Elitetrack: Sport Training & Conditioning

Some Closing Pros and Cons of Treadmill Running:Pros:Provides constant or controllable climate conditions.Can be instrumented with biomechanical analysis equipment potentially providing valuable kinetic or kinematic data.Shock dampening surface…softer surfaces should reduce the risk of injury. High speed treadmills permit an athlete to work top end speed independently of acceleration a [...]

Yesterday I started a five-part blog series on treadmills. In the first installment I looked at whether there were mechanical differences between treadmill and overground running. If you haven’t read the blog, the answer is yes there are differences, and these differences are magnified at higher velocities. Now let’s look at the second question of the series:Given that there are differ [...]

On this first day of April, I want to set the record straight on several viewpoints that I’ve foolishly supported over the past couple years. I've been holding these confessions deep down in [...]

I wish it were as simple as dead lifting more weight. Improving maximal strength is one factor, not the only factor. Anyone who is trying to make someone faster knows that that ultimately it is about [...]

I went to the Bear Power site and as soon I clicked on it I recognized it. I actually read the book by Barry Ross last year. I hope this does not offend anyone, but I could not see anything [...]