Yesterday’s podcast from Kenta’ Bell on Coaching Sprint Force & Mechanics mentioned the Jamaicans using the Rocket Sprint Start. Starting … [Read more...]
February 5, 2013 by 24 Comments
Kenta’ Bell on Coaching Sprint Force & Mechanics [PODCAST]
Last night I had the opportunity to listen to the teleseminar hosted by USATF-GA (Georgia). The guest speaker was Kenta’ Bell, two time … [Read more...]
December 6, 2012 by 4 Comments
Bud Winter’s “Relax and Win” is Finally Here
Bud Winter’s “Relax and Win” is finally here! His original 1981 classic has been updated with several new chapters, interviewed by yours … [Read more...]
November 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How to Stop Choking (Part 1)
A while back, Paul Hoffman wrote a controversial guest post on Asafa Powell is NOT a Choker (a great read). I wrote an article 2 years ago on 3 Tips … [Read more...]
November 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
400 meter Training Workouts (Annual Plan)
This blog is full of training workouts from various coaches, and they all have various programs and approaches, such as long to short, vs. short to … [Read more...]
October 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Rocket Sprint Start Book now on Amazon Kindle
In 1964, Bud Winter published the book The Rocket Sprint Start based on Germany's Armin Hary 100 meter victory at the 1960 Olympic Games. Bud Winter … [Read more...]
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400m High School Training Program
In my last newsletter, I mentioned the top 3 requests I get through personal email were 1. custom training programs, 2. changing coaches, and 3. … [Read more...]
August 16, 2012 by 5 Comments
London 2012 Post-Mortem Part 1
First, I can’t imagine the lines at Heathrow airport on Monday morning, August 13th. There are so many stories with controversies, and so many … [Read more...]
July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Botswana’s Amantle Montsho: Relax and Win
A lot of people think Bud Winter’s methodologies are outdated and obsolete, but let me remind you that BOTH Stephen Francis and Glenn Mills were … [Read more...]
July 24, 2012 by 4 Comments
Omega Olympic Starting Blocks (& Why Usain Bolt Bought One)
So you want to buy the newest Omega starting blocks that will be used in the London Olympics? Sure, anyone can buy them. It will cost you 4,800 … [Read more...]
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Asafa Powell Starting Blocks Sequence
I posted some starting block sequences with Usain Bolt, Valery Borzov, Carl Lewis, and now Asafa Powell. For Armin Hary’s starting block … [Read more...]
March 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
Jeff Demps Starting Block Technique
I want to thank Alex Hemry for pointing this out. When I updated the original Rocket Sprint Start by Bud Winter, I only covered the use of starting … [Read more...]
February 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How to Do Different Starts… 2 Point, 3 Point, Falling Starts
When I updated the original Rocket Sprint Start by Bud Winter, I only covered the use of starting blocks, and to some degree, the Moye starting block. … [Read more...]
February 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Can Two Bulls Stay in the Same Corral?
In Botswana where Setswana is spoken, there is a famous proverb: Poo, ga di nne pedi mo sakeng. Literally translated, it means: Two bulls can't … [Read more...]
January 25, 2012 by 16 Comments
LaShawn Merritt Training with Dwayne Miller [PODCAST]
Dwayne Miller: World Class 400M Dash (DVD) If you attend the USATF Olympic Trials, they hold a fantastic SuperClinic series on the “rest day … [Read more...]
January 24, 2012 by 9 Comments
How to Run Faster… at any Age
Every week, I get several emails from readers on how to run faster. Some are from parents of pre-teen children in Track, Soccer and … [Read more...]
December 15, 2011 by 2 Comments
Armin Hary and the Famous 10.0 sec 100m World Record
Here is a great article from Läufer des Jahrhunderts - Die atemberaubende Karriere des Armin Hary - 14) 1960 – Hary, strahlende Nummer 1 - … [Read more...]
December 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Interview with Jamaica’s Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson is a household name in Jamaican sprinting. He was part of the San Jose State “Speed City” era with Bud Winter. In 1948, the … [Read more...]
November 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
The Rocket Sprint Start, 2011 Edition, now Available!
In 1964, Bud Winter published the book The Rocket Sprint Start based on Germany's Armin Hary 100 meter victory at the 1960 Olympic Games. If … [Read more...]
My Christmas Message, and Thanks to 7 Special People
2011 has been a strange year starting with massive Flooding worldwide and then the Occupy <insert keyword here> movements. 2011 is also a very … [Read more...]