This is Part 1 of a 3 part series, written by Ovidiu Octav Florea. He is a Rugby coach and Rugby fitness coach in Canada, France, and … [Read more...]
June 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Interview with Tapani Keränen: 5 Questions
This is Part 10 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches. To recap: Jumps … [Read more...]
June 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
Fish Oils for Inflammation: How Much is Enough?
Question: I was wondering how much fish oil I should take to help with inflammation? My body tends to break down during the end of a football season … [Read more...]
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How Long to Take a Break: Guidelines for Taking Time off
Every week, ithlete will cover general questions on training and recovery, as well as specific best practices with Heart Rate Variability (HRV). If … [Read more...]
June 26, 2012 by 3 Comments
The 100 meters WR, Photo Finish and Timekeeping 100 Years Later
100 years ago at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Donald Lippincott set the official IAAF 100 meters World Record of 10 and 3/5 seconds. That’s … [Read more...]
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
More Training Tips from Boo Schexnayder
If you enjoyed Boo’s 32 Tips for Speed and Power Development in the Jumps and Boo Schexnayder Interview: 5 Questions, here are more training tips … [Read more...]
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Allyson Felix, Jeneba Tarmoh 100 meter Photo Finish
In case you missed it, the woman’s 100 meter finals at the USATF Olympic Trials resulted in a “tie” for 3rd and 4th place. We’ve seen ties in … [Read more...]
June 22, 2012 by 5 Comments
Interview with Jose Fernandez: 5 Questions
This is Part 9 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches. To recap: … [Read more...]
June 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Key Performance Indicators for the Sprint Hurdles – Part 2
This article was written by Carl Valle, USATF II. Click here for Part 1 of Key Performance Indicators for the Men’s 110m Hurdles It was great … [Read more...]
June 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
Magnesium and Muscle Performance with InsideTracker
Question: I play club soccer in the summer to tune up for college, and find myself dragging a bit during games, especially with long ball … [Read more...]
June 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Monitoring Football-Sprinters, and Transitioning to Masters Competition
Every week, ithlete will cover general questions on training and recovery, as well as specific best practices with Heart Rate Variability (HRV). If … [Read more...]
June 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Good Sportsmanship Stories: Meghan Vogel Revisited
Earlier this month, Meghan Vogel became headline news not for winning the 1600m in her Ohio State DIII championship, but by helping an exhausted … [Read more...]
June 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
Overtraining is like Radiation when you Test Positive
This article is a continuation of Ben Johnson’s 10 Day Taper Before a Major Competition The timing of the article is perfect as we are leading to … [Read more...]
June 15, 2012 by 3 Comments
Interview with Kebba Tolbert: 5 Questions
This is Part 8 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches. To recap: … [Read more...]
June 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dealing with Adrenaline Rushes and Panic Attacks
From the mailbag: Question: I hope you can help me out here. The term my son uses is adrenaline “rushes”, that he has related to racing. Over … [Read more...]
June 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Vitamin D: Mind, Muscle, and Mushrooms?
Question: I read your article on food intolerances and allergies and had a similar question on Vitamin D. My score is great during the … [Read more...]
June 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Making the Comeback: Injuries, Illness, and Time Off
Every week, ithlete will cover general questions on training and recovery, as well as specific best practices with Heart Rate Variability (HRV). If … [Read more...]
June 11, 2012 by 7 Comments
You Can’t Out-Train Bad Diet
This article is a sample chapter of Trainer in a Book, written by Ben Wisan. How to speed up your fitness goals through proper nutrition. In this … [Read more...]
June 10, 2012 by 5 Comments
Free Reaction Timer iPhone App: The sprintStart
Here is a new little app that might interest sprinters who wants to improve their reaction time. It is called sprintStart and it lets you practice … [Read more...]
June 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
DON’T MISS: 2012 USA Olympic Trials SuperClinic
One of the best clinics in recent years was the ELITETRACK Gold Medal Track Clinic conducted at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR. If you … [Read more...]
