Tag Archives: individual

Youth Speed

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

Some say high school is the best time of your life.  For the junior athlete, there is way more going on at this time then just voice cracking and pimple popping.  Being a teenager is full of hormonal changes that … Continue reading →

It’s All In Your Hips

Posted on November 6, 2011 by admin

Want to be a successful triathlete at every distance?  You may want to check your hip flexabilty.  Checkout the side by side shot of Craig Alexander and Alister Brownlee.  These men are the two king pins of triathlon right now.  Alistar Brownlee … Continue reading →

Volume Does Not Equal Speed

Posted on October 18, 2011 by admin

Doing more does not always mean getting faster.  This is something that some athletes have a hard time understanding.  Speed is a product of how fast your brain can relay a message to your central nervous system to fire your muscles.  … Continue reading →

How do you train for that?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

One of my latest ambitions is tackling a 50K trail race on about 10 weeks of training.  Most people’s first thought is, are you nuts?  The second is, how do you train for this? My longest run has been 42kms … Continue reading →

Good to be a kid

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

One thing that I truly admire about kids, is they put up with just about anything you throw at them.  In terms of exercise, they will do crazy feats like wind sprints till they puke (suicides ring a bell?).  At a … Continue reading →

The Food Bullseye

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Eating is always on people’s brains.  I mean literally, you have to eat to live.   Never before has there been so much nutrition information available.  Sorry but I cannot do a condensed version of sports nutrition 101.  What I can do is … Continue reading →

Components of a Practice

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Building a practice is almost like trying to make a season.  There are things to work on like speed, acceleration, strength, and patters (game plays).    Without going into too much detail about macro cycles of a training season, the simplest … Continue reading →

Assess and Progress

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

Fall is coming.  For some this means their sport season is coming to a close (triathlon for example).  For others, this means their season is just starting.  Many team sports like volleyball, hockey, soccer, and football will be in full … Continue reading →