What is going on in high level sprinting?The reality is that simple physics and basic math illustrates that those that are running faster are improving by increasing the total work during the stance phase. The take off angle and stride length changes are marginal since it's about more work being put down in order to overcome an increase of forces. What happens beyond 12.5 meters per second I am n [...]

We are closing the Valencia Project on Saturday the 14th and will be offering free access to the Wiki in October for those that have subscribed or contributed to the project. With an international listing of some of the best coaches, therapists, sport scientists, and athlete contributions, this will certainly be something that coaches will find valuable. Coach DuPre, a member of elitetrack.com w [...]

Just a quick update for those wishing to read some good blog content. Here are four blogs I read and I think you should check out from time to time. Over in Arizona a great collection of people are writing some thought provoking information. For me I read blogs to see what other's are doing as it's easier to leverage the blogosphere for learning and getting good information. Here are 4 nice read [...]

If you pick up any health or fitness magazine or listen to any sporting event broadcast you're likely to hear some reference to how lactic acid causes fatigue, burning muscles, muscle stiffness or cramping, injuries, increased blood acidity, torrential rainstorms, and animal cruelty. The reality is that none of these are true. The myth that lactic acid is the root of all evil is based on a flawed [...]

I remember returning from my first trip to Australia totally enthralled with what I had seen in terms of systematic recovery programs at the AIS and some of the state institutes. I came to the conclusion at the time that you must be proactive and design your training around recovery. Conceptually at the time that might have been a logical conclusion especially with the attitude that existed here i [...]

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self” - Aldous Huxley If you're going to get better as a coach you need to commit yourself to continuing education. This can come in the form of mentorships; reading coaching and sport science research articles; attending clinics, symposiums, or coaches schools; forming think-tanks with other coach [...]

This is at the forefront of my mind as I watch the World Cup matches. Game speed is different than pure track speed. Game speed requires the player to quickly (instantly) solve a myriad of movement problems. The track sprinter has one task – get to the finish line as fast as possible. The sprinter deals with three dimensions, the body, gravity and the ground. The games player has a fourth and so [...]

Personally I believe massage is very useful for athletes as a form of system maintenance, recovery, and performance enhancement. I have one on hand for the elite track and field group that train with me so they can use him when needed. I think if you're going to train very hard on a consistent basis that massage at the hands of a skilled practitioner is one of the 'must haves' for soft-tissue h [...]

I've been trying to get more information about Thomas Myers talk in Providence earlier this month. Several bloggers (Carl, Eric Cressey, Charlie Weingroff) all got a lot of Myers assertion that it takes 18-24 months for fascia health. I've been trying to track down info on this w/o much luck. I am not saying Myers is wrong, as a lot of groundbreaking insights are anecdotal at first. I believe th [...]

As many of you know, I use to run regenerationlab.com as my first attempt to get my beliefs across and I learned so much since then regarding nutrition. So I decided to update the information as my earlier blog was very poorly written and needs to be updated as of today. The biggest mistake I made was not reading enough of the research and relying too much on what people had to say, so, when one c [...]