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How to set up and perform block starts to maximize your speed. Block starts for track are the most crucial aspect of sprinting technique, especially for the 100-meter and 200-meter races. Why? Because your block start is the basis for how fast you can sprint. The technique you…

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 may be committing another warm up mistake that has almost as much performance-diminishing…

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 skills to the next level. Optimal high jump training requires specific drills and…

Sprinting is about more than just being fast. It is the synthesis of form, force, and endurance. Likewise, a sprint training program is about much more than completing drills and honing sprinting technique. It takes specific training done with the right timing, intensity, and focus to achieve top-end…

This is the definitive step-by-step guide on how to throw the shot put. The Shot Put is one of the most technical events in track and field. To be successful, it takes strength, speed, power, and rhythm. But above all, it takes proper technique. This guide will cover…

This is the ultimate guide to proper discus technique for the standing throw. From beginners to advanced throwers - the quality of your standing discus throw will have a massive impact on distance and consistency in the full throw. Why? Because it’s the position you're in when you…

This is a complete guide to box jumps. With detailed breakdowns on technique and how to perform a proper box jump exercise progression.  Featuring lessons from NFL and USTA Strength and Conditioning Coach Brent Salazar and demonstrations from NFL DB Reshard Langford. In this guide you'll learn: The…

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 scien...

The single biggest mistake coaches and athletes make in the long jump is overloading the penultimate step. In this article we’re going to...

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. F...

Learn the difference between speed and agility training. And how to improve performance with an effective mini hurdle drills progression....

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 th...

Anyone declaring the greatest hammer thrower of all-time will only speak one of two names: Sergey Litvinov or his main rival Yuri Sedykh. Th...

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 wa...

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 pr...

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 Ri...

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 recor...

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 ch...

Sometimes the underdog has a secret. While Ryan Crouser was among the best college throwers in the United States, he wasn’t expected to ev...

Learn 5 of the most important discus throw drills for the full throw (aka the spin). These drills are incredibly effective for teaching beg...