2010 NFL Combine Predictions – 5 of the Fastest Men #NFLCombine

This week is dedicated to the NFL Scouting Combine, held February 24 – March 2, 2010.
The NFL Football Combine is a Job Fair for 300 of the best college football players seeking employment.
I’m a bit biased in choosing the fastest men out of the NCAA.  Why?  First, I’m a track guy after all, but second, [...]

Lolo Jones Wrong Spikes Cost her Olympic Gold?

Having a biomechanical test on your running stride is like taking a life expectancy test.  Do you really want to know the results?
What if your life expectancy test show you have 60 years to live, and you’ve just turned 59?  (or worse yet, 61!)
What if you had the wrong spikes all these years?
Lolo Jones is [...]

40 Yard Dash Set up: NFL Scouting Combine Preparation

Excelsior Sports has a new DVD series called The New School of Human Performance.
Below is an excerpt for a 40 Yard Dash set-up from the NFL Scouting Combine Preparation series "40 Yard Dash" DVD.
Presenting the 10 minute YouTube video is Steven Plisk, who earned his BS in Exercise & Sport Science at the University at [...]

The Icosathlon and Tetradecathlon

What the heck is an Icosathlon?
The icosathlon is simply a Double Decathlon, formerly known as the “Double Deca”.
When you think about it, Track and Field has 19 events without relays.  So what’s the 20th event?  A 800 meter race walk which was held in the original Decathlon?
A 150 meters straightaway?
Nope, it’s the 200m low hurdles [...]

Dwain Chambers, Ato Boldon and Box Jumping

Several years ago in the days before YouTube, there was a viral video of Ato Boldon doing a 60 inch or 1.50m box jump (approximately).  Obviously, people confused this with the vertical jump or vertical leap test, but it is a good indication of explosiveness.  And bravery.
I am a firm believer in plyometrics, and I [...]

STREND Fitness Challenge – September 12, 2009

If you are interested in trying out the STREND fitness challenge, there is one on Saturday September 12, 2009 in Livermore, California.  If you can run 5K after a series of 5 maximal exercises, then this event is for you.
Weigh-ins start at 7:45 to 8:30 AM followed by a quick orientation and the start of [...]

Interview with Alicia Weber – Part 2

Matt Bogdanowicz’s is a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in 2006) but missed the 30 minute WR on Oct 2007 (completed 417 when the current record at the time was 442).
In comparison, Alicia Weber is a former University of [...]

Move over Matt Bogdanowicz, here comes Alicia Weber!

When Speedendurance covered Matt Bogdanowicz’s World Record attempts, a lot of you were wondering who set the equivalent WR for a women?
As you know, my good friend Matt is also a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in 2006) but [...]

Strength and Endurance = STREND Fitness Challenge

What is the STREND Fitness Challenge?
Basically, it is when running a 5K alone just isn’t enough.
This is a 6 event decathlon that combines strength and endurance.
It’s the total repetitions of 5 exercises divided by run time in minutes (the 6th and final event), plus there is a strict recovery between events (3 minutes).
STREND Events

Bench press  [...]

Weight Ratios for Power Clean, Bench Press & Squats

What are the recommended weight ratios for power clean, bench press and squats in terms of your bodyweight?  You can see my old weight training program, a discussion on how to determine 1 rep max (1 RM) and another sample weight training program from another coach.
I try not to get hung up on numbers in [...]

Fastest Baseball “Inside Park Home Run” World Record

What’s the fastest time for an “Inside the Park Home Run” in Baseball?

I am referring to the time “around the bases” from home plate, touching all 3 bases, and crossing home plate again?

First, we have to calculate the actual distance.

90 feet between bases, makes 360 feet or 120 yards of linear running. Draw a [...]

Benefits of Caffeine and Multiple Sprint Running Performance

When was the last time you drank 2 cups of strong Starbucks coffee and did a 12 × 30 m, repeated at 35 second intervals?

Doing a 2 x 6 x 30 meter sprints with blocks (or standing pike start) is a common workout providing you have a full recovery for quality sprinting. Technique and [...]

2009 NFL Combine Results – A look at 40 Yard Dash and Vertical Jump

The 2009 NFL Combine Timing and Testing Sessions are being held from February 18-24 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN.

This scouting combine is an invitation only event for invited players and NFL team officials.

The tests performed include: 40 yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, standing long jump, 20-yard shuttle, three-cone drill, 60-yard shuttle as [...]

Death Valley Marathon and the GARMIN Forerunner GPS Sports Watch

A conventional stopwatch calculates running time and splits, and may include newer features such as heart rate monitors and distance traveled by means of a pedometer.

But what happens when you have a GPS enabled watch that can accurately calculate distance, and well as elevation drops? This would come in handy when you don’t have [...]

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge – Chicago, IL – Sept 6

Only 2 months left to prepare for this!

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Chicago, Illinois – Sept 6, 2008

The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is a series of physical fitness events challenging athletes to maximize their performance in individual tests of strength and endurance. It closely mirrors the initial physical screening test given to anyone who desires [...]

Darren McFadden 4.27 40 Yard Dash

The Miami Dolphins will make the first choice of the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26-27. If they don’t pick running back Darren McFadden (aka “D-Mac”) from Arkansas, they should fire their whole executive staff. At least pick him, and trade him if necessary. In my opinion, he’s the most talented athlete [...]

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge – Dearborn, MI – May 10

If you missed the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Los Angeles, this is your second chance to attend this fun but competitive event.
Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Dearborn, Michigan – May 10, 2008
The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is a series of physical fitness events challenging athletes to maximize their performance in individual tests of strength [...]

Fastest 40 Yard Dash Time?

The shortest distance the IAAF recognizes for indoor world record performances is the 50 meters (approx 54 yards) run in 5.56 seconds set by Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey in 1996. The irony is he was considered a poor starter!
The current world record for 60 meters is 6.39 seconds set twice by American Maurice Greene [...]

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge

Matt Bogdanowicz, current record holder of the 60 pull-ups World record, and former world record holder of the one hour pull-ups, will be attending the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Los Angeles Feb 9-10, 2008.
The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is a series of physical fitness events challenging athletes to maximize their performance in individual tests [...]

Reggie Bush 40 Yard Dash – Fastest 4.33?

Thanks to Adarian for sending me the link to the video.

Everyone talks about the fastest 40 yard dash time. The fastest 40 yard I recall was the “4.17″ by Deion Sanders. If that is a hand time, that makes 4.2 (rounded up) or 4.44 FAT (by adding 0.24 from hand to FAT)

The direct [...]

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