A Call to Arms: Sprint Mechanics Revisited
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View ArticleHow to Test and Train Speed without Pulling Muscles
.wp-caption-text { text-align: left; } 166SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Carl Valle Every year the NFL Combine tests power and speed but rarely do the athletes get...
View ArticleTestosterone, Testing, and Training: Freelap Dishes with Marco Cardinale
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View ArticleLearning to Coach: The Apprentice – Master Craftsman Model
25SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Greg Hull ALTIS and Freelap—two of the biggest names in T&F—have come together to celebrate progress in our sport. We hope you...
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View ArticleBeyond Bar Speed: Part 1—Rate of Force Development
.wp-caption-text { text-align: left; } 90SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Carl Valle Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of articles showing how deeper metrics...
View ArticleLessons from Genius Sprint Coach Pierre-Jean Vazel
.wp-caption-text { text-align: left; } 191SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Carl Valle My recent article about Boo Schexnayder attracted more than a thousand readers in...
View ArticleRecord, Rank & Publish: 8 Weeks of Alactic Training
.wp-caption-text { text-align: left; } 0SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Tony Holler The alactic anaerobic system is the dominant source of muscle energy for...
View ArticleLearning From Everywhere
26SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Ryan McNamara, 5or6 Over the last few years, I have been in the fortunate position to work with some of the best coaches, therapists,...
View ArticleHow Coaching Science can Set a 50m Freestyle World Record
.wp-caption-text { text-align: left; } 58SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Carl Valle Anyone involved in athletics should know how performances improve systematically. I...
View ArticleExcuses Are the Nails that Build the House of Failure
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View Article3 Plyometric Workouts for Breakthrough Vertical Jump Power: Part II, the...
286SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Joel Smith When Donald Thomas waltzed off a basketball court in 2006 into his first track meet, with only one high jump practice under...
View ArticleBeyond Bar Speed Part 2: VBT Considerations and a Case for Propulsion Metrics
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View ArticleCaffeine: Effects on Athletic Performance and Metabolism
48SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Dominique Stasulli Given the inconclusive evidence surrounding the use of caffeine as a performance-enhancing supplement and the...
View ArticleHow Velocity-Based Training Improves Swimming Performance
181SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Carl Valle When I saw the 1080 Sprint on video, I wanted to be among the first to test it. For many years, swimming performance was...
View ArticleImproving the Start Block: A Case Study
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View ArticleHow to Calculate Relay Exchange Marks
210SHARESFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleStumbleuponPinterestWeibo By Roger White Imagine your first day of practice. More than a foot of snow on your track and temperatures below 30. You have 3 weeks to...
View ArticlePlanning Year-Round Training: Don’t be Married to the Paper
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