The simple question is "What impact will hip thrusts and other exercises coined by Bret Contreras" have on elite sprinting? My answer is I am not sure, since every few years a new or old idea comes up claiming it will be the next big thing and always seems to loose ground when the track season starts. Why? Reality. The reality of the exercise list is that no evidence of transfer is available. So [...]

My HPC Elite post-collegiate track group is slowly trickling back in to training at Athletic Lab. As some are still enjoying their time off, recovering from injuries, and working their work and travel schedules to get back to training we've had an inconsistent group in our first couple days of practice Today for example, we had 4 athletes from seemingly different backgrounds...a high jumper, a lo [...]

Tonight those that are part of the Valencia Project will get a double dose of Mediacasts. First will be a summary of Hamstring Injuries in Sport, followed by the Heart Rate Variability Mediacast, sharing what some top coaches and systems are doing with fatigue monitoring. I am also reviewing some new research on fascia length and hamstring eccentric abilities thanks to some great people down in Au [...]

Many coaches are wondering if some experts have a god complex. Think about it. It's no longer interesting or ego serving just to get people bigger-faster-stronger when you can bring back their careers back to life as well. While I will listen to Doctors share what is going on with an MRI to learn, it's a collaborative effort. I will not drop my track pants for chinos unless it's appropriate bec [...]

For those who've been read about and supported Jade Ellis's Achilles tendon rupture and subsequent training return to training I figured you might be interested in seeing this video about Jade that was recently done by our largest news station. You can also read a short accompanying article HERE. If you look close in the video you'll also see none other than our very own elitetrack.com member, [...]

"That is, however, exactly what happened on the night of unprecedented cold temperatures. Like many auto- mobile drivers, these decision makers falsely believed that redundant safety devices allowed them to oper- ate in more dangerous conditions without increasing the risk of a catastrophe."Sport Specific? Special Strength? Sometimes. I will share some general principals I read and see if people [...]

I am doing a private intensive workshop on hamstring injuries in late June and I am excited to hear feedback from several sports medicine staff members . This is perhaps the most detailed summary of what the leading therapists in North America are actually doing regarding soft tissue injuries from fascial work, cyriax work, body alignment, foot biomechanics, EMS, aquatic therapy, and strength trai [...]

I didn't want to use great scott or some other pun so I will keep things clear with more pragmatic discussion. My inbox at 5am is fairly full of updates of what others are doing across the globe. Like many coaches that start their day with administration burdens, it's nice to get emails from all over the world sharing ideas and exchanging good information. Reviewing Coach Clark's presentation f [...]

"Carl I was left with a few questions about foot mechanics and how to coach it. Could you share more about training the feet using the Ray Key thing? I was left wondering about the actual application of training the feet. Good stuff so far, for 24 mediacasts the price is great!"I don't coach foot mechanics as that is too advanced for me! I do put effort to have overall good looking technique wi [...]

In the final installment in this series on training injured athletes I'm going to take a look at an athlete who I've written about before on this blog and who many of you have helped out through financial donations or kind words. I am of course writing of Jade Ellis who now has the dubious distinction of having ruptured both Achilles tendons, with the left one being the most recent injury only 5 [...]