Who Won the Shoes War? PUMA, NIKE or ADIDAS?

August 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee

In the Corporate Olympics, who won the world’s fastest spikes?

Like the Sports drinks and cola beverage industry, the sports shoes market is a highly competitive one, even more competitive than the Men’s 100 meters!

My first recollection of the Corporate Olympics was in 1972. Lasse Viren won the 5000 and 10000 meter double, and immediately […]

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Jeremy Wariner’s Adidas Lone Star Spikes

August 5, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The Olympics isn’t about the athletes or countries competing for gold, silver and bronze.

Pierre de Coubertin quoted “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well”

The Olympics is also about corporate sponsors winning market share. Gatorade vs. Powerade […]

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Walter Dix NIKE Spikes?

July 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I respect any athlete who gets a scholarship, especially a NCAA Div 1 scholarship, and stays the entire 4 years. Less than one percent of the 149,000 NCAA Division I athletes turn pro following their college career.

I respect athletes even more who go to school under their own terms, and preventing over racing in […]

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Bicarbonate Loading Raises Ethical Issues As Performance-Enhancing Aid

July 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I discussed the findings of Bicarbonate Loading in my monthly newsletter. At the time, I didn’t want this Blog to be the focus of drugs or ergogenic aids, at least not the banned and illegal ones.

It comes down to the ethical question of whether or not the athlete has a competitive advantage by taking […]

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The Nike Swift Suit and Nike Track Spikes

July 10, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I love technology.

But technology has to be available to everyone to be a level playing field.

Remember the 1972 Olympic pole vault controversy?

Bob Seagren won the gold medal in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic pole vault. In 1972, he had vaulted a world best 18 feet 5.75 inches that year using a carbon pole. The […]

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Jeremy Wariner New Adidas Track Spikes

June 30, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I’ve been waiting for this article to come out.

There was a lot of news with Michael Johnson’s Golden Track spikes back in 1996.

And we are still waiting for the Asafa Powell spikes expected to make an appearance at Beijing. We’ll see if he wins a gold after Usain Bolts 9.72 World Record and Tyson […]

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Subliminal Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy for Athletes

May 28, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Some athletes will do anything to win, as long as it’s legal.

We’ve heard the clichÃ© that winning is X% physical and Y% mental. You can plug in your own numbers, but we all agree there is a mental aspect to sport success. Or meltdowns, especially when fatigue is a factor.

I’ll be attending the […]

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What Do You Do with Old Running Shoes?

April 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee

As a sprinter or runner, you know you should throw away your running shoes or training flats before the soles shows signs of excessive wear.
Why? Because the padding on the inside has lost their effectiveness. This isn’t a shameless plug for Nike, Reebok, Puma or Adidas to buy more shoes.
In my […]

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Michael Johnson’s Nike Golden Spikes - Step Aside!

January 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Nike designs new running spikes for Asafa Powell
This article from The Jamaica Observer made me realize the power of branding in the marketing wars between Nike and Adidas.
We all remember Michael Johnson for the Golden spikes in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
The first prototype won’t be revealed until Powell competes in his first race in […]

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BC Strength, Fitness and Conditioning Conference - February 23

January 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee

If you are a Personal Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sports Coach, or Rehabilitation Specialist, this one day conference is an exceptional professional development training seminar.
A panel of World Class presenters offers their experience relating to the area of “Mobility and Movement”. All aspects of physical conditioning and preparation are addressed in this conference.
If […]

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