HOW TO USE WICKET DRILLS TO TEACH TOP SPEED TECHNIQUE AND MAXIMUM VELOCITY

Track and field, Biomechanics, Physical preparation

HOW TO USE WICKET DRILLS TO TEACH TOP SPEED TECHNIQUE AND MAXIMUM VELOCITY

Hugo Noya Enríquez / May 31, 2026

Teaching speed and sprint technique should not be limited just to sprint drills. According to Jacksonville University Head Coach Ron Grigg, sprint drills do not directly translate to good sprint mechanics because the essential ingredient of force application to the ground is eliminated in most sprint drills. Sprint drills are good for teaching the mechical concepts. They are good for specific dynamic mobility. They train coordination in a general sense. And in some populations of young athletes or distance athletes, traditional sprint drills can serve as light plyometrics. Boo Schexnayder perhaps said the best quote: “While these exercises provide an opportunity to address many aspects of running mechanics, the intensities found in the exercises are not sufficient to elicit the reflexes found in competition. Thus, sprint drills do not improve running mechanics directly, creating carryover to the event itself becomes the task of the coach.” So the best and most specific sprint drill is good sprinting itself. How can we create the carryover? The single best tool is the wicked drill created by Vince Anderson, now at Texas A&M.

Weight training, Biomechanics, Kinesiology

HOW TO PROPERLY BREATH WITH A LIFTING BELT

Hugo Noya Enríquez / May 24, 2026

Today I’m going to explain about something a little more basic, but very important. I´m going to take you through basic anatomy and mechanics of a proper breath with a belt. When we aren’t thinking about it, we normally take breaths properly. If you’re like going to dive underwater or something, you’re going to get a big belly breath. You’re going to expand your diaphragm and get as much air in you as possible. But anytime you tell someone to take a big breath, they normally do it incorrectly. They take a big chest breath. They kind of suck their belly in and take a big shallow breath and they get their chest real big. That’s not what we want to do when we are doing a Valsalva maneuver to lift heavy weights.

Weight training, Biomechanics

THE PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BAR IN THE SQUAT

Hugo Noya Enríquez / May 17, 2026

I´m going to take you through the proper placement for the bar in the squat, discussing the effects of the position for training, and how the back musculature and forearms support this position during the movement.
In Starting Strength training they do what Mark Rippetoe calls the low-bar squat position. The low-bar squat position is different than where the bar is up high on top of your traps. A high-bar squat has got a much more vertical back angle. A much more vertical back angle tends to unload the back itself. The back is more in compression with a vertical position than it is in moment. And we want to load the back in moment, we want to load the hips in moment, and we want to load everything we can load to put more stress on all these major structures. So, we’re going to put the bar lower on the back in order to specifically create a more horizontal back angle.

Weight training

DON´T DROP THE BAR

Hugo Noya Enríquez / May 10, 2026

Let’s talk about the most effective way to use the power rack for squatting. The power rack is an essential tool for training. Mark Rippetoe, the author of Starting Strength, doesn’t regard it as optional. They don’t squat off of squat stands at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club. They always squat either outside of or inside of the rack. Outside or inside depends on a couple of things.

Weight training, Weightlifting

HOW TO WRAP YOUR THUMBS

Hugo Noya Enríquez / May 5, 2026

In this post you´re going to know how, why, and when to use a thumb wrap for pulls. There’s a million different ways to tape your thumb. I’m going to show you the way that Rusty, coach at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club, likes to do it and when he likes to do it. This is pretty simple stuff. It’s not rocket science, but there’s a few things that you might want to consider whenever you decide to tape your thumbs.

Author name: Hugo Noya Enríquez

HOW TO USE WICKET DRILLS TO TEACH TOP SPEED TECHNIQUE AND MAXIMUM VELOCITY

HOW TO PROPERLY BREATH WITH A LIFTING BELT

THE PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BAR IN THE SQUAT

DON´T DROP THE BAR

HOW TO WRAP YOUR THUMBS