Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning is an important aspect of overall training for all track athletes. The aerobic system must be able to supply an adequate amount of oxygen to the muscles. If it cannot, ultimately, lactate accumulates and begins to shut the muscles down. Therefore, training must both increase aerobic capacity and buffer lactate accumulation [...]

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Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning is an important aspect of overall training for all track athletes. The aerobic system must be able to supply an adequate amount of oxygen to the muscles. If it cannot, ultimately, lactate accumulates and begins to shut the muscles down. Therefore, training must both increase aerobic capacity and buffer lactate accumulation [...]

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Words of Advice from Carl Lewis………
There are no shortcuts to running faster. You can’t cut corners. You can’t cheat. You have to stay focused on your goals. And you have to do all your drills.
Following are some winning tips from Carl Lewis and coach Tom Tellez to help make you a better sprinter. And you [...]

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Of all sporting physiological components speed seems to decline more quickly than others with age (mind you try telling Tony Noel or Steve Peters). As master sprinters it seems that we can easily get overtaken by the grim speed reaper. However, with the right training we can keep the reaper in our re-view mirror.
Firstly, let’s [...]

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To increase any athletes speed means improving on one or both of the following elements:
1. Increase the number of steps an athlete takes per second i.e. their cadence.
2. Improve the effectiveness of each time they make contact with the ground.
Increasing cadence is most easily improved by reducing the amount of recovery time between strides. This [...]

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Do you feel like your feet are glued to the ground? Try to grab the net or rim and get nothing but air? Need a few more inches to get those rebounds or get that volleyball spike over the net? Here are a few steps and tips to get you soaring!

Understand that muscles do have [...]

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