NOTE: I spent most of my early days in Athletics as a Long jumper and Triple jumper. PREAMBLE: We all agree younger and non-elite sprinters reach
From the Archives: Maximal Speed and Deceleration
43 years ago today… John Smith of HSI once said the goal of a 100 meter performance is to ELIMINATE the Negative Acceleration Phase.
Strength and Power for Maximum Speed
I reviewed Jim Hiserman’s book Program Design Method for Sprints & Hurdle Training back in April 2009. You can read the review here. He
Flying 30 for Sprinters: Achieving Max Velocity and Maintaining it Over the Critical Area of Race
The post was written by Ed Barber, currently the Sprints / Pole Vault / Multis coach at Hartnell College in Salinas, CA. A Level III certified USATF
Differences in Maximal Speed Running between Baseball Players and Sprinters
With the World Series in full swing (no pun intended), I couldn’t help but notice how baseball players run “slightly different” than Track and Field