This article is guest blogged by Lee Ness, a UKA qualified Event Group Coach for Sprints and Hurdles, the Head Coach/Sprint Coach at City of Salisbury Athletics, and Running Club and Track and Field Team Manager for Wiltshire Athletics Association. Click here for all articles written by Lee Ness. … [Read more...] about Lashawn Merritt vs Kirani James – The Greatest (Track & Field) Show on Earth
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Lashawn Merritt Video Demonstrating Vertical Displacement
My top three secrets for sprinters are muscle reactivity & elasticity, hip mobility & flexion, and pelvic stability. In plain English, that is specific application of force during ground contact. Because we know there is nothing you can do in the air to apply more force and cover ground … [Read more...] about Lashawn Merritt Video Demonstrating Vertical Displacement
LaShawn Merritt Training with Mike Hurst [PODCAST]
Last year (Jan 2012), just before LaShawn Merritt changed coaches from Dwayne Miller to Loren Seagrave, I had the chance to interview him on Skype. You can watch that video here. Fast forward to March 2014, and LaShawn Merritt is in Australia for the Sydney Track Classic meet. He clocked 20.42 … [Read more...] about LaShawn Merritt Training with Mike Hurst [PODCAST]
Kirani James vs Lashawn Merritt – What Have We Learned?
In the battle for 400m supremacy, we have a great matchup this season with Kirani James and Lashawn Merritt. The 400m is exciting again. The 400m is sexy again. At the Prefontaine Classic earlier this year, we saw Kirani James lose to Lashawn Merritt because “it appeared he went out too … [Read more...] about Kirani James vs Lashawn Merritt – What Have We Learned?
LaShawn Merritt on Training, Race Strategy, and WR [INTERVIEW]
I had the pleasure of speaking with LaShawn Merrit, the 400 meter 2008 Olympic and 2009 Word Championship Gold medalist. We talked about training, and especially Dwayne Miller’s famous “Drill Outs” workout. Miller presented LaShawn’s annual plan at the 2008 SuperClinic. I primarily asked … [Read more...] about LaShawn Merritt on Training, Race Strategy, and WR [INTERVIEW]
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 break” every year since 1992. The 2012 SuperClinic will be on Tuesday 26 June at the Boulevard Grill on the south end of Franklin, 5 blocks from Hayward … [Read more...] about LaShawn Merritt Training with Dwayne Miller [PODCAST]
Zurich 400 meters: Kirani James 44.36 Defeats Lashawn Merritt… Again
If you think Kirani James Gold medal was a fluke at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, think again. The big meets after Worlds are usually Zurich and Rieti for the 800 meters. That is, if you aren’t emotionally drained from all the rounds and pressures of a championship meet. At … [Read more...] about Zurich 400 meters: Kirani James 44.36 Defeats Lashawn Merritt… Again
LaShawn Merritt Tests Positive for DHEA
Press Release: 400-meter gold medalist LaShawn Merritt has accepted a provisional suspension as a result of positive drug tests caused by his use of an over-the-counter male enhancement product that he used intermittently following the completion of the 2009 outdoor track & field … [Read more...] about LaShawn Merritt Tests Positive for DHEA
Dwayne Miller – Coach of LaShawn Merritt
Dwayne Miller: World Class 400M Dash (DVD) From the mailbag: Jimson, You’ve covered a lot of great 400m coaches on your website like Clyde Hart, Bud Winter and Stan Dowell. How about LaShawn Merritt’s coach? What kind of training philosophy does he have? Long to Short … [Read more...] about Dwayne Miller – Coach of LaShawn Merritt
LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner 400m – Battle of Nike and Adidas
LaShawn Merrit and Jeremy Wariner in the 400m – The Battle of Nike and Adidas Next to the Usain Bolt – Tyson Gay anticipated match up, the LaShawn Merritt Jeremy Wariner head-to-head match up comes next. These two have been avoiding each other all year, and the meeting in Herculis Greece never … [Read more...] about LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner 400m – Battle of Nike and Adidas
