Posts Tagged ‘800m’
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Filed under: Program Design, Running, strength training
A Paradigm Shift In Off-Season Running
by Carson Boddicker on Feb 20th, 2009
Take a look at the average endurance athlete's off-season training program, and you'll likely see a “more is better” approach with high volumes of long aerobic work, a few threshold runs, and perhaps you'll also see some haphazardly performed “form running drills” and strides peppered in at random. What you likely won't see is a balanced strength program that focuses on improving multiple strength qualities and correcting structural and m...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Running, corrective exercise, strength training
Push ups, sit ups, and runners.
by Carson Boddicker on Jan 27th, 2009
A long time ago, when I first wanted to know how to train efficiently, effectively, and intelligently I got a piece of advice that has been instrumental in my development. I was given a list of books, and was told to keep them around and periodically re-read them as you'll almost certainly pick up something you forgot or missed the first time. So I was giving a read of the first book I ever read about running: John Nepolitan's Training Prof...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Testing and Evaluation
Tracking Consistency and Achieving Goals
by Carson Boddicker on Jan 21st, 2009
I've been training at the same place every morning for the past several years, and I am quite content. It's not that it's filled with "State of The Art" equipment or is loaded with people pursuing the same goals as me. They don't blast headbanging music to get me pumped up before a set. Nope. What I appreciate so much about it is the group of three guys who realize the importance of consistency. These guys never miss a workout, and that...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Running, strength training
Speed, Form, and Efficiency of High Volume Runners
by Carson Boddicker on Jan 19th, 2009
Have you ever watched somebody on the trails who had seemingly good form at relatively low speeds, but as soon as they try to run faster his form immediately transitions to awful? Arms everywhere, chin jutted, face and hands clinched for dear life? In Flagstaff, I see that pretty often among the athletes who aspire to perform at their best, and, as such, begin to run extremely high volumes of easy running (that's what made Quentin Cassidy the...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Program Design
Isolation to Integration: A macroscopic approach.
by Carson Boddicker on Jan 14th, 2009
Everyone who has spent time reading physical therapy, corrective exercise, or motor learning techniques is likely familiar with the idea of progressing movement patterns from very isolated (the follow through in a basketball shot) to a more complex task (a follow through with some lower body action—the set shot), all the way to completely integrated tasks (a full scale game where an athlete runs, cuts, moves in unpredictable, chaotic patterns)....Read More » Tags
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Filed under: motivation
The New Year’s Resolution
by Carson Boddicker on Jan 14th, 2009
For those who know me, they know I'm not much for sitting around and waiting for the perfect opportunity. Thus, I've never been a huge fan of the New Year's Resolution process. Instead, I'd much rather recognize a need or desire and start working for it immediately, but often the start of the new year lights a fire under people who otherwise would ignore certain needs. Take a few minutes to sit down and think about what you'd truly like to ...Read More » Tags
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