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Share In 1964, Bud Winter published the book The Rocket Sprint Start based on Germany’s Armin Hary 100 meter victory at the 1960 Olympic Games. If you’ve seen the vintage footage, you will agree on two facts: (1) he was one of the fastest starters of all time, and (2) his pickup in the first [...]
Share Since today is Black Friday, the day following American Thanksgiving, it officially kicks off the Christmas shopping season. If you are looking for ideas on books to buy, you can go to the Book Review category section. And of course, there is my Rocket Sprint Start book to be released on December 1. Here [...]
Share Strength Speed. Technology and training for sprinter speed and long jump Sometimes, thinking out of the box is a good thing. If you are getting the same results with old antiquated methods, it’s time to try new things. This book is about technology and training for sprinter speed and long jump. ”Powersprint” is a [...]
Share . In the USA: Gold Rush by Michael Johnson In the UK: Gold Rush by Michael Johnson If you like Michael Johnson’s first book, Slaying the Dragon: How to Turn Your Small Steps to Great Feats, you’ll probably enjoy this book. Johnson has assembled his very own Olympic Hall of Fame in assessing the [...]
Share The new book The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World will be released on August 30, 2011. This is his FIRST autobiography co-written with Dave Zirin, and not to be confused with CD Jackson’s Why: The Biography of John Carlos With C. D. Jackson, Jr. When you think of the [...]
Share Based on popular demand, Bud Winter’s 2010 edition of So You Want to be a Sprinter is now available on Kindle. Best of all, it is half priced at $9.99 on Amazon.com US, Amazon.co.uk UK and Amazon.de Germany. If you haven’t bought this book yet, or if your original copy is worn and soiled, [...]
Share Alex Hutchinson’s first book Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise is officially released today. Congrats to Alex, (being a distance runner), who beat me (a sprinter) in the race to publish their first book. Who the heck is Alex Hutchinson? For [...]
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 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 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 Running My Way by Harry Wilson ( UK residents click here) Who can remember the Steve Ovett – Sebastian Coe rivalry back in the late 70’s and early 80’s? I was always an Ovett fan. Unless Lord Coe sends me complementary tickets to the London 2012 Games, I’ll change my mind. Once reason I [...]
Share If you are stuck indoors due to inclement weather, don’t despair. Sure, nothing beats doing short 30m with spikes on a track on a warm day, or flying through a 2 x 300m on an outdoor track with nothing but shorts and spikes (and maybe athletic supporters for men!). But for the unfortunate ones [...]
Share Ralph Mann is everywhere. He was in London at the European Sprinting & Hurdling Conference, then he was at the 2010 USATF National Podium Education Project in Virginia Beach. He’s also famous for his Sprinting & Hurdling book (which I have referenced several times on this Blog), which you can obtain by emailing Curtis [...]
Share This is Part 2 of a multi-part series. Click here for Part 1. Here is another resource for you, and best of all, it’s free. It’s called Self-Myofascial Release: Purpose, Methods, and Techniques by Mike Robertson. If you look at the cover of the ebook, you will notice 3 objects, and these are the [...]
Share . This is Part 1 of a multi-part series. If you wonder why a big portion of this Blog is dedicated to recovery and regeneration, it is because I believe it is the next important element next to training, especially for Masters athletes. Sure, nutrition and supplements are also important, but overtraining without proper [...]
Share In 1956, Bud Winter of San Jose State University and Speed City fame published a landmark book titled So You Want to be a Sprinter. It was updated in 1973 and became foundation for many coaches back then who would later become world class coaches. Those coaches include Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills, Frank [...]
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