts. It is no co-incidence they are all within the “40 second zone”. Clyde Hart 300 meter Workouts (with beeper) Clyde Hart’s Split 400 meter Workout Mike Holloway’s [...]
Share Spring Football is around the corner. In fact, it’s already here when you count the off-season. Track coaches who coach multi-sport athletes such a American football will love this complete program as it resembles Track and Field due to the speed, power and strength requirements. Duane Carlisle, currently the Director of Sports Performance at [...]
Share Do magic workouts exists? At first, I always say “No”, there is no such thing. Consistent, injury free training is the way to go. But after pouring through hundred of hours of live conferences, video conferences, recorded videos and books, I’ve changed my stance on the definition of a “magic workout” The answer is [...]
Share This is Part 2. For Part 1, see Velocity = Contact Length / Ground Contact Time I think we all agree Contact Length and Ground Contact Time optimization is a case by case example. Traditionally, the maximum velocity is reached around the 60 meter mark as referenced from my 100 splits article. The secret [...]
Share On Tuesday, I posted the free Football Training Education Video by Duane Carlisle, 16 Year NFL Strength & Conditioning Coach and current Director of Sports Performance at Purdue University. The video is from a seminar, and NOT a sales pitch, even though he has a product for sale. If you already submitted your email [...]
Share NFL Kansas Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is considering revisiting his Track & Field career should the NFL lockout drag on for months. Rumour has it that he has spoken with Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson and Titans running back Chris Johnson about joining him on the Track & [...]
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8 Tips to Prevent the Common Cold (and Getting Sick)
Share The last thing you want before a major championship meet is catching a cold or getting sick. Here are 8 tips that can help prevent the common cold (rhinovirus) or the flu. In no particular order: 1. Get Outdoors More This is the “Indoor Weather Theory” and not “Being in the Cold Theory”. First [...]