ELITETRACK Forum

Olympic Spirit or Olympic Joke?

2008-08-08T15:03:15Z

Since the Beijing Olympics actually officially being today, I thought I’d put up this video from the Sydney Olympics. Check it out. I would guess that this type of performance makes up about 1-2% performances at any given games. Is this a good embodiment of the Olympic Spirit or is does this make a mockery of everyone involved. Post thoughts to the forum.

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Athletic Development not Strength and Conditioning

2008-08-08T14:46:53Z

Do we really need strength and conditioning? Over the past several weeks I have seen and heard different situations that make me question the viability of the concept of strength and conditioning and underscore the need for athletic development. I am a firm believer that words create images and images create action. Strength and conditioning creates two images, heavy lifting all the time and runni

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Humbling Experience

2008-07-23T12:11:00Z

After waiting what seemed like a lifetime, I finally had the opportunity to advance my education by attending the USATF Level II Coaching School. I would by lying to you if I didn’t mention that sufficient nervousness preceded entering the weeklong excursion. Although, as time drew closer the opportunity to learn from a group of instructors, whose knowledge and expertise have produced countless elite level athletes, changed that nervousness to excitement.

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Yeah, I ran a 9.52 and beat Bolt this morning . . .

2008-08-07T14:51:37Z

Go ahead, try and beat Bolt

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Sites will be Down Tonight for Hosting Changeover

2008-08-05T20:42:09Z

Today, ELITETRACK and the other sites that I own were down for about 2 or 3 hours. This marked the last straw in a long line of screwups by my webhost. The most notable of these screwups was the 5 weeks that ELITETRACK and the other sites were down for last winter. As a result, it has finally pushed me over the edge to go ahead and move all my sites to a different host. This is a painstaking proce

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Losing Championships

2008-08-06T08:07:58Z

This is the time of year when championships are won and lost before a game or match is ever played. This is the infamous “pre-season” training period where teams will practice twice even three times a day to get ready for the season starting in late August. I maintain that more games and matches are lost during this period because coaches overwork their athletes during this period. It is too l

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Is the NSCA still relevant?

2008-08-04T12:57:35Z

While I was at the USATF Level 2 Coaches Education School 2 weeks ago in Houston, I had several conversations with students about what certifications were important and beneficial. Some heated discussion came up regarding the National Strength & Conditioning Association’s CSCS certification and whether it was beneficial and worthwhile. A couple of my fellow instructors were pretty passionately op

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Has 400m Training Changed?

2008-07-31T09:27:21Z

I recently read an interesting article about Jeremy Wariner and his split from Coach Hart. There were some previously undisclosed and interesting tidbits in there about the split if that’s what you’re in to, but the most interesting part of the article was actually a quote from Jeremy’s former Baylor teammate and 2004 Olympic gold medal relay anchor leg. Here’s the excerpt with the quote in

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Exercise in a pill?

2008-08-02T11:07:15Z

I read an interesting article in the Los Angeles Times today about how scientists have found a drug that produces similar physiological affects to exercise. Mind you, this isn’t necessarily equivalent to steroids or other PEDs which really take exercise to bring out their full benefit....this pill IS exercise (at least as far as the physiological response). Kinda freaky. In a related article, Ron

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Odds and Ends

2008-08-04T08:00:20Z

Finally off the road, I have been away from home 23 out of the last 40 days; it is good to be home. I already have gotten in a good bike ride, a swim and a pulled pork sandwich from Choo’s Choo’s barbecue, what could be better. We start volleyball next week, can’t wait. This will be a so-called rebuilding year after losing seven seniors, but I think we will surprise people. These kids have p

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