Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share In large American cities, you have to enter your 5 digit zip code when paying by credit card at a gas station. That doesn’t help me with my 6 character Postal code, so I am always forced to go inside and pay the cashier. On my last trip to Las Vegas, I noticed they [...]
Share This article was written by Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS Traditional Post-exercise Recovery There are many factors that can influence an athlete’s success: for example, strength and conditioning, sport specific training, nutrition, rest and recovery all play important roles. However, the least well-known but arguably most important aspect is recovery. Athletes who routinely push [...]
Share There was a lot of buzz last year when Tyson Gay confessed over his preference for fast food. Even Usain Bolt was eating McDonald Chicken McNuggets in Beijing. David Oliver’s recent experience in Beijing claims the fast food saved his health and made him perform when it counted. Here is a recent quote on [...]
Share Q&A with Lyle McDonald, author of The Protein Book Q: SpeedEndurance.com: Some coaches tell their sprinters not to each too much carbs the night before a race, as the theory is 1 gram of carbohydrates requires 2 grams of water to store as glycogen. The end result may make the athlete feel “bloated”. On [...]
Share I read an article about Usain Bolt‘s Diet, and how he was not a fan of supplements, just like Jeremy Wariner (who can blame them with the scare in supplement contamination?). The only exception was Vitamin C. The article claimed he ate six daily meals containing 30% carbohydrates, 60% protein, and 10% fats, with [...]
Share Stop before you drink that protein shake. According to the study from Dec 2007 commissioned by Informed-Choice, approximately 25% of supplements could be contaminated. According to the report, which can be found here (PDF): Fifty-eight supplement samples were purchased from popular retail outlets and Internet sites in the United States and sent to HFL [...]
Share Q&A with Lyle McDonald, author of The Protein Book This question is aimed particularly for sprinters who also do a moderate amount of weight training. Q: SpeedEndurance.com: What is the best protein recovery drink for sprinters who have to wait 1-2 hours until they got home from practice to eat a solid home-cooked meal? [...]
Share 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 course [...]
Share I’m a firm believer in a simple post-workout protein drink spiked with 5 or 10 grams of Glutamine after a hard workout. I even recommend this to my marathon runner friends to lessen the pain in their quads 1-2 days after their race. And for sleep, I simply take Melatonin or Sleepzyme if I [...]
Share Last month, I wrote about the Plan-Do-Check-Act components of the Deming Cycle. Another theoretical concept that applies to training is the 80-20 rule of Pareto’s Principle. This is not to be confused with the Law of Diminishing Returns. The 80/20 Rule is a general rule of thumb, or as I call it, a “guesstimate”. [...]
Share This video is a classic. It is 15 minutes long with speaker James Boschman from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is the President and CEO of Randolph and James Flax Mills. Where the heck is Prince Albert, Saskatchewan? Prince Albert, Saskatchewan has a population of less than 35,000 and is about 600 miles north of [...]
Share 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, [...]
Share I came across an old newspaper clipping from The Times’ Feb 26, 2004 edition. They compared the diets of Darren Campbell vs. Peter Radford, and the journalist was biased towards today’s modern science has done little to break sprinting records. Darren Campbell was a bronze medalist from the 2003 World Championships with a best [...]
Share 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. If you are interested in more advanced topics such as developing Strength, Power and Mobility, then check out this article from Dan Pfaff. You can download the entire [...]
Share This guest post was written by Eric Grant of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s Map of Future Forces Affecting Education. Mind and Body The Olympic Games are the ultimate expression of all that we have learned about training our minds and bodies to maximize performance. Athletes spend years preparing to compete, and coaches and trainers take [...]
Share In July, I wrote about Bicarbonate Loading Raises Ethical Issues As Performance-Enhancing Aid. Once again, every second article from the Olympics is about drugs or health benefits of Ergogenic aids. Otherwise, it’s the Michael Phelps show! Is popping a few Tums considered illegal before your 400 or 800 meters ? How about a mountain [...]
Share To me, Tryptophan is bad for you, at least during a 400 meters sprint. I used to consume Power Drive (Biotest) and Vitalyze (SNAC) one hour before my race as both products contains Tyrosine as the main formulation. Tyrosine blocks the release of Tryptophan, which is the amino acid that gives you the sleepy [...]
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