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Letter from Editor, March 2019
Letter from the Editor, March 2019 Hello Subscribers, and welcome to the March 2019 edition of The Hurdle Magazine. We've got another good one for you, as we transition from the peak of the indoor season to the beginning of the outdoor season for many of you. In this month’s issue, we have two great articles from freelance...
Technological Doping: Can Scientific Advancements Actually Cheat the Sporting System?
Technological Doping: Can Scientific Advancements Actually Cheat the Sporting System? by Melinda Burris Willms This article picks up where last month’s feature, “Technological Advancements in Sports: Fair Game or Unfair Advantage?” left off. As discussed, the very essence of competitive sports is to challenge one’s self, to search for ways in which you might outwit...
Overtraining: The Dangers, the Signs, and how to Avoid It
Overtraining: The Dangers, the Signs, and how to Avoid It by Melinda Burris Willms It’s that time again—yes, outdoor training season; and that means it’s the perfect time to read a refresher on overtraining: what it is, how it happens, the early signs and symptoms of the syndrome (so you’ll know if it’s happening...
Balance is Power
Balance is Power by Steve McGill In a recent training session with one of my athletes, I was explaining to him the importance of removing effort-ful power moves from his technique. No need to kick the lead leg out forcefully, no need to “snap” the lead leg down, nor to “attack” the track with the...
Late-race Strength for Long Hurdles Workout
Late-race Strength for Long Hurdles Workout by Steve McGill This month’s workout is a good early outdoor season workout for the 300/400m hurdles, designed to help improve late-race strength. Many long hurdlers have the issue of fading toward the end of races, and find it difficult to address this issue because of the impracticality of...
Grant Holloway all the Way
Grant Holloway all the Way by Steve McGill For this month's great race, we don't have to go too far back in the day. Instead, we will look at an instant classic - the men's 60 meter hurdle final at the NCAA Indoor Championships last week. It was electrifying and awe-inspiring to watch Florida's Grant...
Cycle Arms Update
Cycle Arms Update by Steve McGill In the fall of this track season I began teaching two of my athlete the “cycle arms” – a style of hurdling in which the arms cycle in a way that mimics the cycling of the legs. In previous issues of this magazine I explained the details of the...
