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Interview with Stephen Maguire, Coach of Jason Smyth [VIDEO]

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Share This is Part 7 of a multi-part series from my recent trip to Orlando & Clermont, Florida. Part 1 was with Dennis Mitchell and Part 2 was with Brooks Johnson. Parts 3 & 5 was Hurdle Touchdown Times with Kellie Wells Training and Part 4 included Håkan Andersson. Part 5 was myself being interviewed [...]

Hemoglobin and Fatigue at Crunch Time with InsideTracker

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Share Question:  I play soccer and notice that I am getting less separation in the end of games. Ever since I started eating better I have found that the improvements in body composition have not translated on the field. Last week I was found not to have mono but my hemoglobin was lower than the [...]

Heart Rate Variability (HRV), The Warm-up, Cryosaunas and Recovery

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Share Every week, ithlete will cover general questions on training and recovery, as well as specific best practices with Heart Rate Variability (HRV). If you have a general question or a specific question on how to use ithlete you can email ithlete.support@myithlete.com. Question 1: I seem to struggle in the trials and practice, even during [...]

Interview with Dan Pfaff: 5 Questions

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Share This is Part 4 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches.  Week 1 was with renowned jumps coach Boo Schexnayder.  Week 2 had Dr. Mike Stone of the USOC and NBA and Week 3 was performance specialist Henk Kraaijenhof. Dan Pfaff is the Director [...]

Ballistic Power for Better Athletic Performance

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Share This article was written by Kenta’ Bell, a two time Olympian (2004, 2008) in the Triple Jump and the 2001 Gold medalist at the World Student Games in Beijing, China.  His PR is an impressive 17.63m and he is also the 2003 & 2010 USA National Champion. His website is www.thinkingfeet.com and you can reach [...]

Research Review: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, Nutrition and Training

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Share Here is a follow up on my case study on How to Track and Improve your Testosterone & Zinc levels Naturally with InsideTracker. Q – SpeedEndurance.com:  After reading Dr. Stone’s interview, it seems that heavy training is important to help hormones for power and recovery. Any special considerations regarding nutrition and training that I [...]

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) for Sprinters & Power Athletes

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Share Every week, ithlete will cover general questions on training and recovery, as well as specific best practices with Heart Rate Variability (HRV). If you have a general question or a specific question on how to use ithlete you can email ithlete.support@myithlete.com. Q1 – SpeedEndurance.com:  A lot of coaches use the term “stimulate” or “deplete”, [...]

Interview with Jimson Lee

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Share This is Part 6 of a multi-part series from my recent trip to Orlando & Clermont, Florida. Part 1 was with Dennis Mitchell.  Part 2 was with Brooks Johnson.  Parts 3 & 5 was Hurdle Touchdown Times with Kellie Wells Training and Part 4 included Håkan Andersson. Here is a rare interview of myself [...]

Iwan Thomas on the Pressure of the Olympic Trials

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Share This is a great five minute video that all athletes should watch before the Olympic Trials. Yes, the video talks specifically about the pressures of the UK 400 meter Olympic Trials, but the take home messages can be for any country, any event, or any sport. After 4 or 8 long years of training, [...]

Interview with Henk Kraaijenhof: 5 Questions

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Share This is Part 3 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches.  Week 1 was with renowned jumps coach Boo Schexnayder.  Week 2 had Dr. Mike Stone of the USOC and NBA. Henk Kraaijenhof coaching credentials include Nelli Cooman, Melene Ottey, Troy Douglas and Tennis [...]

InsideTracker: How to Track and Improve your Testosterone & Zinc levels, Naturally

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Share This is Part 4 of a multi-part series.  Part 1 discussed Testosterone Creams & Gels: Victor Conte Revisited. Part 2 discussed How To Increase Natural Testosterone, Naturally.  Part 3 covered Sleep Deprivation and Testosterone Levels. In all the years I’ve coached, it’s amazing to see how many people are willing to put stuff INTO [...]

Ben Johnson’s 10 Day Taper Before a Major Competition

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Share When was the last time you crammed for an exam? Why didn’t you keep up all year long, studied a bit every day, so you would just have to review your notes as a refresher the night before? Would you run a marathon the night before a marathon? This sounds ludicrous, but I see [...]

Kellie Wells Training and Hurdle Touchdown Times

Jun 24, 2011; Eugene, OR, USA; Kellie Wells reacts after winning women's 100m hurdle heat in a wind-aided 12.53 for the top qualifying time in the 2011 USA Championships at Hayward Field.

Share This is Part 5 of a multi-part series.  Part 1 was with Dennis Mitchell and Part 2 was with Brooks Johnson.  Part 3 was Hurdle Touchdown Times and Part 4 included Håkan Andersson. Kellie Wells is the current USA hurdles champion for both indoor 60mH (7.79) and outdoor 100mH (12.50). On this windy April [...]

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) for Speed, Rugby

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Share This is Part 5 of the series on Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS).  Part 1 was Electrical Muscle Stimulation Benefits with Derek Hansen writing Part 2 with a Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) Research Review. Part 3 is How to Use Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) with Training with uncut, unedited “reality TV” videos and Part 4 [...]

Dr. Mike Stone Interview: 5 Questions

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Share This is part 2 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches.  Week 1 was with renowned jumps coach Boo Schexnayder. Mike Stone PhD is currently the Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory Director in the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure, and Sport Sciences (KLSS) at East [...]

Other Uses of the Globus SpeedCoach EMS

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Share This is Part 4 of the series on Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS).  Part 1 was Electrical Muscle Stimulation Benefits with Derek Hansen writing Part 2 with a Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) Research Review. Part 3 is How to Use Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) with Training with uncut, unedited “reality TV” videos. One of my [...]

Interview with Håkan Andersson

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Share This is Part 4 of a multi-part series.  Part 1 was with Dennis Mitchell.  Part 2 was with Brooks Johnson.  Part 3 was Hurdle Touchdown Times One of the highlights of my Orlando-Clermont trip was shadowing a session with Håkan Andersson of Sweden.   Since I am Canadian, his wife is also from Canada, so [...]

Free Sports Analysis Software

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Share If you liked the article on the free open source program called Kinovea, here are 3 more! Free is good. LongoMatch http://longomatch.org/ LongoMatch is a free video analysis software for sport analysts with unlimited possibilities: Record, Tag, Review, Draw, Edit Videos and much more! LongoMatch has been designed to be very easy to use, [...]

REgel: the New Gel for Pain, Injury & Inflammation

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Share Last fall, I had the chance to try REgel, the magic recovery gel that we used at the Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon & Ultramarathon. Well, it’s finally available to the public on Amazon or directly from the website at http://re-gel.com/ Speedendurance.com readers can get $2.00 off by using the coupon code SPEEDEND and expires [...]

Boo Schexnayder Interview: 5 Questions

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Share This is part 1 of the weekly “Friday Five” series where I ask 5 tough questions to world class elite coaches. Irving "Boo" Schexnayder is regarded internationally as one of the leading authorities in training design, especially in the Jump events.  He coached triple jumper Walter Davis, long jumper John Moffitt, and 19 NCAA [...]

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