Sleep is like a legal performance enhancer for track and field athletes. Learn how to improve your sleep to boost recovery, increase testosterone and growth hormone levels, and perform at your best. We’ll show you...
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For track and field (athletics) fans, every Olympics is must-watch TV. However, this one feels different. The 2024 Paris games are shaping up to be one for the ages. The competition promises to be extraordinary,...
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The spring sun is warm on your back as you plant your feet into the starting blocks. The snug fit of your track spikes keeps you grounded—you feel calm, but there's a buzzing energy just...
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"Instantly Sprint Faster with This Secret!" "Unlock Speed: 10 Essential Drills for Immediate Results!" "Sprinting Cheat Codes, Ultimate Short Cuts to Speed!" Sound familiar? If you're a beginner sprinter, a coach working with youth athletes,...
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Caught the Long Drive Fever? There may be no better sensation in golf than hitting a great drive. You feel it the moment the ball comes right out of the middle of the club face,...
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In the ever-evolving world of basketball coaching, the gap between high school and collegiate levels is not only profound but also continually widening, reflecting an ever-growing disparity in coaching methodologies and resources. Many high school...
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"Sprinting drills don't make you faster. Running fast makes you faster." If we got faster every time we heard this, we would have broken the 100m World Record by now. While the statement has some...
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Sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers know that a proper track and field warm up before practice is non-negotiable. If you skip this critical part of training, you'll be slower, stiffer, and more injury prone. But you...
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This is a complete guide to the most effective high jump workouts and drills. From reinforcing proper movement patterns to developing speed and explosiveness, these workouts and drills will help you take your high jump...
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Learn how to build your own sprint training program with sample sprinting workouts from an Olympic Sprint coach.
This is the complete guide on block starts for track and field. Learn optimal block setup & technique to improve block starts and maximize speed.
This is the definitive guide on how to throw the shot put. You'll learn proper technique step by step. If you want to know how to throw the shot put further, this is your guide.
This is a complete guide to box jumps. With detailed breakdowns on technique and how to perform a proper box jump training progression. Featuring lessons from NFL and USTA Strength and Conditioning Coach Brent Salazar.
Learn 5 of the most important discus throw drills for the full throw (aka the spin). These drills are incredibly effective for teaching beginners how to throw the discus. They are equally effective for more...
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Sometimes the underdog has a secret. While Ryan Crouser was among the best college throwers in the United States, he wasn’t expected to even make the Olympic team in 2016. But Ryan knew something few...
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Using a run-up of six to 10 steps, followed by two or three “crossover” steps, the thrower must generate speed, multiply it using the chain of power in their body and transfer it into the...
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Only a year before, Charles Austin wasn’t even ranked in the world’s top 10 jumpers. After overcoming injury, he set a new Olympic record and won gold at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta.
If you think hometown advantage isn’t “a thing” in track and field, ask Thiago Braz da Silva his opinion on the matter. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, he was not favored to win.
Kenny Harrison can jump in the face of doubt and hardship. Told he was too short to be successful in the event, he learned that having to prove himself was a powerful motivator. In 1991...
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At the 2004 games, Virgilijus Alekna didn’t get to stand at the top of the podium or immediately celebrate his Olympic record throw. It was Robert Fazekas who stole the moment. But Fazekas later failed...
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Anyone declaring the greatest hammer thrower of all-time will only speak one of two names: Sergey Litvinov or his main rival Yuri Sedykh. The duo coauthored the rewrite of the hammer throw record books with...
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About nine months before a man landed on the moon, Bob Beamon made one very giant leap at the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City. Prior to this jump, the record stood at 27 feet...
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Learn the difference between speed and agility training. And how to improve performance with an effective mini hurdle drills progression.
This is the ultimate guide for the discus standing throw (aka the power position). We’re going to break down the stand throw step by step. You’ll get insight from Olympian and NCAA champion Casey Malone...
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When it comes to high jump technique, dialing in your approach is a must. If you don’t start well, your jump probably won’t end well. From beginners to advanced high jumpers, the way you start...
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The single biggest mistake coaches and athletes make in the long jump is overloading the penultimate step. In this article we’re going to simplify the penultimate step. You’ll learn what it is and why it...
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This is the definitive guide on proper sprinting form. We’re going to give you a detailed step by step approach based on the latest scientific research and the fastest athletes on the planet. The sprinting...
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