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Hurdling on the Curve with Speed Workout
Hurdling on the Curve with Speed Workout by Steve McGill For long hurdlers, learning how to navigate the curve effectively is an essential element of training. This is true for several reasons, including the fact that the curve is usually where fatigue sets in, where stride patterns shift, and where big mistakes are prone to...
Coaching the 400 Hurdler
Coaching the 400 Hurdler by Steve McGill Throughout my coaching career, I’ve never, until this year, coached a hurdler who specializes in the 400 meter hurdles. That’s mainly because the bulk of my coaching -- whether for a school team, youth club or in my private coaching -- has consisted largely of high school athletes....
Don’t Forget about Upper Body Posture
Don’t Forget about Upper Body Posture by Steve McGill To sprint over hurdles efficiently, there are so many factors that athletes and coaches must consider, just in regards to technique alone, without even getting into rhythm, speed, strength, flexibility, etc. We coaches tend to place the bulk of our emphasis on lead leg mechanics and...
Hurdling Relationships
Hurdling Relationships by Steve McGill When I reflect on my relationship with the hurdles, I can see that it has come to define my life and shape my life in ways that I never could have imagined when I decided to follow my coach’s advice as a sophomore sprinter in high school to give the...
Challenges Women Face Training Through the Menstrual Cycle
Challenges Women Face Training Through the Menstrual Cycle by Melinda Burris It’s one of those subjects, like menopause for example. Monthly menstrual cycles are a natural bodily process for women (even athletes) from their adolescence through their childbearing years, but it’s still a subject considered taboo or too embarrassing to discuss aloud. But we need...
Muscle Cramps: How to Prevent Them!
Muscle Cramps: How to Prevent Them! by Melinda Burris The pull or dull ache of muscle cramps is one of the most frequently reported complaints by student-athletes and those at higher tiers of competition as well as the exercise enthusiast. This article will examine the cause of muscle cramps, methods of preventing them from occurring,...
