In this issue:

 

Complete Speed Training 2

Greetings / Salve,

Complete Speed Training for Sprinters is a 11 DVD set of the most comprehensive Sprint training material outside of the Blog. With September around the corner, now is the time to start preparing for the upcoming season.

 

From GPP to Acceleration development to plyometrics to racing tips (including relays), it’s all covered here. If you have seen the ads on Speedendurance, and still sitting “on the fence”, their $50 off sale exclusive for SpeedEndurance.com readers ends Friday August 5th at midnight.

>> Click here for the 11 DVD Complete Speed Training for Sprinters $50 off special

 

Achilles Tendonitis Injuries

Why are Achilles injuries more common than hamstring pulls?

I am in the middle of a writing a 10 part series on the dreaded Achilles tendonitis injury. After Part 1 was posted, I could not believe the amount of feedback I have received though personal email, Facebook and blog comments. I guess I touched a “nerve”.

If you aren’t a regular Blog reader, here is a summary to the series with links to the Blog.

Part 1 (click here) talked about the repetitive injury cycle and the 4 stages of diagnosing your injury.

Part 2 (click here) explained why regular strength training does not work, and why you need to do heavy load eccentric contractions. It also showed a video with the Heel Drop exercise.

Part 3 (click here) is a video showing the Eccentric Squat and Reach.

Part 4 (click here) discusses stabilization exercises and stabilizing the ankle joint.

The rest will be in next month’s newsletter.

 

 

As always, here are the best articles for July 2010.

Enjoy.

Jimson Lee
SpeedEndurance.com

 

Performance vs Maintenance: When Do You Quit Sprinting?
2011-07-04 04:15:00-04

The recent talk about Tyson Gay’s injuries leads me to ask the question: When should you stop thinking of “performance”, and focus on “maintenance”? Or perhaps move up in distance? After Tyson Gay scratched out of the 100 meters semi finals, people suggested he retire, or that he only has “two or three” good races left in [...]
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Summer Sprint Training: Important Variables to Consider
2011-07-05 04:10:00-04

This article is guest blogged by Jim Hiserman, author of the books Program Design Method for Sprints & Hurdle Training and Strength and Power for Maximum Speed Jimson’s informative blog article on Sprint Workouts addressing Speed Training appropriate for the major competitive portion of the year was, as usual, a great resource for coaches and athletes [...]
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How High can Jeremy Wariner Box Jump?
2011-07-07 04:02:00-04

Several years ago in the days before YouTube, there was a viral video in the running forums of Ato Boldon doing a 60 inch or 1.50m box jump (approximately, video below). The height of the box reaches Ato’s neck or chin. Obviously, people confused this with the vertical jump or vertical leap test, [...]
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Top 5 Off-Season Training Tips for Sprinters
2011-07-13 04:28:00-04

Last week, Jim Hiserman wrote Summer Sprint Training: Important Variables to Consider. This article is guest posted by Latif Thomas, CSCS, USATF Level II, Creator of Complete Speed Training for Sprinters. If you’re a sprinter or sprints coach who starts getting ready for the indoor season during the fall (or for spring during the winter, [...]
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What is a Swedish Relay?
2011-07-14 04:00:00-04

If you watched the recent IAAF Youth Championships in Lille, France, you know the answer to this question. The “Swedish Relay” is 1000 meters in length (two and a half laps), comprising 4 legs in order of 100m, 200m, 300m, & 400m.  It is also called the medley relay and mostly used in youth competitions.  There [...]
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Driving Resistance Band Training (Part 3)
2011-07-18 04:01:00-04

Part 1 started with Plyometrics, Ground Contact Time, and Sprinting which showed the faster the movement, the shorter the ground contact time.  Part 2 of this series was covered in How to Weight Train without Weights and it focused on speed strength.  So this is Part 3. I want to review strength and resistance training again, [...]
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How to Improve your Bench Press, Squat, and Deadlift
2011-07-19 10:30:00-04

If you are into Powerlifting, then the name Andy Bolton comes to mind. Even if you are interested in improving your lifts in the Bench Press, Squat, and Deadlift, then you’ll love these books.  Of course, improving these numbers will carry over to the Olympic lifts such as Cleans (power cleans, hang cleans, etc.) Who The Heck [...]
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Tips on Preventing Leg Cramps while Racing (or Training)
2011-07-20 04:00:00-04

Last year, I wrote about Tips on Preventing Leg Cramps while Sleeping.  I also covered this topic briefly in Sports and Energy Drinks: The Complete Guide (start with Part 4 and go backwards from the links).  But what about leg cramps while racing? First, what is a leg cramp? It’s a muscle cramp with an involuntarily and [...]
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Should Oscar Pistorius be Allowed to Run? Yes, with an Advantage
2011-07-21 16:00:00-04

Oscar Pistorius should be allowed to run.  It’s an interesting human rights story, and thus you can’t deny his rights if he makes the IAAF “A” Qualifying standard.  Rules are rules. But let it be known, he does has some disadvantages, and a lot of advantages. There comes an optimal point where one will have an advantage [...]
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For Bud Winter, Speed City and Spartan Fans Only
2011-07-26 04:00:00-04

Below is a special section from the October 2008 edition of The Spartan Daily. This wonderful 10 page colour booklet (PDF file, 10.7 Mb) is a nice anthology of stories all related to Bud Winter and Speed City. It contains 9 short stories, and if you are a Bud Winter, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, or Speed City [...]
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