ELITETRACK Forum

Got Gait?

2008-10-10T14:15:03+00:00

Gait analysis? We have gurus that claim they know but look at their youtube videos of their athletes walking around like Frankenstein and the zombies from the thriller video. Looking at gait doesn’t require an extensive training background (it helps a lot) but a program that incorporates the appropriate time to do this. If you are doing Mobility warm-ups you are not walking. Walking is a daily sc

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Wake Up Strength Coaches

2008-09-20T14:50:08+00:00

I have been thinking of writing this post for a long time. I have been hesitant because of the risk of pissing off a whole bunch of people, but so be it. I say wake up because those of you that identify yourself as strength coaches are painting yourselves into a corner. The more you chase numbers in the weight room, the more you create adapted athletes that are disconnected with what they are tryi

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Alternate Means

2008-10-09T13:16:51+00:00

“This is a difficult question to answer in this format for what folks mean by intensive, extensive and low intensity work varies. I have seen very consistent results from programs that do intensive and extensive work as classically described. I do things that I consider to hit both realms albeit not purely classical in design. For example, we do a lot of 100m “up-backs” in the early training ph

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Optional Workouts

2008-10-07T00:06:03+00:00

Since running on the grass made the Jamaicans into world record holders I will place a minor emphasis into tempo running. Following a classic protocol we will do a modified abdominal circuit fashion of the following.This workout is an add on to any athlete doing a three day split.Traditional Warm-up on the grassMain Set (week 2)2 x (10 x 50-100 yard Tempo runs (65-75% speed) at each end you do 10

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Audio interviews

2008-10-08T13:51:35+00:00

Great interview on the strengthcoachpodcast site. Not perfect but he understands stiffness but didn’t go over learning to relax and rapidly exchange the contractile dynamics. Stu McGill is an excellent resource but he made statements I disagreed with.Dr. Stuart McGill Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, author of Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabil

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Vibration Training

2008-10-10T13:22:15+00:00

Whole Body Vibration Training? Don’t believe the hype. Some of my peers use it judiciously so I am not saying that it does nothing but frankly let’s get real. We have some proponents that must be using the vibraflex as a pillow at night because they are saying outlandish statements. Based on the peer reviewed research vibration training is washed out of a complete program. When Jordan dunked in

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Talk is Cheap

2008-10-06T14:58:09+00:00

Talk about winningTalk about innovationTalk about changeTalk about cursesThe proof is in the pudding as they say. Talk is cheap; it is about action and results, getting the job done. Everyone that I have ever been around in any endeavor that has been successful finds a way to get it done. There is no talk of we did it that before and it did not work. That just means it was a lesson learned and it

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Dark Energy

2008-10-10T17:03:56+00:00

Understanding dark energy and determining the universe’s ultimate fate will require further observations. Hubble and future space telescopes capable of looking more than halfway across the universe will be needed to achieve the necessary precision. The determination of the properties of dark energy has become the key goal of astronomy and physics today.Central Nervous System (CNS) Fatigue is simi

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Optional Adjustments

2008-10-08T23:13:12+00:00

Make sure you tailor your workout to suit your intentions. Yes pun intended. You can manipulate the following:Rest periods :30-45 seconds.Surfaces- Grass (various lengths), track surfaces, and even soft gymnastics flooring.Exercises: None between (passive rest) to a core exercise, to a lower body motions Integrate a drill - such as speed skips or other locomotive actionFootwear- various shoes and

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American Track Demise?

2008-08-28T05:11:02+00:00

Yesterday, I blogged about America’s track performance in Beijing and whether it was really as bad as it seemed. I kinda steered towards an optimistic view yesterday. Today, I’m back to give the other side of the argument. The answer to whether Beijing was a complete meltdown isn’t real simple but I think it’s safe to say that something wasn’t wright in Beijing. First off, America has histori

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