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Share Coaching the hurdles is easy, right? Track and Field, or Athletics to the rest of the world, is a relatively easy sport to coach and to participate. It’s meant to showcase the individual athleticism in Track or Field events. The rules and specifications are calculated for a reason, and that includes hurdle heights and [...]
Share This is part 2 of the series on Speed Training Tips. Part 1 discussed choosing to train your strength or weakness. Truth be told, you need to work on acceleration development at some point, and not 10×200 hard until butt-lock. Here are some examples of the drills we do. Feel free to copy them [...]
Share Part 1 started with the article Hamstring Injuries, the Iliopsoas and Imbalances. Part 2 was titled Controversial Hamstring Workout for Rehab (Part 2). Part 3 was titled More on Stretching and Movement (Part 3) So this is Part 4 of Part ?… Thoughts of Lyle McDonald somehow come to mind… You know that silly [...]
Share Many thanks to Ken Stone who covered these 400 meter races on his MastersTrack Blog. It always inspires me to see a 35 year old running times capable of winning some College meets, or a 40 year old capable of winning local OPEN meets. Or my fellow countryman Michael Sherar running 51 point at [...]
Share This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 talks about being injury prone. Part 2 talks about expectations. Part 3 are my top recommendations. Considerations and Expectations If you had world class speed as an open athlete, chances are you’ll do well in your age group. If you were a mediocre [...]
Share A recent study from the Experimental Aging Research asked the question: Of the 6 sports, which had the greatest decline in performance with age? Athletics (Track and Field) Swimming Rowing Cycling Triathlon Weightlifting I’ve heard several people claim endurance events are easier to maintain while it’s a known fact that sprinters lose speed over [...]
Share This article is guest posted by Latif Thomas, CSCS, USATF Level II, Creator of Complete Speed Training for Sprinters. The First Law of Speed Development: Speed is a Skill The dividing line between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ (if you believe in such concepts) coaches starts with understanding that running fast requires developing technical skill in [...]
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 50,000 athletes in Torino for the 2013 World Masters Games… just 3 YEARS away! TORINO-TURIN — Torino will be hosting the eighth edition of the World Masters Games, the summer games for sportspeople aged from 35 to 100+ years in August 2013. The event – called by Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino and Comune [...]
Share The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organizing Committee is heading to North America to conduct a series of Promotional Roadshows. Held in Toronto March 26 and Vancouver June 11, the Roadshow is the perfect opportunity for you to join with fellow sport participants and representatives of Canadian sporting associations to learn more about how [...]
Share I am very please to see the schedule for the upcoming 2009 World Masters Athletics. In the qualifying rounds, how you place in your race guarantees your spot in the next round, but your time guarantees your lane assignment. The fastest qualifying times are assigned Lanes 3, 4, 5, 6 and the slower times [...]
Share Click Here for more information on the Moye Victory III Starting Block The Moye Starting block concept is simple. The angles of the blocks are much different than conventional starting blocks. The rear block has a very steep angle, and the front block has a low angle for the heel of your front foot. [...]
Share The 2008 USATF Masters Championships were held in Spokane, WA from Aug 7-10. The usual suspects came out (as usual) in the Mens 200m. Stephen Robbins bettered the listed world M65 200m record in 25.36 (-0.8w) seconds. Earlier this year he posted a pending world record time of 25.20 seconds, with both times bettering [...]
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History of Ethical Cheating or Ergogenic Aids
Share Wow, did I ever get a lot of email from my ESPN Radio spot on Ethical cheating or Ergogenic aids. Thanks to everyone who emailed me. I apologize, I will not be able to answer everyone individually but I will cover all the topics I wanted to cover one by one here on this [...]