Speed, Not Strength, Is the True Fountain of Youth
Observation: At age-67, I’m stronger in every lift than I was at age-17. The importance of lifting as we age can’t be overstated. 🏋️♂️ But, my max velocity is around 50% of what I could hit in 1976. The ability to move is the fountain of youth, not how much you can lift. Strength is easy, speed is hard. Sprinting is the most extreme movement in the human experience. When you train the extreme, you train the range. Never slow down, never grow old. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Success Stems From Many Small, Aligned Actions
“Most success comes from 50 small things moving in the same direction, not one big thing.” ~Shane Parrish #Inertia
Consistent 4x1 Splits Signal a Strong Track Program
Consistent 4x1 is the barometer of a good track program. Speed is the tide that lifts all boats.
Rest and Recovery Drive Explosive Speed Training.
“Feed the Raptors” As traditional teams build a base of toughness and fatigue-based training, other teams build speed (KPI of explosive) on a base of rest, recovery, and sleep. #SprintBasedFootball #RaiseTheFloor #FeedTheCats
Peak Performance Requires Rest, Recovery, and Sleep
Performance-level training with a foundation of rest, recovery, and sleep. “Turn it up to 11”
Six-Year
The book is complete. 6 years in the making. 115K words. These two covers made the semifinals. Please help me out and choose the one you like best. See the poll attached below. https://t.co/HDSK2i1ycH
Nearly All Middle Schoolers Can Smash Vertical Jump Records
Got this today from @hollerhurdles What if there was a way for 96% of your middle school PE students to PR in the vertical jump? #GauntletVertical Feed the Cats PE is going to become a movement. https://t.co/WrZBU9Ofek
Coaches Blame Gender Myths for Stagnant Sprint Times
I get daily reports of coaches who don't FTC. When asked, one of the coaches who does the typical long runs for sprinters why she thinks some of our senior girls' times have regressed (haven’t PR'd since sophomore year). She replied,...
Injury Prevention Is Simply Optimized Performance Through Discipline
“Injury prevention is performance optimization in disguise.” These 7 words delivered Friday by Dan Fichter was a revelation; an epiphany of why a Feed the Cats approach creates HEALTHY athletes… seemingly bulletproof. When we get fit by repeating low-dose, performance-level work...
Train Your Brain to Absorb, Then Produce High Forces
“The brain will only be able to produce what it knows it can absorb. If the brain hasn't learned what high forces are (absorbing) the brain can't produce high forces.” ~Ryan Paul @TheNewAthlete This is a fundamental principle of Jay Schroeder,...
From Quad Tear to Consistent Runs: Progress
One year ago today I tore my quad tendon. When asked if I would ever run again, my surgeon said, “Only God knows”. I’ve been running for 6 months, seldom more than a mile. I’ve yet to break 10:00. 39...
OutZide the Box Conference: Epic Lineup & Reunion
Next Friday and Saturday, the ubrZati "outZide the Box Conference" will feature a terrific lineup and a reunion of good friends. #MelbourneFlorida I'm the warm-up band. (But remember, Jimi Hendrix was once the warm-up band for "The Monkees.")...
Teaching and Coaching Blur Work‑Home Boundaries
Final week of my book's edits. An excerpt from the preface: "As a teacher and a coach, your work life and your home life are connected. In my experience, they merged into one. I was a teacher and a coach at...
Double the Miles, Double the Benefit—Stretch 30 Minutes
2 miles is twice as good as one. Then do static stretching for 30 minutes.
Too Much Strength, Too Little Sprinting Slows Athletes
The argument of stronger = faster, has been a contentious subject for many years. Strength is good. Strength supplements speed. Strength gains can and will often improve speed. Sprinters lift. Sprinters typically have amazing-looking bodies. But stronger isn’t always faster....