CAN 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…
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HOW 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…
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IS 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…
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WHY 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…
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STOP 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.…
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THE 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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THE GREAT LIFTER DILEMMA
One of the biggest problems lifters face, especially those pushing heavy weight, is managing their rest periods. You need to recover enough to be able to give a strong effort, but you don’t want to cool down so much that you lose that readiness. But what happens when the most primal of urges interrupts that…
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HOW TO TRAIN FOR SPEED DURING THE OFF SEASON
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.…
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THE 7 GREAT BENEFITS OF SPRINTING BASED ON SCIENCE
Today we’re going to be covering the top 7 benefits of sprinting based on science. BENEFIT #1 – MUSCLE GROWTH Sprinting is a type of anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic means it does not require oxygen. This is true for sprinting, jumping and heavy weightlifting. All of which build strength and muscle mass.
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