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Colin Powell on Leadership Video

I am in San Francisco for a Technology conference and I had the pleasure to attend a one hour live session with Gen. Colin Powell (ret).  19,000 attendees for the conference and only 8000 seats.  I was one of the lucky ones.
Who the heck is Colin Powell?
Colin Powell needs no introduction.  He was a 4 […]

Dwayne Miller - Coach of LaShawn Merritt

From the mailbag:
Jimson,
You’ve covered a lot of great 400m coaches on your website like Clyde Hart, Bud Winter and Stan Dowell. 
How about LaShawn Merritt’s coach?  What kind of training philosophy does he have?  Long to Short or Short to Long?

First of all, Dwayne Miller is LaShawn Merritt’s coach.
LaShawn’s last 4 years have been impressive […]

PODCAST - Vince Anderson - Technical Aspects of Sprinting and Technique

If you enjoyed Vince Anderson’s Sprint Acceleration and Maximum Velocity article, you are sure to enjoy this podcast.

Vince Anderson, the assistant coach at Texas A&M University, is a world class sprint, hurdle and relay coach. He has coached a number of athletes to NCAA and US national titles, including Leonard Scott, Jabari Greer, Justin Gatlin, […]

PODCAST - Jack Daniels - The Art and Science of Running

Daniels’ Running Formula

If you enjoyed the article on Jack Daniels - The Art and Science of Running Video, you are sure to enjoy this podcast.

With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I really don’t think […]

PODCAST - John Berardi - Sports Nutrition On The Go

If you have been to other sports forums and websites, you’ve probably come across the name John Berardi. I heard of Dr. Berardi in 2002 while he was doing his Ph.D. in Kinesiology specializing in Exercise and Nutritional Biochemistry. My Undergrad major was also Exercise Physiology with a concentration in Biochemistry, so of […]

PODCAST - 400 meter Training with Iwan Thomas

Iwan Thomas is the current UK record holder at 400 meters with a time of 44.36 seconds. His best year was definitely 1998 where he won the gold at all 3 major “championship meets” that year, notably the IAAF World Cup, European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

He also won a silver medal at the 1996 […]

PODCAST: Frans Bosch - Author, Biomechanist, Coach

Frans Bosch is a professor of biomechanics and motor learning at Fontys University for Applied Science in The Netherlands. He is also the co-author of “Running: Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology in Practice” with Ronald Klomp. His book “Running” is widely regarded as one of the top sprinting resources for coaches worldwide. An anatomical illustrator, […]

PODCAST: Rare Interview with Al Oerter

The Canadian Athletics Coaching Center has a wealth of free coaching articles, including a great article I referenced on Valeri Borzov’s mental preparation before a race.
Click here for a complete listing of their downloadable audio files.
Another gem in their collection is a rare interview of Al Oerter, recorded about 4 months before his untimely death […]

PODCAST: Never Be Sick Again by Raymond Francis

My good friend and fellow colleague Joe Sarti has a radio show on Voice America every Wednesday at 1pm Pacific. If you get a chance, be sure to tune in live, or go to the archives for past broadcasts.

One of the more popular broadcasts on his show includes Jack LaLanne from September 10, 2008. […]

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