Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share Now I’m getting worried. When an eight year old become sick from the unpleasant after effects from energy drinks such as Red Bull, I have to ask one thing: Where are heck are the parents? Seriously, there’s a huge difference in Gatorade, or Tiger Gatorade Focus, and Red Bull or Monster drinks. Honestly, until [...]
Share YET another successful Harry Jerome International Track & Field Classic is under our belts. In case you missed it, you can view all the races and interviews on Flocast.org. Harry Jerome was the most decorated sprinter between the Percy Williams (1920’s) and Ben Johnson (1980’s) era. One of the many highlights was his bronze [...]
Share Daniels’ Running Formula If you enjoyed the article on Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running Video, you are sure to enjoy this podcast. With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I [...]
Share If you are going to buy an Olympic History DVD, my first choice is Bud Greenspan. My second choice is the official documentary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics – Tokyo Olympiad – Criterion Collection by Kon Ichikawa. Why? Because there are no interviews and practically no dialog in this documentary. It’s about capturing the [...]
Share With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I really don’t think he needs it. This man dedicated his entire life to running, and his passion for the sport spills out in interviews and DVDs. [...]
Share The 2009 NFL Combine Timing and Testing Sessions are being held from February 18-24 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN. This scouting combine is an invitation only event for invited players and NFL team officials. The tests performed include: 40 yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, standing long jump, 20-yard shuttle, three-cone drill, [...]
Share Here is an interesting 15 minute history lesson on Jamaican sprinting from the Olympic appearance of Herb McKenley in 1948 up to 2002 when this film was produced. This video includes interviews from Jamaica’s Head Coach Dennis Johnson, and athletes Lennox Miller, Michael Blackwood, Ray Stewart, Donald Quarrie and more. None of these men [...]
Share Where were you on December 8, 1980? I was studying for my College finals when I heard the news about John Lennon. Some dates you will always remember. July 20, 1969. September 11, 2001. September 24, 1988. December 26, 2004. Did I say September 24, 1988? With the 20th anniversary of the 1988 Seoul [...]
Share Iwan Thomas is the current UK record holder at 400 meters with a time of 44.36 seconds. His best year was definitely 1998 where he won the gold at all 3 major “championship meets” that year, notably the IAAF World Cup, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. He also won a silver medal at the [...]
Share Sprinter Asafa Powell Debuts Leading-Edge Nike Zoom Aerofly He’ll Wear In Beijing From NIKE Press release: Nike’s deep focus on innovation for the Beijing includes work with one of the world’s fastest human beings sprinter Asafa Powell. In his bid to reclaim dominance in the 100 meters, Powell today debuted the sleek and aerodynamically [...]
Share This article was guest blogged by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS, a physical therapist specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics. What is the best way to increase speed for football? Improve acceleration! This means getting to full speed in as little time as possible. Football requires short intense bursts of speed, and the most successful [...]
Share The 2008 NFL Draft will be held April 26-27. Millions of fans tune in to the NFL Draft, but many of us have never had a chance to see more than a handful of the players selected each year… until now! Draftguys TV gives football fans over 40 in-depth player profiles breaking down practice [...]
Share If you enjoyed the British version of Sports Matters “Worlds Fastest Man” with Michael Johnson, you’ll certainly enjoy this 1 hour documentary of Sports Science with Asafa Powell on Japanese TV. There are no commercials, and you can view the 5 part, 10 min segments of the show below. The show is in Japanese, [...]
Share Introduction I’ve reviewed my fair share of training videos in the past and was very happy to see this DVD didn’t focus on selling a gadget, or belong to the “answer to success is core stability” camp. Visions of Paul Chek come to mind. I’m a big fan of going back to basics and [...]
Share Several of my readers asked me “What the heck are those RSS buttons on your Blog?”. RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a web feed of frequently published or updated content. There was a good video in Problogger.net explaining this. The content can be read using software called a “feed reader” or an “aggregator.” [...]
Share This weekend marks the 2007 USA National Championships, and once again, we’ll see Jeremy Wariner running, but not in his 400m specialty, thanks to the “Michael Johnson rule” of 1997. MJ hurt himself in the 150m showdown with Donovan Bailey on June 1st that year, and this new rule (still in effect today) allows [...]
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