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Training update:I went through a little bit of a rough period where my legs were pretty much fried for a couple workouts. I think the workload and all the new stimulus’ finally caught up to me. So, we backed off for a bit and I’m getting back to normal. So, my last couple workouts were…

“Old school” approach to sprint/ strength work A while ago, I made a comment to another coach that my belief in sprint/strength work was rooted in the “Old School” model of Tom Tellez. He asked me to expand on that idea, so here you go. Having thought about it for a while, “Old School” might…

Part 6- Kick Development- A matter of strength Endurance: In the last post, I basically described how to lower lactate at race pace. If you remember the data discussed already, the ability to finish at a quicker pace seemed to rely on two things that are tied together. A. Lactate Differential B. Muscle Fiber Recruitment…

Africans vs. Western Runners: Part 5: Putting theory into practice. Over the last four blog’s I’ve tried to point out some of the differences between high level African runners and American runners. Let’s briefly look back at some of the lessons that we’ve learned. Basic Speed- Basic speed is good for Africans, but not out…

African’s vs. Western Runners: Part 4:Muscle recruitment’s role: Okay, so I lied slightly. Before trying to tie things up nicely and show how some of the previously mentioned findings can apply to your training, I want to mention one other topic. That is muscle recruitment. We have already looked at the finishing kick in terms…

Part 3: Why can African’s close faster than their Western counterparts? It is astonishing to see a runner like Bekele close the last 400m in 53 during a fast 10k. It’s generally recognized that most Americans can not close that fast off of even slower paces. Off of comparable paces based on their PR’s, American’s…

Part 2: Should we move our athletes up? Renato Canova has pointed out that there are basically three kinds of runners for each event. You have the specialist who responds to specific training for that event best. You have the fast event runner, who comes at the event from a speed perspective. And you have…

African’s vs. Western Runners: Why do they dominate and what can we learn: Part 1- Fun with Statistics Part 2- Should our Athlete’s move up in distance? Part 3- Why can African’s close faster than their Western counterparts? Part 4- Muscle Recruitment’s role Part 5- Putting Theory into Practice Part 6- Kick Development Powerpoint presentation-…

Common Misconceptions in Running. 1. Stretching improves performance Reality- Nope, it impairs it. Numerous studies have shown that it decreases performance from sprints to endurance. How? Well that would take a whole post but it’s mostly through neruomuscular factors, such as decreased muscle recruitment, and decreased stiffness of the system, resulting in less elastic energy…

In Houston, it snows about once every 4-5 years. Snow that actually sticks to the ground is an even rarer occurance. For this reason, as a kid, snow is an exciting wonderful thing. Now, living in Virginia, I’ve come quickly to hate the snow/ice. It’s not so much the snow that gets you, it’s the…

Posts by stevemagness

African Runners powerpoint.

Old School Approach to Running/Training

Part 6: Kick Development

Part 5- Putting theory into Practice

Part 4: African’s vs. Western Runners: Muscle recruitment’s role:

Part 3: Why can African’s close faster than their Western counterparts?

Part 2: Should our athletes move up?

African’s vs. Westerners Part 1:Fun with Statistics

Common Misconceptions in Running

Let it snow….or not