Posts by stevemagness
Track season starts and a 10mile PR!
It’s been a long time since I posted my training so that’s what this post is all about. It’s been a good block of training. The racing season has started, and it didn’t start out amazing but things are coming along nicely. The training block ended nicely with a 10mile PR(50:15) on our hill loop.3/25/2008AM-5…
Read MoreStrength Endurance Development- Part 2
To start with I’ll answer some of the questions I got on the topic: “What exactly is strength endurance?” I’ll go straight to my training guide notes for this one: “Strength endurance- preserving a high percentage of your strength. Increasing the ability to use a certain percentage of your maximum strength over a longer period…
Read MoreSpring break= Tough Week, Strength Endurance Block
While most head to the beach for a nice relaxing or raucus week of fun, I headed home for a week of tough training. This was the last week before the outdoor season officially starts. Add in the fact that I had no school and you get a very tough week of work. I had…
Read MoreStrength Endurance Part 1:Lydiard Got it Wrong!!
Strength Endurance Series: Part 1- Lydiard Got it wrong Part 2- How to Develop Strength Endurance Lydiard Got it Wrong. Arthur Lydiard is practically a god in the realm of distance training. He revolutionized training in countless ways and helped to bring performances to another. His placement on the Mount Rushmore of distance coaches is…
Read MoreSpecial Block and Graduation.
First off, I finally got the news that I WILL graduate…yay…. This is big news because I had to do a whole lot of petitioning and arguing to get classes I took at Rice to count as transfer courses. Don’t ask me why it was so difficult, but it was. It was a huuuuuuge hastle,…
Read MoreDan Pfaff/ John Cook General Strength Exercises
1st race coming up.
This is conference week so it’ll be my first race of the 2008 track season. I’m excited to get the season started, but this is only the start of the season. Sometimes I tend to try too hard (if that’s possible) and pressing in my early races, instead of letting the racing come to me.…
Read MoreDrugs, Pettite, and The difference between baseball and track and field fans
Andy Pettite a role model? You wouldn’t think since he is an admitted drug cheat, but according to my local paper that is exactly what he is. Sure he came clean and is a “good guy” according to just about everyone, but the fact is he only came clean after he had to. He lied…
Read MoreClemens is a druggie, Republicans dissapoint, Texans strength coach, whaaaaat?
I spent most of the day watching the Clemens-McNamee battle royal that took place in Congress today. There are plenty of sports sites out there that break down the testinomy so I’ll keep this brief. How stupid does Clemens think we are? McNamee gave three names. Two of which confessed and said he was correct.…
Read MoreBack to the grind
It finally feels like I am in my normal training routine again. Earlier last week I had some achilles pain that was due to my orthotics being worn down. About every 1.5-2 years my orthotics wear down and I start to get pain on the inside of my left achilles. The solution is simple, wear…
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