HOW TO BUILD A PULL UP BAR
At one point, I considered building a pull-up bar in a space in my garden to routinely do pull-ups and try to achieve my goal of doing muscle-ups. Whenever I wanted to do pull-ups, I had to go to a gym, and I was tired of relying on them for several reasons, including the cost…
Read moreSPRINT FASTER WITH THIS PROVEN TECHNIQUE
If you want to run faster, mastering the start is non-negotiable. In this post, we uncover the crucial techniques of pushing with the front leg and pulling with the back leg to achieve triple extension, a quick first step and optimal separation right from the get-go. This foundational strategy is key to unleashing explosive power…
Read moreMAKE SPEED A PRIORITY IN YOUR SPORT
Tony Holler is a track and field coach and a football and basketball physical trainer. He works at Plainfield North High School. He is also a member of the Illinois Track & Field Hall of Fame and co-director of the Track Football Consortium with Chris Korfist. Tony Holler is the author of the “Feed the Cats” training method.…
Read moreCAN SPRINTING HELP YOU DUNK?
Dunking a basketball is one of the most captivating things you can do as an athlete, especially if you’re under 6 feet tall. Anyone who’s ever played basketball has likely fantasized at least once about what it would be like to dunk during a game. The only problem is less than 1% of people in…
Read moreHOW MUCH FAST TWITCH FIBERS DO ELITE SPRINTERS HAVE?
We can look at muscle fibers as being on a spectrum with slow twitch on one side and fast twitch on the other side. Type 1, which are slow twitch, uses oxygen to create energy. The upside is they can work for a longer period of time before fatiguing. The downside is they contract the…
Read moreIS SPRINTING THE SECRET BEHIND INSANE ABS?
Six pack abs is one of those things in life that nearly everyone wants at least for one point in their life. But very few obtained. Yet Olympic sprinters don’t seem to have that problem. Nearly every single one of them has insane abs. There’s a few obvious reasons why. However, there’s also some less…
Read moreWHY DO OLYMPIC SPRINTERS HAVE INSANE SHOULDERS?
Have you noticed that Olympic sprinters have insane shoulders? I mean not only are they large in size, but they are also even developed, have impressive flexibility and almost never get injured. According to a study, 36 of all resistance training related injuries occur at the shoulder. They identified the biggest risk factors as a…
Read moreSTOP DOING MINDLESS CONDITIONING
Tony Holler is a track and field coach and a football and basketball physical trainer. He works at Plainfield North High School. He is also a member of the Illinois Track & Field Hall of Fame and co-director of the Track Football Consortium with Chris Korfist. Tony Holler is the author of the “Feed the Cats” training method.…
Read moreTHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “SPEED RESERVE” AND “SPRINT CAPACITY”
Tony Holler is a track and field coach and a football and basketball physical trainer. He works at Plainfield North High School. He is also a member of the Illinois Track & Field Hall of Fame and co-director of the Track Football Consortium with Chris Korfist. Tony Holler is the author of the “Feed the…
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