Thursday, October 1, 2009
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 Greetings, By the time some of you read this newsletter, the 2016 Olympic host city will be yesterday's news. I wrote about why the selection process is a bit unfair, with a "rowing repechage" system of 2nd choices and second chances. But whoever wins, I wish for great legacy facilities and no corruption. While I'm at it, I'll ask for World Peace. A lot of planning went into those bids, and your training program is no different. October means Periodization One of the limitations of this newsletter is newer subscribers do not get the previous emails of coaching manuals which I do not wish to make public on the Blog for various reasons. I could use an autoresponder method, but the last thing I want to do is spam the readers. Thus, moving forward, as I will lump up the manuals by theme or topic (and forgive the repetition). Here are some of my favourite references for Periodization and Annual Planning:
For those who want a serious hard core book on Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology, the Frans Bosch series is recommended to the Advanced coach. (DVD info is here) Next month I'll have a compilation for 400 meter Hurdles training. If you are in a rush for these, please send me a quick email and I'll get them out to you. As always, below are the best articles for September 2009 on Speedendurance.com. Wishing everyone a successful season, Jimson Lee Speedendurance.com Wrist Straps and Weight Belts - Good or Bad? 2009-09-01 13:00:00-04 During my weight training days at McGill, I remember a lot of lifters were using wrist straps and weight belts, including myself. The weight belt was good for the vanity – it tightened your waist and tucked in your beer belly, plus it inflated your chest, hence the inverted triangle appearance. The 46" chest with 30" [...] read more... Arm Action in Sprinting 2009-09-11 05:17:09-04 Did anyone notice the arm action in Usain Bolt's 200m on the straightaway? And how it slightly differed compared to the last 40 meters of his 100 meters? This brings up the topic of arm action in sprinting. Famous Canadian Track Coach Geoff Gowan would say, "You run with your arms on your legs". To study arm mechanics [...] read more... Dwayne Miller - Coach of LaShawn Merritt 2009-09-14 16:14:00-04 From the mailbag: Jimson, You've covered a lot of great 400m coaches on your website like Clyde Hart, Bud Winter and Stan Dowell. How about LaShawn Merritt's coach? What kind of training philosophy does he have? Long to Short or Short to Long? First of all, Dwayne Miller is LaShawn Merritt's coach. LaShawn's last 4 years have been impressive [...] read more... Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate - Hope or Hype? 2009-09-15 16:00:00-04 Let me go on record with this fact: Once injury or osteoarthritis has occurred on a soft tissue such as your shoulders, knees, elbows or Achilles, there is NO magic pill to fix the athletic injury. Lower back pain also fall in this same category. That pain and damage you feel is from weeks or months or [...] read more... Who wins? Kenenisa Bekele vs. Usain Bolt at 600 meters 2009-09-16 16:12:00-04 Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson – step aside… Why on earth would Kenenisa Bekele and Usain Bolt race each other at 600 meters is beyond me. If anything, it would help promote Bekele as he is not a household name as compared to Bolt, despite his amazing accomplishments. If you don't believe me, just go to [...] read more... Running Fast and Injury Free by Gordon Pirie 2009-09-22 16:49:00-04 Gordon Pirie was a British long distance runner who died in 1991. He is most famous for his silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the 5000 meters. If you read last week's post about the end of the Adidas and Puma Feud, then you'll be intrigued by the connection of Gordon Pirie and Adi [...] read more... Foam Roller Exercises to Strengthen Hamstrings? 2009-09-24 16:02:00-04 GoFit 6-Inch by 18-Inch Foam Roller with Core Performance DVD I am a big advocate of using foam rollers and tennis balls for self massage when on the road or when I simply don't have access to my massage therapist. I covered the topic of foam rollers in a variety of past articles: Self [...] read more... 60m to 100m Conversion Tables - USELESS! 2009-09-28 16:00:00-04 When Dwain Chambers won the Indoor Euro Championships 60 meters in 6.42 seconds (March 2009), he predicted that time extrapolated to a 9.70. I felt based on previous world records, a conversion of 1.53 or 1.54 would give Dwain approximately 9.82 - 9.89 seconds for a 100 meters. (He ran a 10.00 season best in [...] read more... Speed and Strength Training with Resistance Bands 2009-09-29 16:13:00-04 DYNA-BAND 6ft Green Medium Resistance Band Resistance bands are great. They can easily be rolled up to take along for travel. You can tie 2 together and make a large loop. You can shorten the length for extra resistance. Resistance bands are available in a range of colours that relate to their stiffness or resistance. Colour-coding varies between the brands [...] read more... |   | |||||||||||||
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