Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share This is part one of a series entitled, What’s on Your Bookshelf? I’m always inspired by someone else’s reading list. Or Bookshelf. Have you ever watched a comedy movie with a group of people? Do you notice how some people laugh at certain scenes, while others laugh at other scenes? It’s the same with [...]
Share Complete meet information for the IAAF Grand Prix meet in Rieti, Italy can be found here. Asafa Powell set the 100m WR of 9.74 on September 9, 2007 in Rieti, Italy. Videos of that meet shows a very sparse crown in the hills of Italy. Remember, Asafa ran 9.77 three times. The WR lasted [...]
Share I am currently in Rome where the 2009 FINA World Championships are held. There’s quite a buzz in the city with the electric atmosphere of a Championship meet. Plus, it’s over 35C or over 90F during the day with humidity. And those temperatures are in the shade! Between 1968 and 2004, only 7 men [...]
Share When Speedendurance covered Matt Bogdanowicz’s World Record attempts, a lot of you were wondering who set the equivalent WR for a women? As you know, my good friend Matt is also a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in [...]
Share Let’s face it, the new swimming suits have helped demolish world records at a record pace (no pun intended). Ross and Jonathan from the Science of Sport quoted the average age of a swimming world record for men was 13 months and 8 months for women. That’s a World Record every year! By comparison, [...]
Share This article was guest blogged by Derek M. Hansen of Running Mechanics.com. Derek is also the Head Coach of our Metro Athletic Club. Having used electronic muscle stimulator (EMS) technology for over 12 years for both personal and professional applications, I am always on the lookout for innovations with this type of technology. There [...]
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 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 Focus on Recovery, Regeneration and Rehabilitation Our Head Coach, Derek Hansen, will be hosting a Conference on March 7th, 2009 in Vancouver, BC with a theme of Recovery, Regeneration and Rehabilitation. You can download the conference brochure by clicking here. (PDF) Last year’s conference, Mobility and Movement, was a huge success. If you live [...]
Share The 100 meter freestyle in swimming resembles the 400 sprint in running. Their Elite times are in the mid 40′s second range and both events have similar energy systems: Alactic anerobic and Lactic anerobic. Between 1968 and 2004, only 7 men has run under the magic 44 seconds barrier for the 400 meters (and [...]
Share NEWSFLASH: Running and Swimming Relaxed is the Key to Victory. This old news. Everyone knows this. But when this concept makes the New York Times, and references Clyde Hart, the Director of Track & Field and 4x400m coach at Baylor University, I thought it deserved some feedback. It doesn’t matter if you are a [...]
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 A week ago, I posted Olympic Results Tracking by iDashboards. So a busy week has gone by, and again I checked the medal standings (click on the above iDashboards image). I’ve been checking the results on a daily basis, but so far CANADA has won 0 medals. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Goose Egg. Nothing. After [...]
Share In the swimming events, the Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay was one of the most exciting relays. USA beat France 3:08.24 to 3:08.32. With all the lead changes, it was too close to call. Personally, I would have put Michael Phelps anchor to out psyche the opponents. YouTube and NBC are quickly [...]
Share Dana Torres won her 10th career Olympic medal with a silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay. The American quartet of Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce and Torres swam 3:34.33, an American record. The Netherlands won the gold in 3:33.76 seconds It’s hard to believe her first medal was from 1984, the same [...]
Share Only 2 months left to prepare for this! Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in Chicago, Illinois – Sept 6, 2008 The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is a series of physical fitness events challenging athletes to maximize their performance in individual tests of strength and endurance. It closely mirrors the initial physical screening test given to [...]
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