The producers of NCAA On Demand Track and Field have a nice selection from their archives. This includes all the indoors and outdoors NCAA Championships. What’s your Favorite NCAA Track and Field Moment? If you are a Florida State Fan, or Walter Dix, surely it can't be 2007! Was it … [Read more...] about What is your Favorite NCAA Track and Field Moment?
Videos
Mike Holloway – 25 Tips & Drills for the Sprint Events (DVD)
Mike Holloway, the University of Florida Head Track & Field, is recognized as one of the top sprint coaches in the sport. Coach Holloway believes that the make-up of a successful sprinter must include the ingredients of power, flexibility, elasticity and the willingness to be a student of the … [Read more...] about Mike Holloway – 25 Tips & Drills for the Sprint Events (DVD)
Maurice Wilson – Sprint Training the Jamaican Way (DVD)
Maurice Wilson: Sprint Training the Jamaican Way (DVD) Maurice Wilson’s resume is impressive: Jamaican National Track & Field Team Assistant Coach (Sprints) at the 2008 and 2004 Olympic Games and in four World Championships; Head Coach to the 2002 and 2001 Jamaican World Junior Teams; … [Read more...] about Maurice Wilson – Sprint Training the Jamaican Way (DVD)
40 Yard Dash Set up: NFL Scouting Combine Preparation
Excelsior Sports has a new DVD series called The New School of Human Performance. Below is an excerpt for a 40 Yard Dash set-up from the NFL Scouting Combine Preparation series "40 Yard Dash" DVD. Presenting the 10 minute YouTube video is Steven Plisk, who earned his BS in Exercise & … [Read more...] about 40 Yard Dash Set up: NFL Scouting Combine Preparation
LeftLane Sports Pioneers Online “Private Sales” for Sporting Goods
Sports enthusiasts have a new and different way to shop online for sports gear, saving up to 70% OFF retail San Luis Obispo, CA -- LeftLane Sports has transformed a lifetime of athletic participation, competitive game experience, and sporting goods industry knowledge into an online retail start-up … [Read more...] about LeftLane Sports Pioneers Online “Private Sales” for Sporting Goods
Building a Better Runner DVD Contest Winners
Results from the Building a Better Runner DVD Giveaway Like any 24 person semi-final, 8 advance to the Finals, and only 3 medals are awarded. In this case, only 3 people can win one of 3 copies of the DVD Building a Better Runner by RunningDVDs.com. The chances of winning was 1 in 8, which is … [Read more...] about Building a Better Runner DVD Contest Winners
Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones in the Olympics’ Best Of Us Challenge
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just launched The Best of Us Challenge, a global competition in which ordinary individuals compete against their peers and Olympic athletes such as Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones, pole vaulters Steve Hooker & Yelena Isinbyeva and multi-eventer Carolina … [Read more...] about Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones in the Olympics’ Best Of Us Challenge
How NOT to do Sled Training
In the YouTube video below, we have Veronica Campbell-Brown training with Tyson Gay. Two world class athletes. Fast forward to the 1:20 mark and you will see VCB doing a variety of 4 drills with a sled or harness. First, who am I to argue if these drills and exercise are crap, … [Read more...] about How NOT to do Sled Training
Massage, Recovery, and Massage Sticks
If you can’t afford a daily massage, then I recommend at least a weekly massage as a bare minimum. A good therapist will cost anywhere above $70 USD per hour. I find 1 hour insufficient for the lower body, so my sessions are usually 75 or 90 minutes long. $70 bucks may be pretty steep … [Read more...] about Massage, Recovery, and Massage Sticks
Foam Roller Exercises to Strengthen Hamstrings?
GoFit 6-Inch by 18-Inch Foam Roller with Core Performance DVD I am a big advocate of using foam rollers and tennis balls for self massage when on the road or when I simply don’t have access to my massage therapist. I covered the topic of foam rollers in a variety of past articles: Self … [Read more...] about Foam Roller Exercises to Strengthen Hamstrings?
